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Laboratory of Crop Science in the Highland-Cool ZoneMayukoOKABEAssistantProfessor・Cabbage・Injurybycontinuouscropping・Scarletrunnerbean・Highland-coolzoneTheLaboratoryofCropScienceintheHighland-CoolZoneisattheAFCNobeyamaStation(El.1351m)locatedatthefootoftheYatsugatakeMountains(NobeyamaPlateau).Ourlaboratory'smainresearchtopicisconcernedwithinjurybycontinuouscroppingofcabbage.Wearealsoinvestigatingthecultivationofscarletrunnerbean(PhaseoluscoccineusL.)andfoodprocessingofriceandsorghum.Injury by continuous cropping of cabbageAvoiding injury by continuous cropping using green manure.ABCDABC写真、図Experimental field of injury by continuous cropping of cabbage写真、図Experimental field of scarlet runner bean Cultivation of scarlet runner bean (PhaseoluscoccineusL.)Investigating the cultivation system of scarlet runner bean.Food processing of rice and sorghumStudying processing characteristics of rice and sorghum into powder and bread. Division of Plant Science and Resources23Crop Science laboratoryTheCropScienceLaboratoryseeksimprovedproductiontechnologiesforcropplants.Copingwithglobalenvironmentalchange,reducingenvironmentalloadandefficientlyusingfiniteresourcesincropproductionareimportanttopicsincropscience.Towardtheimprovedsustainabilityandstabilityoffoodcropproductionforrice,soybeanandcommonbuckwheat,weaimatestablishingcultivationtechnologiesthatstrikeabalancebetweenreducedinputofenergyandotherfiniteresourcessuchaschemicalfertilizersandsustainedhighlevelsofyieldandquality.Improvingthegrowthofcropplantsunderunfavorablesoilconditions,rangingfromaridtohumid,isalsoanactiveareaofinvestigation.Low-input cultivation and improved palatability of paddy riceABCDABCCulture test on fertilizer effect on rice (left), non-contact measurement of flower-bud temperature of common buckwheat (middle) and germination test of soybean under excess water condition (right)Field survey may be employed as needed (left)Microscopic morphology of soybean seed in regard to germination growth under excess soil moisture (right)Improved submergence tolerance in soybeanImproved yield and quality of buckwheat through control of soil water conditionsDivision of Plant Science and ResourcesMotoyuki HAGIWARAProfessorAiming to enhance growth and yield of crops under unfavorable or low-input conditions necessary for improved and stabilized food production Keywords;rice, soybean, buckwheat, low-input cultivation,water stress