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CRISPR/CAS9 Mediated ‘Knockout’ of Host Factor Genes for Tomato Leaf Curl Virus (TOLCV) Infection in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Program

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

Program Country

Grant Activity Type

Research

Discipline

Specialization

Plant Breeding

Academic Year

Dates

May 2022 - September 2022

Flex

No

Scholar type

Non-U.S. (Visiting) Scholar

Project Title

CRISPR/CAS9 Mediated ‘Knockout’ of Host Factor Genes for Tomato Leaf Curl Virus (TOLCV) Infection in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Scholar Information

Grantee

Hayde Flandez Galvez

Title

Assistant Professor and Chair

Institution

University of the Philippines Los Banos

Host Institutions

Institution

Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research

Faculty

Jim Giovannoni

Host Department

Department of Plant Biology