JIRCAS Mail Magazine(1)

JIRCAS Mail Magazine

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【JIRCAS Mail Magazine No.1 (April 2016)】
Published by Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en
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■Latest topics
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●Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers 2016

https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/young_award/2016

●Methodology in JIRCAS’s Research Highlights 2012 report, “Soil suitability map for teak plantation in the Northeast of Thailand,” extended to four other provinces by the Thai Royal Forest Department (RFD)
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/reports/r20160113.html

●JIRCAS participates in “High Level Policy Dialogue on Investment in Agricultural Research for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific Region"
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/reports/r20151217_2e.html

●JIRCAS joins Thailand's National Science and Technology Fair 2015, with an award by the Ministry of Science and Technology
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/reports/r20151217e.html

●Presentation of JIRCAS international collaborative project outputs at the “Research for Development (R4D) Week” of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/reports/r20151204e.html

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■Introduction of new technologies and research highlights
【Research Highlights (International agriculture, forestry and fisheries research information) Fiscal year 2014】
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●Sustainable use of biogas digester by applying unused biomass
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/publication/highlights/2014/2014_A01.html

●Development of a near-isogenic line with early-morning flowering trait in the genetic background of Indica-type variety in the tropics
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/publication/highlights/2014/2014_A02.html

●Heat tolerance and flower opening time of popular rice varieties in the tropics
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/publication/highlights/2014/2014_A03.html

●Long–term global outlook of crop yields under climate change
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/publication/highlights/2014/2014_A04.html

●Manual of soil fertility improvement technologies in lowland rice ecologies of Ghana
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/publication/highlights/2014/2014_B01.html

●A flexible high-throughput marker system to distinguish African rice (Oryza glaberrima) from Asian rice (Oryza sativa)
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/publication/highlights/2014/2014_B02.html

●Four AREB/ABF transcription factors function downstream of three SnRK2 protein kinases to regulate drought stress tolerance
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/publication/highlights/2014/2014_B04.html

●Economic benefits of various non-timber forestry products to Lao PDR’s farm economy
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/publication/highlights/2014/2014_C01.html

●Resource management of a small-sized cyprinid population in an isolated small stream based on its ecological characteristics
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/publication/highlights/2014/2014_C02.html

●Decomposition analysis of maize yield change in China
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/publication/highlights/2014/2014_C03.html

●Importance of salt concentration and long-term fermentation in the quality of salty-fermented freshwater fish paste in Thailand and Laos
http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/publication/highlights/2014/2014_C04.html

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■Guidance publications
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●JARQ (Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly) Vol.50 No.2 Jan. 2016
-REVIEWS-
〇Biotechnology
▲Promotion of Efficient Molecular Breeding Using Chimeric Repressors in Ornamental Flowers

〇Crop Science
▲Decline in Fertility of Paddy Soils Induced by Paddy Rice and Upland Soybean Rotation, and Measures against the Decline
▲Effects of Fertilizer and Organic Amendments on Metabolite Profiles in Radish, Komatsuna, and Mizuna

〇Agricultural Engineering/Horticulture
▲Controlled Environment Agriculture for Effective Plant Production Systems in a Semiarid Greenhouse

〇Animal Husbandry
▲Possibility of Diagnosing Uterine Function in Cows

http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/publication/jarq/50-2/50-2index.html

●JIRCAS News Letter No.78 Feb. 2016

2p. Foreword: Why “Quality” Matters in International Agriculture Research?
3p. Keynote Speech: Harnessing agricultural biodiversity for improved nutritional quality, more effective climate change adaptation and better rural livelihoods
4p. Keynote Speech: Why the Quality of Growth Matter? - from JICA’s experiences
5p. Session A: Researches for climate-resilient and sustainable agriculture
6p. To establish an agricultural system which harmonizes human life with the environment through smart use of rural resources in a regional environment - JIRCAS’s climate change initiatives for the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
7p. Session B: Approaches to enhance stable food production and consumption in Africa
8p. A way to strengthen the role of cowpea in West Africa
9p. Session C: Evaluation of the various uses of indigenous resources and establishment of value chains in Asia
10p. Uses of non-timber forest products in Lao PDR and their values
11p. JIRCAS TODAY

http://www.jircas.affrc.go.jp/english/publication/newsletter/pdf/jircasnewsletter78.pdf

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