Krishna Bhattarai
KB
Former Horticulture - MS
Bio
- Degree Program: M.S., Horticultural Science
- Previous Degrees: B.S., Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal
- Advisors: Dr. Dilip R. Panthee and Dr. Frank J. Louws
- Thesis: Screening for Bacterial Spot (Xanthomonas spp.) Resistance in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and Microbe Associated Molecular Patterns.
- Thesis Date: 2014-10-06
- Completion Date: December 2014
Research
I am working on Bacterial Spot disease resistance in tomatoes. It involves the study of Plant Triggered Immunity (PTI) of tomatoes in response to Pathogen Associated Molecular Pattern (PAMP) for screening tomato lines.