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Agro-Morphological Traits Variability in Nepalese Soybean Landraces Open

Pradip Thapa, Ram Prasad Mainali, Ajaya Karkee, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Bal Krishna Joshi · 2024

EVALUATION OF SPLIT APPLICATION OF POTASSIUM AND NITROGEN ON THE PERFORMANCE OF WINTER MAIZE HYBRID AT RAMPUR, CHITWAN Open

Krishna Hari Ghimire, N. Bhandari, Bamdev Regmi, Manshi Jaiswal · 2024

Nutrient management practices significantly impact crop productivity and economics. A field experiment was conducted in the winter season of 2019-2020 in the sub-tropical climate of inner Terai, Nepal, using a split-plot design with three …

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a child following hypovolemic shock: a case report Open

Yuvraj Adhikari, Satkirti Bista, Sammridhi Karmacharya, Binit Upadhaya Regmi, Anupama Marasini , et al. · 2023

Introduction and importance: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a condition that causes a wide range of clinical neurological manifestations like headache, seizures, visual changes, and altered mental sensations. It is …

Phenotypic diversity among finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) landraces of Nepal Open

Krishna Hari Ghimire, Madhav Prasad Pandey, Bal Krishna Joshi, Surya Kanta Ghımıre, Hira Kaji Manandhar , et al. · 2023

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) is the fourth most important crop in Nepal having multiple benefits but is still neglected by mainstream research and development. The main option to boost its productivity is developing super…

Neglected and Underutilized Crop Species of Nepal: Smart Foods for Uncertain Future Open

Toyanath Joshi, Ram Prasad Mainali, Sabina Bhandari, Prashiksha Acharya, Krishna Hari Ghimire · 2023

The majority of crop species that are cultivated for food in Nepal are not prioritized in formal research, education and development making them neglected and underutilized. A narrative review and expert interviews were carried out to inve…

Identifying Drought Tolerant Finger Millet Landraces for the Hills of Nepal Open

Krishna Hari Ghimire, Madhav Prasad Pandey, Surya Kanta Ghımıre, Hira Kaji Manandhar, Bal Krishna Joshi · 2023

Finger millet is in the fourth rank among the major cereals in Nepal after rice, maize and wheat. Since it is cultivated in rainfed conditions, drought is one of the vital production constraints for this crop. With the objective of enhanci…

Characterization of Nepalese Bread Wheat Landraces Based on Morpho-Phenological and Agronomic Traits Open

Ajaya Karkee, Ram Prasad Mainali, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Pradip Thapa, Bal Krishna Joshi , et al. · 2023

Due to the presence of valuable genes that contribute to a variety of functional traits, landraces kept in Genebank can be extremely important in wheat breeding. A study was conducted based on agro-morphological traits of Nepalese bread wh…

Farmers’ Preferences and Agronomic Evaluation of Dynamic Mixtures of Rice and Bean in Nepal Open

Shree Prasad Neupane, Bal Krishna Joshi, Dipendra Kumar Ayer, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Devendra Gauchan , et al. · 2023

Field trials of rice and bean dynamic mixtures were carried out in low input and hill farming systems of Nepal from 2019 to 2021 to improve productivity and resilience. The rice trials were conducted in two locations (Jumla and Lamjung) an…

Approaches and Advantages of Increased Crop Genetic Diversity in the Fields Open

Bal Krishna Joshi, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Shree Prasad Neupane, Devendra Gauchan, Dejene K. Mengistu · 2023

Crop genetic diversity is the most important factor for a long-term sustainable production system. Breeding and production strategies for developing and growing uniform and homogenous varieties have created many problems. Such populations …

Approaches and Advantages of Increased Crop Genetic Diversity in the Fields Open

Bal Krishna Joshi, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Shree Prasad Neupane, Devendra Gauchan, Dejene K. Mengistu · 2023

Crop genetic diversity is most for the long-term sustainable production system. The breeding and production strategies of developing and growing uniform and homogenous varieties have created many different problems. Such populations are st…

Phenotypic characterization and diversity of Nepalese garlic (Allium sativum L.) landraces Open

Deepa Singh, Jeet Narayan Chaudhary, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Jiban Shrestha · 2022

A total 37 garlic landraces collection from Nepal Genebank were characterized using phenotypic trait maps or agro morphological markers at National Agriculture Genetic Resources Centre (Genebank), Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal during 2017 usi…

Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: A Synopsis of Coordinated National Crop Wild Relative Seed Collecting Programs across Five Continents Open

Ruth J. Eastwood, B.B. Tambam, Lawrence M. Aboagye, Zeynal Akparov, Sunday E. Aladele , et al. · 2022

The Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change Project set out to improve the diversity, quantity, and accessibility of germplasm collections of crop wild relatives (CWR). Between 2013 and 2018, partners in 25 countries, heirs to the globetrot…

Agro-Morphological Characterization and Diversity Assessment of Rice Landraces in Nepal Open

Pradip Thapa, Ram Prasad Mainali, Ajaya Karkee, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Bal Krishna Joshi · 2022

Plant genetic resources are raw materials and their use in breeding is one of the most sustainable ways to conserve agro-biodiversity. Field research was conducted at National Agriculture Genetic Resources Centre (NAGRC) during 2018 & 2019…

Evaluation of naked barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) landraces for yield and yellow rust resistance Open

Ajaya Karkee, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Bal Krishna Joshi, Jiban Shrestha · 2022

Naked barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is a major winter crop grown in Nepal's higher altitude hilly region. Yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis f.sp. hordei) is the most damaging fungal disease of naked barley in Nepal; it causes great losses wh…

Multi-Environment Screening of Nepalese Finger Millet Landraces against Blast Disease [Pyricularia grisea (Cooke) Sacc.)] Open

Krishna Hari Ghimire, Hira Kaji Manandhar, Madhav Prasad Pandey, Bal Krishna Joshi, Surya Kanta Ghımıre , et al. · 2022

Three hundred finger millet genotypes (295 landraces from 54 districts and five released varieties) were evaluated for leaf, finger, and neck blast resistance under natural epiphytotic conditions across three hill locations in Nepal, namel…

Intellectual Property Right on Basmati Rice: Current Scenario and Evidences of Origin, Diversity, Cultivation and Use Values of Basmati Rice in Nepal Open

Bal Krishna Joshi, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Prakash Bista, Ram Baran Yadaw, Ram Krishna Shrestha , et al. · 2021

Basmati rice, also called the king/prince of rice landraces has very special values in Nepalese society as well as in other countries of Indian Subcontinent. With the objectives of collecting, analyzing and documenting Basmati related info…

Characterization and Diversity Assessment of Nepalese Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Landraces Open

Pradip Thapa, R. P. Manali, Ajaya Karkee, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Brijendra Kumar Joshi , et al. · 2021

A research was carried out at the field of National Agriculture Genetic Resources Centre (NAGRC), Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal in 2019 with the objective of phenotypic characterization and genetic diversity assessment of thirty-seven local g…

Germplasm rescue and rebuilding local seed systems in red zone areas Open

Bal Krishna Joshi, Devendra Gauchan, Shiva Prasad Sapkota, Kritesh Poudyal, Krishna Hari Ghimire , et al. · 2020

Native agrobiodiversity become endangered and even lost due to natural disasters in red zone area such as earthquake that hit Nepal on April and May 2015. Endangered agricultural genetic resources should be rescued and revival of disrupted…

Collaborative exploration and collection of native plant genetic resources as assisted by agrobiodiversity fair Open

Ram Prasad Mainali, Ajaya Karkee, Dipesh Neupane, Padma Pokhrel, Pradip Thapa , et al. · 2020

This article describes the agrobiodiversity fair aided exploration and collection expedition of native plant genetic resources in southern Lalitpur, jointly organized by the National Agriculture Genetic Resources Centre (NAGRC) and Group o…

Diversifying the sourcing and deploying methods to enhance the crop diversity Open

Krishna Hari Ghimire, Bal Krishna Joshi, Niranjan Pudasaini, Devendra Gauchan, Sajal Sthapit , et al. · 2020

A Nepalese farmers of mountain and hill agro-ecosystem mostly grow landraces or traditional varieties of most of the crops. In some major crops like rice, wheat and maize, very old varieties are in cultivation. Insufficient research on min…

Germplasm rescue and repatriation Open

Bal Krishna Joshi, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Rita Gurung, Devendra Gauchan · 2020

Due to many factors such as increase access and availability of modern varieties, change in market preferences, low productivity of native landraces and climate change, crop landraces are threatened and are at the risk of losing from the f…

Participatory seed exchange (PSE): A community based mechanism for promoting access to seeds Open

Niranjan Pudasaini, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Devendra Gauchan · 2020

Participatory Seed Exchange (PSE) is a low cost, simple and effective community-based mechanism for improving farmers' access to locally adapted seeds and planting materials which promotes farmer led on-farm conservation and utilization of…

Agro-morphological Diversity of High Altitude Bean Landraces in the Kailash Sacred Landscape of Nepal Open

Kamal Aryal, Sushmita Poudel, Pashupati Chaudhary, Ram Prasad Chaudhary, Krishna Hari Ghimire , et al. · 2020

Many varieties of bean are widely grown across diverse agro-ecological zones in Nepal. And opportunities exist for improving the crops and enhancing their resilience to various biotic and abiotic stressors. In this context, an experiment w…

Evaluation of Naked Barley Landraces for Agro-morphological Traits Open

Ajaya Karkee, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Bal Krishna Joshi · 2020

Naked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum L.) is a traditional, culturally important, climate-resilient winter cereal crop of Nepal. Evaluation of the naked barely genotypes for yield and disease is fundamental for their efficient utilizati…

Agrobiodiversity and its Conservation in Nepal Open

Bal Krishna Joshi, Neena Amatya Gorkhali, Neeta Pradhan, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Tek Prasad Gotame , et al. · 2020

Nepal is a part of the world’s biodiversity hotspot and ranks the 49th in the world for biodiversity. Agrobiodiversity and its conservation status were studied through literature review, field survey, key informant survey and focus group d…

Fall Armyworm: Global Status and Potential Threats for Nepal Open

Y. D., Sujan Dhungel, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Sudip Devkota, Arun GC · 2019

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Adaptability of Naked Barley Landraces in Mountain Agro-ecosystem of Nepal Open

Krishna Hari Ghimire, Bal Krishna Joshi, Rita Gurung, Epsha Palikhey, Niranjan Pudasaini , et al. · 2019

Naked barley (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum L.) is an important food crop in mountain regions of Nepal, however, its production area and genetic diversity is known to be shrinking fast. One of the reasons could be the poor productivity. To im…

Agro-morphological diversity of Nepalese naked barley landraces Open

Ritesh Kumar Yadav, Subash Gautam, Epsha Palikhey, Bal Krishna Joshi, Krishna Hari Ghimire , et al. · 2018

ネパール西部におけるマメ科作物およびその近縁野生種の収集・保全，2016年10月29日～11月10日 Open

有高橋, 和洋根本, Santosh Sharma, Durga Man Singh Dongol, Deepa Singh , et al. · 2018

Rebuilding local seed system and safeguarding conservation of agrobiodiversity in the aftermath of Nepal 2015 earthquake Open

Devendra Gauchan, Bal Krishna Joshi, Krishna Hari Ghimire, Kritesh Poudyal, Shiva Prasad Sapkota , et al. · 2018

A study was conducted from July 2015 to December 2017 to rebuild local seed system and safeguard conservation of agrobiodiversity in the aftermath of earthquake through rescue collection, conservation and \nrepatriation of endangered crop…

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