SANETOMO Rena Associate Professor

My DreamMake a success of F1 potato breeding

ThemePotato Germplasm Enhancement

Field

Plant breeding and genetics, Plant Reproduction

Keyword

Potato, Plant breeding, Wild species, Genome, Resistance gene, Inter-specific barrier, Plant reproduction, Cytoplasmic male sterility, Self-incompatibility

Message

十勝はバレイショの大産地です。恵まれた場所と良き仲間と一緒に研究できることに感謝しています。
バレイショは日本では野菜ですが、世界では主食の座にある重要な作物です。世界中の人にとって欠くことのできないバレイショの研究をぜひ一緒にしませんか?

Academic degree Ph.D.
Self introduction

I love riding a motorcycle, practicing martial arts, taking photos of nature, and running a lot.
I am working in a well-equipped laboratory for molecular works, or in a sunny greenhouse for crossing and breeding activities!!

Room addressGeneral Research Building II
Room number305
Mail address sanetomo atmark obihiro.ac.jp

Belongs

Research Department/Department of Agro-environmental Science/Division of Plant Production Science/Section of Plant Production ScienceCenter for Industry-University Collaboration/Potato Germplasm Enhancement Laboratory

Introduction

[Germplasm enhancement & genetic analysis of inter-specific barriers]
There are about 200 potato species, including native Andean varieties and wild species. Many species are resistant to diseases and climate change. However, their value has not yet been discovered. For sustainable agriculture, we research to introduce useful traits of wild and relative species into cultivated species. In addition, cultivated species and wild species are genetically isolated, so they cannot be used directly, or their pollen may have abnormalities. We research to unravel the mechanism of reproductive isolation at the DNA and RNA levels and expand the possibilities for the use of wild species.


[Make a success of F1 potato]
Potatoes have berries that look like cherry tomatoes. There are approximately 200 seeds inside. My dream is to produce potatoes by sowing these seeds instead of seed potatoes. We are researching hybrid vigor to produce potatoes that can be harvested in high yield even from seeds, and on self-compatibility to obtain uniform seeds. If this becomes a reality, we believe it will improve the world's potato production system and make a big contribution to solving food problems.

Green house
pollen tube growth into pistil
potato cultivar vs wiild species

List of current research topics

Research on,

  • heterosis in potato
  • self-incompatible inhibitor gene
  • cytoplasmic male sterility and fertility restoration factors
  • photoperiod sensitivity in potato
  • black spot bruising
Related industries agriculture
Affiliated academic society The Potato Association of America