Assistant Plant
Resume:
CV KSHITIJ KHATRI
**** ** **** *****, *********** 32608, FL
Email: *******@***.*** Tel: 352-***-****
EDUCATION
M.S., Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, FL 2012- 2014
GPA- 3.27/4
Dissertation: “Variation in Virulence and Fungicide Sensitivity of Sclerotium rolfsii isolates from Florida Peanut
Fields”
B. Sc., Tribhuwan University, Nepal 2006 – 2010
GPA-79% (> 3/4.00)
EXPERIENCES
OPS Research Assistant, Agronomy Department, University of Florida 10/2014-current
• Assisting in field trials of wheat and oat: planting and maintenance, data collection, harvesting and seed
processing, data preparation and report writing
• Taking care of plants in Greenhouse, making crosses/hybridizing wheat and oat
Agriculture Assistant, Chromatin Inc., Alachua, FL 08/2014- 10/2014
• Assisted small plot trails of sorghum: planting and maintenance, pollination, data collection, harvesting
and processing
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida 08/2012- 08/2014
• Assisted in field layout, planting, disease diagnosis and rating, harvesting of peanut and other vegetable
crops for fungicide efficacy trials
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Coordinator, Council of Educational and Vocational Training program, Nepal 08/2011-08/2012
• Instructed introductory Agronomy, Entomology and Ag. Extension courses to the junior agriculture
technical assistants enrolled in; coordinated different academic activities with other instructors and staffs
High School Biology Teacher, New English Boarding School, Nepal 08/2011-08/2012
• Taught basic biological science to the students ranging from primary to secondary classes
MAJOR SKILLS
• Field crop production experience with good acquaintances with field layout, farm equipment, planting
and harvesting
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• Proficient in collection, organization and storage of data using Microsoft offices, Statistical soft wares,
(R, SAS, and Minitab)
• Plant disease microscopy, media preparation and culture maintenance
PUBLICATIONS
Journal papers
Khatri. K., and Dufault. N. S. 2015. Mycelial Compatibility and Fungicide Sensitivity of Sclerotium rolfsii
isolates from Florida peanut fields. Peanut Science (In preparation)
Khatri. K., and Dufault, N.S. 2015. Comparison of field, greenhouse and detached leaf assay for the virulence
assessment of Sclerotium rolfsii isolates from Florida peanut fields. Peanut Science (In preparation)
Abstracts
K. Khatri and N.S. Dufault. 2013. The variation in virulence of Sclerotium rolfsii isolates in Florida peanut
using a greenhouse assay. American Peanut Research and Education Society, GA
K. Khatri and N.S. Dufault. 2014. Variation in virulence of Sclerotium rolfsii isolates from Florida peanut
field. Southern Division American Phytopathology society, TX
K. Khatri and N.S. Dufault. 2014. Variation in sensitivity of Sclerotium rolfsii isolates from Florida peanut
field towards major commercial fungicides. American Peanut Research and Education Society, TX
POSTERS/ORAL PRESENTATIONS
“The variation in virulence of Sclerotium rolfsii isolates in Florida peanut using a greenhouse assay”. American
Peanut Research and Education Society, GA
“Mycelial Compatibility of Sclerotium rolfsii isolates from Florida peanut”. 2013.Graduate student symposium.
Department of Microbiology, University of Florida, FL
“Variation in virulence of Sclerotium rolfsii isolates from Florida peanut field”. 2014 Southern Division American
Phytopathology society, TX
“Variation in sensitivity of Sclerotium rolfsii isolates from Florida peanut field towards major commercial
fungicides”. 2014. American Peanut Research and Education Society, TX
OTHER INVOLVEMENTS/ACTIVITIES
Collection and identification of macro-fungi in Natural Area Teaching Laboratory, UF. 2012
Secretary, Plant Pathology Graduate Student Association, UF. 2013-2014
Committee member, Nepalese Student Association, UF. 2013-2014
Co-editor, Department of Plant Pathology Newsletter, UF. 2013-2014
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REFERENCES: Available on request
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