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Yusaku Uga

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization ORCID

102

Works

5,429

Citations

34

h-index

52

i10-index

Research Topics

Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

Affiliations

Tokyo University of Agriculture2017–2018

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization2016–2026

University of Tsukuba2003–2003

International Rice Research Institute2003–2003

Institute of Agrobiological Sciences2003–2023

Top Works

Control of root system architecture by DEEPER ROOTING 1 increases rice yield under drought conditions

Yusaku Uga,Kazuhiko Sugimoto,et al.

20131,628 citations

Plant responses to water stress

Plant Molecular Biology Research

Dro1, a major QTL involved in deep rooting of rice under upland field conditions

Yusaku Uga,Kazutoshi Okuno,et al.

2011367 citations

Root angle modifications by the <i>DRO1</i> homolog improve rice yields in saline paddy fields

Yuka Kitomi,Eiko Hanzawa,et al.

2020254 citations

The intersection of nitrogen nutrition and water use in plants: new paths toward improved crop productivity

Darren Plett,Kosala Ranathunge,et al.

2020250 citations

Drought Response in Wheat: Key Genes and Regulatory Mechanisms Controlling Root System Architecture and Transpiration Efficiency

Manoj Kulkarni,Raju Soolanayakanahally,et al.

2017223 citations

Q-TARO: QTL Annotation Rice Online Database

Jun‐ichi Yonemaru,Toshio Yamamoto,et al.

2010175 citations

Deep rooting conferred by DEEPER ROOTING 1 enhances rice yield in paddy fields

Yumiko Arai‐Sanoh,Toshiyuki Takai,et al.

2014175 citations

High-throughput three-dimensional visualization of root system architecture of rice using X-ray computed tomography

Shota Teramoto,Satoko Takayasu,et al.

2020141 citations

Genetic improvement for root growth angle to enhance crop production

Yusaku Uga,Yuka Kitomi,et al.

2015138 citations