Author Steve Walentik
Biology doctoral student Ketra Oketcho aims to improve global food security through research at Danforth Plant Science Center

Biology doctoral student Ketra Oketcho aims to improve global food security through research at Danforth Plant Science Center

Oketcho is trying to understand the mechanisms behind native resistance to cassava mosaic virus, which impacts cassava, a tuberous root plant that is a staple crop in much of Africa.