Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences
Our department consists of the following four courses. New students take introductory lectures, seminar and practical training in all of the four courses. Through the classes on basic subjects, students are expected to learn fundamentals of the four courses and advance to their specialized studies from second grade.
Crop and Livestock Production Course
This course aims at developments of agricultural technology to produce high quality crops and livestock products. The course offers three optional specializations in (1)Field Crop Science, (2)Soil Science and Plant Nutrition and (3)Animal Production Science.
Horticulture and Plant Sciences Course
This course provides students with horticultural sciences, which consists of Olericulture, Floriculture, Pomology, Viticulture, and Postharvest Physiology & Technology with plant breeding, biotechnology, and physiology through the combination of lectures, seminars and field practices.
Agricultural Economics Corse
This course offers a wide range of subjects such as farm management, marketing, and the development of rural communities. Students can also deal with practical solutions to address policy issues faced by rural communities and people.
Forestry Course
This course provides students with the integrated forest science, which consists of a variety of studies such as informatics, geoinformatics, remote sensing, policy, law, engineering, silviculture, planning, management and ecological sciences.
Crop and Livestock Production Course
Academic Advisor | Main Research Projects |
Prof. T.Ichinohe | Feeding regimen of ruminant animal |
Assoc.Prof. K.Ujiie | Crop physiology, Development of cultivation techniques |
Assoc.Prof. M.Kadowaki | Photosynthesis, Dry matter production |
Assoc.Prof. K.Kobayasi | Functional morphology and abiotic stress in crop science |
Assis.Prof. F.Adachi | Relationship between growing condition and crop production |
Assis.Prof. S.Shiro | Utilization of useful microbes in crop production |
Assis.Prof. S.Song | Physiological control of tissue development in animal body |
Horticulture and Plant Science Course
Academic Advisor | Main Research Projects |
Prof. T.Asao | Hydroponics, Autotoxicity |
Prof. K.Ohta | Morphogenesis and its control in horticultural plants |
Prof. N.Kobayashi | Evaluation of plant genetic resources and its application |
Prof. T.Matsumoto | Fruit cultivation, Postharvest |
Assoc.Prof. H.Ikeura | Analysis of the scent of vegetables, fruits and flowers |
Assoc.Prof. T.Esumi | Reproductive physiology in fruit and ornamental trees |
Assoc.Prof. H.Tanaka | Effective propagation in horticultural plants |
Assoc.Prof. A.Nakatsuka | Analysis of useful character gene in horticultural plants |
Assis.Prof. T. Shibuya | Light response of horticultural plants |
Agricultural Economics Course
Academic Advisor | Main Research Projects |
Prof. Y.Ito | History of agriculture and fisheries in modern Japan |
Prof. N.Inoue | Farming practices and resource management on farm businesses |
Assoc.Prof. K.Akazawa | Regional resource management |
Assoc.Prof. Y.Mori | Financial activity of agriculture management entities and agricultural financing in the rural economy |
Assoc.Prof. N.Yasunaga | Economic analysis of hilly and mountainous areas |
Assis.Prof. Y.Nakama | Historical analysis of agricultural policies |
Forestry Course
Academic Advisor | Main Research Projects |
Prof. K.Ito | Forestry economics |
Prof. T.Yoshimura | Forest engineering |
Assoc.Prof. E.Takahashi | Forest resources management |
Assoc.Prof. Y.Yone | Forest remote sensing |