Mrs.Priyanka Nitharsan
M.Sc. in Agricultural Science (Reading, University of Western Australia, Australia),
B.Sc in Agriculture (Hons) (UOJ, Sri Lanka)
Lecturer (Prob)
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- npriyanka@univ.jfn.ac.lk
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Academic Profile
Admin Positions
Teaching
Research
Publications
Awards
Outreach Activities
Academic Profile
Education
- Working as a Lecturer (Probationary) in the Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna from 22nd December 2025.
- Worked as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Agronomy , Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna from 2nd August 2021 to 14 th March 2023.
Admin Positions
Faculty level
University level
Others
Examiner
Resource person
Teaching
Undergraduate Teaching
Inter faculty Teaching
Certificate course of Palm resource technology
Research
Floriculture, Landscaping, Protected cultivation, Crop Resilience
Publications
Full Paper
Priyanka, G., Yohi, S. & Pradheeban, L. Effect of different charcoal incorporated growing media on the growth and yield performance of Brassica oleracea var. botrytis L. Vegetos (2025)\
Abstract
Priyanka ,G., loha,P. and yohi, S (2021). Effect of different charcoal incorporated growing media ongrowth and yield performance of cauliflower. First NABS- International conference on life science:Contemporary approaches in Biological Science for food, Health, Nutrition Security and conservation of Biodiversity. 27 August 2021,p74-75.
Awards
Scholarship
- Obtained Global Excellence scholarship at University Of Western Australia, Australia 2025
- Obtained Thillainayaki Kanagasabapathy Scholarship for the Best Performance in the Second examination in Agriculture.
- Obtained Sellachi Sanmugan memorial Scholarship for the Best Performance in First, Second and Third examination in Agriculture.
Gold Medals
- Obtained Late Mrs. Puvaneswary Loganathan memorial Gold Medal for overall best performance in Agriculture along with highest OGPA
- Obtained Mrs.Puvanesary Loganathan memorial Gold medal for specialized in Agronomy
Research Awards
- Obtained dean merit certificate for best research in Agronomy – 2020
Other Awards
- Obtained Ratnam Reginold Dharmaratnam memorial prize for the best overall performance in Agriculture along with highest OGPA – 2019
- Obtained Prof. Somasundram Kandiah endowment prize for the best overall performance in Agronomy – 2019
- University prize for the best performance in the third examination in Agriculture – 2018
- University prize for the best performance in the second examination in Agriculture – 2017
Outreach Activities