MucoRice-CTB is a promising cold-chain-free oral cholera vaccine candidate. Here, we report a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, phase I study conducted in the USA in which vaccination with the 6-g dose of MucoRice-CTB induced cross-rea...
Yuta Ohashi   Misato Murai   Yasuhiro Ishigami   Eiji Goto   
Horticulturae 8(1) 60-60 2022年1月 [査読有り]
The objective of this study was to investigate the growth and light-intercepting characteristics of tomatoes when movable benches are used in their cultivation. We cultivated tomatoes in a greenhouse (168 m2) during summer (9 July–9 September 2018...
Fei Zhao   Hideo Yoshida   Eiji Goto   Shoko Hikosaka   
Agronomy 12(1) 106-106 2022年1月 [査読有り]
In this study, we developed an automatic irrigation method using an image-based irrigation system for high-quality tomato production in a greenhouse by investigating effects of a diurnal periodic cycle of irrigation on the photosynthesis, growth, ...
Xinglin Ke   Hideo Yoshida   Shoko Hikosaka   Eiji Goto   
Plants 11(1) 121 2021年12月 [査読有り]
Dwarf tomatoes are advantageous when cultivated in a plant factory with artificial light because they can grow well in a small volume. However, few studies have been reported on cultivation in a controlled environment for improving productivity. W...
Jin-Hui Lee   Seina Shibata   Eiji Goto   
Frontiers in Plant Science 12 786555 2021年12月 [査読有り]
This study aimed to evaluate short-duration (24 h) UV-B irradiation as a preharvest abiotic stressor in canola plants. Moreover, we quantified the expression levels of genes related to bioactive compounds synthesis in response to UV-B radiation. C...