International Plant Genetic Resources Institute Grant



Organization - International Plant Genetic Resources Institute
Grant Amount - $17,700
Foundation - Rockefeller Foundation
Grant Purpose - for use by its International Network for Improvement of Banana and Plantain toward the costs of research and training of a Ph.D. student in identification of candidate genes for weevil resistance in banana


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