Gehendra Bhattarai Source Confirmed

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Post Doctoral Fellow

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

postdoc

17 h-index 63 pubs 892 cited

Research Areas

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Gehendra Bhattarai's research focuses on plant genetics and genomics, particularly within vegetable crops such as spinach and cowpea. His work involves utilizing whole-genome sequence comparisons and genome-wide association studies to identify genetic factors influencing traits like disease resistance and salt tolerance. Bhattarai has investigated the genetic architecture of white rust resistance in spinach and downy mildew resistance in cultivated spinach germplasm. He has also explored the genetic diversity and population structure of spinach wild relatives, contributing to understanding domestication processes. Collaborating with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Ainong Shi and Haizheng Xiong, Bhattarai has contributed to a significant number of shared publications. His research employs advanced genomic techniques to advance crop breeding and improvement strategies.

Metrics

  • h-index: 17
  • Publications: 63
  • Citations: 892

Selected Publications

  • Genome-wide association study and genomic prediction of leaf spot (Stemphylium vesicarium) resistance in spinach diversity panel (2025) DOI
  • Genome-Wide Association Study for Drought Tolerance in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) at Seedling Stage Using a Whole Genome Resequencing Approach (2025) DOI
  • Genome wide association study of Fusarium wilt resistance in Spinacia turkestanica (2025) DOI
  • Evaluation of downy mildew resistance in spinach (Spinacia oleracea) (2024) DOI
  • Evaluation of Drought Tolerance in USDA Tomato Germplasm at Seedling Stage (2024) DOI
  • An Evaluation of Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) Resistance in a Set of Tomato Germplasm from the United States Department of Agriculture (2024) DOI
  • Evaluation of Drought Tolerance in USDA Tomato Germplasm at Seedling Stage (2023) DOI
  • Evaluation of Bacterial Wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) Resistance in a Set of USDA Tomato Germplasm (2023) DOI
  • Genome-Wide Association Study and Genomic Prediction of Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Common Bean Core Collection (2023) DOI
  • A Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Region Associated with Seed Protein Content in Cowpea (2023) DOI
  • Evaluation of Downy Mildew Resistance in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) (2023) DOI
  • Skim resequencing finely maps the downy mildew resistance loci <i>RPF2</i> and <i>RPF3</i> in spinach cultivars whale and Lazio (2023) DOI
  • Additional file 1 of Genetic architecture of salt tolerance in a Multi-Parent Advanced Generation Inter-Cross (MAGIC) cowpea population (2022) DOI
  • Mapping and selection of downy mildew resistance in spinach cv. whale by low coverage whole genome sequencing (2022) DOI
  • Resequencing worldwide spinach germplasm for identification of field resistance QTLs to downy mildew and assessment of genomic selection methods (2022) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Ainong Shi University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 14 shared publications Haizheng Xiong University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 11 shared publications Ibtisam Alatawi University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 9 shared publications James C. Correll University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 7 shared publications Dotun Olaoye University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 6 shared publications Theresa Makawa Phiri University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 6 shared publications Kenani Chiwina University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 5 shared publications Ryan W. Dickson University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 5 shared publications

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