Krishna Bhattarai
Company
University of Florida
Job Title
Research Assistant/Graduate Student
Accomplishments
- Working on developing resistance to powdery mildew on gerbera daisy. By identifying resistant genes and their introgression in new gerbera cultivars, growers can save resources by limiting the number of fungicides and applications.
- Co-authored a book chapter on gerbera breeding, which will be published this year.
Extracurricular
In His Spare Time: Krishna likes to cook South Asian dishes like mutton biryani, matar pulau and onion pakaura. His favorite dish is mutton pulau.
Fun Facts
Poet & Ph.D. Student: Krishna likes to write ghazals (Nepali poems) and travel to places to learn about the plants and culture.
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