Wenceslao Larazo

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Research Associate

Arkansas State University

Also affiliated: International Rice Research Institute (2014–2017); Arkansas Biosciences Institute (2022–2025)

3 h-index 10 pubs 70 cited

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Wenceslao Larazo's research focuses on improving rice cultivation and yield through genetic and agronomic strategies. His work investigates genetic effects on rice traits, such as the influence of specific alleles on amylose content in hybrid rice. Larazo also studies the impact of environmental factors and management practices on rice production, including the effects of sulfur-enriched urea and furrow irrigation on yield and trace gas fluxes. He has explored methods for measuring carbohydrate reserves in rice leaves using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Additionally, his research addresses the challenges of high night air temperature stress in irrigated rice, developing field-based infrastructure for phenomics studies to identify and enhance heat tolerance. Larazo's work often involves collaborations with researchers from Arkansas State University and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

h-index: 3
Publications: 10
Citations: 70

Positions

Research Associate 2018–present

Arkansas State University Physics and Chemistry ORCID
Senior Associate Scientist 2017–2018

Long Ping High-Tech Research and Development Centre ORCID
Associate Scientist 2011–2017

International Rice Research Institute Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biochemistry Division (Hybrid Rice Development Consortium) ORCID
Assistant Scientist 2005–2011

International Rice Research Institute Crop and Environmental Sciences Division ORCID
International Rice Research Institute 1999–2004

Crop, Soils and Water Sciences Division ORCID
Research Assistant 1997–1999

International Rice Research Institute Soils and Water Sciences Division ORCID
Assistant Supervisor 1993–1997

International Rice Research Institute Soils and Water Sciences Division ORCID
Field Assistant 1985–1993

International Rice Research Institute Agronomy Division ORCID
Farm Supervisor 1984–1985

Plantation Consultancy and Management Services Inc. ORCID
Research Aide 1982–1984

Foods Machine and Chemical Corp. (FMC) Research Farm, FMC International Agricultural Chemical Group ORCID

Selected Publications

Managing yield and soil trace gas fluxes in rice through furrow irrigation and sulfur‐enriched urea (2026)

Journal of Environmental Quality DOI OpenAlex
A technique for measuring non-structural carbohydrate reserves in flag leaves of paddy rice using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) (2025)

Plant Methods DOI OpenAlex
Field‐based infrastructure and cyber–physical system for the study of high night air temperature stress in irrigated rice (2023)

The Plant Phenome Journal 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Field Infrastructure for Phenomics of High Night Air Temperature Stress Tolerance of Rice (2022)

DOI OpenAlex