Collaboration

• Prof. Yuriko Osakabe and her team at the Institute of Science Tokyo have developed innovative technologies for conducting research on genetic engineering and genome editing for functional modification in various organisms including animals, microbes, and plants. They also developed efficient genetic engineering for non-model plant species including wild strawberries. Our group is dedicated to developing mutants and performing functional analyses of wild strawberries utilizing these advanced techniques.

• Collaboration is ongoing with Assoc. Prof. Hiroki Takagi and his team at Ishikawa Prefectural University, investigate the flowering control mechanisms of wild strawberries. This partnership involves utilizing samples of Fragaria iinumae provided by their team.

• Joint research and information exchange are actively being conducted with the Tochigi Agricultural Research Institute (Strawberry Research Station). This collaboration aims to elucidate the genetic basis of everbearing traits in cultivated strawberries and develop disease resistance markers.

Additionally, collaborative research is also being conducted with companies related to plant factories.

Other

Our project hosts academic seminars featuring strawberry researchers, aiming to gather and disseminate the latest information in the field.