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Head Office ( Coconut Research Institute )

Head Office Address

Bandirippuwa Estate,
Lunuwila,
Sri Lanka.

Head Office Hotline

94 (0)31-2255300
94 (0)31-2262000
94 (0)31-2262001

Head Office E-Mail Address

director@cri.gov.lk
chairman@cri.gov.lk
ddr@cri.gov.lk

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Training services
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Quality certifications
තත්ත්ව සහතික නිකුත් කිරීම
Provision of planting materials
බීජ හා රෝපණ ද්‍රව්‍ය සැපයීම
Analytical services
විශ්ලේෂණ සේවා
Management of pest and disease outbreaks
රෝග හා පළිබෝධ කළමනාකරණය
Advisory services
උපදේශාත්මක සේවා

Research Divisions

Genetics & Plant Breeding

94 (0)31-2262005
071-4436316

Tissue Culture

94 (0)31-2262003
071-4436315

Agronomy

94 (0)31-2262002
077-3782936

Plant Physiology

94 (0)31-2245980
077-5070046

Soils & Plant Nutrition

94 (0)31-2262009
076-6687088

Crop Protection

94 (0)31-2262011
071-6295721.

Coconut Processing Research

94 (0)31-2262007
071-4436387

Economics & Agri-Business

94 (0)31-2262004
077-7148945

Technology Transfer

94 (0)31-2257688
077-1629504
071-8070003

Service Divisions & Units

Senior Accountant

94 (0)31-2249881
071-8792339

Accountant

071-5944152

Internal Auditor

077-3553712

Assistant Director Administration

077-3523750

Resident Engineer

94 (0)31-2262008
077-6021412

Estates Manager

071-1120832

Seed Garden Manager

071-6445491

Human Resources Officer

077-8791309

Administrative Officer

071-7151784

Librarian

94 (0)31-2257489
077-5935552

Procurement Officer

94 (0)31-2249882
071-4436384

Seeds Gardens

Genetic Resources Centre/Isolated Seed Garden (ISG), Ambakelle (Puttalam District, NWP)

Established in 1954 for mass production of the improved coconut cultivars CRI 60 and CRIC65

Total extent: 456.2 ha
Agroclimatic zone : Intermediate zone low country (IL3)
Contact : +94 (0)32 5779408 ( Assistant Superintendent )

Genetic Resources Centre/Maduru Oya Seed Garden (MOSG), Bogaswewa (Polonnaruwa District, NCP)

Established in 1984 for mass production of the improved coconut cultivar, CRIC 60 for Mahaweli Systems A, B and C

Total extent: 85 ha
Agroclimatic zone: Dry zone low country (DL1c)
Contact : +94 (0)27 3279344 ( Assistant Superintendent )

Genetic Resources Centre/Pallama Seed Garden, Pallama (Puttalam District, NWP)

Established in 1998 for mass production of the improved cultivar, CRISL 98

Total extent : 252 ha
Agroclimatic zone: Intermediate zone low country (IL3)
Contact: +94 (0) 32 3329720 ( Superintendent )

Field Research Stations

Bandirippuwa Research Station (BRS), Bandirippuwa, Lunuwila (Puttalam District, NWP)

Established in 1931 for conducting field experiments on coconut and intercropping

Total extent : 148.1 ha
Agroclimatic zone: Intermediate zone low country (IL1a)
Contact : Mr. W A Hareld Upali , Superintendent,
+94 (0) 31 2257419

Ratmalagara Research Station (RRS), Madampe (Kurunegala District, NWP)

Established in 1938 for conducting field experiments on coconut and intercropping

Total extent: 110.48 ha
Agroclimatic zone: Intermediate zone low country (IL1a)
Contact: Mr. D P S K Hettiarachchi, Superintendent,
+94 (0) 32 2240084

Walpita Research Station (WRS), Walpita (Gampaha District, WP)

Established in 1935 for conducting field experiments on intercropping with field crops

Total extent : 110.48 ha
Agroclimatic Zone : Wet zone low country (WL3)
Contact : Mr. Nuwan Menaka, OIC,
+94 (0) 33 2272870

Pottukulama Research Station (PRS), Pallama (Puttalam District, NWP)

Established in 1940 for conducting field experiments on coconut and intercropping

Total extent : 81.73 ha
Agroclimatic zone : Intermediate zone low country (IL3)
Contact : Mr. W W A P Ranjith Fernando, OIC,
+94 (0) 31 3319993

Makandura Research Station (MRS), Makandura (Kurunegala District, NWP)

Established in 1983 for conducting field experiments and demonstrating agroforestry models

Total extent: 58.20 ha
Agroclimatic zone: Intermediate zone low country (IL1a)
Contact : OIC,
+94 (0) 31 2299139

Middeniya Research Centre (MRC), Middeniya (Hambantota District, SP)

Established in 2004 for conducting field experiments on coconut

Total extent : 30.35 ha
Agroclimatic zone : Intermediate zone low country (IL1b)
Contact : OIC
+94 (0) 47 3624646

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