Journal Publications

Karunarathna KHT, Mewan KM, Weerasena OVDSJ, Perera SACN and Edirisinghe ENU (2020). A Functional Molecular Marker for Detecting Blister Blight Disease Resistance in Tea (Camellia sinensis L.). Plant Cell Reports.

Karunarathna KHT, Senathilake NHKS, Mewan KM, Weerasena OVDSJ,. Perera SACN (2020) In silico structural homology modelling of EST073 motif coding protein of Camellia sinensis. L (Tea). Journal of genetic engineering and Biotechnology.

Karunarathna KHT, Mewan KM, Weerasena OVDSJ, Perera SACN, Edirisinghe ENU and Jayasoma AA. (2018). Understanding the genetic relationships and breeding patterns of Sri Lankan tea cultivars with genomic and EST-SSR markers. Scientia Horticulturae, 240, pp.72-80.

Karunarathna KHT, Mewan KM, Weerasena OVDSJ, Perera SACN, Edirisinghe ENU and Jayasoma AA. (2018). EST-SSR Based Insights into Genetic Architecture and Pedigree of Sri Lankan Tea Cultivars. Journal of the Korean Tea Society, 24, No:3, pp.40-47.

Mewan KM, Abeysinghe ISB, Karunarathne KHT, Weerasena OVDSJ, Evarad JMDT, Tirimanne TLS and Karunanayake EH.(2015). Application of RAPD,AFLP and SSRP techniques to elucidate pedigree and genetic diversity of Sri Lankan Teas(Camellia sinensis L.).Proceedings international conference on food, agriculture and Natural Resources, Jember,Indonisia. August 31-September1, 2015.

KHT Karunarathne, OVDSJ Weerasena, ENU Edirisinghe, NHL Pradeepa, I Sarath B. Abeysinghe, and KM Mewan. (2014). Development of a DNA marker to blister blight disease resistant trait in tea (Camellia sinensis L.) Proc. Asian Plant Science Conference, Nepal. 1-3, Nov, 2014. 97p

Conference Papers

Karunarathna KHT, Weerasena OVDSJ, Abeysinghe ISB, Mewan KM. Genic microsatellite markers as a potential source to identify blister blight disease resistant traits in Sri Lankan tea cultivars. Proceedings international conference on tea science and tea culture (ISTSTC) 4th to 6th November 2014. Jeju, Korea. P.37

Karunarathna KHT, Mewan KM, Punyasiri PAN, Weerasena OVDSJ, Edirisinghe ENU, Brasathe J, Abeysinghe ISB. Development of marker to identify blister blight resistant and succeptibility in tea (Camellia sinensis L.) cultivars. 2nd International Conference on Frontiers in Molecular Life Sciences;10th to 12th September 2014;

Kulatunga DCM, Sinniah GD, Balasuriya A, Karunarathna KHT, Mewan KM. Use of its region for molecular differentiation of Exobasidium vexans causing blister blight in tea. International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment University of Rhuna; 2013 November 28; University of Rhuna:

Karunarathna KHT, Mewan KM, Weerasena OVDSJ, Abeysinghe ISB. Microsatellite based approach towards identification of blister blight resistant and susceptible tea (Camellia sinensis L. O. Kuntze) cultivars. Sixth Annual Scientific Sessions; 2013 May 3; Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo: p.15.

Sandamali HPN, Karunarathne KHT, Mewan KM, Wickremasingha IP. Microsatellite based Estimation of Genomic Similarities of Cultivated Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) and Non-tea (Camellia spp.) Types in the Genus Camellia. University of Peradeniya Research Session (PURSE)2012; 2013 July 4; University of Peradeniya.

Kulatunga DCM, Sinniah GD, Balasuriya A, Mewan KM, Karunarathna T. Molecular Characterization of Exobasidium vexans Using ITS Primers. Undergraduate Research Symposium 2013; 2013 July 31; Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Karunarathna KHT, Mewan KM, Punyasiri PAN, Brasathe J, Weerasena OVDSJ. Variation of biochemical composition between blister blight resistant and susceptible tea (Camellia sinensis L. O. Kuntze) cultivars. Proceedings of the 69th annual sessions; 2013 December 05; SLASS: p.165

National Awards for Excellence in agricultural research-2021

Research fellowship- National research council, Sri Lanka(Grant No:NRC-09-066)

Member- Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Sri Lanka

Synthesis and modifications of biochar as a N, P, K rich soil amendment.

Herbal product development using remedies of traditional medicine of Sri Lanka.

Green synthesis of Ag and Cu nano-particals