Research Interest
- Conservation of natural and urban ecosystems of Sri Lanka,
- Biodiversity surveys
- Ecology, biology, distribution, and management of environmental weeds/invasive alien plants
- Responses of Plants to climate change
- Biofertilizers
Research Activities/ Ongoing research
- Assessment of risks of invasion during deliberate plant introductions to Sri Lanka (OP)
- Forecasting of the growth and yield performance Sri Lankan grown Sesame/Thala (Sesamum indicum) and its wild relatives to water deficit conditions (JD)
- Floristics of urban areas, dry zone forests and serpentine sites of Sri Lanka (AM, SD)
Financial support
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- National Research Council (NRC)
- University of Colombo (UOC)
- Institute of Fundamental Studies (IFS)
- Queensland University of Technology
- Australia Collaborators: Department of Botanic Gardens, Sri Lanka, Urban Development Authority,
