Government of Nepal

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

National Agricultural Technology Information Centre

Journal of Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Government of Nepal

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

National Agricultural Technology Information Centre

Journal of Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Previous Editorial Board

Patron

Yama Raj Pandey, PhD
Executive Director

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Singh Durbar Plaza, Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: ednarc@ntc.net.np

Editor-In-Chief

Tek Bahadur Gurung, PhD
Principal Scientist

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: tek_fisheries@hotmail.com

Associate Editor-In-Chief

Bal Krishna Joshi, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Genebank

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: joshibalak@yahoo.com

Editors

Ananda Kumar Gautam, PhD
Senior Scientist

Agriculture Environment Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: akg.ared.narc@gmail.com

Baidya Nath Mahto, PhD
Principal Scientist

Plant Pathology Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: bnmahto_7@yahoo.com

Dhoj Raj Khanal, PhD
Senior Scientist

Animal Health Research Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: drkhanal17@gmail.com

Purusottam Prasad Khatiwada
Senior Scientist

Horticulture Research Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: khatiwadapp@gmail.com

Suresh Wagle
Senior Scientist

Fisheries Research Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Godawari, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: waglesk1958@gmail.com

Managing Editor

Krishna Prasad Paudyal, PhD
Principal Scientist

Communication, Publication and Documentation Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: kppaudyal@yahoo.com

Patron

Yama Raj Pandey, PhD
Executive Director

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Singh Durbar Plaza, Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: ednarc@ntc.net.np

Editor-In-Chief

Tek Bahadur Gurung, PhD
Principal Scientist

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: tek_fisheries@hotmail.com

Associate Editor-In-Chief

Bal Krishna Joshi, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Genebank, Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: joshibalak@yahoo.com

Editors

Jiban Shrestha
Scientist

National Maize Research Program

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal

Email: jibshrestha@gmail.com

Megh Raj Tiwari, PhD
Principal Scientist

Animal Nutrition Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: drmeghraj238@gmail.com

Dhruba Raj Bhattarai, PhD
Senior Scientist

Horticulture Research Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: rajdhruba@gmail.com

Shree Prasad Vista
Senior Scientist

Soil Science Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: prasadvista@rediffmail.com

Ajay Shree Ratna Bajracharya
Senior Scientist

Entomology Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: ajayabajracharya@gmail.com

Managing Editor

Hari Krishna Upreti
Principal Scientist

Communication, Publication and Documentation Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: hariupreti2077@gmail.com

Patron

Yama Raj Pandey, PhD
Executive Director

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Singh Durbar Plaza, Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: ednarc@ntc.net.np

Editor-In-Chief

Tek Bahadur Gurung, PhD
Principal Scientist

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: tek_fisheries@hotmail.com

Associate Editor-In-Chief

Bal Krishna Joshi, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Genebank, Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

ORCID: 0000-0002-7848-5824

Email: joshibalak@yahoo.com

Managing Editors

Ram Bahadur KC
Senior Scientist

Communication, Publication and Documentation Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: rbkc05@gmail.com

Jiban Shrestha
Scientist

National Maize Research Program

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal

ORCID: 0000-0002-3755-8812

Email: jibshrestha@gmail.com

Editors

Samudra Lal Joshi, PhD
Principal Scientist

Entomology Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: samudralaljoshi@hotmail.com

Meghraj Tiwari, PhD
Principle Scientist

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Email: tiwari65@yahoo.com

Umesh Acharya, PhD
Senior Scientist

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Singh Durbar Plaza, Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: umeshach@gmail.com

Editorial Assistant

Rishi Ram Adhikari
Computer Officer

Communication, Publication and Documentation Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: adhikari_rishi@yahoo.com

Patron

Baidya Nath Mahto, PhD
Executive Director

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Singh Durbar Plaza, Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: ednarc@ntc.net.np

Editor-In-Chief

Tek Bahadur Gurung, PhD
Principal Scientist

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: tek_fisheries@hotmail.com

Associate Editor-In-Chief

Bal Krishna Joshi, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Genebank, Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

ORCID: 0000-0002-7848-5824

Email: joshibalak@yahoo.com

Managing Editors

Hari Krishna Upreti
Principal Scientist

Communication, Publication and Documentation Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: hariupreti2077@gmail.com

Jiban Shrestha
Scientist

National Commercial Agriculture Research Program

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Pakhribas, Dhankuta, Nepal

ORCID: 0000-0002-3755-8812

Email: jibshrestha@gmail.com

Editorial Assistant

Rishi Ram Adhikari
Computer Officer

Communication, Publication and Documentation Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: adhikari_rishi@yahoo.com

Patron

Tek Bahadur Gurung, PhD
Executive Director

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: tek_fisheries@hotmail.com

Editor-In-Chief

Bal Krishna Joshi, PhD
Senior Scientist

Genebank, Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

ORCID: 0000-0002-7848-5824

Email: joshibalak@yahoo.com

Managing Editor

Hari Krishna Upreti
Principal Scientist

Communication, Publication and Documentation Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: hariupreti2077@gmail.com

Editors

Jiban Shrestha
Scientist

Agriculture Botany Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

ORCID: 0000-0002-3755-8812

Email: jibshrestha@gmail.com

Neena Amatya Gorkhali, PhD
Senior Scientist

Animal Breeding Division, Khumaltar

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3592-4652

Email: neenagorkhali@hotmail.com

 

Umesh Acharya, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Citrus Research Program, Dhankuta

Email: umeshach@gmail.com

Subash Subedi, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Maize Research Program

Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3739-1773

Email: subedi.subash1@gmail.com

Krishna P. Timsina, PhD
Senior Scientist

Socio-economic and Agricultural Research Policy Division

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4005-7039

Email: krishnatimsina2000@gmail.com

 

Devra I. Jarvis, PhD Botany
Principal Scientist

Bioversity International

Via dei Tre Denari 472/a, Rome, Italy

Adjunct Faculty, Washington State University

Coordinator, PAR

Email: d.jarvis@cgiar.org

Editorial Assistant

Rishi Ram Adhikari
Computer Officer

Communication, Publication and Documentation Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: adhikari_rishi@yahoo.com

Patron

Deepak Bhandari, PhD
Executive Director

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: b.deepak359@gmail.com

Editor-In-Chief

Bal Krishna Joshi, PhD
Senior Scientist

Genebank, Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7848-5824

Email: joshibalak@yahoo.com

Managing Editor

Manoj Kumar Thakur
Senior Scientist

Communication, Publication and Documentation Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: thakur27819@gmail.com

Associate Editor-In-Chief

Jiban Shrestha
Scientist

National Plant Breeding and Genetics Research Centre

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3755-8812

Email: jibshrestha@gmail.com

Editors

Neena Amatya Gorkhali, PhD
Senior Scientist

Animal Breeding Division, Khumaltar

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3592-4652

Email: neenagorkhali@hotmail.com

 

Umesh Acharya, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Citrus Research Program, Dhankuta

Email: umeshach@gmail.com

Subash Subedi, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Maize Research Program

Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3739-1773

Email: subedi.subash1@gmail.com

Krishna P. Timsina, PhD
Senior Scientist

Socio-economic and Agricultural Research Policy Division

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4005-7039

Email: krishnatimsina2000@gmail.com

Devra I. Jarvis, PhD Botany
Principal Scientist

Bioversity International

Via dei Tre Denari 472/a, Rome, Italy

Adjunct Faculty, Washington State University

Coordinator, PAR

Email: d.jarvis@cgiar.org

Editorial Assistant

Rishi Ram Adhikari
Computer Officer

Communication, Publication and Documentation Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: adhikari_rishi@yahoo.com

Patron

Deepak Bhandari, PhD
Executive Director

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: b.deepak359@gmail.com

Editor-In-Chief

Bal Krishna Joshi, PhD
Senior Scientist

Genebank, Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

ORCID: 0000-0002-7848-5824

Email: joshibalak@yahoo.com

Managing Editor

Yubraj Bhusal
Senior Scientist

National Agricultural Technology Information Centre

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: rbconus@gmail.com

Associate-Editor-In-Chief

Jiban Shrestha
Scientist

National Plant Breeding and Genetics Research Centre

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

ORCID: 0000-0002-3755-8812

Email: jibshrestha@gmail.com

Editors

Neena Amatya Gorkhali, PhD
Senior Scientist

Animal Breeding Division, Khumaltar

Mobile: 984 124 9135/ 9851209135

ORCID: 0000-0003-3592-4652

Email: neenagorkhali@hotmail.com

 

Umesh Acharya, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Citrus Research Program, Dhankuta

Email: umeshach@gmail.com

Subash Subedi, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Maize Research Program

Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal

ORCID: 0000-0003-3739-1773

Email: subedi.subash1@gmail.com

 

Krishna P. Timsina, PhD
Senior Scientist

Socio-economic and Agricultural Research Policy Division

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

ORCID: 0000-0003-4005-7039

Email: krishnatimsina2000@gmail.com

 

Dinesh Panday, PhD
Post-Doctoral Research Associate

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

278 Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science

2506 E J. Chapman Dr, Knoxville, TN 37996 United States

ORCID: 0000-0001-8452-3797

Email: agriculturenepal@gmail.com

Kazuhiro Nemoto
Associate Professor

Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University

8304 Minami minowa, Nagano 399-4598, JAPAN

Email: knemoto@shinshu-u.ac.jp

Editorial Assistant

Rishi Ram Adhikari
Computer Officer

Communication, Publication and Documentation Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: adhikari_rishi@yahoo.com

Patron

Deepak Bhandari, PhD
Executive Director

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: b.deepak359@gmail.com

Editor-In-Chief

Hari Krishna Shrestha, PhD
Senior Scientist

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Nepal

Email: hkshrestha_1@yahoo.com

Managing Editor

Yubraj Bhusal
Senior Scientist

National Agricultural Technology Information Centre

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: rbconus@gmail.com

Associate-Editor-In-Chief

Jiban Shrestha
Scientist

National Plant Breeding and Genetics Research Centre

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

ORCID: 0000-0002-3755-8812

Email: jibshrestha@gmail.com

Editors

Neena Amatya Gorkhali, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Animal Breeding and Genetics Research Centre

Khumaltar

ORCID: 0000-0003-3592-4652

Email: neenagorkhali@hotmail.com

Binod Luitel, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Horticulture Research Centre

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: binodsan@yahoo.com

Tek Prasad Gotame, PhD
Senior Scientist

Planning Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Singhadurbar Plaza, Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: gotame@gmail.com

Krishna P. Timsina, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Agricultural Research Policy Research Centre

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

ORCID: 0000-0003-4005-7039

Email: krishnatimsina2000@gmail.com

Assistant Editor

Jeevan Lamichhane
Scientist

National Agricultural Technology Information Centre

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: jeevanlamichhane7@gmail.com

Editorial Assistant

Rishi Ram Adhikari
Computer Officer

National Agricultural Technology Information Centre

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: adhikari_rishi@yahoo.com

Patron

Dhruba Raj Bhattarai, PhD
Executive Director

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: raj01dhruba@gmail.com

Editor-In-Chief

Yuga Nath Ghimire, PhD
Former Principal Scientist

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: ghimireyn@yahoo.com

Managing Editor

Kalika Prasad Upadhyay, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Agricultural Technology Information Centre

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: kalikaupadhyay@gmail.com

Editors

Neena Amatya Gorkhali, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Animal Breeding and Genetics Research Centre

Khumaltar

ORCID: 0000-0003-3592-4652

Email: neenagorkhali@hotmail.com

Tek Prasad Gotame, PhD
Senior Scientist

Planning Division

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Singhadurbar Plaza, Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: gotame@gmail.com

Krishna P. Timsina, PhD
Senior Scientist

National Agricultural Research Policy Research Centre

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

ORCID: 0000-0003-4005-7039

Email: krishnatimsina2000@gmail.com

Assistant Editor

Jeevan Lamichhane
Scientist

National Agricultural Technology Information Centre

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: jeevanlamichhane7@gmail.com

Editorial Assistant

Rishi Ram Adhikari
Computer Officer

National Agricultural Technology Information Centre

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal

Email: adhikari_rishi@yahoo.com