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An Integrated Biotechnological Approach to Creating Transgenes That will Confer Effective, Durable and Safe Resistance to Rice Yellow Mottle Virus in Africa

Program

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

Program Country

Nigeria

Grant Activity Type

Research

Discipline

Agriculture

Specialization

Agriculture

Academic Year

2011-2012

Dates

September 2011 - September 2012

Flex

Scholar type

Non-U.S. (Visiting) Scholar

Project Title

An Integrated Biotechnological Approach to Creating Transgenes That will Confer Effective, Durable and Safe Resistance to Rice Yellow Mottle Virus in Africa

Scholar Information

Grantee

Olalekan Banwo

Title

Associate Professor

Institution

Ahmadu Bello University

Host Institutions

Institution

Arkansas State University

Faculty

Gregory Phillips

Host Department

Department of Plant Biotechnology