As Guest Editor, I cordially invite you to submit a manuscript for consideration and possible publication in a Special Issue entitled "Contaminants in Irrigation Water Impacting the Safety of Fresh Produce ", published in the SCIE- and SSCI-indexed open-access journal

I am so proud of my graduate students! My lab won two out of three top awards during the Graduate Research poster competition at Louisiana State University. Elisa Guardado Servellón won the first place and Ivannova Lituma Ivannova Lituma won the second place. Jyoti Aryal

🍀More than 100 4-H’ers are participating in 4-H Day at the Capitol tomorrow. The day also serves as a civic education and engagement opportunity for youth and helps build the leaders of tomorrow.

We had a fantastic time at our Farmer's Market Training in Lafayette, LA! The participants learned essential food safety practices when selling their products and produce. Each attendee received informative food safety posters and goodie bags. ✅ A huge thank you to everyone

Congratulations to my graduate student Aakankshya Dhakal for receiving the IFT Feeding Tomorrow Travel Scholarship! I am so proud of you. LSU LSU AgCenter #FeedingTomorrowIFT #IFT #FoodScience #Congratulations #lsuagcenterfoodsafety #adhikarifoodsafetylab

Happy Mother's Day to all the incredible moms out there! Your love, strength, and endless dedication light up our world every single day. Today, let's celebrate you and everything you do. #happymothersday #happymothersday2024 #lsuagcenterfoodsafety

🙌We recently hosted our second Farmers Market Training in Lafayette, LA, with over 30 enthusiastic participants. The training focused on the crucial topic of Food Safety Practices, guiding attendees on how to ensure the safety of their food products and produce. ✅We extend our

It was a fantastic week at the LSU AgCenter as we welcomed international educators from Hungary, Brazil, and Poland. The exchange of knowledge and ideas truly enriches our academic community and strengthens global agricultural partnerships.

Congratulations to Aakankshya Dhakal for successfully defending her Masters thesis “Development of Food Packaging Films Using Bacterial Cellulose and Pullulan Impregnated with Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles.” I am so proud of you! #Adhikarilab #foodsafety #lsuagcenter

ICYMI: LSU broke a record with $488 million in research activity in 2023 across all eight campuses, generating $1.3 billion in economic impact for Louisiana! We Build Teams That Win in Research: lsu.edu/mediacenter/ne… #WBTTW

My interview with KALB. Drinking raw milk is extremely dangerous. “Any microbial pathogens that you can think about, any bacterial pathogens or any viruses or any parasite, many of those, their main source is animal. So when we say their main source is animal, there is a high

Last week at the Tri State Pecan Convention, Jyoti Aryal and Ivannova Lituma showcased our work on using pecan shell extracts as antimicrobial coatings. Thanks to Dr. Yemmireddy, Dr. Kharel, Cameron Cason for their contribution to these projects. #PecanConvention2024 #AdhikariLab

Congratulations to my graduate student Aakankshya Dhalak on her graduation! Her research focused on the development of food packaging films using bacterial cellulose and pullulan impregnated with green synthesized silver nano particles. She will be continuing her PhD starting

Sharing some highlights from last month's IAFP conference! We had wonderful participation from #AdhikariLab. It was inspiring to see my graduate students excel—not only in showcasing their research but also in stepping up as leaders in the student professional groups. So proud of