Course title
作物学特論   [Advanced Crop Science]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 1  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 05MP5132
Instructor(s)
平澤 正   [HIRASAWA Tadashi]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Agriculture Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
Crop ecophysiology will be introduced by showing case studies on researches for improving abiotic stress tolerance and yield of crop plants.
Expected Learning
To learn how to approach the subjects in crop production based on basic plant sciences.

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Course schedule
1. Introduction
2. Examples of crop production in moisture-limited areas
3. Water stress of crop plants in moisture-limited areas
4. Researches on drought tolerance of crop plants
5. Ecophysiology of crop plants in humid areas
6. Water stress of crop plants in humid areas
7. Researches on water stress of crop plants in humid areas
8. Ecophysiology of high yielding crop plants (1)
9. Ecophysiology of high yielding crop plants (2)
10. Genomic-based researches on high yielding crop plants (1)
11. Genomic-based researches on high yielding crop plants (2)
12. Genomic-based researches on high yielding crop plants (3)
13. Salt stress of crop plants
14. Researches on salt stress tolerance of crop plants
15. Perspectives for improving crop productivity
Prerequisites
Required Text(s) and Materials
References
松尾孝嶺他編「稲学大成 第1、2,3巻」農文協
平沢正・大杉立編「作物生産生理学の基礎」農文協
Evans, L.T., “Crop Evolution, Adaptation and Yield”, Cambridge University Press
Hay, R.K.M. and Walker A.J., ”An Introduction to the Physiology of Crop Yield”, Longman Scientific and Technical
Adams III, W.W., and Terashima I., “The Leaf: A Platform for Performing Photosynthesis”, Springer International Publishing
Assessment/Grading
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
dry matter production, growth, photosynthesis, quantitative trait locus, salt stress, water stress, yield
Office hours
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
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3/28/2019 9:40:39 AM