Shrestha, Prabin
Kandel, Bishnu Prasad
Dhakal, Merina
Karanjit, Ritika
Shrestha, Prajwal
Poudel, Ankur
Article History
Received: 13 June 2025
Accepted: 22 January 2026
First Online: 28 January 2026
Declarations
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: The authors state that there are no conflicts of interest.
: Not applicable. This study did not involve human participants or animals requiring ethical approval.
: Not applicable. The study did not involve human participants.
: All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript and consent to its publication.
: Not applicable.
: The field experiments on rice, including the collection of plant material, were conducted following all relevant institutional, national, and international guidelines and legislation. The methods, study, and protocols were carried out in accordance with the guidelines and regulations of the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD).