Course of Applied Plant Science
The program in the Course of Applied Plant Science
provides educational programs to acquire advanced knowledge
and proficiency in the areas of the plant sciences,
and field and orchard management.
Plants are used to produce grains, flowers, vegetables, fruit, and fodders, and thus are fundamental to agricultural production.In the Course of Applied Plant Science,research and development subjects focus on plant science and involve (1) analyses and exploitation of plant functions on the molecular level, (2) genetic improvement of crops and vegetables, (3) molecular analyses of interactions between plants and pathogenic organisms, (4) physiological analyses of field crops, (5) control and exploitation of flower, vegetable and fruit development, (6) development of new management techniques for field crops, and (7) post-harvest physiology and biochemistry of fruit. The educational goals are to develop students with the knowledge, skills, and spirit to excel in their chosen areas of plant science and who will play a key role in future agricultural production.
Research Units
Genetic Engineering
Prof. ICHINOSE Yuki / Assoc. Prof. MATSUI Hidenori
Genetic Engineering UnitAnalyses of virulence factors of phytopathogens and plant disease resistance and their application to disease control
Plant Genome Dynamics Analysis
Prof. MONDEN Yuki
Plant Genome Dynamics Analysis UnitGenetic analysis using transposable elements in plants
Plant Pathology
Prof. TOYODA Kazuhiro / Prof. NOUTOSHI Yoshiteru
Plant Pathology UnitMolecular biology of plant parasitism and immunity
Plant Genetics and Breeding
Prof. NISHIDA Hidetaka / Assist. Prof. NISHIMURA Kazusa
Plant Genetics and Breeding UnitMolecular genetic studies on crop plants and its application to crop breeding
Postharvest Physiology
Prof. USHIJIMA Koichiro
Postharvest Physiology Unit URLPhysiological and molecular biological analysis on fruit ripening and senescence
Plant Production Science
Assoc. Prof. TANAKA Yu / Assoc. Prof. NAKASHIMA Yoshitaka
Plant Production Science UnitImprovements of crop productivity and development of environmentally friendly crop production system
Pomology
Prof. FUKUDA Fumio/ Assoc. Prof. HIRANO Ken / Assoc. Prof. KAWAI Takashi
Pomology UnitImprovement of fruit productivity and quality based on eco-physiological analysis
Vegetable Crop Science
Prof. YASUBA Ken-ichiro / Assist. Prof. MOTOKI Ko
Vegetable Crop Science UnitEco-physiology and production system in vegetable crops
Control of Flowering
Prof. GOTO Tanjuro / Senior Asst. Prof. HIKAWA-ENDO Minori
Control of Flowering UnitPhysiological regulation of plant flowering and nutrition
Crop Science
Prof. HIRAI Yoshihiko / Assist. Prof. TOMITA Asami
Crop Science Unit URLStudies on high-yield and resistance to abiotic stresses in crops