Boddupalli Maruthi Prasanna 
Regional Director for Asia at the Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Texcoco, Mexico
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Research Interests:
• Maize germplasm improvement
• Drought tolerance breeding
• Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) resistance
• Vitamin E enrichment in maize (biofortification)
• Genomic prediction and genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
• Root architecture and salinity tolerance
• Mycotoxin management (Gibberella ear rot)
• Sustainable pest management
• Seed systems and participatory trials with farmers
