{"id":2555,"date":"2020-09-30T05:55:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T05:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=2555"},"modified":"2025-11-03T06:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T06:24:13","slug":"academic-staff-department-of-agricultural-biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=2555","title":{"rendered":"Academic Staff, Department of Agricultural Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dsc02431.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1069 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dsc02431.jpg 435w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/dsc02431-273x300.jpg 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<pre id=\"block-5537a647-e544-494c-a180-cd8b8e6c58a9\" class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>Dr. Mrs. Suvanthini Terensan<\/strong><br>Ph.D(UOC, Sri Lanka), M.Sc (UOP, Sri Lanka), B.Sc in Agriculture (Hons) (UOJ, Sri Lanka)<br><strong>Senior Lecturer Grade II<\/strong><br><strong>Head\/ Department of Agricultural Biology<\/strong><br><br><strong>Email :<\/strong> suvanthinit@univ.jfn.ac.lk<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=7437\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"37\" class=\"wp-image-2517\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button.png 2693w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-1536x383.png 1536w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-2048x511.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Prof.G.M.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1011 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Prof.G.M.jpg 384w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Prof.G.M-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<pre id=\"block-5537a647-e544-494c-a180-cd8b8e6c58a9\" class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>Prof. G. Mikunthan<\/strong><br>PhD (University of Agricultural Sciences, India), M.Phil(UOP, Sri Lanka), B.Sc in Agriculture (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India)<br><strong>Senior<\/strong> <strong>Professor in Agricultural Biology<\/strong><br><br><br><strong>Email :<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:gmikunthan@univ.jfn.ac.lk\">mikunthan@univ.jfn.ac.lk<\/a><br><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=7324\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7324\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"37\" class=\"wp-image-2517\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button.png 2693w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-1536x383.png 1536w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-2048x511.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Thirukkumaran.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2560 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<pre id=\"block-5537a647-e544-494c-a180-cd8b8e6c58a9\" class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>Prof. G. Thirukkumaran<\/strong><br>PhD(Chiba University, Japan), M.Phil(Chiba University, Japan), B.Sc in Agriculture (Hons) (UOJ, Sri Lanka)<br><strong>Senior<\/strong> <strong><strong>Professor in Agricultural Biology<\/strong><\/strong><br><br><strong>Email :<\/strong> <a class=\"docs-creator\" href=\"mailto:thirukkumaranag@yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thirukkumaranag@yahoo.com<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=8340\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=8340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"37\" class=\"wp-image-2517\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button.png 2693w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-1536x383.png 1536w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-2048x511.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dr.Bakeerathan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1049 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dr.Bakeerathan.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Dr.Bakeerathan-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<pre id=\"block-5537a647-e544-494c-a180-cd8b8e6c58a9\" class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>Prof. K. Pakeerathan<\/strong><br>PhD(University of Sydney, Australia), M.Sc (UOP, Sri Lanka), B.Sc in Agriculture (Hons) (UOJ, Sri Lanka)<br><strong>Professor in Agricultural Biology<\/strong><br>Dean\/ Faculty of Agriculture<br><br><strong>Email :<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"mailto:pakeerathank@univ.jfn.ac.lk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pakeerathank@univ.jfn.ac.lk<\/a><\/strong><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=7387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"37\" class=\"wp-image-2517\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button.png 2693w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-1536x383.png 1536w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-2048x511.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/arasakesary.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3722 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/arasakesary.jpg 335w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/arasakesary-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<pre id=\"block-5537a647-e544-494c-a180-cd8b8e6c58a9\" class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>Dr. Sinnadurai Jameson Arasakesary<\/strong><br>B.Sc(Ag), M.Sc(Pl br), Ph.D.,(Pl br&amp;Gen), SL.Ag.S Grade 1<br><strong>Senior Lecture Gr.1<\/strong><br><br><strong>Email :<\/strong> kesaryabiyal@yahoo.com<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=8366\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=8366\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"37\" class=\"wp-image-2517\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button.png 2693w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-1536x383.png 1536w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-2048x511.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/thiruchelvan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1124 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/thiruchelvan.jpg 413w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/thiruchelvan-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<pre id=\"block-5537a647-e544-494c-a180-cd8b8e6c58a9\" class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>Dr.Nagarathnam THIRUCHCHELVAN<\/strong><br>PhD in Plant Protection (Lincoln University, New Zealand), M.Phil. (UoJ, Sri Lanka), B.Sc. in Agriculture (Hons) (UoJ, Sri Lanka).<br>Senior Lecturer Grade II<br><br><strong>Email :<\/strong> <a class=\"google-drive-opener\" href=\"mailto:thiruchchelvann@univ.jfn.ac.lk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thiruchchelvann@univ.jfn.ac.lk<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=7885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"37\" class=\"wp-image-2517\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button.png 2693w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-1536x383.png 1536w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-2048x511.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"308\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Nirosha.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2206 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Nirosha.jpg 308w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Nirosha-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<pre id=\"block-5537a647-e544-494c-a180-cd8b8e6c58a9\" class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>Mrs. Nirosha Thanushan<\/strong><br>B.Sc in Agriculture (Hons) (UOJ, Sri Lanka)<br><strong><strong>Lecturer(Prob.)<\/strong><\/strong><br>ON STUDY LEAVE<br><br><strong>Email :<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:nirosha@univ.jfn.ac.lk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nirosha@univ.jfn.ac.lk<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=8381\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=8381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"37\" class=\"wp-image-2517\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button.png 2693w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-1536x383.png 1536w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/view_profile_button-2048x511.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Mrs. Suvanthini TerensanPh.D(UOC, Sri Lanka), M.Sc (UOP, Sri Lanka), B.Sc in Agriculture (Hons) (UOJ, Sri Lanka)Senior Lecturer Grade IIHead\/ Department of Agricultural BiologyEmail : suvanthinit@univ.jfn.ac.lk Prof. G. MikunthanPhD (University of Agricultural Sciences, India), M.Phil(UOP, Sri Lanka), B.Sc in Agriculture (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India)Senior Professor in Agricultural BiologyEmail : mikunthan@univ.jfn.ac.lk Prof. G. ThirukkumaranPhD(Chiba University, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2555","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2555"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8848,"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2555\/revisions\/8848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}