Dr. Keshav Dahal
- Crop Stress Physiology
- Adaptattion/Acclimation to Environmental Stresses
- Dought and Heat Stress under increasing CO2.,
- High-Throughput Phenomics
Current research and/or projects
- High-Throughput Phenotyping of Potatoes for Drought Tolerance: More Crop per Drop
- Physiology of Verticillium Wilt Resistance in Potatoes.
- Potatoes under Increasing CO2 and Drought
Research and/or project statements
- Identification and characterization of potato genotypes that exhibit enhanced capacity for drought tolerance and tuber yield.
- Identification of drought- related physiological and biochemical traits in potatoes.
- Application of hyperspectral reflectance as a high-throuput phenotyping tool for proxy estimation of leaf physiological and biochemical traits.
- Unraveling the physiological mechanism of Verticillium wilt resistance in potato plants.
- Understanding the effects of elevated CO2 on potato plant growth and tuber yield.
Professional activities / interests
- Adaptation/acclimation to environmental stresses such as drought, heat, nutrient stresses.
- High-Throughput Phenotyping of leaf physiological and biochemical traits.
- Remote sensing of crop health and yield prediction using Hyperspectral Imaging.
- Improving light utilization efficiency in to biomass and crop yield.
Education and awards
Education:
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Toronto, 2017
- PhD in Plant Biology, Western University, London, 2012
- M. Sc. Ag. University of Bonn, Germany, 2004
- B.Sc.Ag. Tribhuwan University, Nepal
Awards:
- George Duff Travel Bursaries Canada, 2015 and 2016.
- Western Graduate Research Scholarship, Western University, London, 2007-2012.
- Dr. Irene Uchida Fellowship in Life sciences, Western University, London, 2011.
- Green Crop Network Travel Award, Canada, 2007-2011.
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Award, Germany, 2006.
- Europe-Asia Link Award, 2005-2006.
- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Fellowship, 2005 (declined).
- Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Egypt Fellowship, 2005 (declined).
- German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship, Germany, 2002-2004.
- University Merit Scholarships while pursuing B.Sc.Ag. in Nepal.
International experience and/or work
- Agriculture Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Nepal, 2006
- Project Cycle Management, Humbold University, Germany. 2006.
- Basic Soil Parameters, University of Kiel, Germany, 2005
Key publications
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Dahal, K., Weraduwage, S.M., Kane, K., Rauf, S.A., Leonardos, E.D., Gadapati, W., Savitch, L., Singh, J., Marillia, E.F., Taylor, D.C., Micallef, M.C., Knowles, V., Plaxton, W., Barron, J., Sarhan, F., Hüner, N., Grodzinski, B., Micallef, B.J. (2014). Enhancing biomass production and yield by maintaining enhanced capacity for CO2 uptake in response to elevated CO2. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, [online] 94(6), 1075-1083. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/CJPS2013-151
2014 - View publication details
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Dahal, K., Gadapati, W., Savitch, L.V., Singh, J., Hüner, N.P.A. (2012). Cold acclimation and BnCBF17-over-expression enhance photosynthetic performance and energy conversion efficiency during long-term growth of Brassica napus under elevated CO2 conditions. Planta, [online] 236(5), 1639-1652. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00425-012-1710-2
2012 - View publication details
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Dahal, K., Kane, K., Gadapati, W., Webb, E., Savitch, L.V., Singh, J., Sharma, P., Sarhan, F., Longstaffe, F.J., Grodzinski, B., Hüner, N.P.A. (2012). The effects of phenotypic plasticity on photosynthetic performance in winter rye, winter wheat and Brassica napus. Physiologia Plantarum, [online] 144(2), 169-188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3054.2011.01513.x
2012 - View publication details
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Affiliations
- Adjunct Professor at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
- Member, Canadian Society of Plant Biologists
- Member, Canadian Society of Plant Biotechnology
- Review Editor for the Frontiers in Plant Science
- Associate Editor for the Canadian Journal of Plant Science