{"id":1871,"date":"2015-11-02T16:22:27","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T07:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=1871"},"modified":"2017-08-03T09:10:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T00:10:00","slug":"major-topics-in-research-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp\/english\/major-topics-in-research-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"&quot;#foodproduction\">Food Production<\/a> | <a href=\"#hortscience\">Horticultural Science<\/a> | <a href=\"#envecosci\">Environmental and Ecological Sciences<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"#biomolchem\">Biological Molecular Chemistry<\/a> | <a href=\"#plantsci\">Plant Science<\/a> | <a href=\"#lifescibiotech\">Life Science and Biotechnology<\/a> | <a href=\"foodscience\">Food Science<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>   <\/p>\r\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 20px; width: 100%;\">\r\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1697\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science4-164x300.png\" alt=\"science4\" width=\"130\" height=\"238\" style=\"float: right;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science4-164x300.png 164w, https:\/\/www.ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science4.png 383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<h3><a name=\"foodproduction\">Food Production<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Breeding research for improvement of rice quality<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Developmental morphology of crops on yield improvement<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Anatomy of the digestive system of livestock poultry<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Improved use of livestock poultry by nutritional management<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Environment adjustment of livestock facilities<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Analysis on mechanism of meteorological disasters<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Elucidation of the fine environmental conditions in cultivation<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Business management on development of local agriculture<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 20px; width: 100%;\">\r\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1696\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science2-169x300.png\" alt=\"science2\" width=\"145\" height=\"257\" style=\"float: right;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science2-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science2.png 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<h3><a name=\"hortscience\">Horticultural Science<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Growth regulation and characterization of vegetables<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Growth control of horticultural crops by the light environment<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Breeding and trait evaluation of fruit tree resources<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Studies on fertility of fruit trees<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Mechanism of morphogenesis of flowers and ornamental plants<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Genetic resource and breeding of garden plants<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Micropropagation of garden plants<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Aging physiology of garden plants for freshness control<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Freshness retention during distribution and storage of fruit,<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 vegetables ,and flowers<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 20px; width: 100%;\">\r\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1695\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science1-176x300.png\" alt=\"science1\" width=\"149\" height=\"254\" style=\"float: right;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science1-176x300.png 176w, https:\/\/www.ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science1.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<h3><a name=\"envecosci\">Environmental and Ecological Sciences<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Physiological ecology and life history of terrestrial higher plants<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Structure and function of plant communities in environment<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Diversity of social structure and ecology of ants<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Behavioral-ecology on correlation of insect-plant interactions<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Studies on the mating behavior of animals<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Studies on the adaptation of animals in fluctuating environment<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Material circulation and biological production environment<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 in coastal area<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Environment and low production of the Seto Inland Sea<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Environmental assessment and raw material circulation element<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 in aquatic ecosystems<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 20px; width: 100%;\">\r\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1694\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science-171x300.png\" alt=\"science\" width=\"145\" height=\"255\" style=\"float: right;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science-171x300.png 171w, https:\/\/www.ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/science.png 383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<h3><a name=\"biomolchem\">Biological Molecular Chemistry<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Molecular structure and properties of surfactant and emulsifier<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Chemistry, biosynthesis, biological activity of tree components \u25a0 Chemistry of woody biomass<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Plant growth sciences<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Search for biological activity of various natural substances<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Physiological activity of the rare sugar derivatives and<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 asymmetric synthesis using amino acid derivative<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Development and mode of action of derivatives<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 from natural substances<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Chemical studies on search, application, and synthesis of<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 plant functional components<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 20px; width: 100%; \">\r\n<h3><a name=\"plantsci\">Plant Science<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Molecular elucidation of gene and gene regulation<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 in plant-microbe interactions<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Molecular biology of plant-insect-microbe interactions<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Physiology and biochemistry of plant cell regeneration<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Mechanism of somatic cell mutation of higher plants<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Biochemistry of symbiotic nitrogen fixation<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Molecular biology of nitrogen and carbon metabolism<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 of higher plants<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Plant MAP kinase signal transduction for immunity<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Biochemistry and molecular biology of stress responses in plant<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 20px; width: 100%;\">\r\n<h3><a name=\"lifescibiotech\">Life Science and Biotechnology<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Immune-enhancing and whitening effect of polysaccharides<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 from marine bacteria<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Structure and function of enzymes from extremophiles<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Life regulation by protein phosphorylation<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Mechanism of bacterial adaptation for environmental changes<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Yeast gene responsible for substance production<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Molecular mechanism of cell signal transduction<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Elucidation of life phenomena of mushroom for application<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Molecular biology of cellulase from microbe<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 20px; width: 100%; clear: left;\">\r\n<h3><a name=\"foodscience\">Food Science<\/a><\/h3>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Emulsion adjustment and fine physical properties of food<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Application of a protein involved in the functional food<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Development of body-friendly food using a rare sugar<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 and protein<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Biological regulatory function of food-derived polyphenols<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Biosynthetic enzyme of rare sugar from microbes<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Studies on palatability and functionality of food ingredients<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Immunological sensitive detection using antibodies of<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 mycotoxins for food safety and risk management<\/p>\r\n<p>\u25a0 Influence of diet and exercise on the <i>in vivo <\/i>metabolism<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Food Production | Horticultural Science | Environmental and Ecological Sciences Biological Molecular Chemistry | Plant 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