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What did the Jamaican scientist Paula Tennant discover? She discovered and characterized numerous viruses affecting citrus, curcurbits and root crops. She was the fist person in the Caribbean to develop a bio-engineered product. She created a disease-resistant, transgenic strain of the local papaya by genetically modifying the fruit. The Solo Sunrise Papaya is her creation and it is resistant to the Papaya Ringspot Virus.

Dr. Tennant is a Plant Biotechnologist/Research Plant Pathologist with training in the field of plant molecular Biology. Her work involves the identification of viruses of vegetables and fruit crops with an emphasis on developing management strategies using Biotechnology as well as natural sources of tolerance or resistance from diverse gemplasm, including domestic and wild species. She has authored over 13 peer-reviewed papers and 2 book chapters in the field of plant biotechnology.

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