Bikas Basnet

Independent Researcher

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Mission & Vision

As an enthusiastic graduate student in agriculture, I am curious about crop improvement—encompassing genomics, plant-microbe interactions, quantitative genetics, and modern plant breeding tools—and computational genetics, machine learning, and deep learning. Through rigorous academic training and hands-on internships, I aim to bridge the gap between research stations and farmers’ fields by fostering innovation exchange and capacity building. My mission is to address food and nutrition insecurity in developing countries through impactful, collaborative projects that advance sustainable agriculture and empower farming communities.

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Ongoing Projects

Project 1: Study of Climate-Smart Practices - This project focuses on climate-smart practices, green jobs, and green enterprises, digital agriculture, and innovation extensions.
Project 2: Multivariate Selection of Maize Hybrids - Focused on selecting prime-yielding and stable genotypes.

Project 3: Screening of 761+ Wheat Lines and 62 Released Wheat Varieties - Identifying wheat varieties with strong adult plant leaf rust resistance on common pathotypes.

Journey of wheat — Figure showing the journey of wheat release in Nepal and a Cleveland dot plot for Bayesian interactive prediction.

Cleveland Bayesian prediction — Figure showing the journey of wheat release in Nepal and a Cleveland dot plot for Bayesian interactive prediction.

Project 4: Deep Learning for Crop Improvement/Hyperspectral Imaging - Training 50k+ RGB plant leaf samples to develop real-time solutions; seeking multispectral/hyperspectral training or collaboration opportunities.

Training and ROC Plots — Custom CNN (CropDiseaseCNN): Accuracy vs loss vs time vs epochs and Test core metrics heat map

Core Metrics — Custom CNN (CropDiseaseCNN): Accuracy vs loss vs time vs epochs and Test core metrics heat map

Confusion matrix — Figure depicting correct and incorrect predictions across classes.

Accepted Publications

Which wheat varieties unveil strong adult plant resistance to common pathotypes of leaf rust (Puccinia triticina) while maintaining prime yield?

Assignments

A1: Agricultural Impact Analysis - Analyzing the environmental impacts of various agricultural practices through a comparative study.
A2: Crop Modeling - Creating models to predict crop yield based on climatic data and soil conditions.
A3: 3 Factors RCBD-Split Plot Analysis - Data transformation and results of 3-factor split plot design:

Publications

2025

🔬Basnet, B., Kunwar, C. B., & Upreti, U. (2025). Enhanced Bayesian model for multienvironmental selection of winter maize hybrids: assessing grain yield using ‘ProbBreed’. Plant Methods, 21, 8. 📄 (Q1)

2024

🔬Basnet, B., Upreti, U., & Thapaliya, K. P. (2024). Genotypic variations in postfertility traits and yield components of mung bean (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek) germplasms in Chitwan, Nepal. Heliyon, 10(20). 📄 (Q1)
🔬Basnet, B.(2024). Deciphering genetic variability and phenotype expression, assessing drought stress tolerance and multi-trait stability index of (Vigna radiata) genotypes in Chitwan, Nepal. Cogent Food and Agriculture, 10(2417843). 📄 (Q2)
🔬Kunwar, C. B., Basnet, B., Sunuwar, S., Mahato, D. N., Chaudhari, R., Upadhya, J., & Pokhrel, P. (2024). Unraveling genotype-by-environment interaction in maize using cutting-edge statistical tools: Innovative empirical selection for increased yield stability. Ecological Genetics and Genomics, 32, 100249. 📄 (Q3)
🔬Chauhan, S., Basnet, B., Adhikari, S. K., Budhathoki, P., & Shrestha, A. K. (2024). Innovative farming techniques for superior okra yield in Chitwan, Nepal: The benefits of plastic film mulch and pest exclusion net on soil properties, growth, quality, and profitability. Ecological Frontiers, 44(1), 23-32. 📄 (Q1)
🔬Kunwar, C. B., Basnet, B., Sunuwar, S., Mahato, D. N., Chaudhari, R., Upadhya, J., & Pokhrel, P. (2024). Multi-model approach for optimizing cold-wave resilient maize selection: unveiling genotype-by-environment interaction and predicting yield stability. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, 5, 63. 📄 (Q1)

2023

🔬Sharma, S., Basnet, B., Bhattarai, K., Sedhai, A., & Khanal, K. (2023). The influence of different mulching materials on Tomato's vegetative, reproductive, and yield in Dhankuta, Nepal. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 11, 100463. 📄 (Q1)
🔬Dholi, P. K., Khatiwada, P., Basnet, B., & Bhandari, S. (2023). An Extensive Review of Strawberry (Fragaria× ananassa) Diseases and Integrated Management Approaches: Current Understanding and Future Directions. Fundamental and Applied Agriculture, 8(4), 655-667. 📄

2022

🔬Basnet, B., Juliana, P., Bhattarai, K., & Upreti, U. (2022). A review on major rust resistance gene and amino acid changes on wheat (Triticum aestivum L). Advances in Agriculture, 2022(1), 7419326. 📄 (Q2)
🔬Basnet, B., & Khanal, S. (2022). Quantitative trait loci and candidate genes for iron and zinc bio-fortification in genetically diverse germplasm of maize (Zea mays L): A systematic review. Heliyon, 8(12). 📄 (Q1)
🔬Basnet, B. (2022). Perspective of olive farming at Bajura, Nepal: main opportunities and challenges. Nepal: Main Opportunities and Challenges. 📄
🔬Basnet, B. (2022). Economics of Onion Seed Production in Western Rukum, Nepal. Nepal. 📄