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
Manzanilla DO, Singh, RK, Kato Y, Johnson DE. (2016) Climate-ready technologies: Combating poverty by raising productivity in rainfed rice environments in Asia. Los Baños (Philippines): International Rice Research Institute. 204 p (available online: http://irri.org/resources/publications/books/item/climate-ready-technologies-combating-poverty-by-raising-productivity-in-rainfed-rice-environments-in-asia)
Haefele SM, Kato Y, Singh S. (2016) Climate ready rice: augmenting drought tolerance with best management practices. Field Crops Res. 190, 60-69
Kato Y, Katsura K. (2014) Rice adaptation to aerobic soils: physiological consideration and implications for agronomy. Plant Prod. Sci. 17, 1-12
Kato Y, Yamagishi J. (2011) Long-term effects of organic manure application on the productivity of winter wheat grown in a crop rotation with maize in Japan. Field Crops Res. 120, 387-395