National Agricultural Research Organisation Grant
Organization - National Agricultural Research Organisation
Grant Amount - $838,623
Foundation -
Rockefeller FoundationGrant Purpose - for the costs of a project to create and assess the effectiveness of transgenic East African Highland Bananas showing resistance to parasitic nematodes and delayed ripening
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