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JIRCAS Mail Magazine No. 76 (Apr 2026)
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●  Greetings from the New President (April 2026)
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2026/r20260408

●  JIRCAS Science Online 2026 —  —
In conjunction with Science and Technology Week (April 13–19, 2026), the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
will host a special online event, “JIRCAS Science Online 2026: Past Lectures & New Videos Now Available.”
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2026/r20260415

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■ Latest Topics
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● P-dipping: A Fertilization Technique to Improve Phosphorus Use Efficiency in Rice
—Introduction Video and Infographic Poster Released―
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2026/r20260410

● First Demonstration of a Universal Mechanism by Which Predatory Protists Control Soil Microbial Communities (Press Release)
—Toward Environmentally Harmonious, Next-Generation Agriculture Utilizing Protist “Predation”—
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/release/2025/press202530

● Meeting with IRRI to Strengthen Research Collaboration
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2026/r20260407

● Poland’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Visits JIRCAS
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2026/r20260402

● Senior Researcher KASHIWA Takeshi Receives the Phytopathological Society of Japan Young Scientist Award 
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2026/r20260401

● Introduction of JIRCAS Research at KMITL Agricultural Fair 2026
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2025/r20260331_0

● The 3rd International Workshop on Sustainable Management of Sugarcane White Leaf Disease Held in Thailand
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2025/r20260327

● JIRCAS Future Science Talent Academy: Program Overview and Past Activities Page Launched
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2025/r20260325

● JIRCAS Forestry Division Researchers Tanaka and Katsuura Receive Awards from the Japanese Forestry Society
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2025/r20260324_2

● JIRCAS Showcases Latest Biomass Research at Biomass Expo
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2025/r20260324_3

● Future Science Talent Academy – Session 28: Lecture on Fermented Food Research at Nagoya Municipal Hisakata Junior High School
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2025/r20260324_1

● Future Science Talent Academy – 27th Session: First-Year Students from Touougakkan Junior & Senior High School Learn About International Agricultural Research Through Llamas
https://www.jircas.go.jp/en/reports/2025/r20260323
 
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