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Mr. Sumith Ekanayake

  • Department of National Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya
  • Program Assistant (Agriculture)
  • Tree Conservation
  • Kandy, Sri Lanka, LK
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I am proportional in Botany, I graduated from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, I have a M.Phil. degree on the plant sciences. I am working for Botanic Gardens in Sri Lanka.

Areas of Expertise
Collections
  • Botanical Inventory and Collection Expertise
    • In situ survey
    • Identification
    • Collection of germplasm
  • Ex situ Collection Type Expertise
    • Living plant collection
  • Living Collection Management Expertise
    • Planting and establishment
    • Soil management
    • Irrigation
    • Pruning
    • Safe work practices
    • Risk control
    • Plant Health and biosecurity
    • Curation
    • Nursery management
    • Data management
  • Propagation Techniques Expertise
    • Seeds
    • Cuttings
    • Layering
    • Grafting
Research
  • Research Expertise
    • Ex situ conservation
    • Climate change
    • Systematics and taxonomy
    • Phenology
    • Invasive species biology and control
Sustainability
  • Urban Greening Expertise
    • Native plant gardening
Taxonomy
  • Taxonomic Expertise (Family)

    Dipterocarpaceae

  • Taxonomic Expertise (Genus)

    Stemonoporus

Tree Conservation
  • Tree Climbing Expertise

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Geographic
  • Geographic Region Expertise
    • Asia
  • Habitat Type Expertise
    • Tropical and subtropical dry broad leaf forests
    • Tropical and subtropical moist broad leaf forests
Services
  • Services Available
    • Consultancy
    • Partnership opportunity
    • Research
    • Training
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