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A reliable supply of water is critical for agricultural intensification and yield improvement. Technological devices that lift, transport and apply water contribute to increased yield from improved crop varieties and high input cultivation. The increasing use of motor pumps is a significant contr...


Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.Manthrithilake, HerathRanasinghe, ChathurangaRengaraj, ManoojGamagedara, YasasBarron, Jennie[Mechanizing water lifting through pumps: a case study in Sri Lanka]Mechanizing water lifting through pumps: a case study in Sri Lanka

In Uzbekistan, generally practiced methods of irrigating crops are varieties of flooding (basin, border and furrow). These practices have created problems of waterlogging, salinity and lower irrigation efficiency. Waterlogging and salinization already affect 50 percent of irrigated areas, and irr...


Djumaboev, KakhramonManthrithilake, HerathAyars, J.Yuldashev, TulkunAkramov, BekzodKarshiev, R.Eshmuratov, Davron[Growing cotton in Karshi Steppe, Uzbekistan: water productivity differences with three different methods of irrigation]Growing cotton in Karshi Steppe, Uzbekistan: water productivity differences with three different methods of irrigation
Manthrithilake, HerathKazbekov, Jusipbek S.Anarbekov, OytureJumaboev, Kahramon[Improving water resources management in the Ferghana valley through IWRM guidelines]Improving water resources management in the Ferghana valley through IWRM guidelines

Irrigated agriculture is undeniably a significant modification to natural ecosystems, and one which has not been without significant adverse impacts on the ecology and hydrology of the landscapes and river basins in which irrigation systems are located. A lack of consideration for broader ecosyst...


Makin, Ian W.Manthrithilake, Herath[Sustainable intensification of agriculture with sustainable irrigated agroecosystem services]Sustainable intensification of agriculture with sustainable irrigated agroecosystem services

The term water security has infiltrated prominent discourse in the international water and development communities, but achieving it is often viewed as a new water sector target. Despite the elevated status that the concept has increasingly acquired, the understanding of the term is murky and qua...


Lautze, JonathanManthrithilake, Herath[Water security: old concepts, new package, what value?]Water security: old concepts, new package, what value?

This manuscript undertakes a review of current published information (peer-reviewed and grey literature) on Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka. It attempts to provide an overview of the possible environmentally-induced causal factors that have been implicated in the de...


Noble, A.D.Amerasinghe, Priyanie H.Manthrithilake, HerathArasalingam, Sutharsiny[Review of literature on chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka]Review of literature on chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka

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