Full-length papers in peer-reviewed journals 

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Use of maturity traits to identify optimal harvestable maturity of banana Musa AAB cv. “Embul” in dry zone of Sri Lanka.

Full-length papers in peer-reviewed journals 
Kasthuri Kanchana, Anjali Senerath, Nagarathnam Thiruchchelvan, Aruna Kumara
Kasthuri Kanchana, Anjali Senerath, Nagarathnam Thiruchchelvan, Aruna Kumara (2021). Use of maturity traits to identify optimal harvestable maturity of banana Musa AAB cv. “Embul” in dry zone of Sri Lanka. Open Agriculture. 6: 143–151
Publication year: 2021

Development of a mango pulp and the acceptability and storability of the product.

Full-length papers in peer-reviewed journals 
H.M.T.P. Herath, U.M.A. Kumara, K.G.L.R. Jayathunge and N. Thiruchchelvan
H.M.T.P. Herath, U.M.A. Kumara, K.G.L.R. Jayathunge and N. Thiruchchelvan (2020). Development of a mango pulp and the acceptability and storability of the product. International Journal of Horticulture and Floriculture. Vol. 8 (9), pp. 001-009.
Publication year: 2020

Determination of Lycopene Content in Red Vegetable Grown in Sri Lanka.

Full-length papers in peer-reviewed journals 
KMAD Jayamaha, UMA Kumara* and CR Gunawardhana
KMAD Jayamaha, UMA Kumara* and CR Gunawardhana (2019). Determination of Lycopene Content in Red Vegetable Grown in Sri Lanka. ACTA SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE (ISSN: 2581-365X), 3.12 (2019): 49-51.
Publication year: 2019

Induction of defense-related gene expression through exogenous application of jasmoinic acid and a biological control agent to manage anthracnose of banana.

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Aruna Kumara, U. M. & De Costa, D.M
Publication year: 2017

Analysis of a differentially-expressed gene profile in resistant banana cultivar after infection by Colletotrichum musae

Full-length papers in peer-reviewed journals 
Aruna Kumara, U. M. & De Costa, D.M.
Publication year: 2015

An Efficient Protocol for Isolation of Functional RNA from Peel Tissue of Different Banana (Musa spp.) Cultivars for Gene Expression Studies on Anthracnose Development

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Aruna Kumara, U. M. & De Costa, D.M
Publication year: 2015

Identification of set of up-regulated genes due to infection by Colletotrichum musae in a desert banana cultivar, moderately-resistant to anthracnose”.

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Kumara, U.M.A., Jayasundara, N.C.Y.  and Costa, D.M.De
Publication year: 2014