BS Breeding Science, Japanese Society of Breeding Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief Field of Competence

Takuji Sasaki, National Institute of Agrobiological Rice genetics and genomics, cereal genomics Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan

Editorial Board

Jun Abe, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan Genetic resources, phylogeny, Glycine

Sang-Nag Ahn, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Rice genetics, breeding, marker-assisted selection Korea

J. Michael Bonman, Small Grains and Potato Germplasm Disease resistance, crop health management Research Unit, USDA/ARS, Aberdeen, ID, USA

Darshan S. Brar, International Rice Research Institute, Genetics, breeding, molecular cytogenetics, wide Manila, Philippines hybridization, tissue culture

Takeshi Hayashi, National Institute of Agrobiological Statistical genetics, population genetics, selection theory, Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan QTL analysis

Masashi Hirai, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto, Horticulture genetics and breeding, genome mapping, Japan marker-assisted selection, Brassica, ornamental plants

Tokio Imbe, National Agricultural Research Center for Pest and disease resistance, rice breeding Kyushu Okinawa Region, Japan

Masaru Iwanaga, National Institute of Crop Science, Polyploid genetics and breeding, Genetic resources, Tsukuba, Japan Crop evolution, Root and tuber crops

Hiroshi Kato, National Institute of Crop Science, Hybrid rice, disease resistance, rice breeding Tsukuba, Japan

Tsuneo Kato, Kinki University, Kinokawa, Japan Quantitative genetics, high-yielding ability, rice

Keisuke Kitamura, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan Biochemical breeding, breeding, soybean, grain legumes

Hidemi Kitano, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan Developmental genetics, rice mutation, plant genetics and breeding

Andris Kleinhofs, Washington State University, Pullman, Plant molecular genetics, genome mapping WA, USA

Takao Komatsuda, National Institute of Agrobiological Cereal genetics and genomics, crop evolution, Triticeae Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan (especially barley)

Naoki Mori, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan Crop evolution, domestication, genetic resources, chloroplast genome, wheat

Takeshi Nishio, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan Mutation breeding, sexual reproduction, DNA polymorphism, rice, vegetables

Kazuhiko Noda, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Japan Molecular genetics, physiological tolerance, wheat and barley

Kazutoshi Okuno, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Diversity conservation & use, plant genetic resources, Japan genomics-based breeding, rice, sorghum Ryo Ohsawa, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan Outcrossing plants breeding, pollination biology, population genetics, genetic resources, buckwheat, Brassica

Masahiro Ohshima, National Institute of Crop Science, Plant molecular genetics, transformation, gene structure, Tsukuba, Japan functional genomics

Qian Qian, China National Rice Reserach Institute, Genetics and molecular breeding, rice Hangzhou, China

Takanori Sato, National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Plant tissue culture, vegetable genetics and breeding Science, Tsu, Japan

Toru Terachi, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan Organellar genetics, male-sterility, wheat, radish

Hisashi Tsujimoto, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan Cytogenetics, genetic resources, phylogeny, Triticeae (especially wheat)

Atsushi Watanabe, Forest Tree Breeding Center, Hitachi, Forest genetics, marker-assisted selection, population Japan genetics

Duncan Vaughan, National Institute of Agrobiological Plant genetic resources, Oryza, Vigna, Glycine Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan

Donghe Xu, Japan International Research Center for Genetic resources, DNA markers, legumes Agricultural Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan

Toshiya Yamamoto, National Institute of Fruit Tree Fruit tree breeding, DNA marker, tissue culture, Science, Tsukuba, Japan ornamental plants

Masahiro Yano, National Institute of Agrobiological Genetics, QTL mapping, map-base cloning, marker- Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan assisted selection, rice

Hideshi Yasui, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan Host plant resistance to insects, cytogenetics, genetic analysis, rice

Managing Editors

Fumio Taguchi-Shiobara, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan

Takao Komatsuda, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan

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