Affiliate Member
Ms. Samadhi Kavindya Dissanayake
Membership since:
2023
Field of activity:
About me
PhD researcher specializing in plant-fungal interactions, mycorrhizal ecology, fungal diversity, and biodiversity conservation, with particular emphasis on orchid-fungal symbioses in subtropical ecosystems. Research focuses on how symbiotic fungi influence plant establishment, ecological resilience, and conservation outcomes through molecular, phylogenetic, and symbiotic culture approaches.
Degrees:
2021
Undergraduate
Agricultural Sciences
Publications resulting from Research
Dissanayake, E. J. M. S. K., Mine, Y., Amano, M., Tokuhara, K., & Ogura-Tsujita, Y. (2025). Symbiotic effects of generalist fungi on the germination of Ryukyu orchids. Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of Japan, Fukuoka, Japan.
Dissanayake, E. J. M. S. K., Mine, Y., Kawamoto, N., Amano, M., & Ogura-Tsujita, Y. (2024). Keystone mycorrhizal fungi of Ryukyu Islands orchids. Proceedings of the 88th Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of Japan, Utsunomiya University, Japan.
Dissanayake, E. J. M. S. K., Mine, Y., Kawamoto, N., Amano, M., & Ogura-Tsujita, Y. (2023). The diversity of the mycorrhizal fungi of Ryukyu Islands orchids. In Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of Japan, Hokkaido University, Japan.
Dissanayake, E. J. M. S. K., Jayawardana, N. U., Yakandawala, D., & Sirimalwatta, V. N. S. (2021). Secondary data-based phylogenetic reconstruction of South Asian Capparis species to reveal the necessity for a systematic revision of Sri Lankan Capparis. Proceedings of the 7th Faculty of Agriculture Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, p. 58.