Talk Title:

Phenotypic Changes Induced by the Application of Low-Temperature Plasma Treatments in Crops and Related Species

About the Speaker

Dr. Ehara serves as the Director of the International Center for Research and Education in Agriculture and as a Professor at the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University. From 1999 to 2000, he conducted research as a visiting scientist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, supported by the Royal Society– Japan Society for the Promotion of Science fellowship. Between 2011 and 2015, he contributed to Mie University as Vice President for International Affairs. In 2008, he was honored with the Academic Award from the Japanese Society for Tropical Agriculture (JSTA) in recognition of his ecophysiological and phylogenetic research on the sago palm. Dr. Ehara was elected President of the Society of Sago Palm Studies in 2016 and Vice President of the JSTA in 2020.