The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids
Science
Miss Sirisha Kaniganti
Crop transformation and Genome Editing Specialist -
Plant Sciences for the Bioeconomy
Location
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ
Tel
(+44) 7442108482
Biography
Sirisha's main research interest is in developing and using the CRISPR/Cas technology in plants. Her primary areas of expertise include tissue culture and transformation, molecular biology, and at the moment, she is concentrating on using genome editing to improve critical agronomic features in crops. She is engaged in research on cereal transformation, focusing particularly on Rice, Wheat.