People

Our lab brings together researchers and students, working to improve forage production, persistence, and resilience.

Principal Investigator

Dr. Surendra Bhattarai

Dr. Surendra Bhattarai

Assistant Professor - Forage Agronomy

Department of Plant Sciences
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

Dr. Bhattarai's research program integrates forage agronomy, crop physiology, forage breeding, and environmental stress physiology to improve the productivity, persistence, and resilience of forage crops and forage-based systems.

RESEARCH TEAM

Lab Members

Dr. Grace Bagunu Vinarao

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Dr. Grace Bagunu Vinarao

Co-supervisor: Dr. Donna Harris
Research

Forage breeding and genetics

Kapil Khadka

GRADUATE STUDENT

Kapil Khadka

Research

Alfalfa physiology & management

Heidi Pick

GRADUATE STUDENT

Heidi Pick

Co-supervisor: Dr. Andrea Garfinkel
Research

Forage seed production