P. W. H. K. P. Daulagala

Induction of Resistance in Poplar to Melampsora larici-populina Using L-form Bacteria

P. W. H. K. P. Daulagala · Asian Journal of Biology · 2018

Poplars (Populus spp.) of the Family Salicaceae are extensively cultivated worldwide and are susceptible to a variety of bacterial and fungal diseases. In Populus species, leaf rust disease caused by several species of Melampsora leads to considerable damages in plantations.  Mel...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJOB/2018/41044

Induction and Expression of Chitinases from Four Sub Species of Bacillus thuringiensis

P. W. H. K. P. Daulagala · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2017

Chitin is a naturally occurring linear polymer of N-acetylglucosamine and the major structural component of fungal cell walls and exoskeletons of insects and arthropods. Chitinases are the enzymes that breakdown chitin to economically important derivatives and found in a range of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMB/2017/34084