Rice breeding Division

• Improvement of rice varieties suitable for LCWZ
• Testing potential yield of promising rice lines
• Breeder Seed Production of Bw rice Varieties
• Improvement of rice varieties for iron toxicity & submergence tolerance
• Seed multiplication of Traditional rice varieties and improved Maa wee varieties
• Seed Multiplication of elite Bw rice Lines
• Conservation, maintenance and evaluation of rice germplasm materials under LCWZ conditions (Improved, traditional and exotic)

Agronomy Division

• Development of a reliable screening technique for iron toxicity tolerance in rice
• Conducting National coordinated Rice varietal Test (NCRVT)
• Conducting Varietal Adaptability Testing of promising rice lines (VAT)

• Evaluation of different fertilizer products for Rice
• Effect of Zn application methods on grain yield and grain Zn content in LCWZ
• Long term effect of different nutrient management system on grain yield of rice
• Evaluation of soil & plant test kit fertilizer recommendations
• Identification of micro nutrient status of paddy growing lands in Kalutara district
• Fertilizer recommendation for ultra-shortage rice varieties
• Effect of seeding density in nursery and seedling age at transplanting on grain yield of machinery transplanted rice in low country wet zone

Soil Science Division

• Evaluation of different fertilizer products for Rice
• Effect of Zn application methods on grain yield and grain Zn content in LCWZ
• Long term effect of different nutrient management system on grain yield of rice
• Evaluation of soil & plant test kit fertilizer recommendations
• Identification of micro nutrient status of paddy growing lands in Kalutara district
• Fertilizer recommendation for ultra-shortage rice varieties
• Effect of seeding density in nursery and seedling age at transplanting on grain yield of machinery transplanted rice in low country wet zone
• Determination of the Nitrogen response of promising rice line

Pathology Division

• Study on Brown Leaf Spot & Grain Discoloration of rice & its management strategies
• Investigation on rice endophytes to control major diseases of rice
• Screening of NCVT rice lines / varieties & promising breeding lines for Blast disease
• Screening of NCVT rice lines / varieties& promising breeding lines for BLB

Entomology Division

• BPH and Gall Midge screening for CRVT lines, INGER material & breeding lines
• Screening of traditional & improved rice varieties for rice sheath mite

Weed Science Division

• National Coordinated Herbicide Screening Test (NCHST)
• Effect of different seedling rates on weed density and grain yield of parachute transplanted rice in low country wet zone
• Test of flowering stability in different rice varieties under natural temperature and solar radiation gradient (Collaborative study with Batalagoda)