MBUST LABORATORY
Horticulture Lab
Research in organic horticultural production systems to enhance fruit productivity, quality, and sustainability through scientific management and innovative cultivation techniques.
- Post-harvest management and value addition
- Germplasm collection, in situ and ex-situ management, evaluation, and micro propagation for disease-free planting materials for further breeding
- Orchard management and organic fruit production
- Protected cultivation technologies (polyhouse/greenhouse systems)
- Agro ecological farming systems/crop modeling
LEADERSHIP
Laboratory In-charge
Dr. Rameshwor Rai, Visiting Professor (Asst.)
Organic Agriculture Program
Email: rameshwor.rai@mbust.edu.np
INFRASTRUCTURE
Major Instruments and Facilities
Cool room
Cooling cabinet
Refractometer
Penetrometer
Kiwifruit Orchard
- Cool room
- Cooling Cabinet(2C and 6 C )
- Refractometers
- Penetrometers
- Fruit Orchard (Kiwifruit,Coverage:0.25ha)
RESEARCH OUTPUT
Completed Research in Horticulture Laboratory
Efficacy of various grafting techniques in Kiwifruit in the mid hill –Chitlang condition
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rameshwar Rai
Researchers: Dr. Homnath Giri,Sushil Rai
Completion date: Dec.2025
Funded by: Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology (MBUST)
RESEARCH PIPELINE
Ongoing Research in Horticulture Laboratory
Impact of pollination and time on harvesting on quality and shelf life of Kiwifruit
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rameshwar Rai
Researcher: Ankita Nepal
Date of initiation: 2025
Funded by: Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology (MBUST)
Cold storage intervention and value chain development of fruit crops
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rameshwar Rai
Researchers: Mr. Saroj Dhungel and Mr. Sujit Shah Baniya
Date of initiation: 2025
Funded by: Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC)
Factros affecting the efficacy of grafting in Walnuts
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rameshwar Rai
Researcher: Krishna Raj Bham
Date of initiation: 2026
Funded by: Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology (MBUST)
Students Involved in Research
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Ankita Nepal - Impact of preharvest factors on post-harvest quality and shelf life of Kiwifruit (ankita.nepal@mbust.edu.np)
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Krishna Raj Bham - Grafting in Walnut (Krishna.raj.bham@mbust.edu.np)
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Saroj Dhungel - Value chain development of Kiwifruit and Orange (saroj.dhungel@mbust.edu.np)
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Sujit Shah Baniya - Cold storage design optimization (sujit.shah@mbust.edu.np)
Our Collaborators
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National Fruit Development Center,Kirtipur
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Horticulture Development Center, Daman, Makwanpur.
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Horticulture Development Center,Boch,Dolakha
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Nepal Agricultural Research Council