Objectives
The international peer review meeting aims at evaluating the research programs of NARO based on the scientific quality and direction from the view point of overseas reviewers. The international peer review for 2019 focuses on two research programs, namely, fruit tree and agricultural machinery. In this meeting, the NARO research program on fruit tree with the theme "Strategy for smart agricultural system in fruit tree research: breeding new varieties and sustainable/stable production with labor-saving technology" was evaluated.
Date
October 31 (Thur), 2019
Venue
Tsukuba Business-Academia Cooperation Support Center
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council Secretariat of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
2-1-9 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Peer Reviewers
- Dr. Fred G. Gmitter, Jr
Research Foundation Professor, Citrus Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, USA - Dr. François Laurens
Leader of the Apple and Pear Breeding and Genetics Resources Lab, Research Institute in Horticulture and Seeds, UMR INRA, France - Dr. Matthew D. Whiting
Professor, Department of Horticulture, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, USA - Dr. Pongphen Jitareerat
Associate Professor, Postharvest Technology Division, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
Review Process
The peer review is carried out by evaluating the scientific quality of research and applicability of research results to the fruit industry t in the present and future. Each research project is evaluated with the following rating. S: high quality and no revision needed; A: good quality and minor revision needed, B: fair quality and moderate revision needed, C: fair quality and major revision needed, D: poor quality and a complete rewrite needed. Additionally, the peer reviewers provide rating, comments, suggestions and recommendations for each research project and the entire research program.
Research Projects
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Section 1: Smart breeding of fruit trees using genomic information
- Project 1-1 Breeding of high-value-added citrus varieties using genomic information
- Project 1-2 Current apple breeding and genomic research in NARO, Japan
- Project 1-3 Breeding of high-value-added temperate fruits varieties using genomic information
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Section 2: Development of sustainable/stable production with labor-saving technology
- Project 2-1 Towards the development and implementation of smart production system of fruit
- Project 2-2 Developing technologies for sustainable fruit production in Japan
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Section 3: Development of technology for Smart Food Value Chain and expanding consumption
- Project 3-1 New approach of a long-time storage of fruit for exports
- Project 3-2 Physiological function of citrus and apple
~Its utilization for the new system of "Foods with Function Claims"~
