• Plant Genetics
• Plant Stress tolerance
• Evolutionary Biology
• Population Genetics
• Bioinformatics

Publications:

Daundasekara DMKC, Rupasinghe RK, Wickramasinghe YAMS, Sooriyapathirana SDSS, Wijayagunawardane MPB, Kodithuwakku SP (2016) Evaluation of β-lactoglobulin gene polymorphism as a genetic marker in Sri Lankan dairy cattle breeding, Wayamba International Conference (WinC 2016)

Sendanayke LR, Sylvester TP, De Silva UHAJ, Dissanayake DRRP, Daundasekera DMKC, Sooriyapathirana SDSS. (2016) Consumer preference, antibacterial activity of the root extracts and DNA barcoding of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) cultivars in Sri Lanka, The Journal of Agricultural Sciences 12 (3): 207-221

S.I. Karunarathne, L.T. Ranaweera, D.M.K.C. Daundasekera, G.K.S. Ananda, S.K. Kannangara, A.P.D.T. Ranathunga, O.V.S. Madhukalpani, C.K. Weebadde, S.D.S.S. Sooriyapathirana. (2018) Assessment of the Applicability of Morphometric, Organoleptic and Phylogenetic Analyses to Differentiate Soft and Firm Flesh Bearing Trees of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) in Sri Lanka, The Journal of Agricultural Sciences – Sri Lanka 13 (3): 200-218

Daundasekara K., De Silva A., Kularathna T., Madhukalpani S., Ranawaka B., Sylvester T., Tennakoon M (2016). Sinhala Glossary in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Volume 2. Sooriyapathirana S., Dissanayake R., Rajapakse S. (Eds.) ISBN 978-955-41753-4-1

Ananda K, Daundasekera K, Kannangara S, Karunaratne S, Ranatunga D, Ranaweera T, Salpadoru T, Thilakaratne N (2017) Glossary in Sinhala Language (a state language in Sri Lanka) Molecular Biology and Biotechnology – Volume 3. Sooriyapathirana S, Rajapakse S. (Eds.) ISBN 978-955-41753-5-8. All authors have equally contributed in writing the Book. Their names are indicated in alphabetical order.