TRI won the National Awards for Excellence in Agricultural Research


Dr. I Sarath B Abeysinghe, Director of the TRI, Dr. P A Nimal Punyasiri,
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Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka launches new website

A newly upgraded website for the Tea Research Institute (TRI) was ceremonially launched by the Hon. Minister of Plantations Industries, Mr. Mahinda Samarasinghe (MP) on 11th July 2011 at the auditorium of the Ministry.
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New Kaluthara Extension Centre was declared open

A new Extension Centre was established at Nivithigala- kelle, Matugama for the benefit of the tea growers of the Kaluthara and Colombo Districts.

The new ...

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Third Symposium on Plantations Crop Research

This biannual symposium on plantation crop research was successfully held from 30th September 2010 to 01st October 2010 at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo. The even...

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The Division engages in research on development of integrated pest management strategies to ensure sustainable and safe living and working environments in the tea eco system.


In addition, analytical services for the diagnosis of pest and nematode infestations are also rendered through laboratories at Talawakelle, Ratnapura, Kandy and Deniyaya.

Key Research Areas
  • Development of biological, cultural, chemical and non-chemical methods in the management of insect, nematode and mite pests of tea and associated crops
  • Development of sustainability indices on pest densities, soil microbial activity, earthworm, nematode, butterfly, frog, dragonfly and bird populations as indicators of different cultivation techniques and climate change
  • Scientific validation of best practices of traditional and local practices
  • Development of methods to eliminate and control biological contaminations in made tea and value-added tea

 

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Major Achievements

  • Incorporation of non-chemical methods in IPM packages
  • Successful implementation of classical biological control for Tea Tortrix management
  • Introduction of locally available bio-control agents, parasites and predators for effective management of mites and Nematodes
  • Introduction of alternatives for POP chemicals in tea cultivation
  • Phasing out of Methyl Bromide with appropriate chemical and non-chemical substitutes and declaration of Sri Lankan tea as ozone friendly
  • Recommendations for the adherence of REIs (Restricted Entry Intervals) for commonly used pesticides
  • Nursery hygiene with sedimentation tanks to ensure soil-borne pathogen free planting material
  • Initiation of the world’s first organic and biodynamic tea experimental trial plots
  • Establishment of Central Biological Control Laboratory
  • Guidance for pioneering organic and biodynamic tea production and exports in the world
  • Establishment of indicators of health of workers long exposed to agro-chemicals

 
 
 
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