{"id":8390,"date":"2025-07-30T09:55:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T09:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=8390"},"modified":"2025-07-31T10:09:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T10:09:19","slug":"dr-mrs-a-shayanthan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=8390","title":{"rendered":"Dr.(Mrs).A.Shayanthan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8390\" class=\"elementor elementor-8390\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb579ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb579ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36191e9\" data-id=\"36191e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af2638a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af2638a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250409-WA0008-240x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7826\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250409-WA0008-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250409-WA0008-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250409-WA0008-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250409-WA0008.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b270f4\" data-id=\"8b270f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98473cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98473cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Dr. (Mrs). 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role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2207\" aria-expanded=\"false\">CPD<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2208\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2208\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Outreach Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2201\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Academic Profile<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2201\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2201\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p><strong>Academic Profile<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PhD in Microbiology (University of Manitoba, Canada)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> MPhil in Soil science (University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BSc in Agriculture (University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Academic positions held<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Lecturer &#8211; February 2016 to date<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assistant Librarian &#8211; February 2014 to February 2016<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrator &#8211; April 2013 to February 2014<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assistant Lecturer &#8211; November 2011 to April 2013<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding soil bacterial community structure and interaction using molecular analysis<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isolation and characterization of phosphate solubilizing bacteria\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application of soil microbes in Agriculture<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2202\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Admin Positions<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2202\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2202\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Faculty Level<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinator for the Social Harmony and active citizenship II course in 2018 &amp; 2019<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>University Level<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facilitator for Social Harmony and active citizenship course offered for First year undergraduates, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna 2017<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University Sports Advisory Committee Member 2017-2018<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Editor of Jaffna Science Association Section B 2016\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Committee Member of Jaffna Science Association Section B 2015<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Regional\/ National Level<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>International Level<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2203\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Teaching<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2203\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2203\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Undergraduate Teaching:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soil and Environment<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soil properties and processes<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soil Classification and soils of Sri Lanka<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soil fertility and plant nutrition<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social harmony and Active citizenship<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soil chemistry<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soil physics<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soil biology and Fertility<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Postgraduate Teaching:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Teaching in other Institutions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Diploma\/ Certificate Programs: <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2204\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2204\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2204\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Postgraduate Supervision:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Undergraduate Supervision:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Research Grants Received:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University Research Grant 2017, Screening beneficial microorganisms from onion rhizosphere and assessing their performance under field conditions, Rs.800000.00. 2017 &#8211; 2018<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Consultancy Services:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2205\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Publications<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2205\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2205\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Full Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shayanthan, A., Ordo\u00f1ez, P., and Oresnik, I. (2022). The Role of Synthetic Microbial Communities (SynCom) in Sustainable Agriculture.Front in Agron. 4. doi: 10.3389\/fagro.2022.896307<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ambihai, S and Gnanavelrajah, N., 2013, \u201cImproving soil productivity through charred biomass amendment to soil\u201d American-Eurasian J. Agric. &amp; Environ. Sci., 13 (10): 1345-1350 DOI: 10.5829\/idosi.aejaes.2013.13.10.11065<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Books<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Book Chapters<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Extended Abstracts<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ambihai, S. and Gnanavelrajah, N., \u201cEffect of Charred Biomass addition on Fertility Characteristics of Soil\u201d, The 2nd International symposium \u2013 2012, pp.112 \u2013 115, 2012.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Abstracts Presented at Conferences<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shayanthan, A., Motnenko, A. and Oresnik, I. (2024). Isolation of a Non-Symbiotic Plant Growth Promoting Paraburkholderia strydomiana. 73rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists, Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shayanthan, A., Ordo\u00f1ez, P., Lawley, Y., and Oresnik, I. (2022). The effect of soybean in crop rotations on the composition of soil bacterial communities. 71st Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists, Canada.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shayanthan, A., Ordo\u00f1ez, P., Lawley, Y., and Oresnik, I. (2022). Soybean growth stages alter the composition of soil bacterial communities. 18th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Switzerland.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neilagini, P., Shayanthan, A., Gnanavelrajah, N., Rajapaksha, R.M.C.P., Arasakesary, S.J. and Amirthalojanan, A., (2019). Performance of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria on Cluster Onion (Allium cepa L.) under Field Condition. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Dry zone Agriculture held during 19th and 20th December 2019, 5: 79.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shayanthan, A., Gnanavelrajah, N., and Rajapaksha, R.M.C.P., (2019). Effect of bacterial inoculation on growth and yield of onion (Allium cepa L.) in Kilinochchi under greenhouse conditions, International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment 2019, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ambihai, S., Gnanavelrajah, N., and Rajapaksha, R.M.C.P., 2016, Efficiency of microbial strains on yield of onion (Allium cepa) under greenhouse conditions, Proceedings of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, p278.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ambihai, S and Gnanavelrajah, N., \u201cImpact of Charred Firewood on Selected Soil Properties of Regosols in Jaffna Peninsula\u201d, Proceedings of Jaffna Science Association, vol. 19, pp. 21<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Magazines\/ Newsletters\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2206\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Awards<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2206\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2206\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Scholarship\/ Fellowship<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fellowship for Education Purposes, Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Medals<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prof. Thurairajah gold medal for all round performance in the university level in the year 2010.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prof. Thurairajah gold medal for all round performance at the faculty level in the year 2010.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prof. Kanthia Kunaratnam gold medal for best overall performance in pure and applied sciences (2010).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Late Dr. Jeyaratnam &amp; Mrs. Jeyaratnam memorial gold medal for best GPA in agricultural chemistry (2010).<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Research Awards<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research completion scholarship &#8211; University of Manitoba, Canada.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Travel Awards<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty of Graduate Studies Travel Award &#8211; University of Manitoba to attend ISME18 in Lausanne, Switzerland.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty of Graduate Studies Travel Award &#8211; University of Manitoba to attend CSM in Guelph, Canada.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International student entrance scholarship \u2013 University of Manitoba.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Other Awards<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2207\" aria-expanded=\"false\">CPD<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2207\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2207\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Trainings on University Teaching: Completed induction course for University Teachers<\/p><p>Trainings on Research &#8211; Participated a workshop in Microbiome Analysis (September, 1-3 2021 Online)<\/p><p>Other Professional Trainings Attended\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workshop on \u201cStatistics for research\u201d 24th to 25th November 2018<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training Course on \u201cuse of supermap GIS\u201d on 12th to 13th November 2018 in Faculty of Engineering.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PCR workshop on 23rd February 2017 at Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WaSo Workshop on \u201cIntroduction to GIS using ARCGIS\u201d on 16th to 17th January 2017 at Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Active Citizens Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW) 17th to 21st September, 2016 at MAS Fabric Park, Thullhiriya, Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workshop on \u201cUse of GPS and Google earth tools in research\u201d 29th May 2016 at Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workshop on incorporation of Student-centered Learning and Configuration of e-portfolio on 23rd -24th November 2015.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2208\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Outreach Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2208\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2208\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. (Mrs). A. Shayanthan Ph.D. in Microbiology(University of Manitoba, Canada), M.Phil(UOJ, Sri Lanka), B.Sc in Agriculture (Hons) (UOJ, Sri Lanka) Lecturer +94 ambihai@univ.jfn.ac.lk Website Academic Profile Admin Positions Teaching Research Publications Awards CPD Outreach Activities Academic Profile Academic Profile PhD in Microbiology (University of Manitoba, Canada) MPhil in Soil science (University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8390","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8390","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8390"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8526,"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8390\/revisions\/8526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}