Anup Dhakal

PhD Candidate, Small Grain Improvement lab @IllinoisCropSci, University of Illinois. Plant Breeding | Quantitative Genetics | Predictive Breeding

[Anup Dhakal @dklanup]

Our recent publication in @plantgenome focuses on improving the end qualities (milling, appearance, cooking, and eating) of rice by incorporating marker information from GWAS and utilizing secondary traits in genomic selection. @jdarbelaez

https://t.co/ml3QIV9DuN

[Anup Dhakal @dklanup]

I am especially thankful to the NAPB Borlaug Scholars Program and to everyone who contributed to the Borlaug Scholars Program and invested in the next generation of plant breeders.

#NAPB26
#PlantBreeding
#BorlaugScholar

[Anup Dhakal @dklanup]

It was a privilege to attend this year’s @NAPlantBreeders Annual Conference as a Borlaug Scholar. The conference provided an incredible opportunity to learn from leading plant breeders, exchange ideas & explore how emerging technologies are shaping the future of crop improvement.

[Anup Dhakal @dklanup]

A lot is happening across the oat community right now. Take a moment to go through the updates and discover what I’ve been working on.
#Oat
#Smallgrains

[Oat Newsletter @OatNewsletter]

The #Oat Newsletter has been updated! https://t.co/s6OLYEQp1M This is the first full update in a while, so there's lots of different kinds of information for you. #oats

[Anup Dhakal @dklanup]

I would like to sincerely thank my advisor @jdarbelaez, for his continuous guidance, mentorship, and support. I look forward to attending this year's NAPB Annual conference in Texas.

[Anup Dhakal @dklanup]

I am honored to be selected as a @NAPlantBreeders 's Borlaug Scholar.

This is both an honor and a valuable opportunity to learn from, engage, and collaborate within the plant breeding community.

#NAPB #BorlaugScholar #PlantBreeding

[Anup Dhakal @dklanup]

Another year, another exciting season: it’s crossing time.
#PlantBreeding
#SmallGrains
#Oats

[Anup Dhakal @dklanup]

Rapid generation advancement significantly accelerates the breeding cycle by reducing the time required to develop homozygous lines. We have been using Single-Seed-SpeedBulk technique in our program. These F3 bulks will be harvested and planted in field in few weeks.
#Oat

[Anup Dhakal @dklanup]

@anjaanmaya @DeSolti @big_yaan @OiiPriye @Beepuluv sir would have an idea.

[Oat Newsletter @OatNewsletter]

The #Oat Newsletter has been updated. https://t.co/LwGJPBBE71 The newsletter came into being 75 years ago! 🥳 #oats

[Anup Dhakal @dklanup]

Read more about our latest publication on @plantgenome on how we are using genomic techniques like genomic selection to improve the end quality traits in small grains like rice and oats.

[College of ACES @ACESIllinois]

@IllinoisCropSci professor Juan Arbelaez and his team are developing cutting-edge genomic methods to predict which rice breeds will do well on the market. Read more ➡️ https://t.co/GFGYSaHIAs

DOI: https://t.co/UsZJtNWR0A

[UIUC Plant Science Symposium @UIUCPlantSciSym]

🎥 Our co-chair Anup Dhakal shares why you can’t miss the 10th anniversary of the Plant Sciences Symposium! 🌱

📅 Sept 5th, 2025 | 📍Illini Union
📝 Poster abstracts are still open — submit now!
🎟 Register with link in bio!

#PSS2025 #PlantScience #UIUC

[UIUC Plant Science Symposium @UIUCPlantSciSym]

We’re kicking off the #PSS2025 Speaker Series with Dr. Diego Jarquin (@Jarquin_GxE )!
He’s revolutionizing plant breeding with AI, and prediction models 🌱

📍Illini Union at @UofIllinois
📅 September 5th, 2025

https://t.co/wc20SZlm2X

[UIUC Plant Science Symposium @UIUCPlantSciSym]

🚨Grad students in the U.S.! Submit your abstract to be considered for a travel grant to the 2025 Plant Sciences Symposium at UIUC!

🗓️ Deadline: July 30
🎤 Present your work

#SMARTAg #PlantScience #ACESIllinois

[Anup Dhakal @dklanup]

This research builds upon previous findings and explores how integrating new molecular and phenotypic data can enhance the prediction ability of genomic selection. Thanks to all collaborators at @arrozFLAR and @BiovIntCIAT_eng.

[Anup Dhakal @dklanup]

Our recent publication in @plantgenome focuses on improving the end qualities (milling, appearance, cooking, and eating) of rice by incorporating marker information from GWAS and utilizing secondary traits in genomic selection. @jdarbelaez

https://t.co/ml3QIV9DuN

[UIUC Plant Science Symposium @UIUCPlantSciSym]

This year marks 10th anniversary of the symposium and will spotlight the theme “SMART Agriculture: Predict, Adapt & Sustain”, a forward-looking approach to addressing the challenges and opportunities in modern agriculture.

Submit abstract/ register at: https://t.co/wc20SZkOdp

[UIUC Plant Science Symposium @UIUCPlantSciSym]

Behind the scenes of the #PlantScienceSymposium is a passionate team of grad students making it all happen!
This year, we’re celebrating 10 years, and we’ll be introducing our team one by one.
Stay tuned to meet the faces behind #SMARTagriculture

[UIUC Plant Science Symposium @UIUCPlantSciSym]

Registration is OPEN for the 2025 Plant Sciences Symposium!
Sept 5 | UIUC
🌱 Theme: SMART Agriculture — Predict, Adapt & Sustain
Grad students: Submit abstracts by July 30 (talk) or Aug 20 (poster)

🏆 Travel grants for selected speakers (non-UIUC only)
#plantsciences

[Jessica Rutkoski @JRutkoski]

Some shots of our Small Grains field day today. We took a group of participants to 4 different fields and talked about wheat disease control, variety development and selection, and oat/pea intercropping research. Its always fun to show and tell. #wheat #oat

[Anup Dhakal @dklanup]

Register and join us tomorrow for our Small Grains Field Day.

[Jessica Rutkoski @JRutkoski]

Our Small Grains Field Day is this Friday June 6th. We will be covering disease management and variety development and selection. Follow this link to find out more details and to register: https://t.co/Fx9hgnUn6l