Purpose
to develop rice plants that accumulate higher levels of thiamine (vitamin B1) to test the theory that boosting thiamine enhances the plant’s resistance to disease.
Grantee
Division
Global Growth & Opportunity
Date
OCTOBER 2012
Region served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Agricultural Development
Duration (months)
25
Grantee location
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
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