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Education

Service

Assist Arkansas rice growers, consultants and county agents with rice disease control issues.

Courses Taught

Assist with field crop disease control courses.

Research Emphasis

I have an interest in all rice diseases, particularly those causing economic losses through reduced plant stands, reduced rough rice and milling yields, low quality grain, low quality seed rice and reduced plant efficiency. My overall research program emphasizes integrating  basic and applied research to provide the critical control strategies and technology needed to counter increased rice disease incidence and severity  arising through changes in the environmental, rice cultivars and cultural practices. Primary emphasis is on rice sheath blight and rice blast diseases.  Approach is through gene discovery, identification and utilization to develop disease resistant cultivars and to manipulate culture practices. Although erratic from year to year, rice diseases cause tremendous yield losses annually and has decimated individual fields throughout the state. 

Honors and Awards

• 2007  Crop Science C8 Outstanding Paper on Plant Genetic Resources Award to co-authors Eizenga, G.C., Agrama, H.A., Lee, F.N., Yan, W. and Jia, Y.  2006.
• 2007 Distinguished Research Award,  4th International Rice Blast Conference (IRBC), Changsha, Hunan, China, October 9 B14, 2007.
• 2004 Rice Technical Working Group: Distinguished Rice Research and Education Award
• 2004 Rice Technical Working Group: Distinguished Service Award
• 2004 University of Arkansas: John White Outstanding Team Award
• 1988 Rice Technical Working Group: Distinguished Rice Research and Education Award

Publications

• Gravois, K.A., Moldenhauer, K.A.K., and Lee, F.N. 2005. Registration of 'improved purple marker' rice germplasm. Crop Sci. 45:1164.
• Belefant-Miller, H., Kay, M.G. and Lee, F.N. 2005. Small-scale induction of postharvest yellowing of rice endosperm. Cereal Chem. 82(6):721-726.
• Eizenga G.C., Agrama, H.A., Lee, F.N., and Jia,Y. 2004. Continued Evaluation of Blast Resistance Genes in Rice Wild Relatives (Oryza spp.) and Unique Rice (O. sativa) Accessions. p. 30-37. In:
• Norman, R. J., Meullenet, J.-F, and Moldenhauer, K.A.K. (eds.). B.R. Wells Rice Research Studies 2004. Univ. of Arkansas Agric. Exp. Stn. Res. Ser. 529.
• Gibbons J.W., Moldenhauer, K.A.K., Gravois, K., Lee, F.N., Bernhardt, J.L., Meullenet, J.-F. Bryant, R., Norman, R.J., Cartwright, R., Anders, M., Taylor, K., Bulloch, J. and Blocker, M.M. 2004. `Cybonnet', a Semi-Dwarf Long-Grain Rice Cultivar. p. 38-43. In:
• Norman, R. J., Meullenet, J.-F, and Moldenhauer, K.A.K. (eds.). B.R. Wells Rice Research Studies 2004. Univ. of Arkansas Agric. Exp. Stn. Res. Ser. 529.
• Gibbons J.W., K.A.K. Moldenhauer, K. Gravois, F.N. Lee, J.L. Bernhardt, J.-F. Meullenet, R. Bryant, R.J. Norman, R. Cartwright, M. Anders, K. Taylor, J. Bulloch, and M.M. Blocker. 2004. `Medark', a Semi-Dwarf Medium-Grain Rice Cultivar. p. 44-48. In:
• Norman, R. J., Meullenet, J.-F, and Moldenhauer, K.A.K. (eds.). B.R. Wells Rice Research Studies 2004. Univ. of Arkansas Agric. Exp. Stn. Res. Ser. 529.
• Moldenhauer, K.A.K., J.W. Gibbons, M. Anders, F.N. Lee, J.L. Bernhardt, C.E. Wilson, Jr., R. Cartwright, R.J. Norman, R. Bryant, M.M. Blocker, V. Boyett, K. Taylor, and J.M. Bulloch. 2004. `Spring', a Very Early Long-Grain Rice Variety. p. 49-55. In:
• Norman, R. J., Meullenet, J.-F, and Moldenhauer, K.A.K. (eds.). B.R. Wells Rice Research Studies 2004. Univ. of Arkansas Agric. Exp. Stn. Res. Ser. 529.
• Lee, F.N., M.P. Singh, and P.A. Counce. 2004. Flood-Induced Field Resistance in Drew and Related Pi-ta Gene Varieties Compromised by New Blast Races. p. 96-102. In:
  Norman, R. J., Meullenet, J.-F, and Moldenhauer, K.A.K. (eds.). B.R. Wells Rice Research Studies 2004. Univ. of Arkansas Agric. Exp. Stn. Res. Ser. 529.
• Lee, F.N., Cartwright, R.D., Jia, Y., Correll, J.C, Moldenhauer, .K.A.K. Gibbons, J.W., Boyett, V., Zhou, E., Boza, E., and Seyran, E.. 2004. A Preliminary Characterization of the Rice Blast Fungus on `Banks' Rice. p. 103-110. In:
• Norman, R. J., Meullenet, J.-F, and Moldenhauer, K.A.K. (eds.). B.R. Wells Rice Research Studies 2004. Univ. of Arkansas Agric. Exp. Stn. Res. Ser. 529.
• Ouedraogo, I., Correll, J.C., Boza, E.J., Cartwright, R.D., Lee, F.N. and P. Sankara. 2004. Pathogenic, Molecular, and Genetic Diversity Among Bipolaris, Drechslera, and Exserohilum Species on Rice. p. 111-119. In:
• Norman, R. J., Meullenet, J.-F, and Moldenhauer, K.A.K. (eds.). B.R. Wells Rice Research Studies 2004. Univ. of Arkansas Agric. Exp. Stn. Res. Ser. 529.
• Rothrock, C.S., Sealy, R.L., Lee, F.N., Anders, M.M. and Cartwright, R.D. 2004. Reaction of Cold-Tolerant Rice Genotypes to Seedling Disease Caused by Pythium Species. p. 120-124. In:
• Norman, R. J., Meullenet, J.-F, and Moldenhauer, K.A.K. (eds.). B.R. Wells Rice Research Studies 2004. Univ. of Arkansas Agric. Exp. Stn. Res. Ser. 529.

OTHER  PUBLICATIONS

Non refereed research reports. See: B.R. Wells Rice Research Studies 2000 through 2007. University of Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Series

• Eizenga, G.C., F.N. Lee and J.N. Rutger. 2002. Screening Oryza species plants for rice sheath blight resistance. Plant Dis. 86:808-812.
• Jia, Y., B. Valent and F.N. Lee. 2003. Determination of Host Responses to Magnaporthe grisea on Detached Rice Leaves using a Spot Inoculation Method. Plant Dis. 87:129-133.
• Long, D.H., J.C. Correll, F.N. Lee, and D.O. TeBeest. 2001. Rice blast epidemics initiated by infested rice grain on the soil surface. Plant Dis. 85:612-616.
• Long, D.H., F.N. Lee, and D.O. TeBeest. 2000. Effect of nitrogen fertilization on disease progress of rice blast on susceptible and resistant cultivars. Plant Dis. 84:403-409.
• Xia, J.Q., J.C. Correll, F.N. Lee, W.J. Ross, and D.D. Rhoads, 2000. Regional population diversity of Pyricularia grisea in Arkansas and the influence of host selections. Plant Dis. 84:877-884.