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Nisha Kottearachchi

Home Country

Identification of Yield Responsive Candidate Genes in At354 and Bg352 Rice Genomes Comparatively to a Salt Tolerant High Yielding Exotic Variety

Program

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

Program Country

Grant Activity Type

Research

Discipline

Specialization

Plant Biotechnology

Academic Year

Dates

November 2023 - February 2024

Flex

No

Scholar type

Non-U.S. (Visiting) Scholar

Project Title

Identification of Yield Responsive Candidate Genes in At354 and Bg352 Rice Genomes Comparatively to a Salt Tolerant High Yielding Exotic Variety

Scholar Information

Grantee

Nisha Kottearachchi

Title

Professor in Biotechnology

Institution

Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Host Institutions

Institution

Louisiana State University and A&M College

Faculty

Niranjan Baisakh

Host Department

School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences