Journal of Plant Science and Biotechnology

Dr. Ruvishika S. Jayawardena is a Sri Lankan mycologist and lecturer at Mae Fah Luang University (MFU), Thailand, where she also heads Academic Affairs and Basic Research at the Center of Excellence in Fungal Research. She earned her PhD in Bioscience from MFU in 2017 focusing on the taxonomy and phylogeny of microfungi associated with grapevines. Her research focuses on fungal taxonomy, phylogeny, and plant pathology, with special emphasis on Colletotrichum and fungal diseases of crops and mushrooms. She has published over 215 SCI papers, supervised more than 28 graduate students, and has an h-index of 49 with over 11,000 citations. She has been recognized multiple times as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics and among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University. She also served as Editor-in-Chief of Mycosphere and as an editor or associate editor for several leading mycology journals.

• Fungal taxonomy and phylogeny
• Plant pathology
• Fungal biodiversity in Asia
• Colletotrichum species

1. Head of Academic Affairs and Basic Research, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research (MFU)

2. Editor-in-Chief, Mycosphere (2022–2024)

3. Editor or Associate Editor for multiple international journals (Fungal Diversity, Cryptogamie Mycologie, Plant Pathology Studies in Fungi, etc.)

4. Invited speaker at international mycology and plant protection conferences

1. Endophytic fungi in green manure crops; friends or foe?

2. Phytopathogenic fungi associated with tropical fruit crops in Thailand – 1.

3. First report of Pyrrhoderma noxium from rice in northern Thailand.

4. Identification and characterization of Colletotrichum species associated with durian fruit in northern Thailand.

5. Paramyrothecium amorphophalli sp. nov., a causal agent of leaf blight on elephant foot yam in northern Thailand.

6. First report of Colletotrichum fructicola causing fruit rot and leaf-tip dieback on pineapple in northern Thailand.

7. Morphomolecular identification and pathogenicity of Colletotrichum species associated with avocado anthracnose in northern Thailand.

8. Introducing Nigrograna italica sp. nov. and Valsaria tectonae sp. nov. from Italy and Thailand.

9. Coffee endophytes show promising antagonism against fungal and bacterial pathogens.

10. New records of Diaporthe species from tropical fruits in Thailand.

11. Diversity and ecology of fungal endophytes from coffee plants in China and Thailand.

12. Taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on fungal taxa: Fungal Diversity Notes 1800–1900.