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 / Prof. YAMAMOTO Mikihiro / Assist. Prof. MATSUI Hidenori
Genetic Engineering Unit URLAnalyses of virulence factors of phytopathogens and plant disease resistance and their application to disease control
Plant Genome Dynamics Analysis
Assoc. Prof. MONDEN Yuki
Plant Genome Dynamics Analysis Unit URLGenetic analysis using transposable elements in plants
Plant Pathology
Prof. TOYODA Kazuhiro / Assoc. Prof. NOUTOSHI Yoshiteru
Plant Pathology Unit URLMolecular biology of plant parasitism and immunity
Plant Genetics and Breeding
Prof. KATO Kenji / Assoc. Prof. NISHIDA Hidetaka
Plant Genetics and Breeding Unit URLMolecular genetic studies on crop plants and its application to crop breeding
Postharvest Agriculture
Assoc. Prof. AKAGI Takashi
※in preparation
Postharvest physiology and technology in agricultural crops
Postharvest Physiology
Prof. KUBO Yasutaka / Assoc. Prof. USHIJIMA Koichiro
Postharvest Physiology Unit URLPhysiological and molecular biological analysis on fruit ripening and senescence
Plant Production Science
Prof. SAITOH Kuniyuki / Assist. Prof. NAKASHIMA Yoshitaka
Plant Production Science Unit URLImprovements of crop productivity and development of environmentally friendly crop production system
Pomology
Assoc. Prof. HIRANO Ken / Assoc. Prof. FUKUDA Fumio/ Assist. Prof. KAWAI Takashi
Pomology Unit URLImprovement of fruit productivity and quality based on eco-physiological analysis
Vegetable Crop Science
Prof. YOSHIDA Yuichi /Prof. YASUBA Ken-ichiro
Vegetable Crop Science Unit URLEco-physiology and production system in vegetable crops
Control of Flowering
Prof. GOTO Tanjuro / Assoc. Prof. KITAMURA Yoshikuni
Control of Flowering Unit URLPhysiological 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