Research Publications

1. Rajapakse, R. G. A. S., Kendaragama K. M. A. and K. G. I. Fernando. 1993. Changes in soil microbiological activities due to alley cropping. Multipurpose tree species in Sri Lanka, Proceeding of the forth regional workshop organized by national research committee on multipurpose tree species and winrock international, F/FRED, March 12-14, 1993, 160-163.
2. Rajapakse, R. G. A. S. 1993. Occurrence of some beneficial bacteria associating roots of finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn) and their effects on nutrient uptake, growth and yield of finger millet. M Phil thesis, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
3. Rajapakse, R. G. A. S. 1998. Potential use of root associative beneficial bacteria as a bio-fertilizer to increase productivity of crops under rain-fed condition. Workshop on tillage, water management, crop residue management and bio-diversity in sustainable, rain-fed farming in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka, May 6-7 1999, Field Crops Research & Development Institute, Department of Agriculture, Sri Lanka.
4. Rajapakse, R. G. A. S. 1998. Observations on the anthracnose of chilli pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) caused by Colletotrichum species in Sri Lanka. PhD Thesis, University of London, UK
5. Rajapakse, R. G. A. S., 1998. Shiromani Edirimanna and Geethani Weerarathna (1998) Anthracnose affects B' Onion. AGTEC in brief. November 1998, vol 4, No. 1.
6. Rajapakse, R. G. A. S. 1999. Mode of anthracnose development in chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) pods. Annals of the Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Vol.1, 247-266.
7. Rajapakse, R. G. A. S. 2000. Chemical factors involved in conidia differentiation by anthracnose pathogen, Colletotrichum capsici, at the surface of the chilli pods. Journal of Tropical Agriculturist, Department of Agriculture, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (In Press).
8. Rajapakse, R, G. A. S.,Edirimanna, S. P., Weeraratna, G., Yapa, D. R., Abewickrama and R. Hemananda. 2001. Management of leaf twister disease of shallot in Kolonna area (IM2 Agro-ecological zone), Annals of Department of Agriculture, Sri Lanka, Vol. 3, 201-211.
9. Rajapakse, R. G. A. S. and J. A. D. A. R. Ranasinghe. 2002. Development of variety screening method for anthracnose disease of chilli under field condition. Journal of Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension. Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Kamburupitiya, Sri Lanka. 5(1&2), 2002, 7-11.
10. Rajapakse, R. G. A. S., E. R. S. P. Edirimanna. 2002. Management of bulb rot of big onion (Allium cepa L) during storage using fungicides, Annals of Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture, Sri Lanka. Vol. 4, 319-326.
11. Rajapakse, R. G. A. S., W. A. P. Weerarathna, and L. Priyantha. 2003. Plant Pathological Research at Maha Illuppallama, Fifty years of Research -1950-2003, Eds. P.B Darmasena, H. Samarathunga and M. S. Nijamudeen, Published by Department of Agriculture, Sri Lanka. 161-183.
12. Rajapakse, R. G. A. S., S. M. I. S. K. Sakalasuriya, J. Kahawatta, R. V. Sumanapala, and E. R. S. P. Edirimanna. 2005. Identification of races of Fusarim wilt pathogen of banana in Sri Lanka and selection of resistant germplasm. Annals of the Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture, 2005: 7: 222-232.
13. Rajapakse. R. G. A. S., Fonseka, H., Karunarathna, R. R. K. and I. P. Wickramasinghe. 2005. Evaluation of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) germplasm for resistance to foot rot disease. Annals of the Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture, 2005: 7: 369-374.