Current research

My research aims to understand the impact of climate change (e.g. variability of extreme
climatic events), regulatory changes (e.g. partial or total ban of pesticides), changes in
cropping practices (especially in response to climate and regulatory changes) and their
interactions on the quality of field crop establishment (seed germination, seedling emergence
and early seedling growth). Within this context, I study both biotic (mainly seed- and soil-
borne pathogens) and abiotic (drought, heat, cold, and mechanical) factors affecting the
quality of field crop establishment (both cash and cover crops) by using three approaches:
experiments (under controlled, semi-controlled, and field conditions), modeling (both
quantitative and qualitative), and surveys (questionnaires, semi-structured/unstructured
interviews). I am also interested in analyzing how diversified and low-input cropping systems
affect soil health indicators (physical, chemical, and biological). The final objective of my
research is to produce knowledge, methods, and tools that contribute to facilitating the
agroecological transition.

Professional experiences

• From January 2025: Research Director, INRAE, UMR AGIR, the VASCO research
  team.
• From September 2017: Research Scientist, INRA, UMR AGIR, the VASCO research
  team — investigation of biotic (mainly soil-borne pathogens) and abiotic (heat,
  drought, mechanical etc.) stresses affecting seed germination and seedling emergence.
• April 2014 - August 2017: Postdoc III, INRA, Eco-Innov research unit, Grignon —
  research within & coordination of two European networks (ENDURE & C-IPM) of
• Integrated Pest Management.
• 2013 - March 2014: Postdoc II, INRA, Plant Pathology research unit, Avignon — the
  host range determination of the Pseudomonas syringae species complex.
• 2011 - 2012: Postdoc I, the University of Tuscia — epidemiological studies of
  bacterial (bacterial canker and bacterial blight) and fungal (cytospora canker) diseases
  of hazelnut, with a particular focus on the role of pedo-climatic factors on these
  diseases.
• 2007 - 2010: PhD in Plant Pathology — etiology of olive knot disease and microbial
  ecology of the olive phyllosphere across the Himalayas. I carried out my doctoral
  activities in collaboration with different institutions -- including the University of
  Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy; the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations;
  and the Central Horticultural Center, Kathmandu, Nepal.
• 2002 - 2005/2007: Bachelor's & Master’s degree in Agronomy, the University of
  Tuscia, Italy.

Voir aussi
https://cv.archives-ouvertes.fr/jay-ram-lamichhane
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jay_Ram_Lamichhane 
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9780-0941