Huazhong Agricultural University Grant

Organization - Huazhong Agricultural University
Grant Amount - $300,000
Foundation - Rockefeller Foundation
Grant Purpose - toward the costs of conducting field experiments to evaluate candidate genes to be used to genetically engineer drought-tolerant crops


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