Short
Biodata Staff
profile

Name:

Koichi Futakuchi

Nationality:

Japanese

Position held:

Ecophysiologist

Year of Employment:

May 1997

Qualifications:

BS: March 1986, University of Tokyo, Japan
MS: March 1988, University of Tokyo, Japan
PhD: March 1991, University of Tokyo, Japan

Experience:

JSPS (Japan Society for Promoting Science) Research Fellow at University of Tokyo, JICA Expert, and AfricaRice researcher.

Major Achievements:

Studies on grain quality of the first generation NERICAs (their grain quality characteristics were revealed; and the relationship among quality and agronomic traits was examined).

Studies on lowland adaptability of upland NERICAs (their possibility to use in rainfed lowland was examined).

Development of weed competitive NERICAs for rainfed lowland (several prototypes have been developed; however, the study is on-going).