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The Tropical Agriculturist - The Agricultural Journal of Ceylon December 1937

1937

The lack of moisture in the soil definitely affected the nutrition of the paddy plants and consequently the formation of seed. [...] Though the month of June followed with only 4.23 inches of rain in light showers the moisture in the soil as a result of the rainfall in the latter half of May347 maintained the growth of the crop which might otherwise have resulted in the seed not fully forming. [...] The difference lay in the texture of the soil and in the treatment of the plots in preparation for cultivation. [...] This serves not only to conserve the moisture in the soil and to check weed growth but the chemical and physical effects of the decomposed straw increase the yield of the crop. [...] The operation of peeling is a delicate one if carried out in the proper manner the object being to remove the skin without destroying the cells immediately below it as these cells contain much of the oil on which the aroma of the best quality of ginger depends.
agriculture environment
Pages
86
Published in
Sri Lanka
SARF Document ID
sarf.120021
Segment Pages Author Actions
Soil Deterioration and Land Tenure
325-326 unknown view
Fruit Growing: Principal Obstacles and Difficulties
327-i T.H. Parsons view
A Disease of Salvias
335-338 C.H. Gadd view
Trials with Mud Paddy Under Unirrigated Conditions
339-349 C.N.E.J. de Mel view
Cultivation and Preparation of Ginger and Turmeric
350-ii C.R. Karunaratne view
A Soil-Borer for Rapid Sampling Particularly on Heavy Soils
359-360 W.V.D. Pieris view
Departmental Notes
361-368 G. Harbord view
Salt Licks in Sabaragamuwa
369-372 C.H. de Saram view
An Ant-Proof Support for Bee Hives
373-374 C.R. Karunaratne view
Cattle Breeding—the Service of Cows
375-380 S. Sangarapillai view
A Note on a Soft Rot of Stored Mangoes Caused by Botryodiplodia Theobromae Pat
381-387 M. Fernando view
Report of the Proceedings of the Tenth Meeting of the Central Board of Agriculture
388-397 W.C. Lester-Smith view
Coconut Research Scheme
398-400 unknown view
Review
401-403 D.T.E. Dassanayake view

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