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Dr.-Buddhika-Aruggoda

Dr. (Mrs.) AGB Aruggoda

BSc Agri (Hons) (Peradeniya), PhD (SCAU)

Senior Lecturer Grade I

Department of Agricultural and Plantation Engineering
  • Colombo
  • Office: 0112881089, Ext: 589
  • agbar@ou.ac.lk

Plant protection
Biotechnology

Investigating the application of tropical plant extracts on pathogen and plant-insect pests controlling, Application of nanotechnology in plant protection

Course Coordination:

AGX3201 – Basic Biology
AGI3551 – Agricultural biology
AGI3553 – Plant Protection
AGI5569 – Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
AGI5572 – Fisheries and Aquaculture (Coordinator only)
AGI6585 – Applications in Biotechnology
AGI6486 – Field and Laboratory applications of Plant protection

  • Aruggoda, A.G.B., Xiang R. S., Bao-Li Qiu (2010). Molecular Phylogeny of Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) Inferred from Mitochondrial 16S rDNA Sequences. Tropical Agricultural Research. Vol. 21(2): 209 – 217.
  • Fernando, T. N., Aruggoda A. G. B., Disanayaka, C. K. and Kulathunge, S. (2013). Effect of Super Water Absorbent Polymer and Watering Capacity on Growth of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill). Journal of Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, The Open University of Sri Lanka.
  • Dissanayake, D. M. P. S., Tennakone, D.,C., Wijethilake, L. C. and Aruggoda, A. G. B. (2014). Efficiency of controlling Root knot Nematodes in Gotukola (Centella asiatica L.) using Trichoderma enriched compost. Annals of Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture. 2014. 16:327 – 329.
  • Fernando, T. N., Ariadurai, S. A., Aruggoda A. G. B., Disanayaka, C. K. and Kulathunge, S. (2016). Evaluation of Microwave Assisted Alkaline Pretreatment for Extraction of Cellulose from Selected Lignocellulosic Materials. Journal of Engineering and Technology of the Open University of Sri Lanka (JET-OUSL), Vol. 4, No.1, pp 36 – 51.
  • Fernando, T. N., Ariadurai, S. A., Aruggoda A. G. B., Disanayaka, C. K. and Kulathunge, S. (2016). Evaluation of Microwave Assisted Alkaline Pretreatment for Extraction of Cellulose from Selected Lignocellulosic Materials. Journal of Engineering and Technology of the Open University of Sri Lanka (JET-OUSL), Vol. 4, No.1, pp 36 – 51.
  • K. N. K. Sharma and A. G. B. Aruggoda. Effect of seed inoculated Rhizobium over inorganic fertilizer and organic fertilizer on growth and seed germination of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) accepted by the International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research for the September 2017 volume.
  • Welideniya, W. A., Rienzie, K. D. R. C., Wickramaarachchi, W. A. R. T., & Aruggoda, A. G. B. (2019). Characterization of fungal pathogens causing anthracnose in capsicum pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) and their seed borne nature. Ceylon Journal of Science, 48(3), 261–269. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/cjs.v48i3.7650
  • Aruggoda A. G. B. and Shun-Xiang Ren, 2022. Nuclear Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 (ITS1) variation in Lady Bird Beetles (Coccinellidae). bioRxiv 2022.05.11.491562; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.05.11.491562.

A patent was received in 2017 for “A process of producing a cross-linked cellulose and acrylic acid grafted super absorbent copolymer using a domestic microwave oven for agricultural applications” OUSL.

  • Best Research Paper award of the Annual Congress of the Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, 2009
  • Session Best award of Bi otechnology and It’s applications in the Annual Congress of the Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya,
    2009.
  • Won the bronze medal for the ” A process of producing a cross, linked cellulose and the Acrylic Acid grafted super absorbent copolymer using a domestic Microwave Oven or agricultural application” at the ‘Sahasak Nimavum 2018’, National Invention and innovation exhibition organized by the Sri Lanka Inventors Commission (SLIC).
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