Development of a novel quality control method for fruits and vegetables by circadian clock approach

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24K09141
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 41040:Agricultural environmental engineering and agricultural information engineering-related
Research Institution	Gifu University
Principal Investigator	タンマウォンマナスィカン岐阜大学, 応用生物科学部, 准教授 (90763673)
Project Period (FY)	2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords	Circadian rhythm / Fresh produce / Quality control
Outline of Research at the Start	Existence of circadian rhythm (CR) and correlation of storage condition and expression of clock genes along with quality changes in soybean sprouts was found. However, the relationships of CR and quality changes caused by physical stresses during storage and transport, which cause quality deterioration, have not been yet clarified. In addition, the control of quality by using circadian clock (CC) are not available in postharvest fresh produce. Thus, this study aims to clarify the CR altered by postharvest physical stresses and to propose the quality control method by using CC information.