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Harindra Champa Wickrema Arachchige

Home Country

Sri Lanka

Development of an Edible Nanocomposite Coating From Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Wax and Investigation of its Potential to Extend Shelf-life of Fresh Produce

Program

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

Program Country

Sri Lanka

Grant Activity Type

Research

Discipline

Agriculture

Specialization

Agricultural and Horticultural

Dates

November 2023 - April 2024

Flex

Scholar type

Non-U.S. (Visiting) Scholar

Project Title

Development of an Edible Nanocomposite Coating From Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Wax and Investigation of its Potential to Extend Shelf-life of Fresh Produce

Scholar Information

Grantee

Harindra Champa Wickrema Arachchige

Title

Senior Lecturer (Grade I)

Institution

Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Host Institutions

Institution

Prairie View A and M University

Faculty

Aruna Weerasooriya

Host Department

Department of Agriculture, Nutrition and Human Ecology