[Separate table] Recruitment of fixed-term research scientists

No. Institute *1 Research Division *1 Location Research Title Research Program *2 Principal Investigator

(1) Elucidation of the motivational strategies for employees in agricultural corporation (2) Elucidation of the ability evaluation method for employees in Development of the motivational NARO Agricultural agricultural corporation Farm Management Tsukuba, strategies and the ability evaluation N1 Research Center (3) Development of the rational organization management and operating Takatoshi Sakoda Division Ibaraki system for employees of agricultural (NARO/ARC) policy in agricultural corporation corporation Keywords：organization management, goal management, personnel management, agricultural corporation (1) Development of multi-robot farming system and ensuring safety in NARO Agricultural operation Farm Mechanization Tsukuba, N2 Research Center Development of control method for Katsuhiko Tamaki Division Ibaraki (NARO/ARC) practical multi-robot farming system Keywords: multi-robot farming system, functional safety, ensuring safety, recognition of dynamic environment, image processing (1) Development of countermeasure of agricultural damage by alien Development of countermeasures of mesocarnivore NARO Agricultural agricultural damage by alien (2) Elucidation of user-related difficulties of countermeasure extension of Agroinformatics Tsukuba, N3 Research Center mesocarnivore and elucidation of agricultural damage by alien mesocarnivore Masahiko Takeuchi Division Ibaraki (NARO/ARC) user-related difficulties of countermeasure extension Keywords: wildlife damage management, alien mesocarnivore, farm work, masked palm civet, raccoon (1) Elucidation of bioavailability of beta-cryptoxanthin (2) Elucidation of preventive and ameliorating effects of beta- NARO Institute of Elucidation of beneficial effects of Shizuoka, cryptoxanthin on liver dysfunction N4 Fruit Tree Science Citrus Research Division Citrus component, beta- Minoru Sugiura Shizuoka (NIFTS) cryptoxanthin, on liver disease Keywords: food science, carotenoids, lifestyle-related diseases, labeling system on food functions (1) Clarification of inheritance of disease resistance and development of disease-resistant breeding candidate lines in major ornamental plants Breeding for disease resistance and including Eustoma NARO Institute of development of DNA markers Ornamental Plants Tsukuba, (2) Construction of genetic linkage map and development of DNA N5 Floricultural Science linked to the resistance genes in Takashi Onozaki Research Division Ibaraki markers linked to the resistance genes in major ornamental plants (NIFS) major ornamental plants including including Eustoma Eustoma Keywords: genomic analysis, QTL analysis, DNA polymorphism (1) Transcriptome analysis during phase-change from juvenile to adult NARO Institute of Study of the phase-change phase in cabbage Vegetable Breeding and N6 Vegetable and Tea Tsu, Mie mechanism from juvenile to adult Tomohiro Kakizaki Genome Division Science (NIVTS) phase in Brassica vegetables Keywords: phase change, environmental response, flowering, Brassica vegetables (1) Study on physiological and ecological characters of tea pest and their control techniques by biological and physical methods NARO Institute of Establishment of integrated tea pest (2) Construction of new integrated pest management system in tea field Shimada, N7 Vegetable and Tea Tea Research Division management system in tea field for for export Yasushi Sato Shizuoka Science (NIVTS) export Keywords: IPM, male annihilation method, molecular ecology, conservation biology, population dynamics No. Institute *1 Research Division *1 Location Research Title Research Program *2 Principal Investigator

(1) Breeding of high polyphenols tea cultivar NARO Institute of Makurazaki, Breeding of functional tea cultivars (2) Study of cultivation and prossesing method for selected lines N8 Vegetable and Tea Tea Research Division Atsushi Nesumi Kagoshima for promotion of Japanese tea export Science (NIVTS) Keywords: tea, breeding, functional components, DNA marker

(1) Development of new evaluation techniques for mscle foods NARO Institute of (2) Differentiation of domestic Wagyu beef against imported Wagyu beef Livestock and Animal Products Tsukuba, Differentiation and value adding of N9 Keisuke Sasaki Grassland Science Research Division Ibaraki domestic meat Keywords: meat quality, sensory analysis, consumer science, quality (NILGS) measurements

(1) To elucidate the molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity of intracellular bacteria National Institute of Bacterial and Parasitic (2) To elucidate the molecular mechanisms of immune responses to Tsukuba, Research on microbial pathogenesis N10 Animal Health Diseases Research intracellular bacterial pathgens Yoshihiro Shimoji Ibaraki and host immune response (NIAH) Division Keywords: intracellular bacterial pathogens, pathogenic factor, gene expression regulation, immune responses, vaccine

(1) Development of the numerical analysis model of the dynamic interaction of linear earth structure and the foundation against the megaquake and giant tsunami Facilities and Development of the disaster National Institute for (2) Development of the technique of high durability for linear earth Geotechnical Tsukuba, reduction technique of high N11 Rural Engineering structure against the dynamic complex external force of the earthquake Toshikazu Hori Engineering Research Ibaraki durability for earth structure against (NIRE) and tsunami Division to national resilience Keywards: national resilience, Nankai megathrust earthquakes, earth structure, technique of high durability, disaster prevention & reduction

(1) Development of new generation pasteurization/sterilization Development of next generaiton technologies incorporating high hydrostatic pressure treatment food processing technologies National Food (2) Development of high pressure food processing technologies based on Food Engineering Tsukuba, incorporating high hydrostatic N12 Research Institute the quality and property of indigenous agricultural and livestock produce Kazutaka Yamamoto Division Ibaraki pressure treatment for utilizing (NFRI) indigenous agricultural and Keywords: high pressure food science, high hydrostatic pressure, livestock produce microorganisms, food engineering

(1) Development of Bayesian methods for labeling fuctional ingredient National Food Development of statistical methods Analytical Science Tsukuba, content in fresh food N13 Research Institute for labeling system on food Shigehiro Naito Division Ibaraki (NFRI) functions Keywords: Bayesian analysis, sampling, agricultural products (1) Investigation of aphids which transmit the new strain of Potato Virus Y (PVY) NARO Hokkaido (2) Comparison of transmission ability of PVY among major vector Development of control technology Agricultural Research Agro-environmental Sapporo, aphids N14 of aphids which transmit major viral Takehiro, Ohki Center Research Divison Hokkaido (3) Development of control technology of aphids disease in the cold region. (NARO/HARC) Keywords: vector insect, viral disease, potato, large-scale crop rotation farming No. Institute *1 Research Division *1 Location Research Title Research Program *2 Principal Investigator

(1) Analysis of environmental factors affecting the bulb formation of spring-sowing onion under the long-day condition in Tohoku region using recent marketable varieties NARO Tohoku Analysis of factors contributing to (2) Clarification of causes and influence of the cultural and nutritional Field Crop and Agricultural Research Morioka, the stable production of spring- conditions on soft rot disease occurrence in spring-sowing onion N15 Horticulture Research Atsushi Yamasaki Center Iwate sowing onion culture in Tohoku (3) Development of a production system of direct sowing onion to Division (NARO/TARC) region improve the seedling survival frequency and early growth rate

Keywords: vegetable science, developmental physiology, bulb formation, thermal and photoperiodic response of vegetable crops

(1) Analysis and control of barley and wheat yield loss caused by diseases in western region of Japan NARO Western Analysis and control of barley and (2) Ecological analysis mainly of bacterial black node of barley and Region Agricultural Lowland Crops Research Fukuyama, N16 wheat yield loss caused by soil- and wheat for forecasting in western region of Japan Toshiaki Takehara Research Center Division Hiroshima seed-borne diseases. (NARO/WARC) Keywords: bacterial disease, fungal disease, epidemiology, chemical control, biological control (1) Optimization of cultivation conditions for high-yielding soybean cultivars in hilly or semi-mountainous areas (2) Characterization of effects of maturity locus genotypes on soybean NARO Western Analysis and optimization of growth in warm areas Region Agricultural Lowland Crops Research Fukuyama, soybean cultivation conditions for N17 (3) On-farm demonstration of stable and high-yielding soybean Katuyuki Katayama Research Center Division Hiroshima stable production in warm hilly or production in hilly or semi-mountainous areas (NARO/WARC) semi-mountainous areas Keywords: crop science, new cultivars, planting density, seeding time, on-farm research (1) Clarification of effects of wildlife damage countermeasures on efficient capturing of harmful individuals and reduction of damage (2) Development of environmental management techniques to reduce the NARO Western Livestock Production rate of natural increase of wildlife and its application to multi- Construction and demonstration of Region Agricultural and Wildlife Oodai, dimensional technologies for reduction of harmful individuals N18 social system for sustainable wildlife Yusuke Eguchi Research Center Management Research Shimane (3) Development of new techniques for efficient capturing based on damage countermeasure (NARO/WARC) Division improvement of environment settings for existing mini trap cage

Keywords: Japanese macaque, sika deer, damage management, rural planning, capture techniques

(1) Determination of soil moisture threshold value to cause water stress Development of wide area soil and growth inhibition for soybean cultivation NARO Kyushu moisture management system to (2) Model development for evaluating wide area soil moisture in soybean Okinawa Agricultural Agro-Environment Koshi, N19 stabilize soybean production against field using crop growth, meteorological and spatial information Yasuyuki Wakiyama Research Center Research Division Kumamoto extreme weather event in (NARO/KARC) southwestern Japan Keywords: agricultural meteorology, early warning system, spatial information

*1 Name of research institute and research division would be changed due to a merger of organization schduled in April 2016, but location and research program will not be changed. *2 Research project of the NARO can be refered to the following site: http://www.naro.affrc.go.jp/english/research/index.html