Herry S. Utomo
Marker-assisted Breeding – Assistant Professor
Rice Research Station
Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
P.O. Box 1429
Crowley, Louisiana 70527-1429
Tel: 337-788-7531
Fax: 337-788-7553
E-mail: hutomo@agcenter.lsu.edu
Research of Interest:
A. Rice:
Ø Application of marker-assisted breeding to improve disease resistance in rice
Ø Development of markers for sheath blight resistance genes
Ø Development of markers for aromaticity
Ø Development of markers for water weevil tolerance genes
B. Marsh plants:
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Application of molecular approaches to wetlands erosion
control and restoration of
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DNA fingerprinting of 95 entries in NRCS Spartina alterniflora collection
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Characterization of genetic grouping and
selection of representatives of each group as potential parental lines for S. alterniflora improvement
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Molecular characterization of the Rice
Station-40 Collections of S. alterniflora.
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DNA fingerprinting of NRCS California bulwhip (Schoenoplectus californicus collection)
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Evaluation of NRCS bulwhip collection for salt
tolerant entries
|Marker-assisted breeding lab | Greenhouse | Selected research activities: RICE and Marsh Plants (BULLWHIP
and SMOOTH CORDGRASS)|