Faculty of Agriculture ยท University of Ruhuna
Department of Crop Science
Research and teaching on crop production, management and improvement including agronomy, plant physiology and climate-smart agriculture.
Department of Crop Science,
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna,
Mapalana, Kamburupitiya,
Sri Lanka 81100
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna,
Mapalana, Kamburupitiya,
Sri Lanka 81100
Academic Staff
Prof. D.L.C. Kumari Fonseka
Professor ★ Department Head
Plant Tissue Culture & MicropropagationPlant BiotechnologyNursery Technology for High-value Crops
dlckumari@crop.ruh.ac.lk
+94 71 832 7109
Prof. K.K.I.U. Arunakumara
Senior Professor (Chair)
Horticultural Crop ProductionWood Properties and AnatomyMedicinal and Aromatic Plant Agrotechnology
kkiuaruna@crop.ruh.ac.lk
+94 71 811 6304
Emer. Prof. Ranjith Senaratne
Professor Emeritus
Grain legume biologyBiological nitrogen fixationLegume-Rhizobium symbiosis
rsenaratne@crop.ruh.ac.lk
+94 77 306 1013
Emer. Prof. S. Subasinghe
Professor Emeritus
Protected cultivationSubstrate managementVegetable crop physiology
siripala.subasinghe@agri.ruh.ac.lk
Prof. W.G.D. Lakmini
Professor
Crop physiologyStress biologyWeed science
wgdlakmini@crop.ruh.ac.lk
+94 71 826 5218
Prof. I.R. Palihakkara
Professor
Sustainable Crop & Land-use SystemsSoil Fertility & Nutrient DynamicsPlantation & Field-Crop Management
palihakkara@crop.ruh.ac.lk
+94 41 229 2200
Prof. Menaka Fernando
Professor
Organic fertilizersUnderutilized cropsroot system architecture of crops
menaka@crop.ruh.ac.lk
+94 71 817 0319
Mrs. M.K.T.K. Amarasinghe
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
Medicinal and aromatic plant cultivationVegetable crop production and managementCrop physiology and post-harvest technology
thulani@agri.ruh.ac.lk
+94 71 860 3454
Dr. Niluka Nakandalage
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
Crop agronomy and physiologyMineral nutrition and micronutrient managementCrop responses to environmental stresses
niluka@crop.ruh.ac.lk
+94 71 563 1056
Mr. H.K.M.S. Kumarasinghe
Senior Lecturer ( Grade -II )
Protected house crop productionVegetable agronomyFertilizer management
skumarasinghe@agri.ruh.ac.lk
+94 70 183 4138
Dr. Chathuri Lankani Karunarathne
Senior Lecturer
Stress PhysiologyAgronomyNutrient Use Efficiency
lankani.k@agri.ruh.ac.lk
+94 77 682 2047
Ms. W.M.A.M. Karunarathne
Scientific Assistant
Protected cultivation of vegetablesCrop nutrition and fertilizer managementIoT-based smart protected agriculture
achinik@agri.ruh.ac.lk
Ms. B.S.S. Basooriya
Lecturer (Probationary)
Agronomy and Crop SciencePlant SciencePlant Biotechnology
sachini.s@ruh.ac.lk
+94 76 343 1749
Mr. H.D.M.U. Wijesinghe
Lecturer (Probationary)
Precision AgricultureUAV-based Remote SensingMachine Learning in Agriculture
Ms. D.S. Wickramasinghe
Lecturer (Probationary)
Crop ModellingMultispectral Image AnalysisMachine Learning and Deep Learning
dahamisamindi@gmail.com
+94 77 465 3631
Temporary Staff
H.W.H. Henepola
Temporary Research Assistant
croptemporarystaff2026@gmail.com
+94 77 146 0330
I.B.M.D.I. Irugalbandara
Temporary Research Assistant
croptemporarystaff2026@gmail.com
+94 76 353 4969
L.D.N.C. Liyanage
Temporary Demonstrator
croptemporarystaff2026@gmail.com
+94 75 281 6536
Non-Academic Staff
Ms. A.N. Abegunawardana
Technical Officer
asanthiniluka48@gmail.com
+94 71 262 2443
Mr. R. Wasanth
Laboratory Attendant
wasanthacrp@agri.ruh.ac.lk
+94 71 184 1518
Ms. W.H. Udari Kaushalya
Laboratory Attendant
udarikaushalyacrp@agri.ruh.ac.lk
+94 71 037 7868
Mr. H.A. Janaka Sampath
Work Aide
janakacrp@agri.ruh.ac.lk
+94 71 186 2493
Ms. P.B. Nadeeka Sandamali
Work Aide
nadeekacrp@agri.ruh.ac.lk
+94 71 340 6016