Dr. B.M.S. Jinendra

Senior Lecturer

Department of Agricultural Engineering & Environmental Technology,
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna,
Mapalana, Kamburupitiya,
Sri Lanka 81100

Research Interests

Qualifications

PhD in Bio-measurement Engineering | Kobe University, Japan
MSc in Environmental Information and Bio-production Engineering | Kobe University, Japan
BSc in Agriculture | University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

Biography

Dr. B.M.S. Jinendra is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Engineering and Environmental Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna. His teaching and research interests include NIR spectroscopy and electronics automation, with a focus on smart farming tools and rapid, non-destructive diagnostics.

Journal Publications

Total: 32

Awanthi, M. G. G., Navaratne, S. B., Jinendra, B. M. S., & Navaratne, C. M. (2019). Effect of temperature and packing material on germination rate of stored paddy. International Research Conference, Uva Wellassa University , Sri Lanka, p. 548.

Awanthi, M. G. G., Navaratne, S. B., Jinendra, B. M. S., & Navaratne, C. M. (2019). Effect of global warming on dry mass loss of paddy stored in gunny bags. International Conference on Capacity Building for Research and Innovation in Disaster Resilience , p. 138.

Kumara, V. G. C. I., & Jinendra, B. M. (2019). Development of firmness comparator for quick detection of artificial ripening of banana ( Musa spp.). International Conference on Agriculture and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna , p. 22.

Awanthi, M. G. G., Navaratne, S. B., Jinendra, B. M. S., & Navaratne, C. M. (2018). Effect of rising global temperature on dry mass loss of stored paddy. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 9(9), 2062–2067.

Rathnayake, J. H. A. T., & Jinendra, B. M. (2018). Near infrared spectroscopy for quick detection of turmeric powder adulterations with metanil yellow. International Conference on Agriculture and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna , p. 25.

Awanthi, M. G. G., Jinendra, B. M. S., Navaratne, S. B., & Navaratne, C. M. (2018). Non-destructive and rapid detection of paddy hardness by using shortwave near infrared (SW-NIR) spectroscopy. 15th Academic Sessions, University of Ruhuna , p. 51.

Awanthi, M. G. G., Navaratne, S. B., Jinendra, B. M. S., & Navaratne, C. M. (2017). Effect of stored time and temperature on milling quality of parboiled and raw rice of an improved inbred variety At 362 and a traditional variety. Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension, 14(2), 25–33.

Sandaruwan, Y. K. S., & Jinendra, B. M. (2017). Adaptation of short wave near infrared (SW-NIR) common PLS model for quantifying leaf water content in higher plants. International Conference on Agriculture and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna.

Bandara, K. M. T. S., Jinendra, B. M., Alwis, P. L. A. G., Hettiarachchi, N. K., & Wijesinghe, K. G. G. (2017). Comparison of operating force required for traditional cinnamon ( Cinnamomum zeylanicum ) peeling processes with respect to diameter and peelability of sticks. International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna , p. 74.

Ruwanpathirana, P. P., Jinendra, B. M. S., & Bandara, K. M. T. S. (2016). Rapid detection of soil organic carbon using shortwave near infrared (SW-NIR) spectroscopy. International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research (IJSER), 7(6).

Madubasha, A. A., Bandara, K. M. T. S., Alwis, P. L. A. G., & Jinendra, B. M. S. (2016). Design and development of low cost nursery seeder for cinnamon ( Cinnamomum zeylanicum ). International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research , 1507–1510.

Senavirathna, G. D. T. M., & Jinendra, B. M. (2013). Freshness detection of poultry eggs using shortwave near infrared (SW-NIR) spectroscopy. International Conference on Agriculture and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna , pp. 58–62.

Ruwanpura, W. G. H., & Jinendra, B. M. (2012). Near infrared spectroscopy: A novel non-destructive tool for rapid detection of artificially ripened mango ( Mangifera indica ). International Conference on Agriculture and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna , pp. 50–53.

Erandika, T. M., & Jinendra, B. M. (2012). Infrared spectroscopy for nondestructive and fast identification of artificially ripened papaya ( Carica papaya ). International Conference on Agriculture and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna , pp. 136–139.

Jinendra, B. M., & Tsenkova, R. (2011). NIR spectroscopy and aquaphotomics for soybean cultivars cold tolerance evaluation. 15th International Conference on NIR Spectroscopy , Cape Town, South Africa, pp. 39–41.

Jinendra, B. M., Tamaki, K., Kuroki, S., Vassileva, M., Yoshida, S., & Tsenkova, R. (2010). Near infrared spectroscopy and aquaphotomics: Novel approach for rapid in-vivo diagnosis of virus infected soybean. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications , 397 , 685–690.

Jinendra, B. M., Kuroki, S., & Tsenkova, R. (2010). Monitoring of second overtone of water absorbance bands reveals hypersensitivity response from virus infected plants. Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (Ed. Saranwong et al.). IMPublications, Chichester, UK, pp. 53–58. ISBN: 978-1-906715-03-8.

Jinendra, B. M., & Tsenkova, R. (2010). Cold tolerant cultivar evaluation for soybean by NIRS perturbation spectroscopy: Aquaphotomics for plant abiotic stress detection. International Workshop on Information, Nano and Photonics Technology (WINPTech) , Kobe, Japan, pp. 51–53.

Jinendra, B. M., & Tsenkova, R. (2010). Near infrared spectroscopy for rapid detection of cold tolerance in soybean. 2nd Asian International NIR Symposium , Shanghai, China, pp. 105–106.

Tsuda, Y., Ikuta, K., Jinendra, B. M., Gowen, A. A., & Tsenkova, R. (2010). Development of narrow band on-line NIR analyzer for detection of raw milk composition. 2nd Asian International NIR Symposium , Shanghai, China, p. 79.

Hesti, M., Kuroki, S., Jinendra, B. M., Ikuta, K., & Tsenkova, R. (2009). Double threshold method for mastitis diagnosis based on NIR spectra of raw milk and chemometrics. Biosystems Engineering, 104(2), 243–249.

Jinendra, B. M., Kuroki, S., & Tsenkova, R. (2009). Monitoring of second overtone of water absorbance reveals hypersensitivity response from virus infected plants. 14th International Conference on Near Infrared Spectroscopy , Bangkok, Thailand, p. 115.

Jinendra, B. M., & Tsenkova, R. (2009). Time resolve spectroscopy reveals hypersensitivity response from virus infected plants. WINPTech, International Workshop on Information, Nano and Photonics Technology , Kobe, Japan, pp. 148–149.

Jinendra, B. M., Tamaki, K., Kuroki, S., Yoshida, S., & Tsenkova, R. (2008). Spectra averaging as a strategy to diminish individual variability of soybean leaves for sensitive monitoring of soybean mosaic virus. 1st Asian International NIR Symposium , Tokyo, Japan, pp. 118–119.

Meilina, H., Kuroki, S., Jinendra, B. M., Ikuta, K., & Tsenkova, R. (2008). Introduction of double threshold method for mastitis diagnosis by NIR spectroscopy and chemometrics. 1st Asian NIR Symposium and 24th Japanese NIR Forum , pp. 182–183.

Morita, H., Ikuta, K., Jinendra, B. M., Hesti, M., & Tsenkova, R. (2007). Construction of NIR spectra database for cows unhomogenized composite milk and development of calibration model for SCC. Journal of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery, 69(3), 19–24.

Meilina, H., Morita, H., Jinendra, B. M., Kuroki, S., Ikuta, K., & Tsenkova, R. (2007). Comparative study of cows udder quarter milk in NIR spectra related to mastitis. Proceedings of Environmental Engineering Conference , September.

Jinendra, B. M., Weerasinghe, K. D. N., Dharmadasa, R. A. P. I., & Alahakoon, P. M. K. (2004). Performance assessment of automatic pH and EC monitoring and control system for hydroponically grown lettuce. Annual Academic Research Sessions, University of Ruhuna.

Rajawatta, K. M. W., Jinendra, B. M., & Weerasinghe, K. D. N. (2003). Selection of optimum solution depth for hydroponically grown lettuce ( Lactuca sativa ) in hot areas for static hydroponics systems. Proceedings of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) .

Jayalath, A. S. N., Jinendra, B. M., & Weerasinghe, K. D. N. (2003). Performance assessments of tomatoes in newly formulated hydroponics solution, compared to Albert solution. Proceedings of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) .

Kariyawasam, J. I. S., Jinendra, B. M., & Weerasinghe, K. D. N. (2002). Effect of three different growing environments on growth and performance of hydroponically grown lettuce ( Lactuca sativa ). Annual Academic Research Sessions, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture .

Jinendra, B. M., Vassileva, M., Gowen, A., & Tsenkova, R. (n.d.). Near infrared spectroscopy and aquaphotomics: Novel screening tool for cold tolerant cultivar selection in soybean breeding. Manuscript under review.