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EK Janaki Ammal birth anniversary
November 11 , 2022
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- November 4 marks the 125th birth anniversary of Edavalath Kakkat Janaki Ammal.
- She was a pioneering botanist and the first Indian woman to be awarded a PhD in the botanical sciences.
- She is known widely for her contributions to science – in the field of genetics, cytology, evolution, and more.
- She authored ‘The Chromosome Atlas of Cultivated Plants’ in 1945 which contained her work on many species.
- To honour her work, the Royal Horticultural Society named a variety of Magnolia blossoms after her – the Magnolia Kobus Janaki Ammal.
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