MS
Manoj Sapkota
Principal Investigator
University of Kentucky
Work experience
University of Kentucky
Assistant Professor, Horticultural Crop Breeding for Nutrition
2025 - Present
Genomics Postdoc
2023 - 2025
University of Georgia Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics & Genomics
Graduate Research Assistant
2017 - 2023
Top industry applications
Crop yield optimizationPlant breeding and genetics
Expertise
Abiotic StressAgricultural ScienceAgronomyBiochemistryBioinformaticsComputational Biology
Last updated Feb 2026
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4 months ago
Plant genomics, quantitative genetics, and computational breeding
About
Develops genomic and computational pipelines for trait discovery and selection. Uses GWAS, QTL‑seq, genomic prediction, and practical genotyping to deliver markers and decision tools enabling drought resilience, disease resistance, and quality improvement across diverse crops and pre‑breeding.
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