Takuji SasakiNODAI Research InstituteTokyo University of AgricultureTokyoJapan  Motoyuki AshikariBioscience and Biotechnology CenterNagoya UniversityAichiJapan

• 1Genome sequence of Oryza.- 2 Small RNAs in rice -molecular species and their functions.- 3 Composition and Structure of Centromere and Telomere.- 4 Rice Organelle Genomics, Approaches to Genetic Engineering and Breeding.- 5 Molecular regulation of meiotic fate decision and gametophyte specification in rice.- 6 Rice transcriptome dynamics under the natural field conditions.- 7 Contribution of rice mutants to plant hormone science: past to future.- 8 Rice plant architecture: molecular basis and application in breeding.- 9 Dwarfism for Molecular Biology and Breeding.- 10 Genetic control pathways of flowering in rice.- 11 Gene network of grain size and number in rice.- 12 Gene network of seed shattering and panicle structure.- 13 Molecular transport system of mineral elements in rice.- 14 Genetic mechanism and control of root system architecture.- 15 Genetics and breeding of flooding tolerance in rice.- 16 Gene Network regulating salinity tolerance of rice .- 17 Low temperature and drought stress regulatory mechanisms in rice.- 18 Pathogen recognition and immune signaling.- 19 Interaction of rice and Xanthomonas oryzae TAL effectors.- 20 Marker-assisted gene pyramiding for durable blast resistance.- 21 Genes affecting eating and processing quality.- 22 Genetic dissection and breeding effort of grain appearance in rice.- 23 Rice epigenetics.- 24 Genomic Prediction and Selection in Rice.- 25 Genome-wide mapping of complex traits in rice.- 26 Next generation breeding of rice by whole genome sequencing approaches.- 27 Rice genome editing.- 28 Databases for rice omics researches