Dr. Chandra Prasad Pokhrel

Cultivation of edible, medicinal and insect mushrooms, Domestication of NTFPs, Lignocellulosic enzymes, Bio-fuels (Bio-ethanol/Bio-diesel), Agro-biodiversity.

Ph. D.  in Agricultural Science, Department of Forest and Forest Products Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

M. Sc. in Botany, Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu Nepal.

M. A. in Anthropology, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Teaching Assistant in this Department (from 2007); Research Assistant (Part time 8/2003-3/2004), Department of Forest and Forest Products Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Japan; Assistant Lecturer (1995-2002) Department of Botany, Tri-Chandra College.Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.

1. Importance of community seed banking in Agro-biodiversity conservation.  Western  Terai Landscape Project. Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forest and Soil conservation, Kathmandu Nepal (2010, Ongoing).

2. Cultivation of best adaptive and productive traits of Jatropha in Chure Bhawere region. (2009 ongoing) Alternative Energy Promotion Center, Khumaltar, Government of Nepal, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology.

3. Agrobiodiversity Conservation in Western Nepal. Western Terai Landascape Project, Government of Nepal, Ministry of Forest and Soil conservation, Kathmandu Nepal. (2009).

4. Study on the Bio-fuel Policy, Strategy & Activities undertaken in SAARC Countries. Alternative Energy Promotion Center, Khumaltar, Government of Nepal, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (2008).

5. Some Lignocellulosic wastes used as a substrate in the cultivation of Pleurotus osteratus. Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Nepal. (2008).

6. Domestication of Some Wild Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms of Sagarmatha National Park (SNP), Nepal. EvK2- CNR, Italy and Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (2008)

7. Studies on vegetation composition and resources use pattern in Resunga (Gulmi). University Grant Commissions, Kathmandu, Nepal (2002, Khadak U, Pokhrel CP)

8. People's participation in Biodiversity conservation, "A case study of forest users group, Resunga periphery, Gulmi, District". Submitted to Department of Anthropology Tribhuvan University (2002).

9. Orange cultivation practices in Gulmi District. A case study from Nayagoun VDC, Gulmi. National Development Service, Tribhuvan University (1995).

1. Kalyan, Neelam. 2010. Cultivation of Lentinus sajor-caju using different agricultural waste products (M. Sc. in Botany)

2. Adhikaree, Archana. 2010. Agro-biodiversity conservation in Western Terai, Nepal. (M.Sc. in Environmental Science).

3. Devkota, Khila. 2009. Soil Mycoflora diversity along nutrient and elevational gradient on Phulchoki hill, Nepal (M.Sc. in Botany).

4. Maharjan, Sunil. 2007. Investigation of scab disease of mandarian in Kavre District and chemical control (M. Sc. in Botany).

1. Nepal Bidhya Bhusan "KA" Award (2008) for Ph. D. Degree in Agriculture Science from Kyushu University, Japan. Ministry of Education, Government of Nepal

2. Kanazawa Kinenikuai Zaidan Schloorship (2004-2007), Fukuoka, Japan

3. Fukuhara Gakuin Schloorship (2003), Kitakyushu, Japan.

Pokhrel CP and PK Jha. 2010. Sustainable Use of Biological Resources: an overview. In: PK Jha, SB Karmacharya, MK Balla, MK Chettri and BB Shrestha (eds.) Sustainable Use of Biological Resources in Nepal. Ecological Society (ECOS), Kathmandu, Nepal. Pp. 1-17.

Pokhrel CP, P Rana and A Giri. 2010. Domestication of some wild edible and medicinal mushrooms of Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal. In: PK Jha and IP Khanal (eds.) Contemporary Research in Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) Region, Nepal: An Anthology. Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumlatar, Lalitpur. Pp. 223-227.

Pokhrel CP, RKP Yadav and S Ohga. 2009.Effect of physical factors and synthetic media on mycelial growth of Lyophyllum decastes. Journal of Eco-biotechnology 1: 46-50.

Pokhrel CP, RKP Yadav and S Ohga. 2008.Agricultural waste residue as a potential source of Bioethanol. Scientific World 6: 19-23.

Pokhrel CP and S Ohga. 2007.Submerged culture conditions for mycelial yield and polysaccharides production by Lyophyllum decastes. Food Chemistry 105(2): 641-646.

Pokhrel CP and S Ohga. 2007.Cattle bedding waste used as a substrate in the cultivation of Agaricus blazei Murill Journal of Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University 52 (2):295-298.

Pokhrel CP and S Ohga. 2007. Synthetic cultivation of Lyophyllum decastes on a combination of livestock compost and corn cob. Journal of Mushroom Science and Biotechnology. 15 (1): 123-128.

Pokhrel CP, S Sumikawa, I Shigeru and S Ohga S. 2006.Growth and productivity of Lyophyllum decastes on compost enriched with various supplements. Mycologia Aplicada International 18 (2): 21-28.

Pokhrel CP, S Sumikawa, M Masuo, I Shigeru and S Ohga. 2006. Physico-chemical factors and nutritional requirements on vegetative growth of Lyophyllum decastes. Journal of Mushroom Science and Biotechnology 14 (4): 197-205.

Pokhrel CP, B Yang, S Sumikawa, M Masuo and S Ohga. 2006. Cultural characteristics for inducing fruit body of various insect mushrooms on polyurethane foams. Bulletin of Kyushu University Forest 87: 9-21.

Sumikawa S, CP Pokhrel, B Yang, T Taniguchi, Y Tanaka, H Kudo, S Tsukamoto, S Kaneko, Y Kitajima, S Kuramitsu and S Ohga. 2006. Effects of Pulsed Power for fructification of various edible mushrooms. Bulletin of Kyushu University Forest 87:1-8 (In Japanese).

Pokhrel CP, H Yoshimota, I Shigeru and S Ohga. 2004.Mycelial growth and fruit body formation of Lyophyllum decastes in various livestock compost. Journal of Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University 49(2):273-282.

Pokhrel CP. 1996. Prakriti sampada binas ek sandharava (Natural resource degradation: a perspective) 1996/5 (in Nepali) Gorkhapatra, (2052.12.23)

Pokhrel CP. 1995 Anemeya pani anubamshik huna sakcha (Anemia could be genetic) Badhayat Weekly 1995/2 (in Nepali) (2051.11.9)

Pokhrel CP. 1995. Prithivi ko raksha kabach ozone (Ozone as a protective layer of the earth) Badhayat Weekly 1995/1(in Nepali) (2051.10.17)

Pokhrel CP. 1995. Banaspati pani kitanashak huna sakchhan (Plant also be an insecticide) Badhayat Weekly 1995/1 (in Nepali) (2051. 10.10)

Pokhrel CP. 1995. Afno sarir bhitra ko mutu yashari chalne garcha (The heart of our body moves like that) Badhayat Weekly 1996/1 (in Nepali) (2051.9.22)

Pokhrel CP. 1994 Rasayenik mal ko bikalpa –Azolla (Azolla- an alternative chemical fertilizer) Badhayat Weekly 1994/12 (in Nepali) (2051.9.14)

Pokhrel CP. 1994. Dhvani pardushan-ek charcha (Sound pollution: a discussion) Badhayat Weekly, 1994/12 (in Nepali) (2051.9.7)

Pokhrel CP. 1994. Ghar ko baidhya neem (Neem-a domestic remedy) (1994/10) Nava Pukar Weekly (in Nepali) (2051.6.24).

Pokhrel CP. 1994. Gauhn ko hariyo biruwa amrit saraha (Green wheat seedling similar to elixir) Nava Pukar weekely 1994/9(in Nepali) (2051.6.12)

Pokhrel CP. 1992. Steel bhanda pani k ada: carbon (Carbon: harder than steel) Bigyan lekhmala, 1992/8 (in Nepali) Nepal Academy for Science and Technology (2049.5.1)