Program of Technical Sessions
Program of Technical Sessions
Program of Technical Sessions
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8 16.20 Effects <strong>of</strong> water stress on plant growth and reproduction <strong>of</strong> Sunflower<br />
(Helianthus annus L.)<br />
CJ Alawathugoda, Dahanayake Nilanthi * and AL Ranawake<br />
End <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Technical</strong> <strong>Sessions</strong>: Plant and Soil<br />
19.00 Symposium night<br />
Beach Inns , Beach Road, Madiha, Matara.<br />
Tel. 041-2226356 (landline), 077-6199413; "www. http://beach-inns.com"<br />
ISAE 2012<br />
Eco-Systems and Climate Change: Session I<br />
Venue: Agriculture Economics<br />
No Time<br />
10.30-11.00 Keynote Speech:<br />
Opportunities and Challenges to Crop Improvement Through<br />
Photosynthesis Under Changing Climate<br />
Dr. Saman Seneweera<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Agriculture and Food Systems, Melbourne School <strong>of</strong> Land and<br />
Environment, Private Box 260, Horsham, Vic 3401, Australia<br />
1 11.00 Genotypic Variation in Grain Yield Response <strong>of</strong> Wheat to Rising CO2:<br />
CO2 Responsive Yield Related Traits for Future Climate Change<br />
CL Thilakarathne 1,2* , S Tausz-Posch 2 , M Tausz 3 and S Seneweera 2<br />
2 11.20 Screening Herbicide Resistance in Selected Sri Lankan Cultivated Rice<br />
(Oryza sativa L) Varieties Through Induced Mutagenesis<br />
RGD Wijeratne, SR Weerakoon and S Somaratne<br />
3 11.40 Gliricidia Sepium as a Source <strong>of</strong> Green Manure for Improving the<br />
Productivity <strong>of</strong> Tropical Smallholder Farming Systems<br />
DB Wijesinghe, WCP Egodawatta, UR.Sangakkara, Peter Stamp<br />
4 12.00 Allelopathic Effect <strong>of</strong> Root Extract <strong>of</strong> Prosopis juliflora (Mesquite) on<br />
Seed Germination and Seedling Growth <strong>of</strong> Native Dry Forest Plant<br />
Species.<br />
AGCS Jayasinghe * and GAD Perera<br />
5 12.20 Distribution and Diversity <strong>of</strong> Weedy Rice (Oryza Sativa F. spontanea)<br />
Populations in Matara District<br />
UIP Perera, D Ratnasekera, SAP Madurangi, SGJN Senanayake and AP Bentota<br />
6 12.40 Diurnal Variation in Stomatal Conductance <strong>of</strong> Sugarcane Varieties<br />
under Rain-fed Conditions in Sri Lanka<br />
ALC De Silva<br />
7 13.00 Ground Water Quality in Mahakanumulla and Thirapane Tank<br />
Cascades in the Dry Zone <strong>of</strong> Sri Lanka<br />
WMGD Wijesundara*, KA.Nandasena and AN Jayakody<br />
End <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Technical</strong> <strong>Sessions</strong>: Eco-Systems and Climate Change
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