Centre for International Relations

Tribhuvan University

Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal


Asst. Professor (Agriculture)
Ram Kumar Shrestha
Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science
Male
ram.shrestha@lac.tu.edu.np

Name: Ram Kumar Shrestha

Position: Asst. Professor

Unit: Lamjung Campus

Other Appointments: Campus Chief

Email: ram.shrestha@lac.tu.edu.np

 

Research Identifiers

 

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Research Interest/Expertise

Soil Fertility; Plant nutrition; Environmental pollution; Heay metals

 

Teaching

Chemistry of Submerged Soils; Chemistry of Soil Fertility; Soil Fertility Management; Fundamentals of Soil Science

 

Key Awards/Honors/Recognitions

CSC award to pursue PhD; DAAD award to pursue M.Sc.

PhD: PhD in Soil Science, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, China [2024]

Master's Degree: M.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences and Resource Mangement in the Tropics and Sub Tropics, Univrsity of Bonn, Germany [2010]

Bachelor's Degree: B.Sc. Ag. Rampur Campus, Institute of Agriculture and ANimal Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal [2001]

Professional Affiliations

  • Nepal German Academic Association [NEGAS] 
  • Nepalse Soil Science Society

Selected Recent Publications

  1. Shrestha, R.K., Shi, D., Obaid, H., Elsayed, N.S., Xie, D., Ni. J., Ni. C. (2022). Crops' response to the emergent air pollutants. Planta, 256 (4), 80. DOI: 10.1007/s00425-022-03993-1 .
  2. Shrestha, R.K., Lei, P., Shi, D., Hashimi, M.H., Wang, S., Xie, D., Ni, J., & Ni, C. (2021). Response of maize (Zea mays L.) towards vapor pressure deficit. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 181, 104293. DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2020.104293 .
  3. Shrestha, R. K., Engel, K., & Becker, M. 2015. Effect of transpiration on iron uptake and translocation in lowland rice. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci.,178, 365–369. Doi: 10.1002/jpln.20140036.
  4. Xu, X., Shrestha, R.K., Shu, J., Cheng, H., Wang, H., Cui, H., Ni, J., & Ni, C. (2025). Photocatalysis of nanoparticles mediates the response of plants towards nitric oxide in air, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 223: 109817. DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2025.109817
  5. Shrestha, S. Poudel, A., Ojha, R.B., Shrestha, R.K., & Gairhe, J.J. (2025). Lime Requirement Comparison Between National Tabular Matrix and Standard Buffer pH Method. Applied and Environmental Soil Science, 2025(1), DOI: 10.1155/aess/6641618 .
  6. Panday, D., Maharjan, B., Chalise, D., Shrestha, R.K., & Twanabasu. B. (2018). Digital soil mapping in the Bara district of Nepal using kriging tool in ArcGIS. PLoS ONE, 13(10): e0206350. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206350
  7. Shi, D., Shrestha R. K., Obaid, H., Elsayed, N.S., Zhong S., Hashimi, M.H., Cheng, Y., Xie, D., Ni, C, & Ni, J. (2023). Valorization of nitrogen-rich melamine as a nitrogen source in the production of maize (Zea mays L.). Industrial Crops and Products, 199:116770. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.116770 .
  8. Lei, P., Shrestha, R.K., Zhu, B., Han, S., Yang, H., Tan, S., Ni, J., & Xie, D. (2021). A bibliometric analysis on nonpoint source pollution: Current status, development, and future. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(15), 7723. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18157723 .
  9. Obaid, H., Shrestha, R.K., Liu, D., Elsayed, N.S., Ni, J. & Ni, C. (2022). Biofortification of maize with zinc and its effect on human health. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr, 22,1792 1804. DOI: 10.1007/s42729-022-00772-5 .