Module CodeCourse Term

19349021

Special Lecture on
Advanced Topic ofCourse Subject Name

Agriculture 1
HYUNJUNG BANG

Course Tutor
Credit2Schools

School of Agriculture

Taught Year

The 1st yearCampus

Ito campus

Subject Area

LectureCourse Subject Classification Common basic subject
Course Requirements
Course Requirement(Pre-requisite)
Course Outline

SpringSemesterTaught Day

TUE-4
4th Period (14:50-16:20)

None
None

This course will provide a line of experiments and field works related to agriculture and life sciences. Students will gain
introductory techniques and knowledge of real field of agricultural study and production.

key words
Biochemistry, Molecular biology, information science, field visit
Study Objectives (General)
Students are expected to understand typical research fields of agricultural sciences, including biochemistry and molecularbiology. In addition, they will visit several field of agriculture such as fams and food factory, to gain actual viewpoints ofbioresouce production.
Study Objectives (Specific)
These experiments and field visits are closely related to lecture courses in agriculture, making tight connections between thelecture knowledge and their industrial applicaion.
Course Plan
1. Orientation
2. Extraction and analysis of chlorophyll
3. Identification of medaka sex based on genotypic and phenotypic analyses 1
4. Experiment on lysozyme
5. Assay of anthocyanin in vegetables
6. Evaluation methods of horticultural crops
7. Rice seedling activity at JA Itoshima
8. Usage of information technology in agriculture and its potential
9. Basic equipment in cell and molecular biology
10. Evaluation methods of horticultural crops
11. Mentaiko factory visit
12. Identification of medaka sex based on genotypicand phenotypic analyses 2
13. Rice planting (farm visit) for details TBA
14. (Will be informed during the semester)Lecture, experiments, and field visit
Course Approaches
None
Textbooks
None
Reference Books
Study consultation(office hour)
Exams/Results
Evaluation MethodOthers

Office Hours: By email or appointment
Email: bang@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp
1. Final reports (50%)
2. Class participation (50%)

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Special Lecture on Advanced Topics of Agriculture 1 (2019)
DateDayTopic

Instructor

Experiment/Field

Meeting venue

14/9

Tuesday

Orientation

BANG

Lecture723

bang@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp

2

4/15

MondayExtraction and analysis of chlorophyll

Drummond

Experiment723

d.drummond@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp

3

4/23

Tuesday

Identification of medaka sex based on genotypicand phenotypic analyses 1

Ogino

Experiment723

ogino@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp

4

5/7

Tuesday

Experiment on lysozyme

Nakao

Experiment723

mikimnakao@kyudai.jp

12

5/13

MondayAssay of anthocyanin in vegetables

Drummond

Experiment723

d.drummond@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp

5

5/14

Tuesday

Evaluation methods of horticultural crops

Mizunoe

Experiment723mizunoe@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp

6

5/19

SundayRice seedling activity at JA Itoshima

BANG

Field

Parking in front of Big
Orange (08:45am)

7

5/23

Thursday

Usage of information technology
in agriculture and its potential

Okayasu

Field

Parking in front of Westokayasu@bpes.kyushu-u.ac.jp
5 East (14:30pm)

8

5/28

Tuesday

Basic equipment in cell and molecular biology

Tse

Experiment723

kftse@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp

96/4

Tuesday

Evaluation methods of horticultural crops

Mizunoe

Experiment723

mizunoe@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp

10

6/11Tuesday

Mentaiko factory visit

Nakao

Field

11

6/18

Tuesday

Identification of medaka sex based on
genotypicand phenotypic analyses 2

Ogino

Experiment723

ogino@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp

13

6/30

SundayRice planting (farm visit) for details TBA

BANG

Field

Parking in front of Big
Orange (08:45am)

bang@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp

14

7/9

Tuesday

Will be informed during the semester

Hamaoka

Experiment723

nohamaoka@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp

15

7/23

Tuesday

予備日

723

bang@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp

16

7/30

Tuesday

予備日

723

bang@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Class[Note]
1. The first class takes place at the room #723 of West 5.
2. Bring your lab coat on the experimental day.
3. Submit your report according to the instruction of the professors of the week.
4. Rice planting may be rescheduled to another day.

Emailbang@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Parking in front of Westmikimnakao@kyudai.jp
5 East (14:30pm)