Prof. Dr. Takeshi FUKAO
e-mail: fukao (at) fpu.ac.jp
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:
1. Flooding tolerance in rice
2. Underwater germination in rice
KEY WORDS:
Rice, Abiotic stress, Molecular biology, Genetics
TARGET PLANTS:
Rice
Prof. Dr. Katsuhiro SHIONO
e-mail: shionok (at) fpu.ac.jp
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:
1. Waterlogging tolerance
2. Regulation of root aeration
3. Apoplastic barrier
KEY WORDS:
Barrier to Radial Oxygen Loss (ROL), Aerenchyma, Waterlogging, Casparian strip, Suberin, Lignin, Oxygen sensor
TARGET PLANTS:
Rice, Wild rice, Barley, Brachypodium distachyon
KEY TECHNIQUE:
Cylindrical Pt electrode (Oxygen measurement)
Planar oxygen optode (Oxygen imaging)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tomonori TSUNODA
e-mail: t5150614 (at) fpu.ac.jp
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:
1. plant defence strategies in multiple species interactions
2. effects of soil macrofauna on soil aggregates and carbon stock
3. no-tillage managemet in Fukui-pref.
KEY WORDS:
glucosinolates, plant chemical defence, plant-soil interactions, soil aggregates
TARGET PLANTS:
Arabidopsis thaliana, Brassica vegetables, Conyza canadensis, Lolium perenne