Sri Lankan Journal of Agriculture and Ecosystems (SLJAE) publishes peer – reviewed original research articles from all fields of agriculture including Crop Science, Forestry, Agricultural Biology, Plant Protection, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Food and Nutrition, Animal Science, Soil Science, Water Resource Management, Agricultural Machinery, Agricultural Economics and Extension and Agricultural systems and Ecosystems. In addition to original articles, the SLJAE publishes comprehensive reviews (invited) on topical subjects that makes a clear theoretical, conceptual or methodological contribution to the existing literature and brief research notes and communication of preliminary results.