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Developing High Frequency Genome Edits of Globally Significant Agricultural Pest, The Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Through Non-Embryonic Transformation

Program

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

Program Country

India

Grant Activity Type

Research

Discipline

Agriculture

Specialization

Insects & Parasites

Academic Year

2020-2021

Dates

July 2021 - October 2021

Flex

Scholar type

Non-U.S. (Visiting) Scholar

Project Title

Developing High Frequency Genome Edits of Globally Significant Agricultural Pest, The Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Through Non-Embryonic Transformation

Scholar Information

Grantee

Asokan Ramasamy

Title

Researcher

Institution

ICAR - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research

Host Institutions

Institution

North Carolina State University

Faculty

Maxwell Scott