Research Director

Takashi Hirayama

Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
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Outline

Elucidation of the physiological dynamics and diversity of crop life is essential to design robust crops against environmental changes. In this project, we focus on the flowering in barley, as a model trait, which has a great effect on its yield. We characterize the physiological dynamics and its diversity to flowering in association with environmental conditions in omics analyses and computational modeling. We then develop a method to simultaneously identify multiple factors associated with the trait through a multidisciplinary approach including statistics as well as analytics based on A. I. technology. Moreover, we aim to establish a technology for prediction and preventively designing of the trait as a platform toward sustainable agriculture.

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