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Bharat Pokharel
Associate Professor  |  Graduate Coordinator
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
College of Agriculture

112 Farrell-Westbrook Complex
Telephone: 615-963-6054
Fax: 615-963-5436
Email: bpokhare@tnstate.edu

Key Areas of Research Interest

- Developing and testing forest growth and yield models
- Sampling and experimental designs
- Enhanced forest resources inventory and monitoring
- Application of ecological land classification on forest growth and yield modeling
- Evaluation of forest site productivity
- Predictive habitat modeling
- Modeling wood quality and fibre attributes
- Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS)
- Quantitative silviculture
- Biomass and bioenergy
- Use of dendrochronology on climate modeling

Peer-reviewed Publications

Tetteh, E.T., J.P. de Koff, B. Pokharel, R. Link and C. Robbins 2019. Effect of Winter Canola Cultivar on Seed Yield, Oil, and Protein Content. Agronomy Journal 111: 1-10.

Bhullar, M.S., A. Patras, A. Kilonzo-Nthenge, B. Pokharel and M. Sasges 2019. Ultraviolet inactivation of bacteria and model viruses in coconut water using a collimated beam system. Food Science and Technology International 25(7): 562-572.

Gopisetty, V.V.S., A. Patras, B. Pendyala, A. Kilonzo-Nthenge, R. Ravi, B. Pokharel, L. Zhang, H. Si and M. Sasges 2019. UV‑C irradiation as an alternative treatment technique: Study of its effect on microbial inactivation, cytotoxicity, and sensory properties in cranberry-flavored water. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies 52: 66-74.

Bhullar, M.S., A. Patras, A. Kilanzo-Nthenge, B. Pokharel, S.K. Yannam, K. Rakariyathamb, C. Pan, H. Xiao and M. Sasges 2018. Microbial inactivation and cytotoxicity evaluation of UV irradiated coconut water in a novel continuous flow spiral reactor. Food Research International 103: 59-67.

Gunter-Ward, D.M., A. Patras, M. S. Bhullar, A. Kilonzo-Nthenge, B. Pokharel and M. Sasges 2017. Efficacy of ultraviolet (UV-C) light in reducing foodborne pathogens and model viruses in skim milk. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. 10.1111/jfpp.13485

Silwal, D.K., N. Phambu, B. Pokharel and A.N. Aziz 2017. Identification of hydrated and dehydrated lipids and protein secondary structures in seeds of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) lines. Pure and Applied Biology 6(3): 965-975.

Nwosisi, S., D. Nandwani and B. Pokharel 2017. Yield performance of organic sweetpotato cultivars in various mulches. Horticulturae 3(3): 48-57.

Chandra, S., A. Patras, B. Pokharel, R.R. Bansode, A. Begum and M. Sasges 2017. Patulin degradation and cytotoxicity evaluation of UV irradiated apple juice using human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Journal of Food Process Engineering. 10.1111/jfpe.12586.

Pokharel, B.; A. Groot, D. Pitt, M. Woods and J. Dech 2016. Predictive modeling of black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) wood density using stand structure variables derived from airborne lidar data in boreal forests of Ontario. Forests 7 (12): 311-327.

Islam, M.S., A. Patras, B. Pokharel, M.J. Vergne, M. Sasges, A. Begum, K. Rakariyatham, C. Pan and H. Xiao 2016. Effect of UV irradiation on nutritional quality and cytotoxicity of apple juice. Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry 64: 7812-7822.

Islam, S.M.D., A. Patras, B. Pokharel, Y. Wu, M. J. Vergne, L. Shade, H. Xiao and M. Sasges 2016. UV-C irradiation as an alternative disinfection technique: Study of its effect on polyphenols and antioxidant activity of apple juice. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies 34: 344-351.

Pokharel, B. and C. Reddy 2016. Forestry education in the 21st century: Educating for the forest values beyond our sights. Vaidya, K. (ed.). Forestry for the curious: Why study forestry? ISBN 978-1-925128-52-9

Townshend, E., B. Pokharel, A. Groot, D. Pitt and J. Dech 2015. Modeling Wood Fibre Length in Black Spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP) Based on Ecological Land Classification. Forests 6(10): 3369-3394.

Silwal, D.K., B. Pokharel, N. Phambu and A.N. Aziz 2015. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy based seed trait profiles of upland cotton chromosomal substitutions lines. Journal of Applied Global Research 8(21): 80-95.

Wu, Y., M. Eskin, W. Cui and B. Pokharel 2015. Emulsifying properties of water soluble yellow mustard mucilage: A comparative study with gum Arabic and citrus pectin. Food Hydrocolloids, 47:191-196.

Pokharel, B., J. P. Dech, A. Groot and D. Pitt 2014. Ecosite-based predictive modeling of black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) wood quality attributes in boreal Ontario. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 44: 465-475.

Dech, J.P., S. Mayhew-Hammond, A.L. James and B. Pokharel 2014. Modeling Canada yew (Taxus canadensis Marsh.) distribution and abundance in the boreal forest of northeastern Ontario, Canada. Ecological Indicators, 36: 48-58.

Pokharel, B. and J.P. Dech 2012. Mixed-effects Basal Area Increment Models for Tree Species in the Boreal Forest of Ontario, Canada Using an Ecological Land Classification Approach to Incorporate Site Effects. Forestry, 85(2): 255-270.

Pokharel, B., J.P. Dech and P. Uhlig 2012. A Tool for Converting Forest Ecosystem Classifications for Permanent or Temporary Growth Plots into the New Provincial Ecological Land Classification (ELC) System in the Boreal Regions of Ontario. The Forestry Chronicle, 88(1): 49-59.

Pokharel, B. and J. P. Dech 2011. An Ecological Land Classification Approach to Modelling the Production of Forest Biomass.  The Forestry Chronicle, 87(1): 23-32.

Pokharel, B. and R. E. Froese 2009. Representing Site Productivity in the Basal Area Increment Model for FVS-Ontario. Forest Ecology and Management, 258(5): 657-666.

Pokharel, B. and R. E. Froese 2008. Evaluating Alternative Implementations of the Lake States FVS Diameter Increment Model. Forest Ecology and Management, 255(5-6): 1759-1771.

Technical Reports

Pokharel, B., D.M. Jacobs, M.K. Giri, J.T. Vogt, K. Randolph, S. Zarnoch and T. Schroeder 2017. Improving trees per acre estimates of insect and disease mortality for aerial detection surveys. Forest Health Protection Unit, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Intermediate Report, Tennessee State University

Bhullar, M., A. Patras, A. Kilonzo-Nthenge, B. Pokharel and M. Sasges 2016. UV-C inactivation of bacteria and viruses in coconut water.  International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) conference, July 31-Aug 3, 2016, St. Louis Missouri, USA.

Pokharel, B. and J.P. Dech 2013. Improving Volume and Value Estimates for Boreal Tree Species Using Enhanced Forest Inventory Data and Decision Support Tools. Final Technical Report. Submitted to Canadian Wood Fibre Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, ON p27

Dech, J.P.; Pokharel, B. and M. Bowman 2012. Linking Wood Fibre Attributes to Ecological Land Classification in the Boreal Forest of Ontario. Final Technical Report. Submitted to Canadian Wood Fibre Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, ON p30

Pokharel, B. and R.E. Froese. 2009. Timber inventory plot design project: Final report. Submitted to Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing, Michigan p22.

Pokharel, B. and R.E. Froese. 2009. Timber inventory plot design project: Field manual. Submitted to Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing, Michigan p31.

Pokharel, B. and R.E. Froese 2007. Evaluating alternative base functions for modelling diameter increment in Ontario. Report submitted to Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario, Canada p79 (including appendices).

Pokharel, B. and R.E. Froese 2006. Single-tree, aspatial diameter increment models: literature review and analysis. Report submitted to Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario, Canada p45

Teaching Experience

AGSC 5060 – Statistics for Research (TSU)
AGSC 4080 – Experimental Design and Analysis (TSU)
AGSC 3120 – Introduction to Applied Statistics (TSU)
BIOL 2446 – Principles of Ecology (Nipissing University)
BIOL 3117 – Biostatistics (Nipissing University)
BIOL 4506 – Forests and Global Warming (Nipissing University)
FW 2050 – Measuring Forest Resources (Michigan Technological University)

Professional Memberships and Services

Member, Society of American Foresters (SAF) (2015-present)
Member, Canadian Institute of Forestry (2010-present)
Life Member, Association of Nepalese Agricultural Professionals of Americas (since 2017)
Life Member, Nepal Forester's Association (since 2002)
Life Member, Nepal Red Cross Society (since 2013)
Volunteer, Forests without Borders (Charity organization within Canadian Institute of Forestry)

Honors and Awards

Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Agriculture, Tennessee State University, 2019
Tree of Life Award, Canadian Institute of Forestry, 2013
Horner Hardwood Research Award, Michigan Technological University, 2006
Timbind Utilization Prize, Boral Timber/Australian National University, 1998
AusAID Scholarship, 1994-1998

Education

Ph.D., Michigan Technological University, Houghton MI 49931
B.Sc. (Honours), Australian National University (ANU), Canberra ACT 0200, Australia

Date joined staff: 2014

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