Research
Divisions
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Biometry
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Biometry Division
| Actg/Head | Mr. J M D T Everard, BSc, MSc |
| Biometrician | Mrs K P Waidyarathne, BSc (Agric) |
The mission of the Biometry Division is to provide specialist consultation in all disciplines of statistics, data analyses and database management and to conduct applied / basic research on Biometrics aspect of coconut experimentations and Climate Change aspects on coconut industry.
Predicting Future Climate Scenarios
Conducting Diagnostic Survey at Farmers Field
Conducting Diagnostic Survey at Farmers Field
ON GOING RESEARCH PROGRAMS OF THE DIVISION
- Influence of Different Frequencies of Harvesting Practice on Nut Production at Farm Level
- Feasibility of Single Palm Plots for Coconut Experimentations
- Alternative Field Experimental Designs for Coconut Experiments
- Forecasting Annual National Coconut Production (ANCP) using Integrated Approaches
- Forecasting Coconut Production on Agro-ecological Region Basis
- Climate (rainfall and temperature) Variability in Coconut Growing areas
- El-Nino Southern Oscillation Influences on Coconut Production
- Quarterly/Seasonal Rainfall Forecasts for Farmer Decision Making
- Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments of the Coconut Sector due to Climate Change
- Temporal Variability of Soil Temperature at Different Depths
- Temporal and Spatial Variability of Coconut Mite Infection and its Impact on Coconut Industry
- The Pattern of the Use of Coconut and Coconut Oil by House-holders Based on Consumer Survey
- Diagnostic Survey to Identify the Problems Related Coconut Cultivation
- Survey on Premature Decline Palms in the Selected Districts
- Survey on Yield Collecting and Updating ANCP
SERVICES OF THE DIVISION
- Statistical Consultancy
- Data Analysis
- Maintain Local Area Network System (Internet and E_Mail)
- Website Designing and Hosting (www.cri.lk).
- Maintain of Computers and Computer Related Equipments
- Maintain Five Agro-Meteorological Stations and Climate Database
- Development of Computer Programs for Various Applications