佐賀大学大学院農学研究科
アグリビジネス国際人材育成プログラム
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Guide for the Application for the Japanese Government(Monbukagakusho) Scholarship of Post-graduate Programfor Agribusiness Global Human-resources Development(PPAGHD)(Master Course)

2024

Application Deadline: January 23,2024
Academic Year Start: October 1, 2024

Graduate School of Agriculture
SAGA UNIVERSITY

Personal Information Use
In accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information and National
University Corporation Saga University Personal Information Protection Regulations,personal information written on the application form submitted by applicants is utilized for
educational purpose (including exemption of entrance and tuition fees, payment extension ofentrance fee, and scholarship) as well as the selection of applicants by entrance examinations(including additional business such as statistical transaction).
Personal information possessed by Saga University is not utilized for different purposes fromthe aim denoted above, and is not provided to a third person without the applicant’s agreement,
except for the case prescribed by law.
個人情報の取扱いについて「個人情報の保護に関する法律」及び「国立大学法人佐賀大学個人情報保護規則等」に基づき、入学志願者から提出させた出願書類等に記載されている個人情報については、入学者選抜に係る業務（統計処理などの付随する業務を含む。）以外に、教育目的等（入学料・授業料免除,(入学料徴収猶予）及び奨学金等を含む。）に利用します。
本学が取得した個人情報は法令に基づく場合を除き、出願者本人の同意を得ることなく他の目的で利用又は第三者に提供する事はありません。

Post-graduate Program for
Agribusiness Global Human-resources Development (PPAGHD)
in Graduate School of Agriculture , Saga University(Master Course)

2024

CONTENTS

Guide for Application ···································································· 1

Academic Staffs, their Research Interests and Major fields ························· 7

APPLICATION FORM (Enclosed Booklet）

Guide for the Application for the Japanese
Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship ofPost-graduate Program for Agribusiness Global Human-resources
Development (PPAGHD)
The Post-graduate Program for Agribusiness Global human-resources Development (PPAGHD)
in the Graduate School of Agriculture provides all lectures, seminars, and internships in English forboth foreign and Japanese students. Students from overseas can learn and study completely in Japan
without a hurdle of Japanese language. The PPAGHD is an educational course in the Graduate Schoolof Agriculture, Saga University, that will start in October 2024, in order to bring up global researchers
and/or engineers who will contribute to the agricultural science. This is a call for application to a
two-year Master Course for the academic year of 2024, sponsored by the Scholarship Program ofMonbukagakusho (The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of theJapanese Government). Foreigners having the nationality in the country list (appendix) and arrivingfrom foreign countries to attend this program can apply to this scholarship program.
Nowadays, education and research in agricultural science should be conducted fromcomprehensive and global viewpoints. Expertise on agriculture become to more important for
produce food and keeping biological resources. The creation of agricultural expertise isindispensable for understanding and solving the problems posted by the impact of human activities
on the global environment and on all living organisms, including humans. The PPAGHD has been
established in the Graduate School of Agriculture in order to discuss/share global agriculturalproblems whole over the world. The scope and goal of this PPAGHD are to educate for students toacquire agricultural knowledge and enhance their ability of logical thinking, in the hope fromcomprehensive global viewpoints after they return to their home countries.
In the Master Course program of the PPAGHD, education and research guidance of the fields
are given by the Department of Biological Resources Sciences in the Graduate School of Agriculture.
Applicants should decide the research fields and choose prospective relevant supervisor(s) appearing
on the List of Academic Staffs.
Students who complete the Master Course program of the PPAGHD are granted the Master ofAgriculture. In this application, the month of entrance is October, and they can enter the PPAGHD
course immediately after completing their Bachelor program in their country without learning ofJapanese language.

QUALIFICATIONS
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Applicants: Foreigners having the nationality in the list in appendix bellow and arriving fromforeign countries to attend this program can apply.
Grant history: Applicants who had been granted with any kind of MEXT scholarship in past
three years are required to have an appropriate experience in their study and/or educational
activities in foreign countries for at least three years after the scholarship was completed.
Age: Applicants must be people who were born on or after April 2, 1989.
Academic career: Student’s record of applicants should belong to a highest class in the
University from which the applicant graduated. The following candidates may apply foradmission:a. Those who have received Bachelor’s Degree from Japanese University.
b. Those who have received Bachelor’s Degree after completing 16 years course of school
education in foreign country, or will receive it as of September 30, 2024.
c. Those who have completed 16 years course of school education of foreign country in Japanthrough correspondence education of a foreign school, or will complete the course as of
September 30, 2024.
d. Those who have completed 16 years course of school education of foreign country at
educational institutions of the foreign country in Japan, which is designated by the Minister

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of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the Japanese Government, or willcomplete the course as of September 30, 2024.
e. Those who have completed 15 years course of school education in foreign country, andbeen admitted by the Graduate School of Saga University to obtain sufficient credits withexcellent score.
f. Those who have been designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology of the Japanese Government.
g. Those who are 22 years old or more as of September 30, 2024, and are admitted by the
Graduate School of Saga University as that their academic abilities are equivalent to or higher
than Bachelor’s Degree of Japanese Universities upon reviewing the submitted materials.
Health: Applicants should be in good health both mentally and physically.
Language proficiency: A good working level of English is required.
Arrival in Japan: Applicants should arrive in Japan by September 30, 2024, if admitted.

Remarks
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Military personnel and civilian employees of the armed forces are not eligible.
Admission shall be canceled if the applicant fails to arrive in Japan between the dates
mentioned above.
At our university, only one member of a married couple should apply. The scholarshipcan not be applied for when one member of a married couple has received the Japanese
government scholarship.
Neither applicants for other universities in Japan for the Japanese government scholarship,
nor applicants for embassy recommendation, nor the recipients of scholarships from theircountry are eligible for this program.
The scholarship shall be canceled if the applicant fails to receive the Bachelor’s Degree
by September 30, 2024.
If you are handicapped and hope the special care about the entrance examination or the
study in Japan, please consult with the entrance examination office before the application.

SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS
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3.

Monthly allowance: A monthly amount of 144,000 Yen (as of 2023) shall be paid from
Monbukagakusho for two years from October 2024. This allowance may not be paid if therecipient is absent from school for over a month.
Allowance for transportationa. Transportation to Japan: Monbukagakusho shall provide an economy class air ticket
between the international airport nearest to the scholarship recipient’s residence in the
country of the scholarship recipient’s nationality and New Tokyo (Narita) International
Airport or Fukuoka International Airport. Monbukagakusho will appoint route and dateof the flight. The travel fee in the recipient’s home country, the airport fee, the airport
tax, special tax for the transportation, the travel fee in Japan should be covered atrecipient’s own expense. (In principal, “the scholarship recipients’ residence” is definedas the mailing address denoted on the application form.)b. Transportation from Japan: According to the scholarship recipient’s application,
Monbukagakusho shall provide a set of economy class air tickets to the recipients whowill leave for their home countries in the month of their completion of the program. The
coverage of the tickets shall be from Narita International Airport or Fukuoka
International Airport to the international airport nearest to the place of their residence intheir home country. This privilege shall be applicable for the scholarship recipient.
School fees: All school fees such as entrance examination, registration, and tuition costs, shallbe waived.

2Remarks
1) Travel and accident insurance to/from Japan should be covered at recipient’s own
expense. The international airport departing to/from Japan must be the international
airport in the country of the scholarship recipient’s nationality.
2) The Monbukagakusho scholarship will be granted for 2 years to complete the Master course
program of the PPAGHD.

SELECTION AND ADMISSION
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Applicants who have excellent records will take an interview or an Internet interview by yourdesired Advisory Professor (Supervisor) after all-round judgment of submitted papers. Theinterview or an Internet interview certifies that applicant does not apply for another university
and that applicant will enter Saga University certainly when applicant is selected as a candidateof the scholarship. The academic ability of applicants is also confirmed by the interview or an
Internet interview.
Applicants shall be examined by the Screening Committee of the PPAGHD. Only those whohave a solid academic background, research capability and commitment are selected. The
selected scholarship candidates will be informed and asked to reply their acceptance of theselection immediately in the March 2024. After receiving their confirmation letter, they will berecommended to Monbukagakusho for the award of a scholarship in March. The final decisionof Monbukagakusho will be informed to the candidates through Saga University in July 2024.
When the applicants accept their scholarship candidate in March 2024, they should withdraw
all other scholarship applications.
The total number of scholarship recipients is 3.
Remarks
1) Applicants selected by Monbukagakusho as grantees must enroll in the program.
Refusal to enter the course after acceptance is not allowed.
2) Those who apply for Saga University are not allowed to apply for any other universities
as the Monbukagakusho scholarship student.
3) Those who have applied for the Japanese government scholarship from Saga University
and other university simultaneously, the Monbukagakusho will cancel their scholarship
candidate for all universities, even if applicants are admitted as the Monbukagakusho
scholarship student at Saga University.

ENROLLMENT
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2.

Date of enrollment is October 1, 2024.
Scholarship grantees shall be enrolled as regular graduate students of Saga University.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
1. Applicants should prepare the following documents to be forwarded to the Entrance
Examination Office, Saga University.
① Application Form (Form A).
② Application Form for Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT)
Scholarship (Form B). (This should be printed on both sides.)③ Field of Study and Research Plan (Form C). (This should be printed on both sides.)④ Official transcript of Bachelor’s Degree or certification of Bachelor’s Degree. If applicant
is a student now, certificate that the applicant will be provided Bachelor’s Degree before
September 30, 2024.
⑤ Transcripts of Academic Record issued by the university authorities and their English
translation. (The criteria of academic assessment should be also shown.)

3⑥ Certificate of a student’s record of highest class in the University from which theapplicant graduated. (GPA, ranking at the class, classification of ABC, or anothercorresponding numerical index)⑦ English summary of Bachelor Thesis or it’s equivalent if available, not exceeding four
sheets of A4 size paper typed in double space. When a Bachelor Thesis is not required by
the University from which the applicant graduated, prepare a statement to that effect.
⑧ Certificate of Citizenship issued by the appropriate authorities.
⑨ Recommendation and Reference
a. A letter of Recommendation (Form D) from the head (Dean, in case of University) of
the applicant’s affiliated institution.
b. Letter(s) of Reference (Form E) from those who know the applicant’s research/study
capability addressed to the Dean of the Graduate School of Agriculture.
c. Certificate for the relationship with the Graduate School of Agriculture, Saga
University (Optional, if any). Those who have attend SPACE program, short-term
program (i.e., Sakura Science Program) or similar ones at Saga University, can be submit
the related document or certificate. Additionally, if the applicants have a supervisor who
has a relationship with Saga University professors, they can attach the supporting letterthat indicates the relationship (free letter style).
The letters of recommendation and reference(s) should indicate the English proficiency of
the applicant. The recommendation letter should refer to certification that the applicant will
surely enter Saga University, if the applicant is selected as a Grantee of
Monbukagakusho scholarship.
⑩ Certificate of English ability (for example, TOEFL, IELTS).

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⑪ Three Photographs (hatless portrait), 4.5 cm×3.5 cm in size, taken within six monthsof application date. Two copies should be attached to the application form. One extra copy
should be enclosed therein, with the applicant’s name and the nationality on the reverse sideof the copies.
All documents should be sent by registered air mail, and must arrive at the Entrance
Examination Office by January 23, 2024.
Remarks
1) The above documents should be type-written in English on A4 size paper.
2) Incomplete documents are not acceptable.
3) Applicants are advised to choose their desired Advisory Professor (Supervisor), and toindicate the supervisor's name on the application form (Form A).
4) None of the documents submitted is returned to the applicant in any case.

NOTES
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The rights of a grantee of the scholarship shall be deprived under the following cases:a) False statements on the documents.
b) Violation of the pledge.
c) Leaving and/or transferring from the Graduate school of Saga University.
d) Changing the Supervisor without approvement program director /international affairsof Saga University.
e) Violation of school regulations, and no satisfactory academic achievement.
Grantees are recommended to be well acquainted with the Japanese language, culture, customs,
etc. A skill of the Japanese language is necessary in daily life.
Grantees are expected to complete their Master Course Program within two years.
Part of grantees who proceed to the Doctor Course of PPAGHD will be permitted the extension

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in the periods of scholarship if the petition is accepted by the Monbukagakusho.
Applicants who are not selected as candidate of the scholarship will have the information of
failure by the Dean of the Graduate School of Agriculture, Saga University in the end of March
2024. If the applicants desire to enter the PPAGHD of Saga University as the Private-Expense
foreign students, they will receive the results of selection in June, after applicants pay a fee ofentrance examination, 30,000 Yen. The entrance examination fee should be transferred as a
postal money order at post office, or sent as a check (US dollar) to Entrance Examination Officeof Saga University. Note that in the case of a check, if amount of exchanged Japanese yen was
below 30,000 Yen, the check can not be received by Entrance Examination Office of Saga
University.
The Private-Expense foreign students must pay the following entrance fee and tuition fee.
Entrance fee: 282,000 yen (scheduled).
Tuition fee: 267,900 Yen for each semester (scheduled). [535,800 Yen per academic year
(scheduled).]Amount of due might be slightly revised depending on the decision of the administration council.
Payments must be done for each semester biannually within the beginning two months of thesemester. For the following information on the tuition assistance, exemption subsidization, andscholarships is available at the Benefits section.
1. Exemption of tuition fee from complete to 50% may be granted depending on
circumstances.
2. There are several scholarships for private-expense foreign students. Students can apply
for these scholarships.
3. Housing: Students can apply to Saga University International House, or low-cost
apartments supported by Saga prefecture and other organizations.

CORRESPONDENCE
The application form of the PPAGHD should be sent by air mail to the address shown below. Notethat the application forms must not be submitted in any kinds of electronic form. Forms sent byfacsimile and attached files on e-mail are not accepted in any occasion.
Entrance Examination Office
Saga University
1 Honjo-machi
Saga 840-8502, Japan
Fax: (+81)-952-28-8944
E-mail: contact@mail.admin.saga-u.ac.jp

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対象国リストApplicable countries list
アフリカ Africa

東南アジア Southeast Asia

欧州 Europe

アルジェリア Algeria
アンゴラ Angola
ウガンダ Uganda
エスワティニ Eswatini
エジプト Egypt
エチオピア Ethiopia
エリトリア Eritrea
ガーナ Ghana
カーボベルデ Cabo Verde
ガボン Gabon
カメルーン Cameroon
ガンビア Gambia
ギニア Guinea
ギニアビサウ Guinea-Bissau
ケニア Kenya
コートジボワール Côte d'Ivoire
コモロ Comoros
コンゴ共和国 Republic of Congo
コンゴ民主共和国 Democratic Republic of the Congo
サントメ・プリンシペ Sao Tome and Principe
ザンビア Zambia
シエラレオネ Sierra Leone
ジブチ Djibouti
ジンバブエ Zimbabwe
スーダン Sudan
セーシェル Seychelles
赤道ギニア Equatorial Guinea
セネガル Senegal
ソマリア Somalia
タンザニア Tanzania
チャド Chad
中央アフリカ Central African Republicチュニジア Tunisia
トーゴ Togo
ナイジェリア Nigeria
ナミビア Namibia
ニジェール Ｎiger
ブルキナファソ Burkina Faso
ブルンジ Burundi
ベナン Benin
ボツワナ Botswana
マダガスカル Madagascar
マラウイ Malawi
マリ Mali南アフリカ Republic of South Africa
南スーダン South Sudan
モザンビーク Mozambique
モーリシャス Mauritius
モーリタニア Mauritania
モロッコ Morocco
リビア Libya
リベリア Liberia
ルワンダ Rwanda
レソト Lesotho

インドネシア Indonesia
カンボジア Cambodia
シンガポール Singapore
タイ Thailand
フィリピン Philippines
ブルネイ Brunei
ベトナム Viet Nam
マレーシア Malaysia
ミャンマー Myanmar
ラオス Lao

アイスランド Iceland
アイルランド Ireland
アゼルバイジャン Azerbaijan
アルバニア Albania
アルメニア Armenia
アンドラ Andra
イタリア Italy
ウクライナ Ukraine
ウズベキスタン Uzbekistan
英国 United Kingdom
エストニア Estonia
オーストリア Austria
オランダ Netherlands
カザフスタン Kazakhstan
北マケドニア North Macedonia
キプロス Cyprus
ギリシャ Greece
キルギス Kyrgyz Republic
クロアチア Croatia
コソボ Kosovo
サンマリノ San Marino
ジョージア Georgia
スイス Switzerland
スウェーデン Sweden
スペイン Spain
スロバキア Slovakia
スロベニア Slovenia
セルビア Serbia
タジキスタン Tajikistan
チェコ Czech Republicデンマーク Denmark
ドイツ Germany
トルクメニスタン Turkmenistan
ノルウェー Norwayバチカン Vatican
ハンガリー Hungary
フィンランド Finland
フランス Franceブルガリア Bulgaria
ベルギー Belgium
ポーランド Poland
ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ Bosnia and Herzegovina
ポルトガル Portugal
マルタ Malta
モナコ Monaco
モルドバ Moldova
モンテネグロ Montenegro
ラトビア Latvia
リヒテンシュタイン Liechtenstein
リトアニア Lithuania
ルーマニア Romania
ルクセンブルク Luxembourg

南西アジア Southwest Asia
インド India
スリランカ Sri Lanka
ネパール Nepal
パキスタン Pakistan
バングラデシュ Bangladesh
ブータン Bhutan
モルディブ Maldives

中南米 Central and South America
アルゼンチン Argentine
ウルグアイ Uruguay
エクアドル Ecuador
ガイアナ Guyana
コロンビア Colombia
スリナム Suriname
チリ Chile
パラグアイ Paraguay
ブラジル Brazil
ベネズエラ Venezuela
ペルー Peru
ボリビア Bolivia

中東 Middle East
アフガニスタン Afghanistan
アラブ首長国連邦 United Arab Emirates
イエメン Yemen
イスラエル Israel
イラク Iraq
イラン Iran
オマーン Oman
カタール Qatar
クウェート Kuwait
サウジアラビア Saudi Arabia
シリア Syria
トルコ Turkey
バーレーン Bahrain
ヨルダン Jordan
レバノン Lebanon
パレスチナ Palestine

大洋州 Oceania
オーストラリア Australia
キリバス Kiribati
クック諸島 Cook Islands
サモア Samoa
ソロモン諸島 Solomon Islands
ツバル Tuvalu
トンガ Tonga
ナウル Nauru
ニウエ Niue
ニュージーランド New Zealand
バヌアツ Vanuatu
パプアニューギニア Papua New Guinea
パラオ Palau
フィジー Fiji
マーシャル Marshall
ミクロネシア Micronesia

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北米 North America
アメリカ United States
カナダ Canada

東アジア East Asia
モンゴル

Mongolia

ACADEMIC STAFFS ATTENDING PPAGHD, AND THEIR MAJOR
FIELDS AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

Agriculture [MASTER COURSE]
Biological Science Course
Genetics and Plant Breeding································································· Watanabe, S.
1. Molecular breeding in rice and soybean.
2. Development and utilization of breeding methods based on gene manipulation.
3. Improvement of soybean fatty acid composition by induced mutation.
Crop Science ························································································ Suzuki, A.
1. Mechanism of root nodule symbiosis and its utilization for leguminous crops production.
2. Mechanism of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and its utilization for crops production.
Vegetable and Ornamental Horticulture ·························· Isshiki, S. and Ogura-Tsujita, Y.
1. Genetics and systematics of eggplant and its related Solanum species.
2. Cell, tissue and organ culture of vegetables and ornamentals.
3. Breeding of eggplant.
4. Biology of orchid mycorrhizal symbiosis and its application for horticultural uses.
5. in vitro culture of orchids and symbionts.
6. Conservation of wild orchids.
Improvement of Tropical Crops ············································ Zheng, S.H. and Fujita, D.
1. Physiology and Eco-morphology of tropical leguminous crops.
2. Sustainable cropping system which adapted to tropical agriculture.
3. Improvement of yield-related traits in rice through genetic and breeding studies.
4. Genetic and breeding studies for resistance to planthopper and leafhopper in rice.
5. Genetic improvement for days to heading in indica rice.
Plant Nutrition ···················································································· Nishida, S.
1. Molecular mechanism of plant adaptation to variable nutrient availability.
2. Biotechnology to improve plant tolerance to low nutrient availability and mineral stress.
3. Metal/metalloid accumulation in plants.
Animal Reproduction ········································································ Yamanaka, K.
1. Efficient production of offspring from genetically superior individuals by reproductive
technologies.
2. Application of reproductive technology to fertility treatment.
3. Recent problems in animal reproduction.
Controlled Environment Horticulture ···························································· Goto, F.
1. Indoor production system.
2. Energy saving technology in greenhouses.

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4. Environmental optimization to adapt new crops to plant factories.
Functional Plant Resources ································································ Matsumoto, Y.
1. Breeding and cultivation of functional and medicinal plants.
2. Storage and processing techniques of horticultural crops.
Integrated Field Science ············································································ Ueno, K.
1. Production methods for sustainable agriculture.
Fruit Science ······················································································· Fukuda, S.
1. Molecular breeding in loquat and wild onion.
2. Genetics and genomics of Rosaceae.
Animal Science ······················································································ Ebara, F.
1. Animal behavior and management.
Plant Mycology ··················································································· Kusaba, M.
1. Classification and identification of plant pathogens.
2. Genetics of pathogenicity of plant pathogens.
3. Genetic diversity in the fungal population.
Nematology·························································································Yoshiga, T.
1. Biological and physiological characteristics of plant parasitic nematodes.
2. Growth regulation and pathogenicity of entomopathogenic nematodes.
3. Species diversity and ecological significance of brackish water nematodes.
Systems Ecology ·················································································· Tokuda, M.
1. Insect-plant interactions.
2. Mechanism and adaptive significance of host manipulation by insects.
3. Evolutionary ecology and biosystematics of gall-inducing insects.
4. Insect pest management.
Fruit Tree Science ················································································ Kotoda, N.
1. Genomics, physiology, and chemistry in fruit crops (apple, citrus, grape, kiwi fruit, olive,
papaya, passion fruit, and peach etc.).
2. Citrus germplasm (cultivated/wild species) and DNA maker development.
3. The molecular mechanism of flowering and the role of gibberellins in plants.
4. Postharvest physiology in fruit crops.

Food Resource and Environmental Science Course
Agricultural and Environmental Geotechnics························· Kondo, F. and Miyamoto, H.
1. Geotechnical research on maintenance and management of agricultural creek slopes in Saga
Plain.
2. Soil management and conservation for sustainable crop production.

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Rural Environment ··········································································· Haraguchi, T.
1. Conservation of the water environment in agricultural field.
2. Water utilization for agriculture.
Environment of Shallow Sea and Tidal Flat ············································· Koriyama, M.
1. Conservation of tidal flat environment.
2. Environmental monitoring of shallow sea area.
Irrigation Science ···················································································· Yuge, K.
1. Quantification of water consumption in agricultural field.
2. Multi-functionality in agriculture.
3.. Sustainable land use planning in Japanese rural area.
Environmental Soil Science ·································································· Tokumoto, I.
1. Transport of water, salts, ions and heat in unsaturated soil.
2. Measurement of soil hydraulic properties and salt movement.
Agricultural Environmental Chemistry ························································· Ueno, D.
1. Instrumental analytical chemistry to evaluate agricultural environment.
2. Identification of odor chemicals (stinks and flavors) from field and products.
3. Development of pest control system using odor chemicals.
Water Environmental conservation in Rural Areas ········································· Anan, M.
1. Evaluation of agricultural water management in paddy field.
2. Modeling of water flow and quality in rural area.
3. Quantification of flood mitigation function in agricultural field.
Agricultural Machinery and Information Technology ······································· Inaba, S.
1. Running resistance of agricultural rubber crawler.
2. Vibration analysis for agricultural vehicles.
3. Database for agricultural production.
4. Management of glassy ratio of rye with image processing technology.
Agricultural Production Engineering ························································· Tanaka,M.
1. Environmental control for hydroponic culture of vegetables.
2. Nondestructive quality evaluation of agricultural products.
Food Resource Research and Informatics ················································· Kitagaki, H.
1. The effect of food components on intestinal microbes
2. The effect of cosmetics on skin microbes
3. Functionalities of cosmetics
4. Application of informatics to food and cosmetic research
Applied Biochemistry and Food Science Course
Applied Microbiology ······················································· Kobayashi, G and Goto, M.
1. Development of acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation from biomass.

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3. Isolation and characterization of useful bacteria and fungi.
4. Molecular breeding of fungi for production of organic acids, enzymes.
Molecular Biological Science ································································· Horitani, M.
1. Molecular mechanism of cold adapted enzymes and protein engineering.
2. Functional analysis of new enzymes from plants.
3. Advanced magnetic resonance and X-ray crystallography.
4. Structural and functional studies on metallo-enzymes.
Biomolecular Chemistry ·············································································· Soh, N.
1. Colorimetric and fluorescence analysis for bioscience
2. Biohybrid materials for bioanalysis and bioengineering
Bioresource Science and Technology·····························································Noma, S.
1. Extraction of food components using pressurized carbon dioxide.
2. Preparation of seasoning under pressurized carbon dioxide.
3. Pasteurization of microorganisms in food.
Bioresource Chemistry ····················································· Hama, Y. and Mitsutake, S.
1. Structure and function of mucus glycoproteins and algal polysaccharides.
2. Isolation and characterization of novel glycolipids from marine animals.
3. Synthesis, metabolism and cellular signaling of membrane lipid in health and disease.
4. Development of Functional food materials.
Nutrition Biochemistry ··········································································· Nagao, K.
1. Control of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism by food ingredients and drugs.
2. Nutrition and physiology of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
3. Enzymatic and genetic regulation of glycerolipid metabolism.
4. Lipid metabolism and cytokine regulation in hepatic diseases.
Algal Life Science ················································································· Kimura, K.

1. Developments of molecular breeding method for Pyropia yezoensis “Nori”.
2. Physiology of macro algae and its relating microbe and virus.
3. Molecular physiology of phytoplankton and its infectious virus.
4. Phytoplankton ecology in Ariake sea.
Food Function Development ······································································ Inoue, N.
1. Evaluation of plant-derived functional ingredients.
2. Prevention and improvement of lifestyle-related diseases by functional lipids.
Biochemistry ························································································ Tsujita, T.
1. Elucidation of the molecular mechanism for oxidative, hypoxia, proteostasis stress using
genomic modified vertebrate and/or cell lines.
2. Discovering the bioactive compounds to protect lifestyle diseases from chemical library or
natural plants.

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Genomics ··························································································· Nagano, Y.
1. Genomics of food and medicinal plants
2. Genomics of other organisms
Chemistry of Natural Resources ··························································· Kawaguchi, S.
1. Synthesis and evaluation of cosmetic materials using organic molecules derived fromagricultural product and biomass.
2. Synthesis and evaluation of bioactive molecules.
3. Synthesis of organophosphorus compounds using unused phosphorus.
4. Synthetic use of iodine resources
Chemistry of Natural Resources ····························································· Kawazoe, Y.
1. Identification, purification, and structure elucidation of bioactive natural products.
2. Elucidation of mode of action of bioactive molecules.
3. Development of molecular tools.
Regional Development and Management Studies Course
Agricultural Economics & Farm Management ················································ Tsuji, K.
1. Agricultural economics
2. Farm management
3. Rural development in Asia

Regional Resources ··················································································Nakai, S.
1. Geographical studies on landscape, communities, and land utilization of rural settlement.
2. Land improvement and sustainable developments.
3. Food culture from an anthropological perspective.
Rural Development ············································································ Fujimura, M.
1. Environmental change and human survival in Asia.
2. Issues and challenges relating to land use and conservation in rural community.

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