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Senior Lecturer/Department of Botany, University of Peradeniya- 
Seed vigor testing of traditional and developed rice varieties of Sri Lanka
Commendation of merit for the poster presentation at the Seed Ecology IV, International research conference (06/2013), Shenyang, China.
Member of the International Society for Seed Science (ISSS)Journal of Stored Products Research
Alahakoon, AACB, Abeysiriwardena, DDZ (2021). Low seed moisture and polythene packaging improve storability of seed
paddy. Journal of Stored Products Research, 94: 101884.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022474X21001235
Crop and Pasture Science
Alahakoon, A. A. C. B., Abeysiriwardena, D. D. Z., Damunupola, J. W.,
Hay, F. R. (2021). Accelerated aging test of seed vigour for predicting field emergence of
wet direct-seeded rice. Crop and Pasture Science, 72: 773-781.
https://www.publish.csiro.au/cp/CP20373
Flora
AACB Alahakoon, GAD Perera, DJ Merritt, Shane R Turner, NS Gama-Arachchige (2020). Species-specific smoke effects on seed germination of plants from different habitats from Sri Lanka. Flora, 263.
Ceylon Journal of Science
Gayathree I Senevirathne, NS Gama-Arachchige, Anjani M Karunaratne (2019). Germination, harvesting stage, antioxidant activity and consumer acceptance of ten microgreens. Ceylon Journal of Science, 48: 91-96.
Seed Science Research
Robert L Geneve, Carol C Baskin, Jerry M Baskin, KMG Gehan Jayasuriya, Nalin S Gama-Arachchige (2018). Functional morpho-anatomy of water-gap complexes in physically dormant seed. Seed Science Research, 28: 186-191.
Annals of Botany
Gama-Arachchige NS, Baskin JM, Geneve RL, Baskin CC. (2013). Identification and characterization of ten new water gaps in seeds and fruits with physical dormancy and classification of water-gap complexes. Annals of Botany, 112: 69-84.
Annals of Botany
Gama-Arachchige NS, Baskin JM, Geneve RL, Baskin CC (2013). Quantitative analysis of the thermal requirements for stepwise physical dormancy-break in seeds of the winter annual Geranium carolinianum (Geraniaceae). Annals of Botany, 111: 849-858.
Annals of Botany
Gama-Arachchige NS, Baskin JM, Geneve RL, Baskin CC. (2012). The autumn effect: timing of physical dormancy break in seeds of two winter annual species of Geraniaceae by a stepwise process. Annals of Botany, 110: 637-651.
Ceylon Journal of Science (Bio. Sci)
Senevirathne M, Gunasinghe WKRN, Gama-Arachchige NS, Dissanayake NBU, Karunarathne AM. (2012). Mineral bioavailability in three locally consumed pulses processed using popular methods: interpreted using molar ratios with phytic acid. Ceylon Journal of Science (Bio. Sci), 41 (1): 19-26.
Annals of Botany
Gama-Arachchige NS, Baskin JM, Geneve RL, Baskin CC. (2011). Acquisition of physical dormancy and ontogeny of the micropyle-water gap complex in developing seeds of Geranium carolinianum L. (Geraniaceae). Annals of Botany, 108: 51-64.
Annals of Botany
Gama-Arachchige NS, Baskin JM, Geneve RL, Baskin CC. (2010). Identification and characterization of the water gap in physically dormant seeds of Geraniaceae, with special reference to Geranium carolinianum. Annals of Botany, 105: 977-990.