Leon Kochian

Contact Information:

Center Director and Research Leader
USDA-ARS Robert W. Holley Center
Tower Rd
Ithaca, NY 14853-2901
Phone: (607) 255-2454
Fax: (607) 255-2739
E-mail: Leon.Kochian@ars.usda.gov
Web-site: http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/people/people.htm?personid=3082

Project Title:

1. Investigations into the Genetic and Physiological Mechanisms of Aluminum Tolerance in Rice
2. Development of 2D and 3D imaging systems for evaluating the genetics of root system architecture in rice
3. Association analysis of the ionome of seedling root and shoot systems in a panel of diverse rice accessions

Traits Being Studied:

• Aluminum tolerance (relative root growth)
• Root system architecture (2D and 3D images)
• Ionomics of root and shoot tissue