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Other departments in Faculty of Agriculture ›Faculties at The University of Tokyo ›
Yasuyuki Yamaji, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences2 student voices
The Plant Pathology Lab studies, at the molecular level, how plants become diseased. Plants are infected by fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes, and other pathogens, which cause disease. The lab investigates why plants get sick, why certain pathogens infect only specific plants, and how resistant plants defend themselves. The lab also aims to establish technologies to control pathogen infection, parasitism, and symbiosis, and to develop new technologies that strengthen resistance to disease.
Shimoda Masami, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Applied Entomology Lab studies the special abilities, functions, and behavioral mechanisms of insects. The lab pursues both basic research that explores the wonders of biological phenomena and research that uses insect abilities to create new technologies. For example, it is developing a circular food production system that uses black soldier flies. The lab was formerly the Pest Entomology Lab and is the lab responsible for entomology in the Faculty of Agriculture.
Hiroyoshi Iwata, Professor
Data Science & Statistics1 student voices
The Biometrics Lab studies methods for understanding life phenomena from the standpoint of biometrics and bioinformatics. The information obtained by observing and measuring organisms is often unclear and vast, so it is not easy to find biological meaning in it as it is. The lab develops and uses statistical methods and algorithms, working on approaches for obtaining new insights and interpretations from such information. Because the data and methods it handles are so diverse, research themes vary from member to member.
Takeshi Izawa, Professor
Food & Agriculture1 student voices
The Plant Breeding Lab studies the biology of crop breeding, using rice, the staple food of Japan, as its main material. Every crop has been developed by humans continually selecting easy-to-grow, tasty lines from among wild-growing plants. The early stage of this process is called "domestication," and the improvement that follows is called "breeding." Using methods from molecular genetics and genomics, the lab investigates topics such as how flowering time and rice plant form are determined.
Sachiko Isobe, Professor
Food & Agriculture1 student voices
The Horticultural Science Lab conducts research to uncover the appeal of horticultural crops such as fruit trees, vegetables, and floricultural crops. Through continuous breeding and improvement, horticultural crops have given rise to cultivars with a wide range of colors, shapes, and functional properties. Growers have also devised ways to control cultivation environments and extend growing seasons, and as a result these crops show a complex diversity and environmental responsiveness not seen in model plants. The lab investigates properties unique to horticultural crops, from genome analysis to cultivar identification and the development of breeding methods.
Naohiro Aoki, Professor
Food & Agriculture1 student voices
The Crop Science Lab conducts research toward two goals: stable, sustainable crop production and multipurpose use of crops. Given food security and climate change, future crop production must both raise yields and ensure sustainability. Because arable land and resources are limited, crops must be grown with chemical fertilizers and pesticides kept to a minimum, and harvested products must be used without waste. Using rice, soybean, and sorghum, the lab studies sugar and starch metabolism in plants and their tolerance to environmental stress.
Yoshihiro Ohmori, Associate Professor
Food & Agriculture1 student voices
The Ohmori Lab studies how to confer the resilience of wild rice on cultivated rice. Chemical fertilizers have greatly increased humanity's food productivity, but their heavy use causes groundwater pollution, eutrophication of marine waters, and global warming. In nature, wild rice, which refers to relatives of rice that have not been domesticated, survives in harsh environments. Using an approach called multi-omics analysis, the lab investigates this strength and develops rice that grows well with less fertilizer and rice that is tolerant of temperature and light stress.
Wataru Yamori, Associate Professor
Food & Agriculture0 student voices
The Yamori Lab studies how crops respond to environmental change, using both physiological ecology and molecular physiology. It focuses in particular on photosynthesis, aiming to strengthen the ability of crops to produce substances. Building on this understanding of how crops respond to their environment, the lab also develops cultivation technologies for growing crops efficiently in plant factories. The lab is located at the Institute for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Services, a facility attached to the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, in Nishitokyo City.
Daisuke Tsugama, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
The Plant Resource Genomics Lab studies the characteristics of various plants, especially stress tolerance and the genes involved in it. The lab aims to use plants wisely for sustainable production that requires little labor or resources. Using pearl millet, asparagus, Arabidopsis thaliana, and other plants as materials, the lab investigates genes with genomics and molecular biology methods, and also grows the plants in fields to evaluate their traits. The lab belongs to the Asian Natural Environmental Science Center and is located within the Institute for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Services in Nishitokyo City.
Akihiko Kamoshita, Professor
Food & Agriculture0 student voices
The Regional Resource Assessment Lab studies crop cultivation, focusing on crop roots and the microbes in the soil. The lab investigates the relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and crops, and the relationship between deep roots and drought tolerance. In Asian paddy fields, the lab also uses rural surveys and interviews with farmers to study what farmers look at when choosing their techniques. For undergraduate theses and graduate research, students can choose from overseas and domestic project research to specialized topics in crop science.
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