{"id":6473,"date":"2024-12-20T08:47:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T08:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=6473"},"modified":"2025-02-17T07:31:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T07:31:34","slug":"bio-of-the-speakers-at-the-national-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/?page_id=6473","title":{"rendered":"Ameeta Adhikari"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6473\" class=\"elementor elementor-6473\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a476f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a476f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ecb450\" data-id=\"5ecb450\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7215d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7215d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"158\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ameeta-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b04e094\" data-id=\"b04e094\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557e671 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"557e671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8961\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8961\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Bio<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8962\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8962\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><a href=\"\">Abstract<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8961\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Bio<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8961\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8961\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ameeta Adhikari, currently serves as the Assistant Laboratory Officer of the National Soil Services Centre, Department of Agriculture under Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours in Microbiology. She is currently working in the field of Soil microbiology, focusing on isolating beneficial microbes from soils associated with various commercial crops cultivated across different regions of the country. These microbes are being studied for their potential use in biofertilizer production and possible applications in bio-prospecting processes.While working in this field, she has recognized the crucial role of molecular biology and biotechnology, mainly the use of sequencing machines and PCR techniques for identifying microbes at the strain level. Therefore, this is an area that she is currently interested in and keen on exploring more about.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8962\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Abstract<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8962\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8962\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Altitude, Land Use and Soil Depth Effects on Earthworm Density and its Relationship to Soil Properties in an On-Farm Study<\/strong><\/p><p><i>Ameeta Adhikari 1 \u00b7 Yadunath Bajgai 2,3 \u00b7 Jimba Rabgyal 3 \u00b7 Rattan Lal 2 \u00b7 Nima Tshering 1 \u00b7 Sarda Gurung 1 \u00b7 Tashi Wangdi 1<\/i><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earthworms play a critical role in soil ecosystem functions through the cycling of organic matter and nutrients. However, some land uses or environmental conditions provide more favorable habitats for them than others. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of earthworm density and its relationship to land uses and soil properties. The study was conducted in three districts in Bhutan-Wangdue Phodrang, Chhukha, and Dagana-across three land uses: organic fields (OrgF), conventional fields (ConF), and natural vegetation(NatV). It also accounted for three altitudinal gradients (high-, mid-, and low-altitudes) and three soil depths. The results indicated that overall earthworm density at high-altitude sites was significantly (P &amp;lt; 0.001) higher than that at mid- and low-altitude sites. Further, across altitudes and soil depths, OrgF sites exhibited a significantly (P &amp;lt; 0.001) higher earthworm density (120 earthworms m\u207b\u00b2) compared to NatV (56 earthworms m\u207b\u00b2) and ConF (43 earthworms m\u207b\u00b2) sites. Moreover, earthworm density decreased significantly (P &amp;lt; 0.001) and successively with increasing soil depth. The coefficient of determination (R\u00b2 \u2265 0.51; P &amp;lt; 0.001) demonstrated a positive and moderate relationship between earthworm density and soil organic C and total N in OrgF sites, whereas this relationship was weak (R\u00b2 \u2264 0.22) in ConF sites and absent in NatV sites. In conclusion, substituting chemical fertilizers with organic manures could increase earthworm density by enhancing soil health through the cycling of organic materials and nutrients in the soil. These findings provide empirical evidence for the prevalence of earthworms in different land use types across altitudinal gradients and offer valuable decision-making insights for land users and policymakers alike.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bio Abstract Bio Ameeta Adhikari, currently serves as the Assistant Laboratory Officer of the National Soil Services Centre, Department of Agriculture under Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours in Microbiology. She is currently working in the field of Soil microbiology, focusing on isolating beneficial microbes from soils associated with various commercial crops cultivated across different regions of the country. These microbes are being studied for their potential use in biofertilizer production and possible applications in bio-prospecting processes.While working in this field, she&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6473"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6473"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7103,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6473\/revisions\/7103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnr.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}