Genetic assay and study of crop germplasm introduced/originated in East Asia (2nd)

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26257409
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Science in genetics and breeding
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: Kenji Kato 岡山大学, 環境生命科学研究科, 教授 (40161096)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 阿部 純 北海道大学, 農学研究院, 教授 (00192998) ; 佐藤 和広 岡山大学, 資源植物科学研究所, 教授 (60215770) ; 辻本 壽 鳥取大学, 乾燥地研究センター, 教授 (50183075) ; 田中 裕之 鳥取大学, 農学部, 准教授 (70283976) ; 笹沼 恒男 山形大学, 農学部, 准教授 (70347350) ; 西田 英隆 岡山大学, 環境生命科学研究科, 准教授 (30379820) ; 田中 克典 弘前大学, 農学生命科学部, 助教 (00450213) ; 柏木 純一 北海道大学, 農学研究院, 講師 (60532455) ; 久野 裕 岡山大学, 資源植物科学研究所, 准教授 (70415454) ; 金 惠淑 岡山大学, 医歯薬学総合研究科, 准教授 (70314664)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 遺伝資源 / 育種 / 作物 / 生物多様性 / オオムギ / コムギ / ダイズ / メロン

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Plant genetic resources of important crops, including barley, wheat, soybean and melon, have been explored in Asian countries through which crops were introduced to East Asia. Based on the international network constructed by our research group, we successfully conducted a total of twenty-one times of field expedition. In addition, we performed joint experiments with our counterpart scientists in respective countries, when international transfer of genetic resources was difficult. Several important new findings related with the evolution, transmission, adaptation of these crops have been obtained by the analysis of diverse plant genetic resources, and published in scientific papers and books. We also evaluated the agronomically important traits of these materials introduced which can be utilized in breeding program of each crop, as well as for basic research to identify novel genes.

Free Research Field

植物遺伝育種学