{"id":1387,"date":"2015-04-13T11:45:36","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T02:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=1387"},"modified":"2021-06-15T16:22:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T07:22:57","slug":"the-university-farm-at-the-faculty-of-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp\/english\/the-university-farm-at-the-faculty-of-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"The University Farm at the Faculty of Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"
The University Farm at the Faculty of Agriculture<\/h2>\n
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Research Centersat the Faculty of Agriculture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n\nFounded in 1958, the 17 hectare farm has undergone many changes. Originally, the farm was used for livestock management and as a tea and orchid plantation. Today, it is now comprised of four distinct divisions: crop science, livestock production, pomology, and olericulture-floriculture.\n\nThe University Farm is also used for agricultural research. One notable success of the University Farm is the unique research activity to breed a new grape for wine. Professor Ryosuke Mochioka is the lead researcher for this project. A Japanese wild grape was crossed with a high-quality edible grape of European origin (‘Muscat of Alexandria’), and then a new line was selected from the progeny. The selected line is well adapted to hot and humid climate of Kagawa area and is promising for high-quality red wine production.\n\n