Research
Plant resilience research group
Faculty staff
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Prof. Dr. Takatoshi KIBA E-mail： kibaATokayama-u.ac.jp |
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Summary of main research topics
| Nitrogen is one of the most important nutrients determining plant growth and productivity. Although modern agriculture has heavily relied on nitrogen fertilization, typically less than half of the applied nitrogen is taken up by crops, with the remainder lost to the environment and causing serious environmental issues. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop plant science-based knowledge to enable the reduction of nitrogen fertilizer inputs. In natural environments, nitrogen availability is generally low and subject to substantial temporal and spatial fluctuations. Moreover, multiple environmental factors, such as temperature, light, and the availability of other nutrients, fluctuate simultaneously. To survive under such fluctuating environmental conditions, plants have evolved adaptive mechanisms to optimize nitrogen acquisition and utilization. Our research group aims to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying these adaptive responses and to advance scientific understanding toward sustainable agriculture. |
Latest publications (for complete and most current publications visit group pages)
(1)Ortega-Villaizán A.G., King E., Patel M.K. Pérez-Alonso M.M., Scholz S.S., Sakakibara H., Kiba T., Kojima M., Takebayashi Y., Ramos P., Morales-Quintana L., Breitenbach S., Smolko A., Salopek-Sondi B., Bauer N, Ludwig-Müller J., Krapp A., Oelmüller R., Vicente-Carbajosa J. and Pollmann S. The endophytic fungus Serendipita indica affects auxin distribution in Arabidopsis thaliana roots through alteration of auxin transport and conjugation to promote plant growth. Plant Cell Environ. 47: 3899–3919. (2024.5)
(2)Uragami T., Kiba T., Kojima M., Yumiko T., Tozawa Y., Hayashi Y., Kinoshita T., and Sakakibara H. The cytokinin efflux transporter ABCC4 participates in Arabidopsis root system development. Plant Physiol. 197: kiae628 (2024.12)
