Interdisciplinary research on the distribution, cultivation, and food cultural history on the cruciferous crops

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26300003
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Sociology/History of science and technology
• Research Institution: Otani University
• Principal Investigator: TAKEDA Kazuya 大谷大学, 文学部, 准教授 (90643081)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 吉川 真司 京都大学, 文学研究科, 教授 (00212308) ; 渡辺 正夫 東北大学, 生命科学研究科, 教授 (90240522)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TORIYAMA Kinya 東北大学, 大学院農学研究科, 教授 (20183882) ; EGAWA Shikibu 明治大学, 商学部, 兼任講師 (70468825)
• Research Collaborator: SATO Tadashi 東北大学, 農学部産官学, 連携研究員 (40134043) ; TODORIKI Masahiko 京都大学, 大学院農学研究科附属農場, 研究員 ; MIYAKE Shinichiro 大谷大学, 文学部, 准教授 (00367921) ; YOKOUCHI Hiroto 京都府立大学, 文学部, 教授 (50706520) ; YANO Kentaro 明治大学, 農学部, 教授 (00446543) ; ISUZUGAWA Kanji 山形県農業総合研究センター, 園芸試験場, 主任専門研究員 ; SHIMIZU Yohei 大谷大学, 文学部, 非常勤講師 (50387974)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 科学技術史 / 育種学 / アブラナ科植物 / 食文化 / 農業史 / アジア史 / 日本史

Outline of Final Research Achievements

On the East Asia, where there is rice food culture, cruciferous crops, Chinese cabbage, turnip, etc., were differentiated into a lot of cultivars, and were cultivated as leaf and root vegetables as well as oil materials. In order to understand the distribution and cultivation of cruciferous crops, interdisciplinary research based on the historical resources and plant genetics and breeding was performed.
The researchers on agricultural sciences, humanities, and social sciences collaboratively surveyed about cultivation, food culture, utility, and related techniques of cruciferous plants. Furthermore, we discussed the relationship between cruciferous crops and human society from a view points of culture　history and genetics.Our results from this research will be published as a general book in future.

Free Research Field

歴史学・考古学・人文情報学