Biography:
Godwin James, currently an M.Sc student in Desert studies specializing in Agriculture and Biotechnology for sustainable dryland development at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. He is working on white mustard (Sinapis alba) fruits, to understand the potential of dead pericarp enclosing the seeds to store active proteins and nutrients upon hydration and their potential to support or inhibit seed germination. He gained professional bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology in 2015 from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India. He was offered a prestigious summer research fellowship by Indian Academy of Sciences in 2014 to carry out an internship project for two months.
Title : Dead pericarps function as storage for active hydrolases and germination inhibitory substances