Rajendra Ghimire
Visiting Researcher
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
rajendra.ghimire@uef.fi | +358 40 355 3806
My research goal is to study chemical defense of conifer tree species in response to biotic and abiotic stress factors. More specifically, my research aims to investigate plant productivity and volatile and non-volatile terpenoid secondary metabolites (TSM) in boreal conifers under biological and climatic stressors, and evaluate terpenoid-mediated ecosystem feedback to climate change.
Publications
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Analysis of Transcriptome and Terpene Constituents of Scots Pine Genotypes Inherently Resistant or Susceptible to Heterobasidion annosum
Liu, Mengxia; Wang, Kai; Haapanen, Matti; Ghimire, Rajendra P.; Kivimäenpää, Minna; Asiegbu, Fred O.. 2022. Frontiers in plant science. 13: . 947734 -
Molecular and Chemical Screening for Inherent Disease Resistance Factors of Norway Spruce (Picea abies) Clones Against Conifer Stem Rot Pathogen Heterobasidion parviporum
Liu, Mengxia; Wang, Kai; Ghimire, Rajendra P.; Haapanen, Matti; Kivimäenpää, Minna; Asiegbu, Fred O.. 2022. Phytopathology. 112: 872-880 -
Responses in growth and emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds in Scots pine, Norway spruce and silver birch seedlings to different warming treatments in a controlled field experiment
Pikkarainen, Laura; Nissinen, Katri; Ghimire, Rajendra Prasad; Kivimäenpää, Minna; Ikonen, Veli-Pekka; Kilpeläinen, Antti; Virjamo, Virpi; Yu, Hao; Kirsikka-Aho, Sara; Salminen, Timo; Hirvonen, Jukka; Vahimaa, Timo; Luoranen, Jaana; Peltola, Heli. 2022. Science of the total environment. 821: -
BVOC Emissions From a Subarctic Ecosystem, as Controlled by Insect Herbivore Pressure and Temperature
Ghimire, Rajendra P.; Silfver, Tarja; Myller, Kristiina; Oksanen, Elina; Holopainen, Jarmo K.; Mikola, Juha. 2021. Ecosystems. Published: 17 August 2021: 1 - 20 -
Changes in light spectra modify secondary compound concentrations and BVOC emissions of Norway spruce seedlings
Kivimäenpää, Minna; Virjamo, Virpi; Ghimire, Rajendra P.; Holopainen, Jarmo K.; Julkunen-Tiitto, Riitta; Martz, Françoise; Nissinen, Katri; Riikonen, Johanna. 2021. Canadian journal of forest research-revue canadienne de recherche forestiere. 51: 1218-1229 -
Combined effects of elevated ozone, temperature and nitrogen on stem phenolic concentrations of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) seedlings
Ghimire, Rajendra Prasad; Kasurinen, Anne; Häikiö, Elina; Holopainen, Jarmo; Julkunen-Tiitto, Riitta; Holopainen, Toini; Kivimäenpää, Minna. 2019. Canadian journal of forest research-revue canadienne de recherche forestiere. 49: 246-255 -
Dual RNA-seq analysis provides new insights into interactions between Norway spruce and necrotrophic pathogen Heterobasidion annosum s.l.
Kovalchuk, Andriy; Zeng, Zhen; Ghimire, Rajendra P.; Kivimäenpää, Minna; Raffaello, Tommaso; Liu, Mengxia; Mukrimin, Mukrimin; Kasanen, Risto; Sun, Hui; Julkunen-Tiitto, Riitta; Holopainen, Jarmo K; Asiegbu, Fred O. 2019. Bmc plant biology. 19: 2 -
Evaluation of potential genetic and chemical markers for Scots pine tolerance against Heterobasidion annosum infection
Mukrimin, M; Kovalchuk, A; Ghimire, RP; Kivimäenpää, M; Sun, H; Holopainen, JK; Asiegbu, FO. 2019. Planta. 250: 1881-1895 -
Unravelling the functions of biogenic volatiles in boreal and temperate forest ecosystems
¦impraga, M; Ghimire, RP; Van Der Straeten, D; Blande, JD; Kasurinen, A; Sorvari, J; Holopainen, T; Adriaenssens, S; Holopainen, JK; Kivimäenpää, M. 2019. European journal of forest research. 138: 763-787 -
Climate Change Effects on Secondary Compounds of Forest Trees in the Northern Hemisphere
Holopainen, Jarmo K; Virjamo, Virpi; Ghimire, Rajendra P; Blande, James D; Julkunen-Tiitto, Riitta; Kivimäenpää, Minna. 2018. Frontiers in plant science. 9: 1445