Crop : Citrus (Lime, Sweet Orange, Mandarin)

Crop Leader Mr U.B. Dissanayake

Program : Crop Improvement

Activity
Responsibility
Indicators
Time frame
Station
Officer
Germplasm collection, introduction and evalution of lime Monaragala U.B. Dissanayaka No. of varieties collected Continuous
Germplasm collection, introduction and evalution of sweet orange Moneragala U.B. Dissnayaka No. of varieties collected Continuous
Germplasm collection, introduction and evalution of Mandarin Horana
HORDI
S. Heenkenda No. of varieties collected Cont.

Program : Crop Management

Activity
Responsibility
Indicators
Time frame
Station
Officer
Studies on off-season flowering of lime Moneragala U.B. Dissanayaka No. of harvest per year 3 Yrs (2002 - 2005)
Studies on propagation techniques of mandarin HORDI,
PGRC
     
Studies on flower induction of in mandarin Horana      

Program : Crop Protection

Activity
Responsibility
Indicators
Time frame
Station
Officer
Integrated control measures of scale insects, mealy bugs and aphids, in lime and sweet orange Bandarawela      
Integrated control of scale insects, mealy bugs and aphids in mandarin Horana G. Rathasinghe Number of measures 5 Yrs (2002 - 2007)
Studies on management of tristressa and other virus diseases in citrus HORDI      
Production of antiserum for greening disease Homagama E.M. Dassanayaka
W.G.S. Perera
Indexing method 01 Yr (2002 - 2003)
Virus Indexing Homagama E.M. Dassanayaka   Continous

Program : Planting Material Production

Activity
Responsibility
Indicators
Time frame
Station
Officer
Production of virus free planting materials of citrus species HORDI
Moneragala
U.B.Dissanayaka No. of virus free planting material produced Cont.

Program : Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management

Activity
Responsibility
Indicators
Time frame
Station
Officer
Studies on application of micro
nutrients as foliar sprays to increase crop yield
       
                          Mandarin Horana      
                          Sweet orange Bandarawela
     
  Moneragala U.B. Dissanayaka Information on Yield increase 3 Yrs (2002 - 2005)

Program : Post Harvest Handling

Activity
Responsibility
Indicators
Time frame
Station
Officer
Storage studies on lime FRU K.H. Sarananda Documatation 1 Yr (2002 - 2003)



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