Researcher's Information - National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, NIAES

April 1, 2009

Name

Yasuyuki YOSHIMURA

Department

GMO Assessment Research Project,  Biodiversity Division Senior Researcher

Current Study

We are invesgating the environmental assessment and develops advanced methods of impacts of GM crops on Agro-ecosystem.  (2003-) I was involved in

1. Effects of consecutive cultivation of glyphosate-tolerant canola and soybean on vegetation, composition of insects and soil microorganisms(2003-2005),
2. Gene flow from GM crops to non-GM crops(2004-2008),
3. Monitoring of GM canola around importing port (2004- 2008). From 2005 to now, I am researching the project “Spontaneous hybridization between GM and wild soybean under field condition”. In addition, from 2008 I have also the project “Evaluation of effects of abiotic stress tolerance crops on agro-ecosystem”.

Date of birth

19 Aug.1967

Academic and Professional Background

• 1987-1991   Bachelor: Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu Univ.
• 1991-1993 Master: Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyushu Univ.
• 1993-1999   Technical Development, Kankyo CO. Ltd.
• 2000-2003   Doctor: Division of Biosource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Graduate School, Kyushu Univ.
• 2003-     GMO Assessment Team, Department of Biological Safety, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
• 2005 Apr.-Oct.   Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon Research Centre(OECD fellowship)
• 2006Apr.-    LMO Assessment Research Project & Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences

Ph. D

Ph. D : Dr. (Agriculture)
Doctoral thesis title: Studies on the specific variation of photorespiratory capacity in C4 plants.

Academic society

Crop Science Society of Japan,
The weed science society of Japan,
The Japanese association for photosynthesis research,
International Weed Science Society

Contact

National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences
Address: 3-1-3 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8604, Japan
Fax No.: +81(Japan)-29-838-8271
E-mail:yyoshi@affrc.go.jp

Publications:

(Original Papers)

• Mizuguti A., Yoshimura Y., Matsuo K. Flowering phenologies and natural hybridization of genetically modified and wild soybeans under field conditions. Weed Biology and Management 9:93-96 (2009).
• Yoshimura, Y., K. Matsuo, and K. Yasuda Gene flow from GM Glyphosate-tolerant to conventional soybeans under field conditions in Japan. Environ. Biosafety Res. 5: 169-173(2006)
• Yoshimura,Y.,H. J. Beckie and K. Matsuo: Transgenic oilseed rape along transportation routes and port of Vancouver in western Canada Environmental Biosafety and Research 5(2): 67-75(2006)
• Ide, m., T. Uetake, H. Shibaike, Y. Kusumoto, S. Hiradate, H. Yano, A. Hoya, Y. Yoshimura and N. Shimizu A study on the environmental characteristics of habitat and the genetic structure of Taraxacum species (dandelions) in the campus of national institute of livestock and grassland science (Nasu-shiobara City). LRJ 69, 545-548 (2006)
• Ueno, O., Y. Yoshimura and N. Sentoku: Variation in the Activity of Some Enzyme of Photorespiratory Metabolism in C4 Grasses. Annals of Botany 96, 863-869 (2005)
• Yoshimura, Y., F. Kubota and O. Ueno : Structural and biochemical bases of photorespiration in C4 plants: quantification of organelles and glycine decarboxylase Planta 220, 307-317 (2004)
• Haimeirong, F. Kubota and Y. Yoshimura : Estimation of photosynthetic activity from the electron transport rate of photosystem 2 in a film-sealed leaf of sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas Lam. Photosynthetica 40: 337-341 (2002)
• Yoshimura, Y., F. Kubota and K. Hirao : Estimation of photorespiration rate by simultaneous measurements of CO₂ exchange rare, and chlorophyll fluorescence quenching in the C3 plant Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek and C4 plant Amaranthus mongostanus L.. Photosynthetica 39, 377-382 (2001)
• Yoshimura, Y., K. Hirao and F. Kubota : Concurrent Monitoring of Oxygen Evolution and Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Mungbean Leaves with a Liquid-phase Oxygen Electrode Plant Production Science 3, 229 - 231 (2000)
• Yoshimura, Y.and F. Kubota: Estimation of vein length in a leaf of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) by the lattice crossing method: J. Crop. Sci. 69: 92-94 (2000)

(Review)

• Y. Yoshimura: The situation and Biosafety of GM crops in Canada griculture and Horticulture 81-2, 261-264 (2006)
• Shibaike, H., Y. Yoshimura : The impacts of GMO crops on ecosystem -- Pollen dispersal and crossing of self-fertile crops : Rice and Soybean -- Agriculture and Horticulture 80-1, 140-149 (2005)