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2024

Zhao D., Sapkota M., Bassil N., Mengist M.F., Iorizzo M., Heller-Uszynska, Molinari M., Beil C., and Sheehan M.J. A public mid-density genotyping platform for Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.), Genetic Resources. https://doi.org/10.46265/genresj.WQZS1824

Zhao D., Sapkota M., Lin M., Beil C., Sheehan M.J., Greene S., and Irish B., Genetic diversity, population structure, and taxonomic confirmation in annual medic (Medicago spp.) collection from Crimea, Ukraine. Frontiers in Plant science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1339298

2023

Li Q., Luo S., Zhang L., Feng Q., Song L., Sapkota, M., Xuan S., Wang Y., Zhao J., van der Knaap, E., Chen X. and Shen S. 2023. Molecular and genetic regulation of fleshy fruit shape and lessons from Arabidopsis and rice. Horticulture Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhad108

Sapkota, M., Pereira, L., Wang, Y., Zhang, L., Topcu, Y., Tieman, D. and van der knaap, E., 2023. Structural variation underlies functional diversity at methyl salicylate loci in tomato. PLOS Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010751

Zhang, B., Li, Q., Keyhaninejad, N., Taitano, N., Sapkota, M., Snouffer, A. and van der Knaap, E., 2023. A combinatorial TRM‐OFP module bilaterally fine‐tunes tomato fruit shape. New Phytologist. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.18855

Frick, E.M., Sapkota, M., Pereira Garcia, L., Wang, Y., Hermanns, A., Giovannoni, J.J., van der Knaap, E., Tieman, D.M. and Klee, H.J., 2023. A family of methyl esterases converts methyl salicylate to salicylic acid in ripening tomato fruit. Plant Physiology https://academic.oup.com/plphys/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/plphys/kiac509/6782970

2022

Barnett, J., Buonauro, G., Kuipers, A., Sapkota, M., van der Knaap, E., & Razifard, H. 2022. Genomic characterization of a wild-like tomato accession found in Arizona; a northward migration story. Systematic Botany. In press, accepted in volume 47 issue 4 (October-December 2022) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.02.11.480156v2.full

Thapa, D.B., Subedi, M., Yadav, R.P., Joshi, B.P., Adhikari, B.N., Shrestha, K.P., Magar, P.B., Pant, K.R., Gurung, S.B., Ghimire, S., Gautam, N.R., Acharya, N.R., Sapkota, M., Mishra, V.K., Joshi, A.K., Singh, R.P., and Govindan, V. 2022. Variation in Grain Zinc and Iron Concentrations, Grain Yield and Associated Traits of Biofortified Wheat Genotypes in Nepal. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13:881965. doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.881965 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.881965/full

2021

Pereira, L., Zhang, L., Sapkota, M., Ramos, A., Razifard, H., Caicedo, A.L. and van der Knaap, E., 2021. Unraveling the genetics of tomato fruit weight during crop domestication and diversification. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134(10), pp.3363-3378. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00122-021-03902-2.pdf

Topcu, Y., Sapkota, M., Illa-Berenguer, E., Nambeesan, S.U. and van der Knaap, E., 2021. Identification of blossom-end rot loci using joint QTL-seq and linkage-based QTL mapping in tomato. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, pp.1-15. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00122-021-03869-0.pdf

Pereira, L., Sapkota, M., Alonge, M., Zheng, Y., Zhang, Y., Razifard, H., Taitano, N.K., Schatz, M., Fernie, A., Wang, Y. and Fei, Z., 2021. Natural genetic diversity in tomato flavor genes. Frontiers in plant science, 12, p.914. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.642828/full

2020

Li Q., Sapkota M., and van der Knaap E. 2020. Perspectives of CRISPR/Cas-mediated cis-engineering in horticulture: unlocking the neglected potential for crop improvement. Horticulture research, 7(1), 1-11. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41438-020-0258-8

2018

Shahi, D., Ghimire, S.K., Ojha, B.R., Bhatta, M.R., Rasaily, S., Rauniyar, D.R. and Sapkota, M., 2018. Evaluation of variability and genetic parameters for yield and yield-attributing traits in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Nepalese Journal of Agricultural Sciences 2018, volume 17, p.134. https://www.academia.edu/download/58089075/NJAS_2018_17-Final.pdf#page=135

2017

Poudel A., Thapa D.B., and Sapkota M. 2017. Cluster Analysis of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes Based Upon Response to Terminal Heat Stress. International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, 5(2), 188-193. DOI: 10.3126/ijasbt.v5i2.17614 https://doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v5i2.17614

Bhattarai R.P., Ojha, B.R., Thapa D.B., Kharel R., Ojha, A., and Sapkota M. 2017. Evaluation of Elite Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes for Yield and Yield Attributing Traits under Irrigated Condition. International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, 5(2), 194-202. DOI: 10.3126/ijasbt.v5i2.17615 https://doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v5i2.17615

Raut, S.K., Ghimire, S.K., Kharel, R., Kuwar, C.B., Sapkota, M. and Kushwaha, U.K.S., 2017. Study of yield and yield attributing traits of maize. American Journal of Food Science and Health, 3(6), pp.123-129. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321193201_Study_of_Yield_and_Yield_Attributing_Traits_of_Maize

2016

Sapkota M., Timilsina D., Yadav M.K., and Ghimire S. 2016. Agromorphological Characterisation of Foxtail millet Setaria italica L. Beuv. at Rampur, Chitwan. Thesis. Himalayan Crops, Official site of the Local Crop Project. http://www.himalayancrops.org/project/984/

Sapkota M., Pandey M.P., and Thapa D.B. 2016. Agromorphological Characterisation of Foxtail millet (Setaria italica L. Beauv) at Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal. International Journal of Applied Science and Biotechnology, 4(3), 298-307. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v4i3.15148

Sapkota M., Pandey M.P., Thapa D.B., Yadav M.K., Ghimire S. and Timalsina D. 2016. Diversity Assessment of Foxtail millet (Setaria italica L. Beauv) Accessions Collected from Different Locations of Nepal. International Journal of Applied Science and Biotechnology, 4(4), 483-488. DOI: 10.3126/ijasbt.v4i4.16244. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v4i4.16244

Vitrakoti D., Aryal S., Rasaily S., Ojha B.R., Kharel R., and M. Sapkota. 2016. Study on Genotypic Response And Correlation Analysis Of The Yield And Yield Attributing Traits Of Different Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Genotypes. International Journal of Applied Science and Biotechnology, 4(4), 529-536, DOI: 10.3126/ijasbt.v4i4.16269. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v4i4.16269