Nirajan Parajuli

Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Western Nepal (1994 and 2025)

Nirajan Parajuli, Karishma Khanal & Bhawana Khanal · Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research · 2026

Understanding Land-Use and Land-Cover (LULC) change is essential for interpreting environmental transformation and supporting sustainable land management. This study assessed spatial and temporal changes in LULC across eight districts of western Nepal between 1994 and 2025 using...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i3478

Efficacy of Insecticides against Red Pumpkin Beetle (Aulacophora foveicollis) in Summer Squash at Gauradaha, Jhapa, Nepal

Bhimlal Bhandari, Nirajan Parajuli & Ankit Soti · Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research · 2026

Red Pumpkin Beetle (RPB), (Aulacophora foveicollis), is a major destructive insect pest of summer squash, leading to severe vigor and yield loss. A field experiment was conducted in Gauradaha Agriculture Campus in 2024 to assess the comparative efficacy of various chemical insect...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i3473

Field Efficacy of Different Insecticides against Flower Bud Thrips (Megalurothrips sjostedi Trybom) Infesting Cowpea at Gauradaha, Jhapa, Nepal

Suman Devkota, Nirajan Parajuli, Simran Panthi & Ankit Soti · Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research · 2026

Flower bud thrips (Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom) is one of the most noxious and major pests of the cowpea crop. This experiment was conducted in the cowpea field of Gauradaha Agriculture Campus, Jhapa, in 2024 to evaluate the efficacy of different treatments against flower bud...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i2459