P.D.B.J. Palihakkara
jananidb@agri.pdn.ac.lk
Academic and Professional Qualifications
Academic qualifications
Ph.D. (reading), Massey University, New Zealand
M.Sc., University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
B.Sc. University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS & AWARDS
Selected key publications
Dandeniya, W.S., Wijerathna, Y.U.C., Palihakkara, P.D.B.J. and Mithrasena, Y.J.P.K., 2021. Soil Microorganisms Increase Mobility of Iron to Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Plants. Tropical Agricultural Research, 33(1), pp.29–39. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/tar.v33i1.8449
Palihakkara, P.D.B.J. and Vitharana, U.W.A. (2019). A time-efficient and accurate texture analysing method for tropical soils. Journal of Agriculture and Value Addition. Vol. 2 (2), 1–9.
Research grants
Investigation on Carbon fractions and Functional groups of Organo-mineral associations in three soil series representing major Great Soil Groups of Sri Lanka, LKR 234,000.00, University Research Grants. 2019; Principle investigator
