Presentations 2020-

国際

  • HZAU & KU Bilateral Workshop for Horticultural Plant Biology (March 10-13rd, 2024, Wuhan, China)
    Oral Presentation
    Yamane, H. Regulatory effects of Prunus mume DAM6 on lipid body accumulation and phytohormone metabolism in the dormant vegetative meristem
    Nishiyama, S. A genetic perspective of astringency in persimmon fruit: challenges and opportunities
    Omori, M. Generation of early flowering blueberry by CRISPR-Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of a flowering repressor gene, VcCENTRORADIALIS (VcCEN)
    Bao, Y. Exploring the physiological factors involved in fruit ripening uniformity in blueberry
    Kusumi, A. Establishment of the three-dimensional fruit phenotyping pipeline to characterize the development of complex shapes in persimmon fruit
    Hiraiwa, N. Analysis of blueberry preference, sensory attributes, and biochemical components towards the development of consumer-oriented breeding
    Poster Presentation
    Dou, X. Hypothesis on the ternary recognition mechanism in Prunus plants
    Fujiwara, Y. Haplotype-specific assembly of hexaploid persimmon genome using trio-binning approach
    Ponce, C. Towards the understanding of the role of ethylene in fruit ripening of highbush blueberry (V. corymbosum)
    Wang, Y. Relationship between coloring characteristics and endogenous ABA content in grape berries at the late ripening stage

2023

  • International Symposium Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Korean Society for Horticulture Science & the 70th Anniversary of the National Institute of Horticulture and Herbal Science & 2023 Annual Spring Conference (May 24th to 27th, 2023, Daejaeon, Korea)
    Invited Talk
    Yamane, H
    Does epigenetic regulation play an important role in apple bud dormancy?
  • The 4th Asian Horticulture Congress (August 28th to 31st, 2023, Tokyo, Japan)
    Oral Presentation
    Bao, Y., H. Yamane, R. Nakano, M. Gao-Takai and R. Tao. Characterization of ethylene and ABA biosynthesis and response in rabbiteye blueberry ‘Tifblue’
    Fujiwara, Y., S. Nishiyama, N. Onoue, K. Yonemori and R. Tao (Young Minds Award)
    Transcriptomic and cytological studies on tannin cell differentiation and development
    Poster Presentation
    Sugimori, M., T-F. Hsiang, H. Yamane, Y. Kitamura and R. Tao. Expression analysis of bud dormancy-related genes in flower buds of an early flowering bud-sport mutant derived from Japanese apricot ‘Nanko’.
    Kusumi, A., H-C. Chen, P-A. Chen and S-Y. Lin. Developing non-destructive 3D reconstruction method for avocado ripening prediction: preliminary results.
    Dai, F., M. Kikunaga, K. Ono, M. Omori and R. Tao. The use of FPX and developmental genes to improve regeneration efficiency from leaf explants of European pear (Pyrus communis L.).
    Hiraiwa, N., H. Yamane, S. Nishiyama and R. Tao. Characterization of Japanese consumer’s preference for sweetness and sourness of blueberry.
    Hsiang, T-F., Y-R. Lin, H. Yamane, S. Nishiyama and R. Tao. Towards the establishment of a deep learning-based flower bud phenotyping system in Prunus mume.
    Iwami, C., M. Omori, T-F. Hsiang, S. Sugano, T. Akagi and R. Tao. Identification and expression analyses of the CENTRORADIALIS (CEN) gene family involved in flowering regulation in persimmon (Diospyros kaki).
  • The 7th International Plant Dormancy Symposium (September 11th to 15th, 2023, Perth, Australia)
    Oral Presentation
    Yamane, H. and T-F. Hsiang. Epigenome modification is involved in the Rosaceae DAM-mediated bud dormancy control?
    Hsiang, T-F., Y-J. Lin, H. Yamane, M. Sugimori, S. Nishiyama, K. Nagasaka, R. Nakano and R. Tao. The high-quality genome assembly of Prunus mume ‘Nanko’ reveals a chromosomal inversion associated with natural variation in dormancy and bud break.
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  • 2023 ASHS Annual Conference (July 31 to August 4, 2023, Orlando, USA)
    Oral Presentation
    Nishiyama, S., A. Kusumi and R. Tao. Three-dimensional phenotyping of fruit development in persimmon
  • NTU-KU Joint Symposium on Horticultural Science (December 9-10, 2023, Taipei, Taiwan)
    Oral Presentation
    Fujiwara, Y., S. Nishiyama and R. Tao. Identification of candidate genes for ASTRINGENCY controlling fruit astringency in hexaploid persimmon through genome assembly and SNP analysis
    Ponce, C., H. Yamane, R. Nakano, and R. Tao. Towards the understanding of the role of ethylene in fruit ripening of highbush blueberry culitvars
    Poster Presentation
    Hsiang, T-F., Y. Chen, H. Yamane, R. Nakano, and R. Tao. Novel function of dormancy regulator PmDAM6 in ethylene-mediated leaf abscission in Prunus mume

2022

  • ISHS XIV International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production (February 16th to April 16th, 2022, Online and Trento, Italy)
    Invited Talk
    Li, T., H. Yamane, and R. Tao* (*presenting author)
    Epigenetic modification, a novel strategy to artificially control blueberry fruit ripening
  • International Symposium of Horticulture and Plant Biology of Huazhong Agricultural University (August 8th to 10th, 2022, Online and Wuhan, China)
    Invited Talk
    Tao, R. S-RNase based gametophytic self-incompatibility system in Prunus
  • 31st International Horticultural Congress (August 14-20th, 2022, Angers, France/Online)
    Oral presentation
    Chen, W., Y. Tamada, H. Yamane*, M. Matsushita, Y. Osako, M. Gao-Takai, Z. Luo, R. Tao. Epigenome analysis identifies dominant role of H3K4me3 over H3K27me3 in dynamic gene expression regulation underlying apple bud dormancy and bud break
    Hsiang*, T-F., H. Yamane, M. Gao-Takai, R. Tao. Dominant functions of Japanese apricot PmDAM6 in vegetative bud dormancy by the controls of multiple hormone metabolism, lipid accumulation and cell division
    Nagasaka*, K., S. Nishiyama, M. Fujikawa, H. Yamane, K. Shirasawa, E. Babiker, R. Tao. Polyploid GWAS identifies loci associated with phenology-related traits in southern highbush blueberry
    Poster presentation
    Bao, Y., H. Yamane, T. Li, M. Gao-Takai, R. Nakano, R. Tao. Effects of the DNA methylation inhibitor, 5-Azacitidine, on rabbiteye blueberry ‘Tifblue’ fruit ripening.
    Li, T., H. Yamane and R. Tao. Spatiotemporal genome-wide DNA methylation changes during blueberry ripening and DNA demethylation-induced cluster ripening
    Omori, M., H. Yamane, K. Osakabe, Y. Osakabe, R. Tao. Targeted mutagenesis of CENTRORADIALIS using CRISPR/Cas9 system in highbush blueberry
    Osako, Y. T. Kaite, H. Yamane, T. Morimoto, A. Itai, R. Tao. The effects of streptomycin, gibberellic acid and synthetic cytokinin forchlorfenuron treatments on seed size of muscadine grape
  • International Symposium for the 120th Anniversary of Nanjing Agricultura University: Charm of Colorful Horticulture (August 16th to August 25th, 2022, Online and Nanjing China)
    Invited Talk
    Tao, R. Prunus-specific recognition mechanisms of the S-RNase based gametophytic self-incompatibility system
  • International Cherry School (November 5th, 2022, Online and Dalian, China)
    Invited Talk
    Tao, R. Overview of sweet cherry production in Japan
  • The 9th International Horticulture Research Conference (November 20th to 23rd, 2022
    Online and Wuhan, China)

    Invited Talk
    Tao, R. Dioecy in Diospyros and Actinidia

2021

  • International symposium on Advances in plant biotechnology and genome editing (April 8-10th, 2021, online)
    Invited talk
    Yamane*, H. The MADS-box gene family involved in the regulatory mechanism of dormancy in Rosaceae fruit trees.
  • Annual meeting of American Society for Horticultural Science (Aug. 5-9th, 2021, Corolado/USA and Online)
    Poster presentation
    Babiker, E., K. Nagasaka, S. Nishiyama, M. Fujikawa, H. Yamane and R. Tao. Genome-wide association mapping of phenology-ralted traits in southern highbush blueberry using ddRAD-seq
  • XII International Vaccinium Symposium (Aug 30-Sep 1, 2021, online)
    Oral presentation
    Nishiyama, S., M. Fujikawa, H. Yamane, K. Shirasawa, E. Babiker and R. Tao. Characterization of population structure and genetic variation of chilling requirement in southern highbush blueberry
    Poster presentation
    Li, T., H. Yamane and R. Tao. Effects of 5-AzaC, an inhibitor of DNA methyltransferase, on fruit development and ripening
    Nagasaka, K., H. Yamane and R. Tao. Evaluation of ‘O’Neal’ pollen performance on highbush blueberry fruit size and quality
    Tseng, W-C., M. Omori, F-C. Hsu, H. Yamane, R. Tao and K-T. Li. Environmental regulations on flowering and expression of flowering genes in southern highbush blueberry
    Omori, M., H. Yamane, R. Tao and K-T. Li. Pollination compatibility and parthenocarpic berry set in autumn-bloom rabbiteye blueberry cultivars and breeding lines
  • 7th International Symposium on Persimmon (Sep 21- 26, 2021, online)
    Oral presentation
    Nishiyama, S., C. Iwami, S. Wang, C. Tam and R. Tao. Physiological and genetic characterization of ‘Totsutanenashi’ a nonaploid persimmon mutant bearing extremely small size fruit
    Yamane, H., Y. Osako, H. Iwasa, M. Gao-Takai, J. Takeuchi, Y. Todoroki and R. Tao. Effects of Abz-E3M, abscisic acid 8′-hydroxylase inhibitor, and PANMe, abscisic acid antagonist, on bud dormancy release of Diospyros spp.
    Poster presentation
    Tao, R., A. Kuramoto and S. Nishiyama. DNA sequence diversity of the astringency-controlling locus in Diospyros kaki
    Ishii, A., R. Makimoto, S. Nishiyama and R. Tao. Towards functional characterization of OGI, the male determinant gene in Diospyros
    Kusumi, A., Y. Osako, R. Nakano, S. Nishiyama and R. Tao. Towards comprehensive phenotypic evaluation of shape diversity in persimmon fruit
    Fujiwara, Y., S. Nishiyama, N. Onoue, R. Matsuzaki, K. Yonemori and R. Tao. Candidate gene analysis for the ASTRINGENCY locus controlling fruit astringency in Diospyros kaki using mRNA-seq and small RNA-seq data (young minds poster award)
  • International Symposium on Reproductive Biology of Fruit Tree (Nov 8-12, 2021, online)
    Keynote (invited talk)
    Tao, R. and T. Akagi. Dioecy in fruit trees

2020

  • Plant and Animal Genome Conference XXVIII (Jan. 11-15th, 2020, San Diego, USA)
    Poster presentation
    Nishiyama*, S., M. Fujikawa, E. Babiker, H. Yamane, K. Shirasawa and R. Tao. Towards understanding of genome evolution of southern highbush blueberry by ddRAD-Seq.
  • Annual meeting of American Society for Horticultural Science (Aug. 10-13th, 2020, Online)
    Invited speaker
    Yamane*, H., T-F. Hsiang and R. Tao. Diversity of flower developmental characteristics in low-chill cultivars in Rosaceae fruit trees grown in temperate climate
  • 3rd Asian Horticulture Congress (Dec 15-17, 2020, Bangkok, Thailand/online)
    Oral presentation
    Hsiang, T., W. Chen, H. Yamane, S. Nishiyama, R. Nakano and R. Tao. Allelic distribution at SNP loci within bud dormancy-related QTLs in Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) collections.
    Li, T., H. Yamane and R. Tao. Effects of pre-harvest UV-B irradiation on anthocyanin biosynthesis in blueberry.
    Ono, K., R. Tao. Characterization of a gene co-expression network associated with MGST, the pollen modifier gene of gametophytic self-incompatibility in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.)
    Yamane, H., K. Nagasaka, S. Ebihara, T. Li, R. Matsuzaki, M. Shoji and R. Tao. Evaluation of the effects of pollination on fruit size and quality of highbush blueberry.
    Poster presentation
    Tao, R., A. Ishii, K. Obata, R. Makimoto and H. Yamane. Establishment of the Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system for D. lotus and D. oleifera, closely related species to D. kaki
    Wang, S., C. Tam, S. Nishiyama and R. Tao. Transcriptome analysis on fruit size control in ‘Totsutanenashi’ persimmon.   Wang, S., C. Tam, S. Nishiyama and R. Tao. Transcriptome analysis on fruit size control in ‘Totsutanenashi’ persimmon.