Ethanol-based
Global
Agricultural
Optimization
EGAO (笑顔) is a Japanese word that corresponds to "Smile" in English.
Research Objective
Optimize Agriculture under Climate Change
using
Ethanol
We aim to establish sustainable agriculture under climate change through the use of ethanol.
Recent Research Findings
World's First Discovery: Ethanol Enhances Tolerance to Drought, Heat and Salt
Salt tolerance
Heat tolerance
Drought tolerance
- Published Research Papers
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"Ethanol Enhances High-salinity Stress Tolerance by Detoxifying Reactive Oxygen Species in
Arabidopsis thaliana and Rice"
Nguyen, Sako et al.(2017), Frontiers in Plant Science, doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01001 -
"Exogenous ethanol treatment alleviates oxidative damage of Arabidopsis thaliana under
conditions of high-light stress"
Sako, et al.(2021), Plant Biotechnology, doi: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.21.0715a -
"Ethanol induces heat tolerance in plants by stimulating unfolded protein response"
Matsui, Todaka et al.(2022), Plant Molecular Biology, doi: 10.1007/s11103-022-01291-8 -
"Ethanol-mediated novel survival strategy against drought stress in plants"
Bashir, Todaka et al.(2022), Plant & Cell Physiology, doi: 10.1371/10.1093/pcp/pcac114 -
"Ethanol treatment enhances drought stress avoidance in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)"
Vu, Utsumi et al.(2022), Plant Molecular Biology, doi: 10.1007/s11103-022-01300-w -
"Application of ethanol alleviates heat damage to leaf growth and yield in tomato"
Todaka, Quynh et al.(2024), Frontiers in Plant Science, doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1325365
News & Press Release
Ethanol preps rice and wheat for drought
A cost-effective soil treatment could increase the survival rate of water-stressed crops more than ten-fold by reducing water loss and increasing sugar production in the aftermath.
Dec. 20, 2022
Go RIKEN PageEthanol helps plants better tolerate heat stress
Pre-treatment with ethanol activates molecular processes that could allow crops to tolerate a warming world
Sep. 30, 2022
Go RIKEN PageDiscovery of ethanol-mediated high-salinity tolerance mechanism in plants
Ethanol - a cheap and simple way to help plants fight salinity
Jul. 3, 2017
Go JST PageCase of Improved Heat Stress Tolerance in Crops by Ethanol Application
Lettuce
Green Onion
About us
Plant Genomic Network Research Team
We are analyzing novel chemical, epigenetic, RNA and peptide regulation mechanisms in environmental stress adaptation and acclimation by integrated omics analyses. We are also analyzing regulatory networks of tuberous root formation by integrated omics analyses in cassava, an important tropical crop for carbon utilization.
We aim to develop useful plant resources, such as increased stress tolerance and improved plant productivity by use of chemical compounds and transformation technology.
Motoaki Seki
Main Research Fields : Biology
Related Research Fields : Biological Sciences / Agricultural Sciences
Keywords : Plant Functional Genomics / Environmental Stress Adaptation / Cassava / Epigenetic
Regulation / RNA Regulation
Project : Innovative Plant Biotechnology
Key members of the EGAO project
Daisuke Todaka
RIKEN CSRS
Khurram Bashir
Lahore University of Management Sciences
Kaori Sako
Kindai University
Contact us
1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Plant Genomic Network Research Team
E-mail : egao.info@ml.riken.jp
