- E. K. Janaki Ammal (1897–1984) was a renowned Indian botanist and cytogeneticist. - She obtained her Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Michigan in 1931. - The University of Michigan also awarded her an honorary D. Sc. later in her career (1956).
Janaki Ammal was the first Indian woman to get a Ph.D. and an honorary D. Sc. from the University of Michigan in which subject ?
Asked in HAS Prelims 2019 · Topic: Subdivisions of Biology (Botany)
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