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Development of a plant-factory to produce useful materials of scarcity value.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10460116
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B).

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 生物環境
Research InstitutionNagasaki University

Principal Investigator

TAKAKURA Tadashi  Faculty of Environmental Studies, Nagasaki University, Professor, 環境科学部, 教授 (50011929)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TAKAO Yuji  Faculty of Environmental Studies, Nagasaki University, Associate Professor, 環境科学部, 助教授 (20206709)
TAKEMASA Takehiro  Faculty of Environmental Studies, Nagasaki University, Professor, 環境科学部, 教授 (70039684)
IKENAGA Toshihiko  Faculty of Environmental Studies, Nagasaki University, Professor, 環境科学部, 教授 (10124819)
HIRAOKA Kyoko  Faculty of Environmental Studies, Nagasaki University, Associate Professor, 環境科学部, 助教授 (40133178)
NAKAMURA Takehiro  Faculty of Environmental Studies, Nagasaki University, Professor, 環境科学部, 教授 (70039692)
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 2000
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
Budget Amount *help
¥12,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥4,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥6,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,700,000)
KeywordsTissue Culture / Useful Material / Plant Factory / Bioreactor / Agave pacifica / CAM model / Simulation / リュウゼッラン
Research Abstract

As a major source of hard fiber and a potential source of certain steroids, Agave pacifica is of considerable economic importance. Agave pacifica has three natural ways of reproduction ; 1) bulbils which are young plantlets that occur on the inflorescence ; 2) rhizonmes which are underground stems generated from the base of the stems and at the end of which a new plant, or ramet, emerges ; and 3) seedling establishment which is extremely rare for Agave pacifica, even though each inflorescence can produce several thousands of seeds. Only a very small percentage of the Agave pacifica is propagated by seedlings. The specific objectives of the present study are to develop a plant-factory style production system for Agave pacifica, to cultivate its seedlings from cullus, and to develop a photosynthesis model by Simulink.
The bioreactor system has been successfully designed and constructed. Two kinds of experiment has been conducted using cullus generated by tissue culture and seeds to grow seedlings using this bioreactor. The survival rate of the growth from cullus was not high and growth variation of seedlings from seeds was relatively large. The photosynthesis model has been developed and the basic model behavior was analyzed. Further study is needed to complete the model study.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2000 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

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All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] Shimomachi,T.: "Nondestructive detection of water stress in tomato Plants by microwave sensing."Environ.Control in Biol.. 39. 17-26 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Shimomachi, T., N.K.Okamura, T.Takemasa, and T.Takakura.: "Nondestructive detection of water stress in tomato Plants by microwave sensing."Environ.Control in Biol.. 39. 17-26 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 高倉直: "CAM植物光合成のシミュレーション"日本生物環境調節学会講演要旨集. (発表予定). (2001)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 池永敏彦: "バイオリアクタによるAgave Pacificaの培養"日本生物環境調節学会講演要旨集. (発表予定). (2001)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 池永、高倉: "Agave Pacificaの培養"日本生物環境調節学会講演要旨集. 8月(発表予定). (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 池永、高倉: "Agave Pacificaのカルス培養とバイオリアクタによる栽培" 日本生物環境調節学会講演要旨集. 7月(発表予定). (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1998-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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