Prof. R.A. Seetha Priyanganie Senanayake

Prof. R.A. Seetha Priyanganie SenanayakeProfessor

MPhil (Reading, UK), BSc (Kelaniya), F I Biol (Sri Lanka).

University Location : Room No. B1 315
email: priyangi@kln.ac.lk
Telephone: +94-11-2903225 / + 94-11-2914480
Fax: + 94-11-2914480
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Research Interests

Systematic studies in tropical plant taxa.
Taxonomy and pharmaceutical properties of widely used medicinal plants and their substitutes
Ethnobotanical aspects of indigenous plants
Characterization of plants with economic importance for crop quality improvement

Selected Publications

Ranabahu S P and Harborne J B (1993), The flavonoids of the genus Lathyrus and a comparison of flavonoid patterns within the tribe Vicieae. Biochemical systematics and ecology, vol. 21 6/7, 715-722pp.
Perera N I S, Senanayake S P and Jayasekera L R (2001) - Leaf flavonoids as chemotaxonomic characters in genus Sida L. (Bevila), Tropical Agricultural Research 13:260-266.
Grayer R J, Kite G C, Veitich N C, Eckert M R, Marin P D, Senanayake S P, Paton A J (2002) Leaf flavonoid glycosides as chemosystematic characters in Ocimum. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 30; 327-342.
Joshi K, Seneviratne, G I and Senanayake S P ( 2004) Leaf flavonoid aglycone patterns in the species of Dipterocarpaceae in Sri Lanka. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 32, 329 – 336.
Jayasiri A P A, Senanayake S P, Paranagama P and Amarasinghe APG (2013) Preliminary Phytochemical Screening of the Medicinal Plant Adenanthera pavonina and its morphological Variation. Sri Lanka Journal of Indigenous Medicine, 152-156pp
Harshani H B C, Senanayake S P and Sandamali, H ( 2013) Host tree specificity and seed germination of Dendrobium aphyllum(Roxb.) C.E.C.Fisch. in Sri Lank. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka 41(3):71-86.
Priyadarshan A.I.S, Senanayake S. P. Jayatilleke, M.P. and Rajapakse S (2014) Development of suitable propagation systems for Tephrosia spp. in Sri Lanka. Journal of Science University of Kelaniya. (9) 39-45.
Priyadarshan A.I.S, Senanayake S. P. Jayatilleke, M.P. and Rajapakse S (2014) Intraspecific variation of Flueggea Leucopyrus Willd. in Sri Lanka and establishing suitable propagation system. Journal of Science, University of Kelaniya (9) 15-25
Jayasiri A P A, Senanayake S P, Amarasinghe APG and Paranagama P (2014) in- vitro anti Inflammatory Activity of Stem Bark Extracts Sri Lankan Albizia lebbeck. Journal of Indigenous Medicine, 234 -237 pp
C M S M De Silva, S P Senanayake (2015) Assessment of Epiphytic Lichen Diversity in Pine Plantations and Adjacent Secondary Forest in Peacock Hill, Pussellawa, Sri Lanka. International Journal of Botany (52):29-37.
Jayasiri A P A, Senanayake S P, Paranagama P and Amarasinghe APG (2016)- Phenetic analysis and phytochemical screening of medicinally important Albizia spp. in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences). 44(2), pp.85–90
Priyadarshan A. I. S. Senanayake S. P. Jayatilleke M. P. and Rajapakse R. G. S. C. (2016) Phenetic Diversity and Preliminary Phytochemical Screening of Tephrosia Spp. in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences). 44(2), pp.101–103
Jayarathna S.P.N.C., Senanayake, S.P., Rajapakse S. and Jayasekera, L.R., (2016) Phenetic variation and preliminary phytochemical screening of Piper species in Sri Lanka, The Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 11(3): 155-163
Jayarathna S.P.N.C., Senanayake, S.P., Rajapakse S. and Jayasekera, L.R., Paranagama, P A (2016) Interspecific relationships of Piper species in Sri Lanka as revealed by DNA barcode ITS. Journal of Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka Vol.5, 37-47
Silva, A. B. W. R., Herath, H., Senanayake, S. P., Swarnathilaka, D. B. R (2018) Phenetic and Genetic Characterization of Selected Economically Important Species in the Family Zingiberaceae. Sri Lankan J. Biol., 3 (1): 34-43
Hewavitharana N, Kannangara S D P and Senanayake R A S P (2018) Isolation, Identification and Mass production of five Trichoderma spp. on Solid and Liquid Carrier Media for Commercialization. Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 6(4): 285-293. DOI: 10.3126/ijasbt.v6i4.22128
De Silva G.B.V.U., Dharmadasa R.M.1,, Senanayake R.A.S.P , Lintha A.1 , Sewwandi S.K.U.(2020) Comparison of Essential Oil Content and Composition of Different Parts of Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf (Poaceae) Grown in Sri Lanka. World Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1-5. DOI:10.12691/wjar-8-1-1
P. M. H. Sandamali, S. P. Senanayake and Sanath Rajapakse (2020) Phylogenetic relationships of selected Sri Lankan Orchids based on Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) Sequence analysis. Tropical Plant Research 7 (1): 76-85 DOI https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2020.v7.i1.011
Sandamali PMH, Senanayake SP & Rajapakse S (2020) Morphometrics of selected Dendrobium spp. (Orchidaceae) in Sri Lanka. Tropical Plant Research 7(1): 149–157] DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/tpr.2020.v7.i1.020
De Silva G.B.V.U., Dharmadasa R.M., Senanayake R.A.S.P. Lintha A. (2021) Selection of Superior Quality Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle (Poaceae) Populations by Means of Quantity and Quality of Essential Oils World Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 9, No. 1, 1-8 DOI:10.12691/wjar-9-1-1 1.
Navodini Jayarathna , Ruvini Athapattu , Priyanganie Senanayake, Priyani Paranagama (2021) Volatile Chemical Constituents and Bioactivity of Selected Piper Species in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Modern Botany 2021, 11(1): 1-8.DOI: 10.5923/j.ijmb.20211101.01
W. E. R Silva, H. Herath, R. Attanayake, S. Ratnayake and Senanayake S P (2023) Pollen biology and reproductive ecology of selected paleotropical Dendrobiums and its commercial hybrids. Journal of Pollination Ecology DOI: 10.26786/1920-7603(2023)679. 32: 64-79
Indi Vishaka Somasiri, Harshini Herath, R M C S Ratnayake, Seetha Priyanganie Senanayake (2023) Propagation of Antidesma alexiteria and Syzygium caryophyllatum, two underexploited fruit plants in Sri Lanka: Effect of cutting types, potting media and auxin application. Dendrobiology, vol. 89, 65–76 DOI: 10.12657/denbio.089.00.

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