Doctor of Philosophy Degrees

Student Name: Mr. GKIS Madola

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/PHD/2019/118

Course Status: Full-time

Title of the Degree

Conservation of Threatened and Ornamentally Important Lagenandra spp. (Araceae) in Sri Lanka

Supervisors

1.Prof. K Yakandawala,

Department of   Horticulture &

Landscape Gardening,

Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation

Management,

Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

 

2.Snr. Prof. DMD Yakandawala, 

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, 

University of Peradeniya

 

3. Dr. SB Karunaratne, Scientist, 

Smart Agriculture, Runway Bay, Australia

 

Student Name: Ms. JKWN Subashini

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/PHD/2020/121

E-mail: subashini@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Full-time

Title of the Degree

Urban Residential Gardens: Contribution to the Biodiversity Conservation

Supervisors

1. Prof. K Yakandawala, Department of   Horticulture & Landscape Gardening, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

2. Prof. Emily Stuart Minor, Department of Biological Sciences, Institute for Environmental Science & Policy, University of Illinois, USA

Student Name: Ms. HCD Wijayawardhana

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/PHD/2021/142

E-mail: wijayawardhanahcd@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Full-time

Title of the Degree

Landscape Potential of Natural and Induced Mutants of Nymphoides hydrophylla (Lpur.) Kuntze

Supervisors

1. Prof. K Yakandawala, Department of   Horticulture & Landscape Gardening, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

2. Prof. HMVG Herath, Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya

Student Name: Ms. SSKT Seelanatha

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/PHD/2023/170

E-mail: seelanathasskt@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Full-time

Title of the Degree

A Framework for Remunerating Watershed Services to Support Sustainable Hydropower Generation: A Case Study of the Upper Kelani Basin

Supervisors

1. Dr. (Ms.) JMM Udugama, Department of Agribusiness Management, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

2. Prof. NWBAL Udayanga, Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Student Name: Mr. LB Dunsford

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/PHD/2025/192

E-mail: seelanathasskt@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Full-time

Title of the Degree

Sustainable Palm Oil Production in Sri Lanka with Emphasis on Pollinator Behaviour Studies, Circular Economy Strategies, and Community Engagement

Supervisors

1. Prof. DC Abeysinghe, Department of Plantation Management, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

2. Emeritus Prof. RCWMRA Nugawela, Director (Technical), Lalan Rubbers (Pvt) Ltd., 54, Kirulapane Avenue, Colombo 06, Sri Lanka

Master of Philosophy Degrees

Student Name: Ms. LHN De Silva

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/MPHIL/2021/141

E-mail: nadeera.de@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Part-time

Title of the Degree

An Inquiry into the Excess Use of Fertilizer and the Monetary Value of Nitrate Pollution of Ground Water in Kalpitiya Peninsula

Supervisors

1. Snr. Prof. JC Edirisinghe, Department of Agribusiness Management, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

2. Prof. NWBAL Udayanga, Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Student Name: Ms. PKD Vishmani

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/MPHIL/2022/163

E-mail: vishmanipkd@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Full-time

Title of the Degree

Forest Commons, Recovery and Incentives: A Case of Forest Proximate Communities in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka

Supervisors

Dr. (Ms.) JMM Udugama, Department of Agribusiness Management, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Student Name: Ms. HANR Samindi

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/MPHIL/2023/175

E-mail: hanrsamindi@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Full-time

Title of the Degree

Differential Expression of Drought Responsive Candidate Genes in Selected High Yielding Clones of Rubber (Havea brasiliensis)

Supervisors

1. Dr. (Mrs.) DR Gimhani, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

2. Dr. (Mrs.) SP Withanage, Acting Deputy Director – Research (Bio), Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka, Dartonfield, Agalawatta

Student Name: Mr. KHMI Karunarathne

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/MPHIL/2024/179

E-mail: indika@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Full-time

Title of the Degree

Leveraging Geographic Information Systems for Land Suitability Assessment of Pepper (Piper nigrum L.)

Supervisors

Prof. HMLK Herath, Department of Agribusiness Management, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Student Name: Mr. RHL Ranasinghe

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/MPHIL/2024/186

E-mail: rhlranasinghe@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Full-time

Title of the Degree

Species Diversity and Distribution of Ornamentally Important Aquatic Genus Blyxa in Sri Lanka: Conservation Implications

Supervisors

1. Prof. K Yakandawala, Department of Horticulture & Landscape Gardening, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

2. Snr. Prof. DMD Yakandawala, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya

Student Name: Mr. KPNG Kanuwana

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/MPHIL/2025/193

E-mail: kpngkanuwana@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Full-time

Title of the Degree

Evaluating Profitability and Technical Efficiency of Ploytunnel Vegetable Cultivation in Badulla District

Supervisors

1. Prof. HMLK Herath, Department of Agribusiness Management, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

2. Snr. Prof. JC Edirisinghe, Department of Agribusiness Management, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Student Name: Ms. HMTP Herath

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/MPHIL/2025/201

E-mail: hmtpherath@wyb.ac.lk

Course Status: Part-time

Title of the Degree

Assessment of Climate and Topographic Effect on Forest Dieback and Implications for Post-Dieback Carbon Divergence in the Knuckles Conservation Forest, Sri Lanka

Supervisors

1. Dr. (Ms.) WAS Lakmali, Department of Plantation Management, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

2. Dr. ASA Salgadoe, Department of Horticulture & Landscape Gardening, Faculty of Agriculture & Plantation Management, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Student Name:Mr IJ Amadoru

Reg. No: WU/SRHDC/MPHIL/2014/49

E-mail:

Title of the Degree

Effect of selected agronomics practices on

phyto-chemical,physio-chemical and bio activity of

an introduced variety of Pogostemon heyneanus

Benth. (Lamiaceae) and optimization of its

processing techniques.

Supervisors

1. Prof. DC Abeysinghe Dept. of Plantation

    Management, FAPM

2. Dr. DM Dharmadasa, Principale Research

    Scientist, Herbal Technology Institute,

    Colombo 07

3. Dr. HAWS. Gunathilaka, Senior Lecturer, Dept.of

    Plantation Management, FAPM