Due to the recognition of eminent researches conducted on Gyrinops walla locally known as Walla patta tree, Prof. Upul Subasinghe, Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Science of the USJ, was invited as a Keynote Speaker to the 1st International Conference on Agarwood and Aromatic Plants organized by Mataram University, Lombok, Indonesia. In this conference held on 1st and 2nd October 2019, he delivered a speech on his latest research findings on agarwood research in Sri Lanka titled “Agarwood Resin Inducement in Gyrinops walla: Beyond Fungal Inoculations” which was highly appreciated by the participants.
