Yutaka Sato

The paper analyzes historical rice seeds from the 1950s to show pre-modern genetic structure in indica landraces, revealing a distinct northern Vietnamese lineage and a genetic continuum in southern Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand.

This study identifies genes and microstructures responsible for superhydrophobicity in rice leaves, showing cuticular wax accumulation and papillae differentiation play key roles.

The paper investigates the regulatory mechanisms of diterpenoid phytoalexin production in wild rice, identifying DPF and N-boxes as key cis-trans regulators conserved across species.

The paper presents chromosome-level genome assemblies for two wild cherry species, revealing structural variations and insights into their evolutionary relationships.

The paper presents a near complete genome assembly of the Oshima cherry, identifies centromeric regions, and compares them with related species to study genetic diversity and evolution.

This study identifies diap1 as a more effective target for RNAi-based pest control due to its ability to rapidly reduce crop damage compared to conventional targets.