Division of Agrobiology
The division consists of 4 education and research groups:’Applied Molecular Biology’, ‘Plant Breeding Science’, ‘Botany and Agronomy’, and ‘Animal Production’, all of which are engaged in education for development and utilization of crop, animal and plant resources, and for establishment of their production technologies, thereby allowing sustainable reproduction. The major themes of our division are:(1)development of biological production systems based on molecular biology, (2) establishment of practical plant breeding by functional analysis of genes and genomes, (3)elucidation of growth mechanisms of plants under various environmental conditions, (4)elucidation of factors and their interrelationships for production of domestic animals. The division also promotes talent to contribute to agriculture through the education and research activities in close connection with Experiment and Livestock Farms in Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere.
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Chairs
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Chair of Applied Molecular Biology
The living organism is a huge complex system of chemical processes specified by hereditary information. A gene consists of DNA as a basic unit of the hereditary information and the gene product plays a central role in the chemical process of life. This chair provides education and research programs concerning the regulation mechanism of gene expression, molecular functions of proteins, and utilization of molecular biology approaches to develop biological production systems.Faculties in Charge
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Chair of Plant Breeding Science
This research group covers from fundamental biology to molecular and cellular biology and genetic engineering of plants. Using various research materials (e.g., viruses, microorganisms and plants), one of the goals of this group is functional analysis of genes and genomes to control genetic resources towards practical plant breeding.Faculties in Charge
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Chair of Botany and Agronomy
This chair covers an education field to understand growth mechanisms of field and horticulture crops under various environmental conditions with ecological, physiological and pathological methodologies, and to realize the basic principles of efficient utilization of plant resources and sustainable crop production.Faculties in Charge
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Chair of Animal Production
This chaircovers education on genetics, reproduction, nutrition, management and behavior of domestic animals and also their interrelationships with the aim of understanding the production, maintenance and health of domestic animals from the molecular level to individual and population levels. The goal of the education is to provide students with an understanding of the importance of animal production in ecosystems, including human society.Faculties in Charge