Dr. S. J. Arasakesary
B.Sc(Ag), M.Sc(Pl br), Ph.D.,(Pl br&Gen), SL.Ag.S Grade 1
Senior Lecturer Grade 1
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Academic Profile
Admin Positions
Teaching
Research
Publications
Awards
CPD
Outreach Activities
Academic Profile
Education
- Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
- M.Sc in Plant Breeding,
Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana,India
- B.Sc in Agriculture,
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
Academic positions held
- Senior lecturer Grade 1
- Board member of faculty of Applied Science, Vavuniya campus.
- Board Member of Faculty of Technology, University of Jaffna.
- Board Member of faculty of Agriculture Science, University of Jaffna.
- External evaluator for university research projects.,Vavuniya campus
Admin Positions
Faculty Level
- Coordinator -Career guidance and skill development
- Coordinator for experiential learning
- Acting head, AGB
- Member of OC.
- Coordinator for English courses – First year.
University Level
Regional/ National Level
- Additional Director of Agriculture (research)
- Deputy director of Agriculture research
- Member of national committee on crop improvement and agronomy SLCARP.
- Member of experts’ panel to the ministry of Agriculture, Northern Province.
International Level
Teaching
Undergraduate Teaching
- Course coordinator and conducting lectures on Plant breeding and genetics
- Course coordinator and conducting lectures on plant physiology and environmental biology.
Postgraduate Teaching
- Visiting lecture for Msc students on Breeding strategies of economic crops
Teaching in other Institutions
- Visiting lecturer for plant breeding at Eastern university
Diploma/ Certificate Programs
Research
Postgraduate Supervision
Undergraduate Supervision
- More than 10 students for their undergraduate research projects
- Reviewed 14 articles for the following symposiums and reviewed one book.
- i.PGIA congress – 6
- ii.ICDA (International Conference of Dry zone Agriculture -10
- iii.ASDA -4
- iv.VRC 5 articles
- Reviewed 11 Concepts papers submitted to CARP.
- Delivered keynote address –in Second National symposium on Agriculture held on 28th August 2016 at Faculty of Agriculture EU Sri Lanka
Research Grants Received
- Intermediated with US sponsors based on a success on a drip irrigation farmer field demonstration and received a five year on farm research (50000 USD) on ,micro irrigation and bacterial wilt resistant studies in farmers field with automated irrigated system involving research students form the FOA under outreach committee and being a lead scientist
- Received a us sponsored farmer field demonstration on micro irrigation in five selected beneficiaries in Thiruvauyaru, Killinoccchi (2800000 SLR) under outreach committee
- As the principal scientist I handle a research project for developing high yielding dual purpose cluster onion to improve true seed production along with bulbs as plating materials (CARP, NARP 10.8 million) completed in 2018.(At RARDC, Killinochchi)
- As the principal scientist I handle a research project to identify suitable location for onion production promotion through true seeds in the potential areas of Northern Province of Sri Lanka funded by NSF (1.5 million). (At RARDC. Killinochchi)
- Completed a research project on drip irrigation model funded by “Grama Shakthi” and technical publication on successful drip irrigation system to meet the needs of small farmers for banana cultivation will be released 2020.(2000000 SLR,At RARDC,Killinochchi
Consultancy Services
- Being an outreach committee member I have been able to contribute in providing a technical prject proposal for developing polyhouses for vegetable production in Jeyapuram.to NECTARLANKA
- Being a co-investigator, I was able to contribute to produce a feasibility study and submitted a technical feasibility study for development of PULLITHIYARU and handed it over to the district secretary, Killinochchi
- Consulted a ground nut village level development project at Mullankavil implemented ran by SAH
- Consulted a ground nut village level development project at Muhavil implemented ran by SLCDF.
- Consulted a t village level development project on chilli, groundnut and cluster onion at Thevipuram at Mullathivu. implemented ran SLCDF
Publications
Full Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals Extended Abstracts
- Perera, K.D.K., Arasakesary, S.J., and Chandraratne, M.C.K. (2000 & 2001), Investigation on induce genetic variability in chilli (Capsicum annum. L.) through mutation breeding: Tropical Agriculturist, Vol-153, pp 43-50.
- K.D.A.Perera, S.J.Arasakesary and M.C.K.Chandraratne: 2000 & 2001, Effect of maturity stage, drying condition and anthracnose disease on quality dry chilli (Capsicum annum .L.), Tropical agricultulturist, vol -153, pp 51-64.
- K.D.A.Perera, S.J.Arasakesary, K.Kanagara and W.C.J.K.Chandraratne, 2004 & 2005, MI- hot a promising chilli variety released in 2000, Tropical Agriculturist, Vol.155, pp 57 – 61.
- S.J.Arasakesary, K.Sivatheepan, and K.Sribalasundaram, 2006, Mother plant selection of promising mango land races (Mangifera indica) by fruit character evaluation, Annals of Sri Lanka, Department of Agriculture, pp 1-10
- S.J.Arasakesary, S.Robin, S.Mononmany, S.Pannerselvam, and N.Marimuthu, 2013, Identification of stable two – line rice hybrids (Oryza sativa.) using additive main effect and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) model, Annals of Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture.15:121-132.
- S.J.Arasaksary, B.Bavaleeshwaran, P.Atputhachandran, and S.Vijaratnam, 2013, Agronomic evaluation and characterization of local landraces resistant to shoot and fruit board in Brinjal (Solanum melogina.L), Annals of Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture.15:357-360
- S.J.Arasakesary, S.Robin and S.Manonmani, 2014, Genetic Studies in Thermo Sensitive Genetic Male Sterile Rice (Oryza Sativa. L) Hybrids, Annals of Sri Lanka Department of agriculture.16:23-36
- S.J.Arasakesary and K.Ranjan, Evaluation of Caster genotypes, 2015, (Ricinus communis L) suitable for dry zone of Srilanka, Annals of Sril Laka Department of agriculture 17:310-314
- S.J.Arasakesary S.Manonmani,R puspam and S.Robin, 2015, New temperature sensitive genetic male sterile lines with better out crossing ability for production of two-line hybrid, Rice Science, 22(1) 49-52
- S.J.Arasakesary, B.Bowleeswran, P.Atputhachandran, S.Herath AND B.G.R.C.Balasoorya, 2016, A promising multiplier onion (Allium cepa) line with field Resistance to major fungal diseases and possessing moderate flowering efficiency, (ASDA2016.) pp 37-39
- S.J.Arasakesary, B.Bowleeswran, P.Atputhachandran, S.Herath AND B.G.R.C.Balasoorya, 2017, A promising multiplier onion (Allium cepa) line with field Resistance to majour fungal diseases and possessing moderate flowering efficiency, Topical Agriculturist, Vol.165:Part1,.
- S.J.Arasakesary, A.Amirthalojanan and R.Gugapriya, 2017, Positive influence of certain agronomic practices on the productivity improvement of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea.l.) in dry zone, (ASDA2017)
- S.J.Arasakesary, Amirthalojanan.A, Gugapiriya.R and T.Yogeswaran, Promising lines of Eggplant (Solanum melongena) Developed through Population improvement of locally popular cultivar – Plastic, 2019, Journal of Dry Zone Agriculture Vol- 5, pp 10- 15,.
- S.J Arasakesary, R.Gugapriya and A.Amirthalojanan, 2019, New promising early maturing ground nut (arachis hypogaea L.) variety (kcgn-1) suitable for dry and intermediate zone of Srilanka, ASDA-2019
- S.J Arasakesary and A.Amirthalojanan, 2019, Influence of drip irrigation regimes and tuber sizes on tuber yield of king yam (Dioscorea alata.L.), In red yellow later sol soils, ASDA-2019.
- S.J Arasakesary ,S.Rajeshkanna, S.Mugunthini and A.Amirthalojanan, 2019, A newly released horana hybrid -01 papaw adaptability under low country dry zone, ASDA-2019.
- S.J.Arasakesary and J.S.sandu, 2003, Evaluation of chickpea genotypes (Cicer arietinum. L.P) for cold tolerant and genetic variability for morphological traits and their relationship with their yield, Extended summary, CARP publication on MSc research, CARP.
Books
- Vaddakukillaku piranhtiya apividithium uyirpalvagamayum .S.J.Arasakesary Ezuluna publication
- A technical project final report on replicated farmer field demonstration on drop irrigation syste,m fr promotion in northern province: A collaborative farmer research participatory pilot project study project Dr.S.J.Arasakesary,Prof.K.Pakeerathan and <r.P.Ratheepan ;Licneced inder CC 4.0 [
- Successful Drip Irrigation System to Meet the needs of Small Farmers for Banana Cultivation, Technical Publication, RARDC, Kilinochchi,2020.
- S.J.Arasakesary, A.Amirthalojanan, M.Sooriasegaran and A. Kandiah, A
Book Chapters
Abstracts Presented at Conferences
- Perera, K.D.A., and Arasakesary , S. J., (1996) Evaluation of chilli germplasm for resistant to thrips: Proceedings of an international seminar on the present state and future prospects of plant genetic resource conservation and characterization, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 9th – 12th November 1996.
- Perera, A. M., Perera, K. D. A., Arasakesary, S. J., Methananda, K. A., Edirimana, E. R. S., and Weerasinghe, S. S., (1996) Exchange and evaluation of elite varieties in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of Phase – International work shop of the South Asian vegetable research network, Kathmandu, Nepal, 23rd – 28th January 1996
- S.J.Arasakesary, K.Sivatheepan, and K.Sribalasundaram and S.Sivakumar, Mother plant selection of promising jack trees (Artocarpus heterphyllls) by fruit character evaluation, Proceeding of the Abstract on National Symposium on the Biodiversity of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.
- S.J.Arasakesary, K.Jeganathan, P.Atputhachchandiran, 2007, Yield gain through exploited genetics potentials and true seeds and third generation clones in multiplier onion (Alluma cepa. L), Annals of Sri Lanka, Department of Agriculture, pp277-278.
- S.J.Arasakesay, 2008, Rapid Multiplication of Red onion by using immature laterals, Proceeding of the Vavuniya campus Annual Research Session 2008, 11.11.2008
- S.J.Arasakesary, S.Mononmani, R.Pushpam, S.Robin and K.Thiyarajan, Out crossing potentials of new generation Temperature sensitive Genetic Male sterile (TGMS) Lines of rice, International Symposium on 100 years of Rice Research and looking beyond, TNAU, India, January 9-12-2012,.
- SJ.Arasakesary, S.Mononmani, R.Pushpam, S.Robin and K.Thiyarajan, Two lines Rice Hybrids with good grain Quality, 6th International Hybrids Rice Symposium 10-12 September 2012 Hyderabad, India.
- S.J.Arasakesary, S.Gobigetha and B.G.R.C.Balasooriya, 2014, Characterization and Agronomic Evaluation of Cluster Onion (Allium cepa L.) Land races Grown in the Jaffna District of Sri Lanka, SLCARP International Agriculture Research Symposium 2014. Sri Lanka council for Agricultural Research policy, 11-12 August, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- S.J.Arasakesary, B.G.R.C.Balasooriya and Gugapriya, 2015, Morphological and agronomical diversity present in popular cluster Onion (Allium cepa.L.) Land races in northern region of Sri Lanka, International symposium on dry zone agriculture, Faculty of agriculture, University of Jaffna 25th October 2015, p 61.
- P.G.H.M.S.N.Herath, S.J.Arasakesary, M.J.B.Dissanayake and A.A.P.K.Ariyasena, 2017, Effect of different organic soil amendments on the yield and fungal bulb rot incidence of red onion (Allium cepa.L), (ASDA2017)
- S.J.Arasakesary, T.Karunainathan, S,Sivanesan, A.Amirthalojanan, Study on the level of soil contamination due to saline water intrusion and suitable land reclamation process in selected areas in Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka, 4th International Conference on Agriculture and Forestry.
- S.J Arasakesary, R.Gugapriya and A.Amirthalojanan, 2018, Promising breeding lines of cluster onion (Allium cepa L.) suitable to dry zone of Sri Lanka, SLCARP International Agriculture Research Symposium 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka.pp.29.
- A.Aginthini, S.J Arasakesary, A. Amirthalojanan, E.P.N. Udhayakumara, 2018, Land evaluation and crop suitability analysis using GIS for karachchi DS division in kilinochchi district, SLCARP-2018, pp.57.
- S. J Arasakesary, S.Mugunthini and A.Amirthalojanan, Seed production potential of advance breeding line of multiplier onion using honeybee under different pollinating condition in the dry zone of sri lanka, (ASDA-2018)
- Neilagini, P. Sayanthan, 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, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka ,ICDA 2019, pp 79.
- S.A..H.Senaweera, G.Thirukkumaran, S.J.Arasakesary and R. Balasooriya, 2021, Principal Component and Correlation Analysis of Groundnut Germplasm (Arachis hypogaea.l.) Towards Po Filling Ability, International Conference of dry zone Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, 2021
- W.Z. Banu1, P.G.H.M.S.N. Herath and S.J. Arasakesary, 2024, EVALUATION OF RED ONION (Allium ascalonium L. GENOTYPES) (BREEDING LINES) FOR LEAF TWISTER DISEASE International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research (ICMR 2024) Eastern University, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, India, and ESN Publications, India pp 45,46
- D.R.N. Abeysinghe1, S.J. Arasakesary and G. Thirukkumaran, 2024, INFLUENCE OF VERNALIZATION IN BOLTING AND BULB PRODUCTION OF CLUSTER ONION (Allium cepa L.) GERMPLASM DURING YALA SEASON IN KILINOCHCHI International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research (ICMR 2024) Eastern University, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, India, and ESN Publications, India page 42
- S.J.Arasakesary, A.Amirthalojanan and R.Gugapriya, 2017, Influence of bulbils sizes at planting on growth and yield of king yam (Dioscorea alata.L.) in dry zone, International Research Syposium of vavuniya Campus-2017) Value creation for sustainable Development
- Dissanayake1,, H.M.S.N. Herath and S.J. Arasekesary, 2024, MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICALCHARACTERIZATION OF RECOMMENDED COWPEA (Vigna unguiculata L.) VARIETIES IN RELATION WITH MOISTURESTRESSV. International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research (ICMR 2024) Eastern University, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, India, and ESN Publications, India page pp43
- M.A.D. Anurhada, P.G.H.M.S.N. Herath, S. Sritharan and S.J.Arasakeary, Identification of Promising Advance Breeding Lines through Preliminary Yield Evaluation from Fourth-Generation Hybrid Clones of Cluster Onion (Allium ascalonicum L.), ICDA 2025, p42.
- Logaseelan, S. Sritharan and S.J. Arasakesary, Cluster Analysis and Genetic Diversity Studies among Hybrid Clones of Cluster Onion (Allium cepa L.) ICDA 2025, p43
- Chukirthan, S. and Arasakeasary, S.J. 2025. Suitable protocol for establishing nodal explant culture of a seedless Indian Blackberry Syzygium cumini. Proceedings of the 2 nd International Conference on Technological Research and Innovation – Faculty of Technology, EUSL. 34.
- Bandara G.M.C.S., Arasakesary S.J., and Herath P.G.H.M.S.N. 2025. A field screening of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) germplasms for identifying resistance sources for okra yellow vein mosaic virus in dry zone of Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 2 nd International Conference on Technological Research and Innovation – Faculty of Technology, EUSL. 33.
- Vinogini, M., Arasakesary, S. J., Pradheeban, L. and Sivaneson, S. 2025. Evaluation of promising red pericarp rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes suitable for northern region using cluster analysis approach. Proceedings of the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research (ICMR 2025), Eastern University, Sri Lanka and Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence, India. 30.
- G.K.T. Rathnasoma, S.J. Arasakesary and K. Pakeerathan, (2025). Effect of different type of fertilizers on growth and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.), Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Agriculture 2025 (ISA 2025), Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 4(1): 111.
Magazines/ Newsletters
- J.S.Sandu and S.J.Arasakesary, Evaluation of chickpea genotypes (Cicer arietinum.L) for cold tolerant, international chickpea newsletter (10) 2003.pp9-12
- S.J.Arasakesary, M.G.S.P Pathirana H.M.C Hittinayake, J.Senenanayake and B.I.Hetiyarachi, Achievement, current status and future challenges in cluster onion improvement in Srilanka, International workshop on onion seed production and crop husbandry 22-24,December 2014 pp 125-142
- Arani1, S.J. Arasakesary, A. Amirthalojanan and P. Priyatharshini1 RESPONSE OF DIFFERENT FORMULATIONS OF FISH TONIC FOLIAR SPRAYS ON GREEN CHILLI (Capsicum annum L.) YIELD ,
- Aradana, S.J. Arasakesary and G. Thirukkumaran STUDY ON SEED SETTING PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED CLUSTER ONION (Allium cepa L.) CULTIVARS UNDER VERNALIZATION AND NON- VERNALIZATION CONDITIONS
- Lavina1, A. Amirthalojanan2 , S.J. Arasakesary2 and R. Viharnaa1 NITROGEN ENRICHMENT OF ORGANIC COMPOST THROUGH DIFFERENT FORMULATED STEPS : 239 to 240Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore-641003, Tamil Nadu, India
Awards
Scholarship/ Fellowship
- Received SLCARP scholarship for completing my masters in PAU, Ludiana india
- Received SLCARP scholarship for my doctoral degree progarmme in TNAU,India.\
Medals
- Gold medal for best scientist award in 2020
Research Awards
- Best Scientist award by the department of Agriculture at ASDA in 2020
- Received the presidential award for “Best Contributor in the Agriculture Sector – 2018”
Travel Awards
- Training program on “Proven Production Technology, Value Chain Development and Nutrition Security through pulses in South Asia” September 2018, SAARC Agriculture Centre, ICRISAT and IFPRI.
- Certificate course on Leadership in Agricultural Research Management at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand in 2018.
- Visited Nepal ,Japan, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, China, Bangladesh, India on various reavel awards
Other Awards
- Received commendation from the DGA for outstanding contribution towards achieving presidential award for environmentally friendly farm
- Received commendation for the Additional secretary to th ministry of agriculture for my exemplary leadership
- Received commendation fro the district secretary jaffna for my contribution towards agriculture development .
- Received commendation from two District secretary Killinochchi for my valuable contribution to the development of killinoshshi distric.
CPD
Trainings on University Teaching
- Attended an outreach training at university of Peradeniya
- Attended an outreach training at TNAU
- Completed 5S training conducted by JICA
- Completed staff training program conducted by university of jaffna
Trainings on Research
- Completed the training on tissue culture in Japan tilted the seed production of upland crops – in 200 ,JICA
- Capacity Building Program for Class I Officers of Sri Lanka Agricultural Service, 2021, Agriculture Education Unit, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
- Completed the training program on “Proven Production Technology, Value Chain Development and Nutrition Security through pulses in South Asia” September 2018, SAARC Agriculture Centre, ICRISAT and IFPRI.
- Certificate course on Leadership in Agricultural Research Management at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand in 2018.
Other Professional Trainings Attended
- Samuelmundung– A community development training in Korea.
Outreach Activities
- Front line demonstration on micro irrigation system at selected farmer fields at Thiruvaaiyaru, Killinochi
- Organized several feld days on successful farming technologies.
- Served as a resource person at a seminar organized Rotary and cavery kallamanram on climate resilient agriculture.
- Paricipated in several provincial technical working group as co chairman.
- Participated in several district agriculture committee meetings at district secretariates of all five districts in northern region.
- Participated in several problem-solving issues in farmer fields
- Submitted several strategical solutions- research reports on agriculture on the request made by the district administrators
- Contributed few strategic development workshops organized by FAO, ILO and UNDP. and shared valuable information which are
- Trained several officers from the department of agriculture on onion cultivation in national level.
- Participate as a delicate from Srilanka for agriculture sector in a SAARC conference .