Research Interests
Molecular genetics and breeding of wild pear
Exploration of pear genetic resouces in Tohoku, Japan (Pictures available)
Conservation and Evaluation as breeding materials of wild pear
Utilization of wild pear as new foods
Origin of Japanese pear
Identification of fruit fragrants (volatiles) in pear and Gene expression
of related genes
Phylogenetic analysis of fruits trees in Rosaceae
Origin of Pomoideae and Prunoideae using molecular markers
Structure analysis of chloroplast DNA in Pyrus and Prunus species, Rosaceae
Molecular mechanisms of flower and fruits colour varietion in peach and
pear
Molecular analysis of flower color variegations in flowering peach
Gene expression of fruits pigmentations in pear