Institute of Crop Science, NARO

Advanced Field Crops Breeding Group is working on the cultivation of soybean, barley, and wheat varieties.
In order to avoid harvest loss in soybeans, we developed cultivars group with pod shattering resistance leading to yield stability in mechanical farming. We work to improve other agronomic traits and to breed varieties with extremely high yield potential.
In barley, we developed waxy varieties, which is a health functional ingredient, and also varieties for barley tea. In the future, we will aim to breed varieties with a higher β-glucan content and work to contribute to the expansion of barley demands.
Wheat variety for ramen noodles with resistance to WYMV (wheat yellow mosaic virus) was developed. In the future, we aim to develop varieties especially for Japanese noodles that are suitable for a wide range of areas. Starch characteristics and protein composition related to the quality characteristics of wheat flour is surveyed and compared to imported varieties.
We are conducting research in collaboration with other groups and divisions in order to promote the breeding of these varieties.