Biography:
Mr. Pradip Thapa completed my master’s degree in plant science with specialization in genetics and plant breeding from Agriculture and Forestry University. He maintained a GPA of 3.9 out of 4 during my master’s program. During this time, he had done research on seed protein diversity assessment and agro-morphological characterization among soybean accessions and able to identify high protein contained soybean genotypes i.e., PK-7394 which contain 44% seed protein. He is currently working as a plant breeder in the National Agriculture Genetic Resources Centre under Nepal Agricultural Research Council. At this time, he is involved in molecular characterization, conservation and breeding of local crops. He published more than 10 research papers in national and international journals.
Title : Policy provisions, status and gaps for registration and maintenance of farmers’ varieties in Nepal