Masahumi Johkan

Assistant Professor
Bioresource Science Course Plant Culture and Breeding
Chiba University
Japan

Biography

Dr. Johkan received Ph. D. from Osaka Prefecture University. Following careers at Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka Bioscience Institute, National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science, and Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, he started working for Faculty of Horticulture, Chiba University in 2010.

Research Intrest

Research interests are vegetative propagation in Solanaceous and seed production in parthenocarpic tomato.

List of Publications
Yamasaki, S., M. Oda, N. Koizumi, K. Mitsukuri, M. Johkan, T. Nakatsuka, M. Nishihara, K. Mishiba. 2011. De novo DNA methylation of the 35S enhancer revealed by high-resolution methylation analysis of an entire T-DNA segment in transgenic gentian. Plant Biotechnology. 28:223-230.
Yamasaki, S., M. Oda, H. Daimon, K. Mitsukuri, M. Johkan, T. Nakatsuka, M. Nishihara, K. Mishiba. 2011. Epigenetic modifications of the 35S promoter in cultured gentian cells. Plant Scinen. 180: 612-619.
Johkan, M., Y. Imahori, H. Furukawa, K. Mitsukuri, S. Yamasaki, H. Tanaka, M. Oda. 2011. Effect of the Ascorbic Acid and Etiolation on Antioxidant Enzyme Activity and Phenylpropanoid Metabolism during Shoot Regeneration from Cut Ends of Tomato Stems. Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science. 80: 45-51.

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