Functional Foods and Health
There has been a mounting interest developing among scientists as well as general consumers in the utilization of functional components naturally present in foods for achieving better health. Functional foods are defined as those providing health benefits
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tural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka Volume 2: A Pursuit for Advancements
Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka
Ranjith Premalal De Silva • Gamini Pushpakumara • Pahan Prasada • Jeevika Weerahewa Editors
Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka Volume 2: A Pursuit for Advancements
Editors Ranjith Premalal De Silva Faculty of Agriculture University of Peradeniya Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Gamini Pushpakumara Faculty of Agriculture University of Peradeniya Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Pahan Prasada Faculty of Agriculture University of Peradeniya Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Jeevika Weerahewa Faculty of Agriculture University of Peradeniya Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
ISBN 978-981-15-3672-4 ISBN 978-981-15-3673-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3673-1
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Contents
Agriculture Scientist’s Many Burdens: A Glimpse of Efforts in Land Use Planning, Waste Recycling, Food Storage Design, Managing Farmer Psychology and Other Eclectic Pursuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pahan Prasada, Gamini Pushpakumara, and Ranjith Premalal De Silva Crop Wild Relatives: An Underutilized Genetic Resource for Improving Agricultural Productivity and Food Security . . . . . . . . . . R. M. Fonseka, H. H. D. Fonseka, and K. M. R. D. Abhyapala Utilizing Neglected Crop Genetic Resources for Food and Nutritional Security: Special Reference to Indigenous Vegetables of Sri Lanka . . . . R. H. G. Ranil, Gamini Pushpakumara, R. M. Fonseka, H. Fonseka, P. C. G. Bandaranayake, W. A. P. Weerakkody, W. M. T. P. Ariyaratne, A. N. De Silva, and N.
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