Collaborative research project
Counterpart Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University (Dr. Shinobu INANAGA)
Subject Physiological and ecological adaptation of plants to arid land conditions
Period 1993-1997
Fund Collaborative research grant, Arid Land Research Center
Counterpart International Rice Research Institute (Dr. Len. J. Wade)
Subject Genetic variation in root traits for drought resistance
Period 1994-1996
Fund Japan-IRRI Shuttle Project
Counterpart Philippine Root Crop Research and Training Center,
Visayas State College of Agriculture (Dr. Jose R. Pardales Jr.)
Subject Water and nutrient uptake mechanism in cassava and sweetpotato
Period 1998-1999
Fund Japanese Society for the Promotion and Science (project member)
Counterpart International Rice Research Institute (Dr. Len. J. Wade)
Subject Response of direct-seeded rainfed lowland rice
to early-season drought and rewatering
Period 1997-2001
Fund Japan-IRRI Shuttle Project
Counterpart PhilRootcrop, Leyte State University (Dr. Jose R. Pardales Jr.)
Subject Evaluation of drought tolerance and survey of genetic resources
for tropical rootcrops
Period 2001-2004
Fund Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research by the Ministry of Education,
Science, Technology, Sports and Culture, Japan
Counterpart International Rice Research Institute (Dr. Rachid Serraj) and others
Subject Targeting Drought‐Avoidance Root Traits to Enhance Rice Productivity
under Water‐Limited Environments
Period 2008-2011
Fund Generation Challenge Program
Counterpart Philippine Rice Research Institute (Dr. Roel R. Suralta)
Subject Evaluation of interaction of root traits-related quantitative trait
loci (QTL) and soil stress factors in rainfed lowland and upland rice
Period 2010-2013
Found Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research by the Ministry of Education,
Science, Technology, Sports and Culture, Japan
