Researchers

YAMAZAKI Akira

YAMAZAKI Akira
Lecturer
Faculty Department of Agricultural Science
Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/yamazaki.akira

Education and Career

Education

  • 2010/04 - 2013/03 , Tochigi Prefectural Utsunomiya High School,
  • 2013/04 - 2017/03 , Kyoto University, Faculty of Agriculture,
  • 2017/04 - 2019/03 , Kyoto University, Graduate School of Agriculture,
  • 2019/04 - 2020/07 , Kyoto University, Graduate School of Agriculture,

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Apr. 2025 - Today , Kindai University Faculty of Agriculture Department of Agricultural Science lecturer
  • Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2025 , Kindai University Faculty of Agriculture Department of Agricultural Science Research associate
  • Aug. 2020 - Mar. 2022 , Kyoto University Graduate School of Agriculture Experimental Farm Assistant professor

Research Activities

Research Areas

  • Environmental science/Agricultural science , Horticulture

Research Interests

Horticulture, Facility cultivation, Global warming, Heat stress, plant reproduction, Deep learning, Image analysis, pollen, flower morphology, genomic analysis

Published Papers

  1. Exploration of Capsicum genotypes with high levels of umami-related amino acids in fruits
    Konan Watari; Natsuho Kuroiwa; Akari Umehara; Munetaka Hosokawa; Akira Yamazaki
    Euphytica  222  (1)  , 8-, Jan. 2026  , Refereed
  2. Ultraviolet B Irradiation of Diplocarpon rosae for the Control of Black Spot Disease in Roses
    Honami Nakasuji; Ayumu Kono; Mao Miyake; Akira Yamazaki; Munetaka Hosokawa
    Journal of Phytopathology  173  (6)  , e70208-, Dec. 2025  , Refereed
  3. Identification of a novel quantitative trait locus improving fruit set in chili pepper (Capsicum annuum) under high-temperature greenhouse conditions
    Akira Yamazaki; Tatsuya Kitade; Ao Takezawa; Kazusa Nishimura; Takahiro Maki; Ryohei Nakano; Munetaka Hosokawa
    Scientia Horticulturae  353  , 114471-, Nov. 2025  , Refereed

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Conference Activities & Talks

  1. Rを使ったRNA-seqのGO解析 , Akira Yamazaki , 園芸作物バイオインフォマティクス入門7 , 12, Sep. 2023
  2. Thermo-tolerance of pollen germination in Capsicums: Development and application of a method for pollen germination rate measurement by machine learning , Akira Yamazaki , Joint mini-symposium between Kyoto University and Seoul National University for chili pepper research , 31, Jan. 2023
  3. - , 山崎 彬; 白澤健太; 細川宗孝 , 公開シンポジウム トウガラシ類の国産化を目指して —鹿児島県におけるトウガラシ類の生産と商品開発の取り組み— , Nov. 2018

MISC

  1. Detection and characterization of a quantitative trait locus associated with high-temperature-tolerant fruit set in Capsicum annuum , Akira Yamazaki , 19th EUCARPIA meeting on Genetics and Breeding of Capsicum and Eggplant , Sep. 2026
  2. Analysis of Environmental Factors Influencing Pollen Germination in Strawberry Using a Robust Deep Learning Model , Akira Yamazaki; Natsuki Uematsu; Taro Sano; Yoshito Tatsumi; Keiji Mine; Hiroshi Asao; Haruyuki Atsumi; Yuhei Ueda; Ginyu Inaba; Kyosuke Kawabe; Kenichiro Yasuba; Yuichi Yoshida , The 32nd International Horticultural Congress , S03-P-04 , 25, Aug. 2026
  3. トウガラシ果実におけるグルタミン酸蓄積へのグルタミン酸-GABA代謝サイクルの影響 , 渡虎楠; 細川宗孝; 山崎彬 , 園芸学研究（園芸学会令和8年度春季大会研究発表） , 25 , 別冊1 , 145 , 22, Mar. 2026

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Research Grants & Projects

  1. BRAIN, オープンイノべーション研究・実用化推進事業, スマートポリネーター監視システムで活動把握！適材適所なポリネーター投入によるイチゴ高収益生産の実現
  2. Yamazaki Spice Promotion Foundation, Mechanisms underlying umami-related amino acid accumulation for the breeding and production of high-umami Capsicum peppers , Kindai University
  3. 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, トウガラシの施設栽培で自動着果性を高温下でも維持する原因遺伝子と機構の解明 , 近畿大学

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