NARO Research Prize 2021

The NARO Research Prize is awarded annually to outstanding research achievements with high social, economic and academic impacts from among the major researches of the previous year, in order to raise motivation of the research staff and facilitate the revitalization of various research initiatives at NARO.

Awardees of NARO RESEARCH PRIZE 2021

1.Estimation of seed longevity utilizing 30 years data of Genebank Project

Research Center of Genetic Resources, NARO

YAMASAKI Fukuhiro
DOMON Eiji
EBANA Kaworu
BABA-KASAI Akiko

Press Release:
Seed longevity: How long do the seeds survive under appropriate storage conditions?

2. Development of a new genetic test method that enables simultaneous diagnosis of classical swine fever and African swine fever

National Institute of Animal Health, NARO

KOKUHO Takehiro
MASUJIN Kentaro
KAMEYAMA Ken'ichiro
KITAMURA Tomoya

Press Release:
NIAH: Development of a new genetic test method that enables simultaneous diagnosis of classical swine fever and African swine fever

3. Supporting system for cultivation improvement technology based on diagnosis for wheat, barley and soybeans

Central Region Agricultural Research Center, NARO

OHNO Satoshi
WATANABE Kazuhiro
YOSHINAGA Satoshi

4. International standardization of matcha tea, which is in high demand worldwide

Institute of Fruit Tree and Tea Science, NARO

SUMIKAWA Osamu
TANIGUCHI Fumiya
NOMURA Sachiko

5. Development of flood mitigation system for paddy fields utilizing its water retention function

Institute for Rural Engineering, NARO

MINAKAWA Hiroki
KITAGAWA Iwao

Press Release:
"Paddy field dam", making use of paddy fields as mitigation system of inside water flood

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