Carlos Takeshi Hotta

This study shows soybean can grow in a Martian regolith simulant with nutrient supplements but cannot form nitrogen-fixing nodules, highlighting challenges for sustainable agriculture on Mars.

This study investigates how the timing of transient darkness affects carbon-nitrogen metabolism and sugar signaling in sugarcane, revealing treatment-dependent changes in metabolic responses and identifying trehalose metabolism as a regulatory layer.

This study uses mass spectrometry to characterize histone PTMs in sugarcane, identifying extensive modifications and distinct patterns across histone variants.