Ongoing Postgraduate Research
- Assessment of species diversity of Sri Lankan cycad species and useful biochemical parameters of their seeds
Supervisors : Prof. G.A.D. Perera and Dr. Chandima Ariyarathna
Student : Ms. M.M.A.W.P. Mudannayake
Degree : PhD
- Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of alkaloid- montmorillonite composites of Catharanthus roseus and Zanthozylum tetraspermum
Supervisors : Prof. B.M. R. Bandara, Dr. C Bandara and Dr. C.L. Abayasekara
Student : Ms. Sharmini Thilakarathne
Degree : PhD - Development of microbial strains and biofilms for efficient production of ethanol
Supervisors : Dr. Renuka Rathnayeka and Dr. C.L. Abayasekara
Student : Mr. Mohanan Kathirgamanathan
Degree : PhD - Invasive alien plants for control of pests in agriculture; fungicidal and insecticidal properties of some invasive plants
Supervisors : Dr. J.W. Damunupola, Prof. B.M.R. Bandara, Prof. D.S.A. Wijesundara, Dr. N.C. Bandara and Mr. K.M.D.W. Prabath Nishantha
Student : Ms. V.G.A.U. Samarasinghe
Degree : MPhil - Microbial Cellulases: application in biofuel production and other value added products and processes
Supervisors : Dr. Renuka Rathnayeka and Dr. C.L. Abayasekara
Student : Ms. Sandya Jayasekara
Degree : MPhil - Screening selected invasive plant extracts/compounds for antifungal activity against pathogens of ornamental foliage plants
Supervisors : Dr. J.W. Damunupola and Prof. B.M.R. Bandara
Student : Ms. T.C.M.F. Karunarathne
Degree : MPhil - Chemical analysis of pollutants in Kandy Lake and Mada Ela; potential use of algae and cyanobacteria in reducing pollutant levels in water
Supervisors : Dr. A.D.S.N.P. Athukorala and Dr. K.B. jayasundara
Student : Ms. Madhuka Liyanage
Degree : MSc - Intercalation of alkaloids in plant Nothapodytes foetida into cation exchange montmorillonite clay and studies on bioactivities
Supervisors : Prof. B.M.R. Bandara, Dr. J.W. Damunupola and Dr. N.C. Bandara
Student : Ms. M.M.S.P. Maparathna
Degree : MSc
- Changes of the chromosome number in selected species of families Anacardiaceae and Orchidaceae in Sri Lanka and molecular phylogeny based on rDNA and plastid genomic regions
- Taxonomy, biogeography and evolutionary relationships of Sri Lankan thalloid Liverworts (Marchantiales) and Hornworts (Anthocerotales)
- Taxonomy and biogeography of Sri Lankan leafy liverworts (Phylum Marchantiophyta, Class Jungermanniopsida)
- Effect of soil amendment with silicon on preharvest fungal diseases and postharvest quality of bitter guard
Supervisors : Dr.W.A.M. Daundasekara, Prof. M.Y. Udugala-Ganehenege and Dr. H.M. Ariyarathne
Student : R.M.R.N.K. Rathnayake
Degree : PhD - Efficacy of soluble silicon in inducing disease resistance against postharvest fungal pathogens in banana
- Experimenting suitable combinations of plant species for establishing native tree islands in man-made grasslands at the Knuckles Forest Reserve,Sri Lanka
Supervisors : Dr. A.M.T.A. Gunarathna, Prof. C.V.S Gunatilleke, Prof. I.A.U.N. Gunatilleke and Prof. G. Senevirathne
Student : R.D.A. Gunasekara
Degree : PhD - Impacts of forest edge characteristics on regeneration and plant invasion in an isolated lowland rainforest remnant in the Knuckles range, Sri Lanka
Supervisors : Dr. A.M.T.A. Gunarathna, Prof. H.M.S.P. Madawla and Prof. I.A. U.N. Gunatilleke
Student : D.N.S. Dewasinghe
Degree : PhD - Impacts of forest edge characteristics on regeneration and plant invasion in an isolated lowland rainforest remnant in the Knuckles Range, Sri Lanka
Supervisors : Prof. H.M.S.P. Madawala, Dr. A.M.T.A. Gunarathna and Prof. I.U.A.N. Gunathilake
Student : Mr. D.D.N. Sripal
Degree : PhD - Assessment and mapping of soil C stocks In Knuckles forest region of Sri Lanka
Supervisors : Prof. H.M.S.P. Madawala, Dr. R. Rathnayaka and Dr. S. Gunathilake
Student : R.P.S.K. Rajapakshe
Degree : MPhil - Impact of tropical forest fragmentation of figs and their wasp-pollinator interaction. Funded by National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka
Supervisors : Dr. A.M.T.A. Gunarathna and Dr. I. Karunarathne
Student : Mr. W. M. G. A. S. T. B. Wijethunga
Degree : MPhil - Investigation on Ecological and Socio-Economic of Bamboo (Bambusa bambos L. Voss) in Intermediate Zone forests in Sri Lanka
Supervisors : Prof. H.M.S.P. Madawala, Prof. D.S.A. Wijesundara and Dr. I. Karunarathne
Student : Mr. Tharanga Wijewikrama
Degree : MPhil - Potential of soil carbon sequestration in home gardens of Sri Lanka: as a way to mitigate global warming
Supervisors : Dr. A.M.T.A. Gunarathna and Dr. R. R. Ratnayake
Student : W.A.D.D. Wasalamuni
Degree : MPhil - Re-establishment of plant and soil microbial diversity using microbial bioflims
Supervisors : Prof. H.M.S.P. Madawala, Prof. G. Senevirathne and Dr. G. Jayasuriya
Student : P.C. Wijepala
Degree : MPhil - Ecotourism promotion plan to enhance the sustainable livelihood of rural community living around Minneriya National Park, Sri Lanka
Supervisors : Dr. A.M.T.A. Gunarathna
Student : Ms. K.V.M. Ariyasena
Degree : MSc - The diversity of HKT protien family in the grass node
Supervisors : Dr. Chandima Ariyarathne
Student : Ms. P.R. Weerasinghe and Ms. Nisansala Mapa
- Comparative study of mangrove species, abundance and diversity in lagoon/Estuarine system from Okanda to Komari, Coastal stretch in the east coast of Sri Lanka
Supervisors : Prof. K.B. Ranawana and Dr. K.M.G.G. Jayasuriya
Student : Mr. M.G.M. Prassanna
Degree : PhD - Development and validation of seed vigor testing protocols for rice and studying the influence of seed moisture content at packing and packing material on seed vigor during storage of seed paddy
- Seed dormancy and germination of selected tropical montane species from Sri Lanka
Supervisors : Dr. K.M.G.G. Jayasuriya and Dr. A.M.T.A. Gunaratne
Student : Mr. Y.S. Atghugala
Degree : MPhil - Conservation plan for critically endangered mangrove plant species, Lumnitzera littorea in Sri Lanka
Supervisors : Dr. K.M.G.G. Jayasuriya, Dr. J.W. Damunupola and Dr. A.M.T.A. Gunaratne
Student : Ms. M. Perera
Degree : MSc - Evaluation of seed dormancy and germination requirements of three endemic palm species of Sri Lanka
Supervisors : Dr. N.S. Gama Arachchige and Mr. A.A.C.B. Alahakoon
Ongoing Undergraduate Projects
- Effect of ultraviolet-C (UV-C) irradiation on postharvest fungal decay and quality of bitter gourd.
Student: Ms. U.G.T.D. Dharmasena
Supervisor(s): Dr. W.A.M.Daundasekara - Effects of Myroxylon balsamum on regeneration of native tree species at Udawatta Kelle Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka.
Student: Ms. G.D.N.N. Dayarathna
Supervisor(s): Dr. A.M.T.A. Gunarathna and Mrs. Samitha Aluvihare - Isolation of heavy metal absorbing algal and cyanobacterial species from Kandy Lake and Mada Ela.
Student: Ms. W.G.M. Lakmali
Supervisor(s): Dr. D.S.N.P. Athukorala and Dr. K.B. Jayasundra - Methanogenic bacteria and biogas production
Student: Ms. L.P.S.R. Pathirana
Supervisor(s): Dr. C.L. Abayasekara and Prof. Gehan Panagoda - Micorrhizal associations in different crop rotations of paddy in dry zone of Sri Lanka.
Student: Ms. M.S.D. Marasinghe
Supervisor(s): Prof. G.A.D. Perera and Dr. Renuka Rathnayake - Phylogenetic relationships of Genus Monochoria in Sri Lanka.
Student: Ms. K.I.U. Kalpani
Supervisor(s): Prof. D.M.D. Yakandawala - Preliminary evaluation of the air pollution on lichen diversity, their secondary metabolite production and antimicrobial activity.
Student: Ms. W.G. D.I. Gunawardane
Supervisor(s): Dr. A.D.S.N.P. Athukorala and Dr. C.L. Abayasekara - Relationship between the Phylogroup and antibiotic sensitivity of Escherichia coli from water.
Student: Ms. Ishara Ifham
Supervisor(s): Dr. C.L. Abayasekara - Silver nanoparticle synthesis using complex thalloid liverworts of Sri Lanka
Student: Ms. R.P.R.G. Lakmini
Supervisor(s): Dr. S.C.K. Rubasinghe and Dr. B.S. Dasanayake - The effect of osmotic-priming treatments on seeds of ten species used in microgreen production to reduce the harvesting time.
Student: Ms. M.A.L.M. Peiris
Supervisor(s): Dr. N.S. Gama Arachchige - The effect of storage time and temperature on the postharvest quality and consumer acceptance of mustard microgreens.
Student: Ms. P.G.N.N. Dayarathna
Supervisor(s): Dr. J.W. Damunupola and Dr. N.S. Gama Arachchige - The potential of Neem extract as a seed treatment to control seed borne fungi to enhance paddy seed germination and storage of traditional rice varieties of Sri Lanka.
Student: Ms. M.O. Galapaththi
Supervisor(s): Dr. K.M.G.G. Jayasuriya and Dr. N.S. Gama Arachchige
Recent Research Publications
- Similar germination but dissimilar flood tolerance behaviour of seeds
of two weed species (Ludwigia) Inhabiting rice fields in Rajgir, India
Publication : Taiwania
Year : 2024
Members : Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G. and Phartyal, S.S. - Diversity of Seed Storage Behaviour of Tree Species from Tropical Lowland Rainforest in Sri Lanka, A Global Biodiversity Hot Spot
Publication : Ecological Research
Year : 2024
Members :Samarasinghe B.R.C.P., Jayasuriya K.M.G.G., Gunaratne A,M,T.A., Senanayaka M.C. and Dixon K.W. - Dormancy, germination, and associated seed ecological traits of 25 Fabaceae species from northern India
Publication : Plant Biology
Year : 2024
Members : Jayasuriya K.M.G.G. and Phartyal S.S.
- Performance of four broad-leaved tree species in a Pinus enrichment trial in central highlands of Sri Lanka
Publication : Journal of Tropical Forest Science
Year : 2023
Members : Chathurika AGJ, Gunaratne AMTA, Gunatilleke CVS & Gunatilleke IAUN - Carbon Stocks and Carbon Dioxide Removal Capacity of Some Selected Mangrove Ecosystems in the East Coast of Sri Lanka with Different Hydrodynamics
Publication : Sri Lanka Forester
Year : 2023
Members : Presanna M.G.M., Ranawana K.B. and Jayasuriya K.M.G.G. - Community awareness and perceptions on microplastics: a case study from Sri Lanka
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2023
Members : K. Premarathna, S. P. Abeysundara, A.M.T.A. Gunaratne and H.M.S.P. Madawala - Diversity of seed storage behavior of tree species fromtropical lowland rainforests in Sri Lanka, a globalbiodiversity hotspot
Publication : Ecological Research
Year : 2023
Members : B. R. Chandima P. Samarasinghe,| K. M. G. Gehan Jayasuriya, A. M. Thilanka A. Gunaratne, Kingsley W. Dixon, Mahesh C. Senanayaka - Ecological Approaches to Forest Restoration: Lessons Learned from Tropical Wet Asia
Publication : In Ecological Restoration: Moving Forward Using Lessons Learned. Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Year : 2023
Members : Gunatilleke, N., Neidel, J.D., Raman,T.R.S., Gunaratne, T., Ashton, M., Gamage, S., Gunatilleke, S., Tennakoon, K., Kathriarachchi, H., Ediriweera, S., Geekiyanage, N., Burslem, D., Senevirathne, G., Madawala, S., Gunasekera, R., Mudappa, D., Osuri, A.M., Kasinathan, S., Bhat, K., Bande, M., Yassir, I., Milan, P., Arbainsyah and Compendio, S.J. - Effect of storage temperature
on storage life and sensory attributes of packaged mustard microgreens.
Publication : Life
Year : 2023
Members : Dayarathna, N.N., Gama-Arachchige, N.S., Damunupola, J.W., Xiao, Z., Gamage, A., Merah, O., Madhujith, T. - Exogenous salicylic acid induced drought stress tolerance in immature tea (Camellia sinensis L.) plants.
Publication : Tropical Agricultural Research
Year : 2023
Members : M.M.N. Damayanthi, T.L. Wijeratne, J.W. Damunupola - Knowledge, attitudes, practices and participation in envioronmental conservation activities of grade 11 students in four selected schools in Matale disrict, Sri Lanka
Publication : Proceedings of the Postgraduate Institute of Science Research Congress, Sri Lanka
Year : 2023
Members : W.M.K.G. Wijerathna and A.M. T.A. Gunaratne - Overcoming major barriers in seed ecology research in developing countries
Publication : Seed Science Research
Year : 2023
Members : Fernando A. O. Silveira; Lisieux Fuzessy; Shyam S. Phartyal; Roberta L. C. Dayrell[ Filip Vandelook; Jerónimo Vázquez-Ramírez; Çağatay Tavşanoğlu; Mehdi Abedi; Sershen Naidoo; Diana C. Acosta-Rojas; Si-Chong Chen; Diana M. Cruz-Tejada; Gehan Jayasuryia; Carlos A. Ordóñez-Parra; Arne Saatkamp - Seed dormancy diversity of the mangrove plant community in Sri Lanka to assist in direct seeding and seedling transplanting restoration
Publication : Seed Science Research
Year : 2023
Members : Wijayasinghe M.M., Jayasuriya K.M.G.G., Gunatilleke C.V.S., Gunatilleke I.A.U.N. and Walck, J.L. - Towards a More Efficient In and Ex Situ Conservation of Sri Lankan Wild Rice Species
Publication : Plants
Year : 2023
Members : Sajeevan T., Mondoni A., Wijayasinghe M., Jayasuriya G., Kumarage M., Orsenigo S. - Urban bird diversity in selected locations of Colombo district and the attitudes of residents towards birds in their neighbourhood
Publication : Proceedings of the Postgraduate Institute of Science Research Congress, Sri Lanka
Year : 2023
Members : K.K.A. Perera and A.M.T.A. Gunaratne - Utilization of a new
restoration technique for the rehabilitation of a degraded mangrove ecosystem:
a case study from Koggala Lagoon, Sri Lanka.
Publication : Journal of Threatened Taxa
Year : 2023
Members : Dhanushka M.G.G., Prasanna M.G.M., Jayasuriya K.M.G.G. and Vitanage I.H.
- A new Lagenandra species with two
varieties from the Wet Zone of Sri Lanka
Publication : Phytotaxa
Year : 2022
Members : Madola Indrakheela, Yakandawala Deepthi and Yakandawala Kapila - Awareness and Perceptions on Microplastics: A Case Study from Sri Lanka
Publication : Proceedings of the Postgraduate Institute of Science Research Congress, Sri Lanka
Year : 2022
Members : Premarathna, W.M.K.N., Madawala, H.M.S.P., Gunaratne, A.M.T.A. and . Abeysundara,S.P - Engineered nanomaterials: threats, releases, and concentrations in the environment.
Publication : Emerging Contaminants in the Environment
Year : 2022
Members : Madanayake, N.H., Perera, N. and Adassooriya, N.M. - Morphological
characterization of culturable cyanobacteria isolated from selected extreme
ecosystems of Sri Lanka
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2022
Members : Bowange, R. W. T. M. R. T. K., Jayasinghe, M. M. P. M., Yakandawala, D. M. D., Kumara, K. L. W., Abeynayake, S. W., & Ratnayake, R. R. - Targetes
lemmonii (Atapethiya) as a potential candidate for
phytoremediation of Cadmium in soils
Publication : Proceedings of the 26th International Forestry and Environment Symposium
Year : 2022
Members : Wimalajeewa, T.G.A.N.I.N., Athukorala, A.D.S.N.P., Koralagedara, N.H., Jayasundera, A.C.A. - PXRD analysis of usnic acid in five selected lichen species from Sri Lanka.
Publication : In the Proceedings of 9th Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference January 19, 2022
Year : 2022
Members : Suriyaarachchi H., Athukorala A.D.S.N.P., and Beligala B.A.D.H. - Piper species
(Piperaceae) of Sri Lanka and the diversity of the economically important Piper
nigrum (black pepper): An overview of what has been done and what is yet to be
achieved
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2022
Members : Samuel, R., Yakandawala, D., Silva, T. D., Ranasinghe, S., Wickramasuriya, A. M., Staedler, Y., Paun O. and Chase, M. W. - The first report of Curvularia senegalensis causing leaf and
floral spots on Zinnia elegans in Sri Lanka. (Short Communication)
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2022
Members : Bandara, K.M.C.S., Ferdinandez, H.S., Manamgoda, D.S. and Daundasekera, W.A.M. - Postharvest
stem-end browning (SEB) disease in ripe mango (Mangifera indica L.)
cultivar TomEJC.
Publication : European Journal of Plant Pathology
Year : 2022
Members : Adikaram, N.K.B., Maharachchikumbura, S.S.N., Yakandawala, D.M.D., Manawadu, L.N., Dissanayake, D.M.S., and Jayasinghe, L. - Seed biology and early seedling developmental traits of Clidemia hirta, an invasive species of Sri Lankan rainforests compared to two native species sharing the same habitat
Publication : Taiwania
Year : 2022
Members : B.R. Chandima P. SAMARASINGHE, K.M.G. Gehan JAYASURIYA, A.M. Thilanka A. GUNARATNE, Kingsley W. DIXON and Mahesh SENANAYAKA - Would history repeat?
Detection of Cabomba furcata, a potential invasive plant in natural
ecosystems of Sri Lanka
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2022
Members : Yakandawala, D. M. D., Yakandawala, K., Madola, I., & Herath, H. M. L. K. - Can restoration efforts improve soils in degraded grasslands at the Knuckles Conservation Forest, Sri Lanka?
Publication : Proceedings of 9th Ruhuna International Science & Technology Conference
Year : 2022
Members : Gunasekra, R.D.A., Gunaratne, A.M.T.A., Senevirathne, G., Gunatilleke, I.A.U.N. and Gunatilleke, C.V.S. - Delilmitation of Sri Lankan cycad species inferred from morphological and genetic analyses. Flora. 152044.
Publication : Flora
Year : 2022
Members : Mudannayake, A., Ranaweera, L., Samaraweera, P., Sooriyapathirana, S and Perera, A. - Diversity and Distribution of Mangroves in Rekawa Lagoon, Sri Lanka: GIS and Remote Sensing Approach
Publication : Proceedings of the Postgraduate Institute of Science Research Congress, Sri Lanka
Year : 2022
Members : Chathurika, A.G.J., Gunaratne, A.M.T.A. and Gunatilake, J. - Electron microscopy for virus diagnosis
Publication : Viral Infections and Antiviral Therapies (To be published).
Year : 2022
Members : NH Madanayake, NM Adassooriya - Influence of Alstonia macrophylla spread on the restoration success of pine conversion programs in Sri Lanka
Publication : Journal of Tropical Forest Science
Year : 2022
Members : Jayamini Jayawardhane and A. M. T. A. Gunaratne - Investigation
of Pb(II) bioremediation potential of algae and cyanobacteria strains isolated
from polluted water.
Publication : Water Science and Engineering
Year : 2022
Members : Lakmali, M.W.G., Athukoralaa, A.D.S.N.P., Jayasundera K.B. - Propagation of a Threatened Endemic Aquatic Plant
Lagenandra kalugalensis (Araceae) for Stream Bank
Restoration
Publication : ICLGL 1st International Conference on Local Governance and Leadership
Year : 2022
Members : G.K.I.S. Madola1, K. M. G. G. Jayasuriya, D.M.D. Yakandawala, K. Yakandawala, and A.M.T.A. Gunaratne - Seed biology and early
seedling developmental traits of Clidermia hirta, an invasive species of Sri
Lankan rainforests compared to two native species sharing the same habitat
Publication : Taiwania
Year : 2022
Members : Samarasinghe, B.R.C.P., Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G., Gunaratne, A.M.T.A., Dixon K.W. and Senanayake M. - Seed biology and germination behaviour of tropical rainforest tree species from Sri Lanka
Publication : Seed Science Research
Year : 2022
Members : Samarasinghe, B.R.C.P.; Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G.; Gunaratne, A.M.T.G.; Sennanayaka, M.C. and Dixon, K.W. - Seed ecophysiology of Elephant Apple (Dillenia indica), an important tree species of the Indo- Mayalan Realm
Publication : Ecological Research
Year : 2022
Members : Dasanayaka, B.I.; Jinadasa, R.N.; Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G. and Phartyal, S.S. - Seed traits and climate resilience in three Mesua species from Sri Lanka
Publication : Flora
Year : 2022
Members : B.R. Chandima P. Samarasinghe, K.M.G. Gehan Jayasuriya , A.M. Thilanka A. Gunaratne, Mahesh C. Senanayaka and Kingsley W. Dixon - Seed Traits and Climate Resilience in Three Mesua Species from Sri Lanka
Publication : Flora
Year : 2022
Members : Samarasinghe, B.R.C.P., Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G., Gunaratne, A.M.T.A., Dixon K.W. and Senanayake M. - Tropical montane forest in South Asia: Composition, structure and dieback in relation to soils and topography. Ecosphere.
Publication : Ecosphere
Year : 2022
Members : Lakkana, T., Ashton, M., Hooper, E., Perera, A. and Ediriweera, S.
- Correlation of Cyanobacteria and Green Microalgae Richness with Physicochemical Parameters in Geothermal Springs
Publication : Russian Journal of Ecology
Year : 2021
Members : N.S. Madushani, K.G.P., Athukorala, A.D.S.N.P., Gama – Arachchige - Solubilization of Micronutrients Using Indigenous Microorganisms
Publication : Microbial Technology for Sustainable Environment
Year : 2021
Members : A.D.S.N.P. Athukorala - Reflectance Multispectral Imaging for Identification of Algae Contamination in High Voltage Insulators
Publication : Imaging Systems and Applications,
Year : 2021
Members : RMLS Ramanayake, HMNB Senarath, JMVDB Jayasundara, GWK Prabhath, HMHK Weerasooriya, MARM Fernando, S Kumara, HMVR Herath, GMRI Godaliyadda, MPB Ekanayake, S Athukorala - Colletotrichum species causing anthracnose disease in Anthurium andraeanum, manifested as
spathe rot also in addition to spadix rot and leaf spot
Publication : European Journal of Plant Pathology
Year : 2021
Members : Adikaram Nimal, Vithanage Samanthika Komala, Yakandawala Deepthi, Maharachchikumbura Sajeewa, Jayasinghe Lalith - Lagenandra wayambae (Araceae), a new endemic species from a fresh
water swamp forest of Sri Lanka
Publication : Phytotaxa
Year : 2021
Members : Indrakheela Madola, Kapila Yakandawala, Deepthi Yakandawala & Senani Karunaratne - A new foliar disease
of Ficus religiosa caused by Diaporthe acutispora, identified using
molecular phylogeny based on multigene DNA sequence analyses
Publication : Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
Year : 2021
Members : Adikaram, N., Maharachchikumbura, S., Vithanage, I.S.K., Yakandawala, D. and Jayasinghe, L - Direct Treatment of Chemical Laboratory
Wastewater Using Microalgae Chlorococcum aquaticum and Chlorella sp..
Publication : In Proceedings of Peradeniya University International Research Sessions (iPURSE), University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 11-12th November
Year : 2021
Members : Jayawardhana, M.K.N.A., Lakmali, W.G.M., Athukorala S.N.P., and Jayasundera K.B. - In Vitro
culture of Nymphaea nouchali seeds; a conservation approach for a vulnerable
species.
Publication : Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
Year : 2021
Members : Perera, P.I.P., Attanayaka, T., Yakandawala, K., Yakandawala, D., Fernando, C., Arachchi, U., Gunawardhana, D. and Weerasinghe, C. - Molecular
phylogeny-based identification of Colletotrichum endophytica and C. siamense as
causal agents of avocado anthracnose in Sri Lanka.
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2021
Members : Dissanayake, D. M. S., Adikaram, N. K. B., Yakandawala, D. M. D., & Jayasinghe, L. - Two new species of Lagenandra
(Araceae) from the Wet Zone of Sri Lanka
Publication : Phytotaxa
Year : 2021
Members : Madola Indrakheela, Yakandawala Deepthi, Yakandawala Kapila & Karunaratne Senani - Vegetative and leaf
anatomical traits for taxonomic delimitation of Salacia L. in Sri Lanka
Publication : Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon.
Year : 2021
Members : Senevirathne, W.I.N.S., Hettiarachchi, P.L., Yakandawala, D.M.D. - A review of frameworks for using bryophytes as indicators of climate change with special emphasis on Sri Lankan bryoflora
Publication : Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Year : 2021
Members : Ruklani, S.; Rubasinghe, S.C.K. and Jayasuriya, G. - A review of frameworks for using bryophytes as indicators of climate change with special emphasis on Sri Lankan bryoflora
Publication : Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Year : 2021
Members : N.C. S. Ruklani, S.C.K. Rubasinghe & K. M. G. G. Jayasuriya - Accelerated aging test of seed vigour for predicting field emergence of
wet direct-seeded rice
Publication : Crop and Pasture Science
Year : 2021
Members : Alahakoon, A. A. C. B., Abeysiriwardena, D. D. Z., Damunupola, J. W., Hay, F. R. - Accelerated aging test to predict seed vigour in terms of field emergence of wet direct seeded rice.
Publication : Crop and Pasture Science
Year : 2021
Members : Alahakoon, C., Abeysiriwardena, S., Damunupola, J., Hay, F. and Gama-Arachchige, N. - Air
pollution affects lichen species richness, species density, relative growth
form abundance and their secondary metabolite production: a case study in Kandy
district, Sri Lanka.
Publication : Ruhuna Journal of Science
Year : 2021
Members : Gunawardana, D., Edirisinghe E.S.M., Abayasekara, C.L., Athukorala, A.D.S.N.P. - Can Documentaries Be Used to Enhance Attitudes and Practices of G.C.E. (A/L) Students
Towards Environmental Conservation in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka?
Publication : Proceedings of the International Symposium of Rajarata University
Year : 2021
Members : Prashanth M. and Gunaratne A. M. T. A. - Desiccation tolerance and sensitivity of
selected tropical montane species in Sri Lanka
Publication : Seed Science Research
Year : 2021
Members : Yasoja S. Athugala, K. M. G. Gehan Jayasuriya, A. M. T. A. Gunaratne and Carol C. Baskin - Desiccation Tolerance and Sensitivity of Selected Tropical Montane Species in Sri Lanka
Publication : Seed Science Research
Year : 2021
Members : Athugala Y.S., Jayasuriya K.M.G.G., Gunaratne A.M.T.A., Baskin C.C. - Direct inhibitory effect and enhanced antifungal activity of
postharvest soluble silica treatment
against anthracnose
and crown rot pathogens in banana. (short communication)
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2021
Members : N. G. D. N. Nikagolla, M. Y. Udugala-Ganehenege and W. A. M. Daundasekera - Effect of priming with
neem seed extract on seeds of four traditional rice varieties of Sri Lanka;
Kaluheenati, Kuruluthuda, Madathawalu and Maa-wee.
Publication : Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
Year : 2021
Members : Galappaththi, M.O., Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G. and Gama-Arachchige, N.S. - EFFECTIVENESS OF USING DOCUMENTARIES IN TEACHING
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY FOR G.C.E. A/L BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
STUDENTS IN THE BATTICALOA EDUCATION ZONE, SRI LANKA
Publication : Proceedings of the Postgraduate Institute of Science Research Congress
Year : 2021
Members : M. Prashanth and A.M.T.A. Gunaratne - Factors affecting student performance in science at G.C.E. (A/L): A case study from newly upgraded secondary schools in the Kurunegala educational zone.
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2021
Members : Somarathne, N. R. and Jayasuriya, K. M. G. G. - Fruit morphology
helps identifying evolutionary groups in Alpinieae (Zingiberaceae): inferences
from phylogenetic analysis of gingers in Sri Lanka.
Publication : Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
Year : 2021
Members : Karunarathne, P., Yakandawala, D. and Samaraweera, P. - Identification of selected vegetable seed-associated fungi and their susceptibility
to fungicides
Publication : Proceedings of 8th Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON 2021)
Year : 2021
Members : Jayarathna B. W. K. S. B., Rasara K. W. J., Wijesundara W.W.M.U.K., Athukorala A. D. S. N. P., Sooriyapathirana S. D. S. S., Priyantha M.G.D.L., Gama-Arachchige N. S. - Late Jurassic-Early
Cretaceous palynostratigraphy and palaeoclimate in the Andigama Basin, Sri
Lanka
Publication : Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X.
Year : 2021
Members : Weerakoon, W. A. P., Joshi Harinam, Aggarwal Neha, Jha Neerja, Jayasena, Hetti Arachchige Hemachandra, Yakandawala Deepthi, Chandrajith Rohana, Ratnayake Nalin Prasanna, Tiwari Pooja - Low seed moisture and polythene packaging improve storability of seed
paddy
Publication : Journal of Stored Products Research
Year : 2021
Members : Alahakoon, AACB, Abeysiriwardena, DDZ - Nanobiotechnology for agricultural sustainability, and food and environmental safety
Publication : Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods,
Year : 2021
Members : Madanayake, N.H., Hossain, A. and Adassooriya, N.M. - Phytotoxicity of Nanomaterials in Agriculture
Publication : The Open Biotechnology Journal
Year : 2021
Members : Madanayake, N.H. and Adassooriya, N.M. - Population Study of Osbeckia lanata Alston: Towards Its Conservation
Publication : Proceedings of Peradeniya University International Research Sessions
Year : 2021
Members : R.M.K.S. Randeniya, E.H.C.M. Eeriyawala, A.M.T.A. Gunaratne, K.M.G.G. Jayasuriya, A.M.A.S. Attanayake and H.A.C.K. Ariyarathne - Population Study of Osbeckia lanata Alston: Towards Its Conservation.
Publication : Proceedings of Peradeniya University International Research Sessions, Sri Lanka.
Year : 2021
Members : Randeniya, R.M.K.S., Eeriyawala, E.H.C.M., Gunaratne, A.M.T.A., Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G., Attanayake, A.M.A.S. and Ariyarathne, H.A.C.K. - Potassium solubilizing Serratia species for growth promotion in
tomato
Publication : Proceedings of 8th Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON 2021)
Year : 2021
Members : Jayasinghe J. A. S. G., Athukorala A. D. S. N. P. - Propagation of three important medicinal plants in Aacanthaceae; Andrographis paniculata,
Barleria prionitis and Rhinacanthus polonnaruwensis
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2021
Members : J. Jayawardhane; J.W. Damunupola and K.M.G.G. Jayasuriya - Salinity tolerance capacity of Chlorococcum sp. isolated from wahawa geothermal springs in Sri Lanka
Publication : Proceedings of 8th Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON 2021)
Year : 2021
Members : Madushani K.G.P., Athukorala A.D.S.N.P. and Gama-Arachchige N.S. - Seed dormancy of 80 tropical montane forest species in Sri Lanka, The first dormancy profile for a tropical montane forest community
Publication : Plant Biology
Year : 2021
Members : Athugala Y.S., Jayasuriya K.M.G.G., Gunaratne A.M.T.A. and Baskin C.C. - Seed dormancy of Cardiospermum halicacabum (Sapindaceae) from three precipitation zones in Sri Lanka
Publication : Plant Biology
Year : 2021
Members : Thusithana V., Amerasekara R.W.K., Jayasuriya K.M.G.G., Gama-Arachchige N.S., Baskin C.C. and Baskin J.M. - Species richness patterns, hotspots and phytogeographic affinities of thalloid liverworts (Marchantiophyta) and hornworts (Anthocerotophyta) of Sri Lanka
Publication : Tropical Ecology
Year : 2021
Members : Ruklani, N. C. S. & Rubasinghe, S. C. K. - The effect of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles on Raphanus sativus with respect to seedling growth and two plant metabolites.
Publication : Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management
Year : 2021
Members : Madanayake, N.H., Adassooriya, N.M. and Salim, N.
- New additions to leafy liverwort flora (Marchatiophyta, Jungermanniopsida) of Sri Lanka
Publication : Journal of the National Science Foundation Sri Lanka
Year : 2020
Members : Bandaranayake B. M. S. K., Ruklani, N. C. S. & Rubasinghe, S. C. K. - Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss.
alters Structure and composition of native forests: A study from moist
evergreen forests in Sri Lanka
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2020
Members : Tharanga Jayawickrama, Inoka Krunaratne, Siril Wijesundara and Sumedha Madawala - Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (Agaricales: Basidiomycota), attractive yellow houseplant mushroom, revisited after 100 years
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2020
Members : Adikaram, N. K. B., Yakandawala, D. M. D., & Jayasinghe, L. - Isolation and characterization of potassium solubilizing microorganisms
from Sri Lankan soil.
Publication : In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on “Phytopathology in Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals”, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India, January 16-20, 2020.
Year : 2020
Members : Jayasinghe, J.A.S.G. and Athukorala, A.D.S.N.P. - Antifungal activity of six invasive plant extracts against Fusarium sp. Isolated from Dracaena sanderiana leaf spots”.
Publication : 7th International Conference on Phytopathology in Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals, New Delhi, India.
Year : 2020
Members : Karunarathne, T.C.M.F., Damunupola, J.W. and Bandara, B.M.R. - Does Clidemia hirta (L.) D. Don
Affect Natural Regeneration from Soil Seed Bank in Halgolla Forest, Sri Lanka?
Publication : Proceedings of the International Research Conference of Uva Wellassa University
Year : 2020
Members : Wanigasinghe, I.M., & Gunaratne, A.M.T.A. - Molecular
characterization of Colletotrichum species causing Begonia anthracnose in Sri Lanka
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2020
Members : Wickramasinghe, P., Adikaram, N., & Yakandawala, D. - Pollen
Biology and Stigma Receptivity of Osbeckia Lanata Alston.
(Melastomataceae)
Publication : Proceedings of the PGIS Research Congress, Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Year : 2020
Members : Eeriyawala E.H.C.M., Attanayake A.M.A.S., Gunaratne A.M.T.A. and Ariyarathna H.A.C.K. - Synthesis of fatty acid diethanolamides from microalgal biomass.
Publication : In Proceedings of the 7th Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON 2020), Faculty of Science University of Ruhuna, Wellamadama, Matara, Sri Lanka. 22nd January, 2020.
Year : 2020
Members : Fernando, H.S.S., Lakmali, W.G.M., Athukorala S.N.P., Jayasundera K.B. and Yapa, Y.M.A.L.W. - The first report of Helvella crispa (Ascomycota, Pezizales),
a rare fungal species in Sri Lanka
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2020
Members : Adikaram, N. K. B., Yakandawala, D., & Jayasinghe, L. - Vegetative
propagation of critically endangered mangrove lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt in Madu Ganga RAMSAR site of Sri
Lanka, towards its conservation.
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2020
Members : Perera, P.L.M.M., Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G., Damunupola, J.W., Gunaratne, A.M.T.A. and Prasanna, M.G.M. - A
Provisional List of Fungi in Sri Lanka.
Publication : In: The National Red List 2020 - Conservation Status of the Flora of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: Biodiversity Secretariat of the Ministry of Environment and the National Herbarium, Department of the National Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya
Year : 2020
Members : Adikaram Nimal and Yakandawala Deepthi - A checklist of plant pathogenic fungi and Oomycota in Sri Lanka
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2020
Members : Adikaram Nimal and Deepthi Yakandawala - Application of live Chlorococcum aquaticum biomass for the removal of Pb (II) from aqueous solutions
Publication : Journal of Applied Phycology
Year : 2020
Members : LMM Liyanage, WGM Lakmali, SNP Athukorala, KB Jayasundera - Candidate genes and stable quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with blast, bacterial blight and sheath blight resistance in rice
Publication : Candidate genes and stable quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with blast, bacterial blight and sheath blight resistance in rice
Year : 2020
Members : H E D Shashiprabha, Sachith P Abeysundara, H.A.C.K. Ariyarathna - Community perceptions and responses on bamboo spread in native forests: a case study from Sri Lanka
Publication : International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology
Year : 2020
Members : Tharanga Jayawickrama, I Krunaratne, S Wijesundara and Sumedha Madawala - Does the IUCN Red Data ‘Criteria B’ do justice for smaller aquatic plants: A case study from Sri Lankan Aponogetons
Publication : Biodiversity and Conservation
Year : 2020
Members : Manawaduge, C.G., Yakandawala, D. & Yakandawala, K. - Effect of Biofilmed
Biofertilizer on the performance of native plant species in degraded grasslands
at Knuckles Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka
Publication : International symposium of Agriculture and environment
Year : 2020
Members : Gunasekara, R.D.A., Senevirathne, G., Gunatilleke, I.A.U.N., Gunatilleke, C.V.S., & Gunaratne, A.M.T.A. - Effect of UV-C hormesis on regulating anthracnose disease and postharvest quality of tomato.
Publication : The Journal of Agricultural Science – Sri Lanka
Year : 2020
Members : Wanasinghe, W. U. T. and Damunupola, J. W. - Epicotyl morphophysiological dormancy and storage behaviour of Strychnos nux-vomica, S. potatorum and S. benthami (Loganiaceae)
Publication : Seed Science Research
Year : 2020
Members : Muthuthanthirige, D.L., Wijetunga, W.M.G.A.S.T.B. and Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G. - First report of Lasiodiplodia theobromae rot in ripe jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) in Sri Lanka
Publication : Indian Phytopathology
Year : 2020
Members : Adikaram, Nimal., Manawadu Lakshika, Jayasinghe Lalith and Yakandawala Deepthi - Floral diversity and carbon stocks of the Sasthrawela mangrove in the East Coast of Sri Lanka, a recently declared forest reserve
Publication : Sri Lanka Journal of Marine Environmental Science
Year : 2020
Members : Prasanna M.G.M., Ranawana K.B., Jayasuriya K.M.G.G., Silva K.A.I.D. and Premarathne E.G.T.P. - Guidance Document on Use of Nature-Based
Solutions for Site-specific Landslide Risk Mitigation, Nature-Based Landslide
Risk Management Project in Sri Lanka.
Publication : Book
Year : 2020
Members : Sugathapala, K.C., Bandara, R.M.S., Jayasinghe, P., Jayathilake, D., Kumarasiri, W.K.C., Kankanamge, L., Dayaratna, P.GF.N.N., Gunathilaka, T.M.N., Perera, M.D.B., Nawagamuwa, U.P., Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G., Karunarathna, A.K., Dharmadasa, R.M., Pallewatha, M.A., Soralump,S., Dinh, N.Q., Basnayake, S., Arambepola, N.M.S.I., Ganepola, G.A.C. - Identifying
the spatial drivers and scale-specific variations of soil organic carbon in
tropical ecosystems: A case study from Knuckles Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka
Publication : Forest Ecology and Management
Year : 2020
Members : R.P.S.K. Rajapaksha, S.B. Karunaratne, A. Biswas, K. Paul, H.M.S.P. Madawala, S.K. Gunathilake, R.R. Ratnayake - Isolation and characterization of potassium solubilizing microorganisms
from Sri Lankan soil.
Publication : In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on “Phytopathology in Achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals”, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India, January 16-20, 2020.
Year : 2020
Members : Jayasinghe, J.A.S.G. and Athukorala, A.D.S.N.P. - Molecular phylogeny
and chromosomal evolution of endemic species of Sri Lankan Anacardiaceae
Publication : Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
Year : 2020
Members : Ariyarathne, M., Yakandawala, D., Barfuss, M., Heckenhauer, J. and Samuel, R. - New additions to leafy liverwort flora (Marchatiophyta, Jungermanniopsida) of Sri Lanka
Publication : Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka
Year : 2020
Members : Bandaranayake, B. M. S. K., Ruklani, N. C. S. & Rubasinghe, S. C. K. - Pesticidal properties of selected
invasive alien plants in Sri Lanka against fungi and insects of economic
importance in agriculture.
Publication : 14th International Conference on Agriculture and Plant Science, Sydney, Australia.
Year : 2020
Members : Samarasinghe, V.G.A.U., Prabath Nishantha, K.M.D.W. Bandara, Damunupola, J.W., N. C. Bandara, Wijesundara, D.S.A. and Bandara, B.M.R. - Pollen biology and stigma receptivity of Osbeckia lanata Alston. (Melastomataceae)
Publication : Proceedings of the Postgraduate Institute of Science Research Congress
Year : 2020
Members : Eeriyawala, E.H.C.M., Attanayake, A.M.A.S., Gunaratne, A.M.T.A., & Ariyarathna, H.A.C.K. - Restoration success evaluation of a thinned and enriched pine plantation
in Sri Lanka
Publication : Tropical Forest Science
Year : 2020
Members : Jayawardhane, J., & Gunaratne, A.M.T.A. - Roridomyces phyllostachydis (Agaricales, Mycenaceae), a new bioluminescent fungus from Northeast India
Publication : Phytotaxa
Year : 2020
Members : Samantha C. Karunarathna, Peter E. Mortimer, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Arun Kumar Dutta, Soumitra Paloi, Yuwei Hu, Gautam Baurah, Stephen Axford, Catherine Marciniak, Thatsanee Luangharn, Sumedha Madawala, Chang Lin, Jun-Zhu Chen, Krishnendu Acharya, Noppol Kobmoo, Milan C. Samarakoon, Anuruddha Karunarathna, Shuyi Gao, Jianchu Xu and Saisamorn Lumyong - Seed dormancy of 80 tropical montane forest species in Sri Lanka, the
first dormancy profile for a tropical montane forest community
Publication : Plant Biology
Year : 2020
Members : Athugala, Y. S., Jayasuriya, K. G., Gunaratne, A. M. T. A., & Baskin, C. C. - Seed Viability and moisture condition of dispersed seeds, of five temperate species, exposed to winter conditions
Publication : Analele Universităţii din Oradea, Fascicula Biologie
Year : 2020
Members : Samarasinghe C., Marian M., Levente A., Senevirathne N. and Jayasuriya G. - Species richness patterns, hotspots and phytogeographic affinities of thalloid liverworts (Marchantiophyta) and hornworts (Anthocerotophyta) of Sri Lanka.
Publication : Tropical Ecology
Year : 2020
Members : N. C. S Ruklani & Sumudu C. K. Rubasinghe - Species-specific smoke effects on seed germination of plants from different habitats from Sri Lanka
Publication : Flora
Year : 2020
Members : AACB Alahakoon, GAD Perera, DJ Merritt, Shane R Turner, NS Gama-Arachchige - Storage and Hydro-priming treatments to improve the seed quality of two traditional rice varieties; Batapola-el and Suwendal, from Sri Lanka
Publication : ORYZA
Year : 2020
Members : Galappaththi M.O., Jayasuriya K.M.G.G. and Gama-Arachchige N.S. - Synthesis of fatty
acid diethanolamides from microalgal biomass.
Publication : In Proceedings of the 7th Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON 2020), Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Wellamadama, Matara, Sri Lanka. 22nd January, 2020.
Year : 2020
Members : Fernando, H.S.S., Lakmali, W.G.M., Athukorala S.N.P., Jayasundera K.B. and Yapa, Y.M.A.L.W. - Towards probiotic postharvest biocontrol antagonists: Appraisal of obstacles. In Postharvest Pathology of Fresh Horticultural Produce. Palou, L. and Smilanick, J.L. (eds.)
Publication : Book chapter
Year : 2020
Members : Karunaratne, A.M. and Nanayakkara, B.S. - Vegetative propagation of critically endangered mangrove Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt in
Madu Ganga RAMSAR site of Sri Lanka, towards its conservation
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2020
Members : P.L.M.M. Perera, K.M.G.G. Jayasuriya, J.W. Damunupola, A.M.T.A. Gunaratne and M.G.M. Prasanna - Vegetative propagation of critically endangered mangrove Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt in Madu Ganga RAMSAR site of Sri Lanka, towards its conservation
Publication : Ceylon Journal of Science
Year : 2020
Members : Perera P.L.M.M., Jayasuriya K.M.G.G., Damunupola J.W., Gunaratne A.M.T.A., and Prasanna M.G.M.