{"id":10,"date":"2019-02-20T01:19:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T06:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/plant.sciences\/chandrika-nanayakkara\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2024-10-24T13:15:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:45:57","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/plant.sciences\/chandrika-nanayakkara\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Prof. Chandrika M. 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