農学部研究紹介2017-2018_英語版

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Plant Genetics and Breeding LaboratoryKenichiMATSUSHIMAAssociateProfessorChilipepperBuckwheatGeneticresourcesEthnobotanyLocaltraditionalvarietyMoleculargeneticsAdvancedtheoryandpracticalmethodsofplantbreedingbasedonthelatestknowledgeingeneticsandbiotechnologywillbeprovidedforgraduatestudentsbytwoProfessorsthroughseminarsanddissertationresearchforM.S./Ph.D.degreeswithawell-equippedlaboratoryandfield.Andalso,Researchforpreservationandreevaluationoflocalvarietiesofvegetablesandcropsarecarriedtodevelopagricultureinruralarea.Themainresearchmaterialsarechilipepperandbuckwheat.Internationalstudentswillbecordiallyreceived.Ethnobotanicalresearch on plant resources has been carried out in field explorations of overseas countries as well as in Japan. Collected plant resources such as buckwheat, chili pepper and amaranth including their wild relatives are being investigated in a phylogeneticstudy and evaluated as breeding materials.ABCDABCBreeding research using the latest methods of biotechnology is a major research effort. For example, interspecific hybridization using embryo/ovule culture, expression analysis of specific gene and development of DNA markers linked with desired genes for marker assisted selection are being advanced in buckwheatand chili pepper.Division of Plant Science and ResourcesLeft; Interspecifichybrid of chili pepper using embryo culture technique.Right; New variety of chili pepper developed for rural area. Wild edible plant resources collected in the eastern Bhutan.21Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Genetics KazuhiroNEMOTOAssistantProfessorPlant genetic resources, Evaluation and genetic improvement of minor crops, Conservation genetics,Gain amaranths,Seed systemIntheworld,therearemanyusefulcropstosolvetheproblemoffoodandnutritionindevelopingcountries,toenrichourlife,eventhoughitisstillminororunderutilizedcrop.Wearefocusingthesecrops.Geneticimprovementandmolecularanalysisofgrainamaranthsisnowourmajorresearchtopics.FieldworksthroughnationalandinternationalresearchisalsoimportantforourLab.Theme1Genetic improvement and molecular analysis of grain amaranths including under utilized cropsABCDABC写真、図Grain amaranths are one of our target crops. We have revealed their genetic diversity, phylogenetic relationships, molecular analysis of GBSS genes etc.写真、図From the field study, we can find new challenges. Upper left: BurukinaFaso, Lower left: Nepal, right: Nagano, JapanTheme2Conservation genetics of local varieties; now we are focusing on Brassicavegetables such as turnip and radish using Shaplotypes.Theme3Evaluation and characterization of plant genetic resources/ Division of Plant Science and Resources