Yoichiro KATO, Professor
・Standing Faculty, International Program in Agricultural Development Studies (IPADS)
Laboratory of Global Plant Resource Science , Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
https://www.ga.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/lab/ykato/
Contact information:
Phone +81 3-5841-8045
>>EMAIL ykato[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Employment history
| 2020~ | Professor, The University of Tokyo |
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| 2017~ | Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo |
| 2016-2017: | Senior Scientist, International Rice Research Institute |
| 2014~ | Adjunct Professor, The University of the Philippines, Los Banos |
| 2013-2016: | Scientist, International Rice Research Institute |
| 2011-2013: | Visiting Research Fellow, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines |
| 2007-2013: | Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo |
| 2007: | Post-doctoral Fellow, The University of Tokyo |
| 2005-2007: | JSPS Research Fellow |
Education and Award
Ph.D. Mar/2007, The University of Tokyo (Agronomy/Crop Physiology)
M.Sc. Mar/2004, The University of Tokyo (Agronomy)
B.Sc. Mar/2002, The University of Tokyo (Agronomy)
· The 8th Young Investigator Award (2009). The Foundation of Agricultural Sciences of Japan
· The 13th Research Award for Young Scientists (2008). Japanese Society of Crop Science
Discipline(s)
Agronomy, Crop physiology
Research interests
- Agronomy on the crop yield stability in low-input sustainable agriculture
- Agronomy for the efficient water and crop management in direct-seeded rice
- Physiology on the adaptation to water stress and low soil fertility in rainfed rice
- Climate change adaptation in crop production in Asia
◆Publications