Plant Science

The Plant Science Department is affiliated with nine laboratories: Crop Science, Horticultural Science, Soil Science, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Pathology, Environmental Plant Biotechnology, Applied Entomology, Environmental Crop Science, and Forest Ecology.

The principal subjects in this department are related to crop cultivation and biotechnology. In other words, the curriculum and the research methodology include studies at the individual plant level for crop production, the molecular level for gene manipulation, and the field and global levels for environmental analysis.

The curriculum and the research methodology include studies at the individual plant level for crop production, the molecular level for gene manipulation, and the field and global levels for environmental analysis. In the first semester, the outline of the academic curriculum and the research techniques are introduced through lectures such as Modern Agriculture and Agricultural Science. In the third semester, the students are taught basic topics such as “An Introduction to Plant Science,” which serve as background for more specialized lectures such as Plant Developmental Physiology, and Plant Genetics. The fourth semester comprises mandatory subjects such as Plant Production Science, Vegetable Science, Basic Soil Science, Plant Pathology, and Entomology. In the fifth and sixth semesters, the students have to study one compulsory subject: An Experimental Method. Through this subject, students learn the experimental methods which cover above mentioned laboratories. In May, July, and September, the students undertake a field practice program at Kawatabi Field Science Center in Osaki City. In the seventh and eighth semesters, the students complete their graduation thesis.