{"id":5146,"date":"2021-06-06T07:30:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T07:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imcedu.com\/new\/?page_id=5146"},"modified":"2021-06-06T07:30:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T07:30:02","slug":"outreach-programme-on-promotion-of-pomegranate-cultivation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/outreach-programme-on-promotion-of-pomegranate-cultivation\/","title":{"rendered":"Outreach programme on promotion of pomegranate cultivation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-830104 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-345980 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-343819\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-105577 kc-title-wrap \">\n\n\t<h2 class=\"kc_title page-title font-md lil-line\">Outreach programme on promotion of pomegranate cultivation<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-97051\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-323627 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-493414 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-505352 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Outreach programme on promotion of pomegranate cultivation<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The National Research Council successfully conducted the fourth quarter outreach programme for 2016, \u201cProper management and cultivation practices to increase quality and quantity of pomegranate yield\u201d which was held at the Department of Agriculture Training Center, Vaddakachchi, Kilinochchi, on 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0September 2016.<\/p>\n<p><b>Resource person:<\/b>\u00a0Dr. Pradeepa Bandaranayake<\/p>\n<p>(NRC Grant No: 12-113, University of Peradeniya, Department of Agriculture)<\/p>\n<p><b>Collaborators of the project:<\/b>\u00a0Prof. Palitha Weerakkody &amp; Dr. R.H.G.Ranil together with Ms. Muditha Kumari, Mr. Ananda, and Mr. Ikram from DOA Kalpitiya who served as resource persons.<\/p>\n<p><b>Translator:<\/b>\u00a0Ms. Saruja Selvascandan (lecturer &#8211; University of Jaffna)<\/p>\n<p><b>Target Audience:<\/b>\u00a0Farmers and Agriculture Officers from Kilinochchi &amp; Mullativu Districts. More than 75 participants.<\/p>\n<p><b>Summary:<\/b>\u00a0The programme was delivered as a one day workshop, and knowledge generated through research was transferred to potential users (selected farmers who were interested in large-scale cultivation). The programme consisted of videos with a field practice session on cultivation and management of pomegranates. This was followed by a question and answer session. Mr.S. Sivakumar, Provincial Director of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Northern Province, and other personnel from DOA helped to organize and conduct the programme. A booklet was published in both Sinhala and Tamil languages and a booklet (Tamil) together with pomegranate plants was given to every participant.<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-366713 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-250276 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-196619 kc-raw-code\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-5147 .fg-image { width: 150px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-5147 { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-default foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-left fg-default fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-5147\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pomegranate1.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5148\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/06\/pomegranate1\/685181132.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pomegranate3.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5149\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/06\/pomegranate3\/2176507366.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pomegranate4.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5150\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/06\/pomegranate4\/2723217809.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pomegranate5.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"5151\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/06\/pomegranate5\/2243154776.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-275109 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-214817 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-120143 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-145661 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-915779 kc_col-sm-3 kc_column kc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-329935 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Designation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Principal Investigator (PI)<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Principal Investigator (DPI)<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<p>Co- investigator<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-370661 kc_col-of-5 kc_column kc_col-of-5\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-477220 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Menaka Hapugoda<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Nilmini Gunawardene<\/p>\n<p>Prof. W. Abeyewickreme<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Nayana Gunathilaka<\/p>\n<p>Prof. K. Karunathilaka<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Ranil Dassanayake<\/p>\n<p>Dr. V. Chandresekeran<\/p>\n<p>Dr. M.C.M. Iqbal<\/p>\n<p>Dr. P.H.D. Kusumawathie<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Subhashinie Aryaprema<\/p>\n<p>Dr. S.G. Senaratne<\/p>\n<p>M. H. Athapaththu<\/p>\n<p>Mr. W.W.P. Rodrigo<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Shanaka Gunawardena<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lakmal Jayarathna<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Veranja Karunaratne<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-998832 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-896631 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Institute<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Molecular Medicine Unit Faculty of Medicine University of Kelaniya<\/p>\n<p>Molecular Medicine Unit Faculty of Medicine University of Kelaniya<\/p>\n<p>Department of Parasitology Faculty of Medicine University of Kelaniya<\/p>\n<p>Biotechnology Unit Industrial Technology Institute<\/p>\n<p>Faculty of Social Sciences University of Kelaniya<\/p>\n<p>Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science University of Colombo<\/p>\n<p>Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science University of Colombo<\/p>\n<p>Plant Biology Institute of Fundamental Studies<\/p>\n<p>Regional Office Anti-Malaria Campaign Kandy<\/p>\n<p>Western Province Health Department of Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<p>Biotechnology Unit Industrial Technology Institute<\/p>\n<p>Biotechnology Unit Industrial Technology Institute<\/p>\n<p>Biotechnology Unit Industrial Technology Institute<\/p>\n<p>Biotechnology Unit Industrial Technology Institute<\/p>\n<p>Material Technology Section Industrial Technology Institute<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC)<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-12944 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-820937 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-556529\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-299363 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-190294 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":250,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5146","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5152,"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5146\/revisions\/5152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}