Publication

Journal Articles 

1. Khadka, R.B., A. D. Sanabria-Velazquez, J.  Cardina and S.  A. Miller. 2021. Evaluation of Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation for Environmentally Sustainable Weed Management. https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/12/3147

2. Khadka, R. B., F.  Rotondo and S. A. Miller.  2021. The Pursuit of Native Trichoderma spp. for Plant Disease Biocontrol in Nepal. PhytoFrontiers. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-08-21-0051-R. 

3. Khadka, R. B., J. Cardina and S. A. Miller.  2021. Perspectives on anaerobic soil disinfestation for weed management. Journal of Integrated Pest Management 12(1): 32; 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmab027. 

4. Khadka, R. B., and S. A. Miller.  2021.  Synergy of Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (ASD) and Trichoderma spp. in Rhizoctonia Root Rot Suppression. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 5:645736. 

5. Sanabria, A., Testen, A. L., Khadka, R. B., Liu, Z., Xu, F. and Miller, S. A. 2020. Anaerobic soil disinfestation reduces viability of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and S. minor sclerotia and root-knot nematodes in muck soils. Phytopathology 110:795-804. 

6. Khadka, R. B., M. Marasini, R. Rawal, A. L. Testen and S. A. Miller.  2019. Effects of anaerobic soil disinfestation carbon sources on soilborne diseases and weeds of okra and eggplant in Nepal. Crop Protection:104846. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2019.104846.  

7. Harman, G. E., R. B. Khadka, F. Doni, N. Uphoff. 2021. Benefits to plant health and productivity from enhancing plant microbial symbionts. Frontiers in Plant Science 11:610065. 

8. Khadka, R. B., B. Chaulagain, S. Subedi, M. Marasini, R. Rawal, N. Pathak, I. P. Gautam T. R. Chapagain, B. B. Khatri, and  D. Sharma‐Poudyal. 2020.Evaluation of fungicides to control potato late blight (Phytophthora infestans) in the plains of Nepal. Journal of Phytopathology.  https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.12886. 

9. Khadka, R. B., and N. Uphoff. 2019. Effects of Trichoderma seedling treatment with System of Rice Intensification management and with conventional management of transplanted rice. PeerJ. 7:e5877. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5877. 

10. Harman, G. E., F. Doni, R. B. Khadka, and N. Uphoff. 2019. Endophytic strains of Trichoderma increase plants’ photosynthetic capability. Journal of Applied Microbiology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14368. 

11. Adhikari, P., H. Araya, G. Aruna, A. Balamatti, S. Banerjee, P. Baskaran, B. C. Barah, D. Behera, T. Berhe, P. Boruah, S. Dhar, S. Edwards, M. Fulford, B. Gujja, H. Ibrahim, H. Kabir, A. Kassam, R. B. Khadka, Y. S. Koma, U. S. Natarajan, R. Perez, D. Sen, A. Sharif, G. Singh, E. Styger, A. K. Thakur, A. Tiwari, N. Uphoff and Anil Verma. 2018. System of Crop Intensification for more productive, resource-conserving, climate-resilient, and sustainable agriculture: experience with diverse crops in varying agroecologies. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 16:1. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2017.1402504.  

12. Khadka, R. B., M. Marasini, R. Rawal, D. M. Gautam, and A. L. Acedo. 2017. Effects of variety and postharvest handling practices on microbial population at different stages of the value chain of fresh tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in western terai of Nepal. BioMed Research International. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7148076.  

13. Khadka, R. B., B. Chaudhary, N. Pathak, P. Pantha, C. M. Vera, S. S. Singh, N. W. Zaidi, and B. P. Tripathi. 2016. Monitoring virulence patterns of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in Terai region of Nepal. International Journal of Advanced Research 4:1100-1104. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2189.

14. Khadka, R. B. 2016. First report of Curvularia trifolii causing leaf spot on Trifolium alexandrinum (Berseem clover) in Nepal. Plant Disease 100: 1246. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-13-0720-PDN. 

15. Abraham, B., H. Araya, T. Berhe, S. Edwards, B. Gujja, R. B. Khadka, Y. S. Koma, D. Sen, A. Sharif, E. Styger, N. Uphoff and A. Verma. 2014. The System of Crop Intensification: reports from the field on improving agricultural production, food security, and resilience to climate change for multiple crops. Agriculture & Food Security Journal 3:4. https://doi.org/10.1186/2048-7010-3-4. 

16. Khadka, R. B., S. M. Shrestha, H. K. Manandhar, G. B. KC. 2014. Pathogenic variability and differential interaction of blast fungus (Pyricularia grisea SACC.) isolates with finger millet lines in Nepal. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology 13:1-6. https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v14i2.10411.

17. Khadka, R. B., H. P. Acharya and N. Uphoff. 2014. Performance of landraces and improved rice varieties under System of Rice Intensification management in the remote Bajhang district of Nepal. The Journal of Agriculture and Environment 15:1-11. https://doi.org/10.3126/aej.v15i0.19809.

18. Khadka, R. B. and G. P. Parajuli. 2013. Performance of two oyster mushroom species (Pleurotus ostreatus and P. florida) on different substrates composition in western terai of Nepal. Nepal Agriculture Research Journal 13: 48-54.

19. Khadka, R. B., S. Joshi and R. B. Chaudhary. 2013. Response of intercropping and varieties on Botrytis grey mold severity of chickpea in western terai of Nepal. Nepal Agronomy Journal 3:89-97.

20. Khadka, R. B., S. M. Shrestha, H. K. Manandhar, G. B. KC. 2013. Study on differential response of Pyricularia grisea isolates from rice, finger millet and Panicum sp. with local and alien media, and their host range. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology. 13: 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v13i2.7707.

Report:

1. Khadka, R.B., Dabargainya, B., Pokhrel, S., Parajuli, A., Paudel, B., Upadhyaya, S., Poudel, R., & Baidya, S. et al. (2023) First report of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus in tomato in Nepal. New Disease Reports, 47, e12170. https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.12170

Book Chapters

20. 1. Khadka, R. B., Thapa, S., Sharma, B., Rimal, A., Poudel, B., Adhikari, S., et al. 2022. Effect of plant growth promoting beneficial micro-organisms in         growth promotion of drought tolerant rice genotypes. In Proceeding of Sustainable Agricultural Innovation for Resilient Agri-food Systems, The Ecological Society International Conference 2022, Jammu, India: The Indian Ecological Society, p. 97.

20. 2. Khadka, R. B., and S. A. Miller.  2021.  Suppressing soilborne pathogens and pests through soil management practices. In N. Uphoff and J. Thies (Eds.), Biological Approaches to Regenerative and Resilient Soil Systems. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis.

20. 3. Doni, F., R. B. Khadka and N. Uphoff. 2021. Soil biological contributions to the productivity of the System of Rice Intensification. In N. Uphoff and J. Thies (Eds.), Biological Approaches to Regenerative and Resilient Soil Systems. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis.

20. 4. Khadka, R. B., K. Dhital, S. Pandey, R. Uprety, and N. Uphoff. 2019. Agroecological intensification for sustainable food security for Nepal: experience and opportunities with the System of Rice Intensification and System of Crop Intensifications. In: Sustainable, Safe and Healthy Food in Nepal: Principles and Practices of Food Security. The Association of Nepalese Agricultural Professionals in Americas (NAPA) http://www.napaamericas.org/downloads/book_food_security/Contents_food_security_book.pdf

20. 5.  Khadka, R. B. 2017. Black rice: new entry in Nepal. In: Rice Science and Technology in Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal. Crop Development Directorate and Agronomy Society of Nepal, p. 185–188. http://cddnepal.gov.np/downloadfile/Rice_science_and_technology_1512106674.pdf

20. 6. Rawal, R., D. M. Gautam, I. P. Gautam, R. B. Khadka, K. M. Tripathi, P. Hanson, A. L. Acedo Jr., W. Easdown, J. A. Hughes and J. D. H. Keatinge. 2017. Evaluation of AVRDC advanced lines of processing tomato in the mid-western plain of Nepal. Acta Horticulturae 1179:299-304. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2017.1179.46

20. 7. Rawal, R., D. M. Gautam, I. P. Gautam, R. B. Khadka, K. M. Tripathi, P. Hanson, A. L. Acedo Jr., W. Easdown, J. A. Hughes and J. D. H. Keatinge. 2017. Evaluation of AVRDC advanced lines of long-shelf-life tomato in the Terai region of Nepal. Acta Horticulturae 1179:317-322. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2017.1179.49

20. 8. Khadka, R. B.  and R. Rawal. 2013. Food security in flood-prone areas – SRI shows the way. LEISA India.

https://leisaindia.org/food-security-in-flood-prone-areas-sri-shows-the-way/