Kae MIYAZAWA, Associate Professor
・Standing Faculty, International Program in Agricultural Development Studies (IPADS)
Laboratory of Plant Science for Sustainable Agriculture, Global Plant Production Sciences,
Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo
https://www.ga.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/lab/shigen_lab/
Contact information
Phone +81 3 5841 7505
>>EMAIL akae[at]g.ecc.utokyo. ac.jp
Professional Experience & Education
| 2014~present: | Associate professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
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| 2012~2014: | Assistant professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| 2008~2012: | Senior researcher, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
| 2003~2008: | Researcher, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
| 2003: | Ph.D., Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| 2000: | M.Sc., Department of Biology, McGill University |
| 1997: | B.Sc., Department of Biology, Tohoku University |
Discipline(s)
Conservation agriculture, soil organic matter, permaculture
Research interests
The aim of my research is to create the society where human activities, including agriculture, can enrich the ecosystem. I am currently interested in the concept and practice of permaculture, which has the potential of improving agricultural sustainability and community development.
Past and current research theme includes;
- Agro-ecosystem responses to the combination of conservational practices in arable crop production
- Intercropping and green manure effects on phosphorus cycling
- Effect of citric acid application on drought tolerance of cabbage seedlings
- Commercial value of protecting local and open pollinated vegetable varieties
- Potential plant signals through root exudates
- Soil fertility change after continuous application of green manure with a high C:N ratio
- Japanese urban permaculture model and community gardens to promote local community network systems
- A new vegetable store in Tokyo: the mechanism of gaining support from customers
- Edible school yard project in a Japanese elementary school
- Applicability of the Flow Hive with Japanese honey bees