Bioresource Production Science Major
In the Shikoku region, agricultural and livestock industries have developed by taking advantage of the complicated geographical features on Shikoku Island. The industries cover a wide range such as the horticultural production of vegetables and ornamental plants in open fields as well as under structure; the production of citrus fruits; aquaculture fisheries in the inland sea and coastal areas; forestry; and animal husbandry. This course is intended to enhance the level of fundamental research and develop applied technology for the production and management of plant and animal resources.
Bioresource Production Science Department
To achive the educational goals of this course, study and research is developed for each of the four fields of study listed below.
Plant Resource Production
This Chair is intended to train specialists who would have full knowledge about rationalizing qualitative and quantitative improvement of the production of field crops, fruits and vegetables, ornamental plants and forestry and forestry products as well as plant idioplasm.
EH : Ehime University KG : Kagawa University KC : Kochi University
| Professor (Affiliation) | Research Field | Main Subject |
|---|---|---|
| ARAKI Takuya (EH) | Crop Science | Ecophysiological studies on dry matter production and yield of crops |
| ICHIE Tomoaki (KC) | Tree ecophysiology | Ecophysiological responses to environmental stresses in tropical and temperate trees |
| UENO Hideto (EH) | Soil Science and Plant Nutrition | Dynamics of soil nutrients and agroecological soil management for sustainable agriculture |
| OKUDA Nobuyuki (KG) | Vegetable Horticulture | Development regulation of vegetable raising of superior strain |
| KATAOKA Keiko (EH) | Horticultural Science of Vegetables and Ornamentals | Developmental physiology of vegetables and ornamentals |
| KAMIYA Koichi(EH) | Forest Genetics | Molecular population genetics and conservation genetics of forest organisms |
| KAYA Hidetaka (EH) | Plant Molecular Biology | Plant Molecular genetics and physiology |
| KOBAYASHI Kappei (EH) | Plant Molecular Biology and Virology | Molecular biology of plant viruses, plant-virus interactions and plant pathogenesis |
| TOYOTA Masanori (KG) | Crop Ecophysiology | Ecophysiology and morphology on yield determination of crops |
| BEPPU Kenji (KG) | Pomology | Reproductive physiology of fruit trees |
| MIYAZAKI Akira (KC) | Crop Science | Yield production and physiology in field crops |
| MOCHIOKA Ryosuke (KG) | Pomology | Wild grape |
Plant and Animal Production under Structure
This chair is concerned with the fields of study for understanding basic problems about the improvement of productivity by creating artificial environments such as greenhouses, and the technological examination of agricultural facilities, along with environmental and behavioral characteristics of plants and animals.
| Professor (Affiliation) | Research Field | Main Subject |
|---|---|---|
| ARIMA Seiichi (EH) | Agrocultural Machinery and Mechatoronics | Development of agricultural machinery and robot for intelligent bioproduction system |
| KAWANO Toshio (KC) | Post-harvest Process Engineering | Processing, handling and distribution technology for agricultural products |
| SUZUKI Yasushi (KC) | Forest Engineering | Logging cable system, Forest operation system, Forest road, Effects of forest operation to residual stands, Woody biomass |
| TAKAHASHI Noriko (EH) | Postharvest Engineering and Technology | Development of storage technique on improvement of quality for agricultural products |
| TAKEMURA Takejiro (KG) | Horticultural Plant Breeding | Utilization and genetic improvement of horticultural plant resources. Genetic improvement and environmental control for flower color expression |
| TAKAYAMA Kotaro (EH) | Plant diagnostic engineering | Measurement and analysis of plant biological information for plant diagnosis in agricultural plant production |
| HATOU Kenji (EH) | Information Systems for Plant Factory | Research on measurement and artificial intelligence for smart agriculture |
| MORI Makito (KC) | Applied Meteorology | Climatological studies on agricultural ecosystems |
| WADA Hiroshi (EH) | Plant Biophysics/Biochemistry | Environmental plant physiology using single-cell analyses combined water relations with mass spectrometry |
Aquaculture and Livestock Production
This chair provides instruction and research programs concerning the culture, propagation (reproduction), feeding, pathology and environment of aquatic life and domestic animals from the integrated viewpoint of biology, chemistry and physics.
| Professor (Affiliation) | Research Field | Main Subject |
|---|---|---|
| IKEJIMA Kou (KC) | Coastal and Fisheries Ecology | Ecology and Conservation of coastal ecosystems and fisheries resources |
| IMAJOH Masayuki (KC) | Fish Pathology | Studies on epidemiology and prevention of fish diseases caused by viruses, bacteria and parasites |
| EDASHIGE Keisuke (KC) | Applied Cryobiology | Studies on the cryobiological property of gametes and embryos Development of cryopreservation methods for gametes and embryos |
| KAWASAKI Kiyonori (KG) | Animal Nutrition | Study of the effects of using underutilized resources and insect into feed on the nutritional and physiological responses of animals ( i.e. rabbits, pigs, and poultry) |
| GOTO Rie (EH) | Fish Reproductive Physiology and Aquaculture | Studies of developmental biotechnology and reproductive physiology in aquaculture species |
| SAITO Taiju (EH) | Aquaculture, developmental engineering | Development of an efficient aquaculture technology by using developmental engineering methods |
| SEKI Shingo (KC) | Fish Genetics and Breeding Science | Fish genetics and breeding science, Conservation genetics in fish |
| TAKAGI Motohiro (EH) | Fish Breeding and Conservation Genetics | Studies on fish breeding and conservation genetics |
| TACHIBANA Tetsuya (EH) | Poultry Nutritional Physiology | Studies on the bioactive molecules related to growth and behavior of chickens |
| FUKADA Haruhisa (KC) | Fish Nutritional Physiology | Studies on hormonal regulation of growth and digestion in fish |
| MASUMOTO Toshiro (KC) | Fish Physiology and Biochemistry | Studies on bioavailability and physiological roles of nutrients in Fish |
| MIURA Takeshi (EH) | Fish Reproductive Physiology | Development of a new efficient aquaculture system based on reproductive physiology, and study on insect feed for aquaculture and its physiological function for fish and shellfish |
Bioresource Economics
The research and instruction field of this chair is the following: farm, forest, and fishing ground management, including business analysis and planning of farm, forest, and fishing ground operation, and marketing of fruits, vegetables, livestock, timber, and fishery products; resource economics, including effective use of biotic resources as production factors, energies and green resources; and social economic field, including policies and strategies closely related to farm, forest, and fishing ground management, and domestic and international marketing of agricultural, forest and fishery products.
| Professor (Affiliation) | Research Field | Main Subject |
|---|---|---|
| ICHIKAWA Masahiro (KC) | Rural Resource Management | Studies on resource uses, livelihood, society and culture in rural areas in Japan and Asia |
| TAKENOUCHI Naruhito (EH) | Fisheries management and business | Study on economics and management theories of the sustainable development in the fisheries and fishing village. |
| TSUBAKI Shinich (EH) | Agricultural policy | Agricultural structure policy, Perspective of Paddy Fields Agriculture, Large Scale Farming, Group Farming |
| MATSUOKA Atsushi (EH) | Resources and Environmental Management | Economical studies on management and preservation of agricultural land |
| MORIGUCHI Kai (KC) | Forest Planning and Management | Optimal long-term forest resources management strategies, including harvesting schedule, land use zoning, and subsidy policy |
| YAMAMOTO Kazuhiro(EH) | Farm management | Studies on the Agricultural Structures in Rural Economy from Economic and Managerial Perspective |