Academic staff list of Dept. of
Plant Science
（As of Apr. 1, 2022）
| Research Areas | Instructors | Theme |
| Genetic Engineering | Prof. ICHINOSE Yuki |
Virulence of phytopathogenic bacteria and plant non-host resistance |
| Prof. YAMAMOTO Mikihiro |
Plant-phytopathogenic fungi interactions | |
| Assoc. Prof. MATSUI Hidenori |
Functional analysis of plant immune regulators and plant breeding for disease resistance | |
| Plant Genome Dynamics Analysis | Assoc. Prof. MONDEN Yuki |
Genetic analysis based on plant genome informatics |
| Plant Pathology | Prof. TOYODA Kazuhiro |
Molecular biology of parasitism and immunity in plant-microbe interactions |
| Assoc. Prof. NOUTOSHI Yoshiteru |
Plant disease resistance mechanism and immune-priming chemicals | |
| Plant Genetics and Breeding | Prof. KATO Kenji |
Molecular genetic studies on diversity and agronomical traits of crop genetic resources |
| Assoc. Prof. NISHIDA Hidetaka |
Molecular genetic study on heading-related traits in wheat and barley | |
| Postharvest and Crop Application | Assoc. Prof. AKAGI Takashi |
Molecular physiology, genomics/genetics and evolution for fruits and flowers |
| Postharvest Physiology | Prof. KUBO Yasutaka |
Molecular analysis of fruit ripening and its application for postharvest technology |
| Assoc. Prof. USHIJIMA Koichiro |
Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering for Horticultural Crops | |
| Plant Production Science | Prof. SAITOH Kuniyuki |
Development and systematization of production technology for crop cultivation, and analysis of eco-physiological characteristics of crop varieties for high-yielding and high-quality |
| Asst. Prof. NAKASHIMA Yoshitaka |
Function and management of weed vegetation | |
| Pomology | Assoc. Prof. HIRANO Ken |
Physiological and morphological studies on berry growth and maturation of grape |
| Assoc. Prof. FUKUDA Fumio |
Physiological analysis of fruit quality and development of new growing system on fruit trees | |
| Asst. Prof. KAWAI Takashi |
Development of a gene evaluation system for Prunus fruit tree species with virus vector | |
| Vegetable Crop Science | Prof. YOSHIDA Yuichi |
Control of growth and flowering in horticultural plant production |
| Prof. YASUBA Kenichiro |
Improvement of growth of vegetables with controlling environment | |
| Control of Flowering | Prof. GOTO Tanjuro |
Flowering control and production of floricluture |
| Assoc. Prof. KITAMURA Yoshikuni |
Flowering control and production of floricluture | |
| Crop Science | Prof. HIRAI Yoshihiko |
Improvement of crop productivity and quality under environmental stress |
| Asst. Prof. TOMITA Asami |
Breeding study for tolerance to abiotic stress and root morphological trait in rice |