Dr. B.R.C.P. Samarasinghe

Cinque Terre

Lecturer (Unconfirmed) in Botany
Dept. of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Applied Sciences

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Basic Information

Dr. B.R.C.P. Samarasinghe

Designation Lecturer (Unconfirmed) in Botany
Department / Unit Dept. of Biological Sciences
Faculty Faculty of Applied Sciences
Mobile No.
Email chandimas@seu.lk

Qualifications

  • PhD in Plant Sciences (Seed Biology) (UPDN)
  • BSc Sp. (Hons.) in Botany (UPDN)

Positions Held

  • Academic Warden- (1014.10.07 to present) Female Hostels, Faculty of Applied Sciences, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka.
  • Faculty Representative- Gender Equity and Equality Committee, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
  • Administrative Secretary-(2024.01.17 to present) Science Education Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
  • Editor – (2019-2020) Young Researchers’ Forum, Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya
  • Research Assistant - (2017- 2021) Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Demonstrator - (2017.01.09 - 2017.09.21) Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

    • Teaching Areas

    • Plant Breeding
    • Plant Tissue culture
    • Plant Morphology and Anatomy
    • Fungal Biology
    • Horticulture

    Research Interest

    • Seed Biology
    • Restoration Ecology

    Journal Articles

    • Samarasinghe, B.R.C.P., Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G., Gunaratne, A.M.T.A., Senanayaka, MC., & Dixon, K. W. (2022). Seed dormancy and germination behavior of tropical rainforest tree species from Sri Lanka. Seed Science Research, 32(2), 94-103
    • Samarasinghe, B.R.C.P., Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G., Gunaratne, A.M.T.A., Senanayaka, M.C., & Dixon, K.W. (2022). Seed traits and climate resilience in three Mesua species from Sri Lanka. Flora, 287, 152004.
    • Samarasinghe, B.R.C.P., Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G., Gunaratne, A.M.T.A., Senanayaka, M.C., & Dixon, K.W. (2022). Seed biology and early seedling developmental traits of Clidemia hirta, an invasive species of Sri Lankan rainforests, compared to two native species sharing the same habitat. Taiwania, 67(1), 73‒82
    • Samarasinghe, B.R.C.P., Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G., Gunaratne, A.M.T.A., Senanayaka, M.C., & Dixon, K.W. (2022). Seed biology and early seedling developmental traits of Clidemia hirta, an invasive species of Sri Lankan rainforests, compared to two native species sharing the same habitat. Taiwania, 67(1), 73‒82
    • Samarasinghe, C., Marian, M., Almasi L., Senevirathna, N., & Jayasuriya G. (2020). Seed viability and moisture condition of dispersed seeds of five temperate species exposed to winter conditions. Analele Universităţii din Oradea, Fascicula Biologie, 27(1), 17-20.

    Conference Papers

    • Samarasinghe B.R.C.P., Jayasuriya K.M.G.G., Gunaratne A.M.T.A. and Dixon K.W. (2024), Seed dormancy and storage behaviour of selected economically important plant species from wet zone lowland rainforests in Sri Lanka: Proceedings of 13th Annual Science Research Session Faculty of Applied Sciences, SEUSL, Page 16.
    • Samarasinghe B.R.C.P., Jayasuriya K.M.G.G., Gunaratne A.M.T.A and Dixon K.W.; (2019). Conservation of Biodiversity: Seed germination and storage behaviour of twenty-five plant species from tropical lowland rainforests in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of Association for tropical biology and conservation, Asia pacific conference, 2019: 159.
    • Samarasinghe, B.R.C.P., Jayasuriya, K.M.G.G., Gunaratne, A.M.T.A., & Senanayaka, S.M.C. (2019). Determination of seed dormancy and germination behavior of 25 plant species from tropical lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of Post Graduate Institute of Science Research Congress, Sri Lanka 2019, :103.
    • Samarasinghe B.R.C.P., Jayasuriya K.M.G.G., Gunaratne A.M.T.A and Dixon K.W. ;(2018). Seed storage and germination behaviour of three endemic tree species from Sri Lanka, towards their conservation and restoration. Proceedings of the Wayamba University International Conference, Sri Lanka 2018,:165.
    • Samarasinghe B.R.C.P., Jayasuriya K.M.G.G., Gunaratne A.M.T.A and Senanayake S.M.C.;(2018). Comparative seed biology of invasive vs. native plant species in lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka, towards effective forest management. Proceedings of the 23rd International forestry and environmental symposium, 2018,:134.
    • Samarasinghe B.R.C.P., Jayasuriya K.M.G.G., Athugla Y.S.; (2017) Epicotyl dormancy of Ardisia gardneri, factors controlling epicotyl dormancy. Proceedings of Post Graduate Institute of Science Research Congress, Sri Lanka 2018, :184.
    • Poster presentation on Seed Germination behavior of an Important endemic rainforest understory species Ardisia gardneri C.B. Clarke from Sri Lanka at Student Conference on Conservation Sciences (SCCS - Bengaluru 2017).
    • Poster presentation on Seed germination and storage behavior of lowland rainforest species in Sri Lanka towards their conservation and restoration at Student Conference on Conservation Sciences (SCCS - Bengaluru 2018).
    • Poster presentation on Seed dormancy and storage behaviour of fifty plant species from tropical lowland rainforests in Sri Lanka in British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2020, A festival of Ecology held on 14th to 18th December 2020.