Nirajan Bhandari

Efficacy of Plant Extracts in Extending the Postharvest Life of Banana

Dipty Timsina & Nirajan Bhandari · Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research · 2026

Banana is a climacteric fruit with high economic and nutritional importance, yet its postharvest life is constrained by rapid ripening, poor storage, moisture loss, and susceptibility to physiological and microbial spoilage.  Synthetic preservatives are widely used for extending...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i1435

Response of Different Levels of Nitrogen on Growth and Yield of Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) Varieties

Dharma Raj Katuwal, Nirajan Bhandari & Alina Pokhrel · Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research · 2023

Nitrogen is the major limiting nutrient in commercial cauliflower production. The effects of six nitrogen doses (0, 70, 80, 90, 115, 130 kg N/ha) were evaluated in two cauliflower varieties (Snow Mystique and Khumal Jyapu) at the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Lamju...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajahr/2023/v10i3236