
Lowell
Bush
Professor
- lpbush@uky.edu
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KTRDC
1401 University Drive
Lexington KY 40546-0312
Professional Profile
Areas of Interest: Alkaloid metabolism in tobacco and in tall fescue infected by endophytic fungi. Demethylation of nicotine to nornicotine and subsequent tobacco specific N-nitrosamine formation, especially N-nitrosonornicotine during curing. Pyrrolizidine and ergot-like alkaloids from tall fescue and animal toxicosis.
Career
- Post-doctoral University of Minnesota 1964-1966
- Faculty member of Dept of Agronomy, University of Kentucky 1966 to present
- Fulbright Scholar to Ireland 1987
Education
- BA Macalester College, 1961
- MS Iowa State University, 1963
- PhD Iowa State University, 1964