"Asutama J" bred by Prof. Ozaki and his research group was selected as one of the "10 Major Agricultural Technology News"!

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"Asutama J," a new asparagus variety with resistance to stem blight, jointly bred by Kyushu University, the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Kagawa Prefecture, and Tohoku University, has been selected as one of the "10 Major Agricultural Technology News.

"Asutama J" has high field resistance to stem blight, a disease that is difficult to control, which could not be expected from crosses within the asparagus species, and it has high yield potential in spring cultivation on fields where stem blight occurs. It is expected to revolutionize open field production of asparagus, not only in existing open field production areas, but also in warm climate areas where commercial production has been considered difficult due to stem blight disease.

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Selection of the 10 Most Promising News in Agricultural Technology
Among the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries research results of private companies, universities, public testing and research institutes, and national research and development corporations that have been reported in newspapers during the past year, 10 issues that are considered to have excellent content and are of high social interest were selected through voting by the members of the Agricultural Technology Club (30 member newspapers and magazines specializing in agriculture).

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