Gehendra Bhattarai

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Post Doctoral Fellow

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Agricultural Research Service (2018–2019); Oregon State University (2017); United States Department of Agriculture (2019); Tribhuvan University (2022); Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (2018–2019); Bayer (Germany) (2025)

Postdoc Researcher

18 h-index 65 pubs 959 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

ORCID Lab Website

OverviewAI-generated summary

Gehendra Bhattarai's research focuses on plant genetics and genomics, particularly in vegetable crops such as spinach and cowpea. His work investigates genetic variation and its role in disease resistance and tolerance to environmental stressors. Bhattarai has explored the use of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers for genetic analysis and has conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to identify genomic regions associated with traits like white rust resistance and salt tolerance in spinach and cowpea, respectively. He also examines resistance to downy mildew in spinach and seed protein content in cowpea. His research has been published in journals covering plant breeding, genetics, and genomics, and he has a significant publication record with an h-index of 18 and over 900 citations. Bhattarai collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Ainong Shi and Haizheng Xiong.

Metrics

h-index: 18
Publications: 65
Citations: 959

Selected Publications

Identification of race 2 anthracnose resistance Quantitative Trait Loci using biparental and association panel of diverse watermelon germplasm accessions (2026)

Theoretical and Applied Genetics DOI OpenAlex
Genome-wide association study and genomic prediction of leaf spot (Stemphylium vesicarium) resistance in spinach diversity panel (2025)

Frontiers in Plant Science DOI OpenAlex
Genome-Wide Association Study for Drought Tolerance in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) at Seedling Stage Using a Whole Genome Resequencing Approach (2025)

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Genome wide association study of Fusarium wilt resistance in Spinacia turkestanica (2025)

Scientific Reports 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Evaluation of downy mildew resistance in spinach (Spinacia oleracea) (2024)

Euphytica 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Evaluation of Drought Tolerance in USDA Tomato Germplasm at Seedling Stage (2024)

Agronomy 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
An Evaluation of Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) Resistance in a Set of Tomato Germplasm from the United States Department of Agriculture (2024)

Agronomy 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
Evaluation of Drought Tolerance in USDA Tomato Germplasm at Seedling Stage (2023)

Preprints.org 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Evaluation of Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) Resistance in a Set of USDA Tomato Germplasm (2023)

Preprints.org 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Genome-Wide Association Study and Genomic Prediction of Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Common Bean Core Collection (2023)

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
A Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Region Associated with Seed Protein Content in Cowpea (2023)

Plants 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
Evaluation of Downy Mildew Resistance in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) (2023)

Research Square DOI OpenAlex
Skim resequencing finely maps the downy mildew resistance loci <i>RPF2</i> and <i>RPF3</i> in spinach cultivars whale and Lazio (2023)

Horticulture Research 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
Additional file 1 of Genetic architecture of salt tolerance in a Multi-Parent Advanced Generation Inter-Cross (MAGIC) cowpea population (2022)

Figshare DOI OpenAlex
Mapping and selection of downy mildew resistance in spinach cv. whale by low coverage whole genome sequencing (2022)

Frontiers in Plant Science 16 citations DOI OpenAlex