<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/10/ksu-graduate-student-sudip-poudel-publishes-research-nature-portfolio.php" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>07/25/2025</pubDate><title>Kentucky State Graduate Student Sudip Poudel Publishes Research in Nature Portfolio Journal</title><author/><summary>Sudip Poudel, a recent graduate of Kentucky State University's M.S. in Environmental Studies program, recently published research in Nature Portfolio's Scientific Reports Journal. The paper, titled "Identifying the most sensitive growth stages of soybean to defoliation," explores his work at Kentucky State.</summary><image><img src="" alt="Placeholder"/></image><caption/><description>Sudip Poudel, a recent graduate of Kentucky State University's M.S. in Environmental Studies program, recently published research in Nature Portfolio's Scientific Reports Journal. The paper, titled "Identifying the most sensitive growth stages of soybean to defoliation," explores his work at Kentucky State.  Poudel's research examines how reduced leaf area at different growth stages affects soybean yield and seed composition. Field experiments...</description></item>