Kent S. McKenzie, Ph.D. Director-Plant Breeder

RESEARCH STATEMENT: Research activities will be limited and focused on supporting research projects at RES including UC and USDA cooperators. 

AFFILIATIONS:

Member California Rice Commission Technology Committee and AB2622 Advisory Board (Rice Certification Act)

USA Rice Federation Environmental Regulatory Sub-Committee

USA Rice Federation Seed Committee

USA Rice Foundation Research Committee

California Agricultural Leadership Program Class XXIX (2000)

Associate Department of Agronomy and Range Science, University of California Davis

Chairman  1994-1998  Rice Crop Germplasm Committee

Member of Crop Science Society of America

Member of International Association of Cereal Chemists, Rice Division Vice Chairman 1997-98, Chairman 1998-1999

Member of Rice Technical Working Group

Cochairman Rice Blast Disease Task Force 1997

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

McKenzie, K.S., C.W. Johnson, F. Jodari, J.J. Oster, J.E. Hill, R. G. Mutters, W.M. Canevari and K. Takami 2006. Registration of "Calamylow-201' rice. Crop Sci. 46: 2321-22.

McKenzie, K.S., A. E. Noble, and K. Takami 2006. Quality characteristics of two low amylose rice lines. SABRAO J 38(1): 39-46.

McKenzie, K.S. 2001. Rice Cultivar 'Calhikari-201'. US Patent 6,316,705 B1 Issued Nov. 13, 2001.

McKenzie, K.S. 2001. Rice Cultivar 'M-402'. US Patent 6,281,415 B1 Issued Aug. 28, 2001.

McKenzie, K.S., C.W. Johnson, S.T. Tseng, J.J. Oster, J.E. Hill, and D.M. Brandon. 1997. Registration of 'S-102' rice. Crop Sci. 37: 1018-19.

McKenzie, K.S. 1992. Breeding for rice quality. p 83-111. In W. Marshall and J. Wadsworth (eds). Rice science and technology. Marcel-Decker Inc., New York.

McKenzie, K.S., C.N. Bollich, J.N. Bollich, J.N. Rutger, and K.A.K. Moldenahuer. 1987. Rice breeding in the United States, Chapter 13. pp. 487-532. In W.R. Fehr (ed.). Principles of cultivar development, Vol. 2, Macmillan Publishers, Inc., New York.

McKenzie, K.S., C.W. Johnson, S.T. Tseng, J.J. Oster, and D.M. Brandon. 1995. Breeding improved rice cultivars for temperate regions: a case study. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture. 34:897-905.

McKenzie, K.S., C.W. Johnson, J.J. Oster, and J.E. Hill. 1994. Registration of 89-Y-235, a large-seeded rice germplasm line. Crop Sci. 34:314-315.

Mackill, D.J., and K.S. McKenzie. 2002. Origin and characteristics of U.S. rice cultivar. Chapter 1.4 pp. 87-100. In C.W. Smith and R.H. Dilday (eds.) Rice: Origin, history, technology, and production. John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey.

Delwiche, S.R., K.S. McKenzie, and B.D. Webb. 1996. Quality characteristics in rice by near-infrared reflectance analysis of whole grain milled samples. Cereal Chem. 73(2):257-263.

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