Professor
Plant Culture and Breeding
Chiba University
Japan
2012-2014: Editor-In-Chief (Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science) 2013-: A chief in symposium (International Horticultural Society, Plant Growth Regulators in Fruit Production) 2014-:A council person (Japanese Society for Horticultural Science) 2016 May: Editor-In-Chief (Scientia Horticulturae) (Elsevier)
Metabolism of abscisic acid, jasmonates and ethylene on fruit ripening. The analysis is performed using GC/MS and gene expressions. Effects of environmental stress (low temperature, water stress and so on) on antioxidant activity and physiological active substances in fruit trees or fruit. Fruit tree growing and fruit production in plant factory with LED lighting