Crop : Citrus (Lime, Sweet Orange, Mandarin)
| Crop Leader | Mr U.B. Dissanayake |
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| Studies on flower induction of in mandarin | Horana | |||
Program : Crop Protection
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| 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
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| 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
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| Studies on application of micro nutrients as foliar sprays to increase crop yield |
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| Mandarin | Horana | |||
| Sweet orange | Bandarawela |
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| Moneragala | U.B. Dissanayaka | Information on Yield increase | 3 Yrs (2002 - 2005) | |
Program : Post Harvest Handling
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| Storage studies on lime | FRU | K.H. Sarananda | Documatation | 1 Yr (2002 - 2003) |