Last update: April 15, 2024

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• Leaf defense traits of birch, beech, and oak saplings grown under two types of soil in a free-air ozone exposure system. J. For. Res.2023.  https://doi.org/10.1080/13416979.2023.2280730 (Koike, T., Watanabe, T. et al)

• Effects of cattle manure compost application on crop growth and soil-to-crop transfer of cesium in a physically radionuclide-decontaminated field.STOTEN, 908, 15 January 2024, 167939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167939　(Suzuki, M., Watanabe, T., Maruyama, H., Shinano, T., et al.)

• Tree mycorrhizal types and the interaction between tree and shrub species richness shape soil fungal communities in a subtropical forest in China. Plant and Soil, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-06211-3 (Koike, T. et al.)

• Plant species richness regulated by geographical variation down-regulates triterpenoid compounds production and antioxidant activities in white birch bar. Flora, 305 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2023.152343  (Koike, T. et al.)

• Influence of fluorine content of potassium trioctahedral micas on plant availability of interlayer potassium and effectiveness to reduce radiocesium uptake by paddy rice. Applied Clay Science, 243 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2023.107049 (Eguchi, T., Shinano, T. et al.)

• Essential Role of Symbiotic Microorganisms Supporting Forests in East Asia under Changing Environment. In "Symbiosis in Nature" DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.110645 (Watnanabe, T., Koiket, T., et al)  

• Elevated ozone alters long-chain fatty acids in leaves of Japanese white birch saplings. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-28056-0 (Koike, T. et al.)

• Structurally distinct mitoviruses: are they an ancestral lineage of the Mitoviridae exclusive to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeromycotina)?　mBio 10.1128/mbio.00240-23 (Maruyama, H. et al.)

• Elevated O3 threatens biological communications mediated by plant volatiles: A review focusing on the urban environment. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2202105  (Koike, T> et al.）

• Ethylenediurea protects against ozone phytotoxicity not by adding nitrogen or controlling stomata in a stomata-unresponsive hybrid poplar. （Koike, T. et al.）Science of Total Environments.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162672

• Potassium buffering  characteristics and detectioin of soils with challenges in evaluating radiocesium uptake risk of  rops by exchangeable potassium（Shinano., T. et al.） Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2023.2172166

• Reduction of Radiocesium in Internal- and Surface-Contaminated Komatsuna (Brassica rapa var. perviridis) during Washing and Processing. (Shinano et al.) Journal of Food Protection  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2023.100060 

• Radioactive Cs transfer to vegetables after FDNPP accident. (Shinano, Maruyama, et al.) Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (2023)  https://doi.org/10.1080/00380768.2022.2152263

• Different nitrogen acquirement and utilization strategies might determine the ecological competition between ferns and angiosperms. (Zhang, C., Zhang, C., Azuma, T., Maruyama, H., Shinano, T., and Watanabe, T.) Annals of Botany (2023) https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcad009

• Potassium buffering characteristics and detection of soils with challenges in evaluating radiocesium uptake risk of crops by exchangeable potassium. (Eguchi, T., Yamada, D., Hirayama, T., Komata, K., Kanno, N., Nihei, N., Hamamoto, S., Kubo, K., and Shinano, T.) Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science (2023) https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2023.2172166

• Detection of metabolites in rhizosphere of soybean under different status of soil potassium (Firdausi Nur Azizah, Benito Heru Purwanto, Akira Oikawa, Takuro Shinano, Weiguo, Cheng, Keitaro Tawaraya) Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (2023)  https://doi.org/10.1080/00380768.2023.2166775​

• Potassium applications reduced cesium uptake and altered strontium translocation in soybean plants. (Muhamad Syaifudin, Masataka Suzuki, Hayato Maruyama, Katashi Kubo, Toshihiro Watanabe, Takuro Shinano) Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (2023)  https://doi.org/10.1080/00380768.2023.2166775 ​

• Landscape gradient of autumn photosynthetic decline in Abies sachalinensis seedlings (Sugai, T., Ishizuka, W., and Watanabe, T.) Journal of Forestry Research (2023) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-022-01592-0 

• ​Identification of a Saltol‐Independent Salinity Tolerance Polymorphism in Rice Mekong Delta Landraces and Characterization of a Promising Line, (Doc Phung Nguyen, T.T., Dwiyanti, M.S., Sakaguchi, S., Koide, Y., Le D.V., Watanabe, T., and Kishima, Y.) Rice (2022)  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12284-022-00613-0

• Regulation of the growth of sprouting roots of black locust seedlings using root barrier panels. (Kitaoka, Koike, et al.)Journal of Forestry Research (2022) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-022-01527-9

• Effects of biochar on karst lime soil nutrients, soil microbial communities and physiology of Sichuan pepper plants. (Koike et al.) Ann Appl Biol. (2022) 1‒10. DOI: 10.1111/aab.12787

• The ratio of plant 137Cs to exchangeable 137Cs in soil is a crucial factor in explaining the variation in 137Cs transferability from soil to plant. (Suzuki, M., Syaifudin, M., Maruyama, H., Watanabe, T., Shinano, T.) Science of Total Environment (2023) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159208  

• Distribution of tannins in the leaves of Sieboldʼs beech (Fagus crenata) grown under different light regimes. (Koike et al.) Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (2022) 44:100; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-022-03435-1

• Revised consensus document on the Biology of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) has been published from OECD. 2022 Publication from OECD  (Shinano is one of the contributor)

• Relationship between soil phosphorus dynamics and white lupin low-phosphorus response mechanisms depending on root location.(Kan, A., Maruyama, H., Watanabe, T., Shinano, T. et al.) Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (2022) https://doi.org/10.1080/00380768.2022.2104103

• Tolerance of Japanese larch to drought is modifed by nitrogen and water regimes during cultivation of container seedlings (Kitaoka, S. et al.) Eurasian Journal of Forest Research (2022)

• The reports on the symposium with Lithuania have  been published in Eurasian Journal of Forest Research (2022)

  • 　　1) The role of potassium on the remediation for the radiocesium contaminated soil　（Shinano, T., Maruyama, H., Watanabe, T., Fujimoto, H. and Suzuki, M.)

  • 　　2) Responses of ectomycorrhizal diversity of larch and its hybrid seedlings and saplings to elevated CO2, O3, and high nitrogen loading　（Watanabe, T., Koike, T. et al.）

  • 　　3) Growth and nitrogen use characteristics of black locust, an invasive alien species, grown under different light and CO2 conditions　（Kitaoka, S., Watanabe, T., Shinano, T., Koike, T. et al.）

  • 　　4) Integrated effect of environmental changes on forest ecosystems in Lithuania: Strategies for adaptation to and mitigation of the main threats of global climate change　（Koike, T. et al.）

  • 　　5) Long-term monitoring on the dynamics of ecosystem CO2 balance recovering from a clear-cut harvesting in a cool-temperate forest　（Koike, T. et al.）

  • 　　6) Impact of nitrogen pollution disturbances on forest vegetation and fungi near a fertilizer factory　（Koike, T., Watanabe, T. et al.）

  • 　　7) Basic understanding of aluminum accumulator plants　（Watanabe, T.）

  • 　　8) Elevated ozone disrupts the plant-insect communication; Changes of attractiveness of Japanese white birch leaves to Agelastica coerulea via Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds (BVOCs)　（Watanabe, T., Koike, T. et al.）

  • 　　9) Application of a new film for horticultural use to convert UV-light to photosynthetic active radiation　（Kitaoka, S., Shinano, T. et al.）

  • 　　10) Effects of soil compaction on the seedlings growth and ectomycorrhizal fungal community in hybrid larch（Sugai, Y., Watanabe, T., Koike, T. et al.）

• Biochar application improves karstic lime soil physicochemical properties and enzymes activity and enhances sweet tea seedlings physiological performance (Koike, T.)  Science of Total Environment. Volume 824, 10 June 2022, 153834 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0048969722019088​

• Larch: a promising deciduous conifer as an eco‐ environmental resource. IntechOpen “ Conifers - Recent Advances， Ed. Dr. Ana Cristina Gonçalves” (Kitaoka, S. & Koike, T.)

• Big data-based urban greenness in Chinese megalopolises and possible contribution to air quality control (Koike, T.)  Science of Total Environment,Volume 830, 15 July 2022, 154815. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0048969722009263

• ​​Nitrogen deficiency-induced molybdenum accumulation in wheat.  Watanabe, T., Okada, R., Tokunaga, S., Maruyama, H., Urayama, M. and Shinano, T. ) Journal of Plant Nutrition, Volume 45, 2022 - Issue 9 1413-1424 https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2021.2020838

• Differences in ionomic responses to nutrient deficiencies among plant species under field conditions. (Watanabe, T., Okada, R., and Urayama, M.) Journal of Plant Nutrition, 2022

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