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講師
メロディー・ムゲルザ
Melody Muguerza
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出身国
フィリピン/Philippines
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学位 分野・取得大学
博士（宮崎大学）/Ph.D.(Miyazaki University)
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教授分野
農業、バイオテクノロジー、植物育種/Agriculture, Biotechnology, Plant Breeding
MIUで学びたいあなたへ
“Success... is knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.”
― John C. Maxwell
主な研究課題 Research Topics
- Biotechnology
- Crop Improvement
- Plant Breeding
- Plant Genetic Resources
主な研究業績 Research Achievements
PUBLICATIONS
- Muguerza MB, Gondo T, Ishigaki G, Shimamoto Y, Umami N, Nitthaisong P, Rahman MM, and Akashi R.
2022. Tissue culture and somatic embryogenesis in warm-season grasses—Current status and its
applications: A review. Plants 11(9): 1263. - Prasojo YS, Ishigaki G, Hashiguchi M, Muguerza M, and Akashi R. 2021. Evaluation of regrowth ability
of soybeans for forage utilization under two-cutting systems. Australian Journal of Crop Science
15(12): 1452–1458. - Inoue T, Hashiguchi M, Koga K, Muguerza M, Tanaka H, and Akashi R. 2021. Effects of silicate
fertilizer on growth and silicic acid accumulation in turfgrass. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 20:
324–331. doi: 10.3923/ajps.2021.324.331 - Arifina HA, Hashiguchi T, Nagahama K, Hashiguchi M, Muguerza M, Sakakibara Y, Tanaka H, and Akashi
R. 2020. Varietal differences in flavonoid and antioxidant activity in Japanese soybean accessions.
Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry 85(4): 916–922. doi: 10.1093/bbb/zbaa104 - Inoue T, Hashiguchi M, Koga K, Nakamura Y, Shibuya K, Muguerza M, Tanaka H, and Akashi R. 2020.
Evaluation of treading resistance using a modified treading load system in turfgrass. Asian Journal
of Scientific Research 13(2): 156–163. doi: 10.3923/ajsr.2020.156.163 - Nitthaisong P, Ishigaki G, Suenaga K, Muguerza M, Tanaka H, and Akashi R. 2019. Pentaploid
apomictics by interspecific hybridization between diploid Urochloa ruziziensis and tetraploid
U. decumbens. Crop Science. 59(4): 1648–1656. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2019.01.0035 - Hashiguchi M, Tanaka H, Muguerza M, Akashi R, Norgaard N, Uggerhoj A, and Sato S. Lotus
japonicus genetic, mutant, and germplasm resources. Current Protocols 3(2): e20070. doi:
10.1002/cppb.20070 - Kunwanlee P, Tanaka H, Hashiguchi M, Gondo T, Muguerza M, Inoue T, and Akashi R. 2017. The highly
heterozygous homoploid turfgrass Zoysia matrella displays desirable traits in the S1 progeny.
Crop Science 57(6): 3310–3318. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2016.09.0811 - Gondo T, Umami N, Muguerza M, and Akashi R. 2017. Plant regeneration from embryogenic callus derived
from shoot apices and production of transgenic plants by particle inflow gun in dwarf napiergrass
(Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.) Plant Biotechnology 34(3): 143–150. doi:
10.5511/plantbiotechnology.17.0623a - Asanuma Y, Gondo T, Ishigaki G, Inoue K, Zaita N, Muguerza M, and Akashi R. 2017. Field trial of
insect-resistant and herbicide-tolerant genetically modified cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
for environmental risk assessment in Japan. GM Crops & Food 1–7. doi:
10.1080/21645698.2016.1272754 - Wee C-D, Hashiguchi M, Ishigaki G, Muguerza M, Oba C, Abe J, Harada K, and Akashi R. 2017.
Evaluation of seed components of wild soybean (Glycine soja) collected in Japan using
near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy. Plant Genetic Resources 1–9. doi: 10.1017/S1479262116000472 - Hashiguchi M, Puspasari R, Suematsu Y, Muguerza M, Tanaka H, Suzuki A, Hoffman F, and Akashi R.
2017. Induction of tetraploid Lotus japonicus and interspecific hybridization with
super-root-derived Lotus corniculatus regenerants. Crop Science 57(5): 2387–2394. doi:
10.2135/cropsci2016.09.0743 - Tanaka H, Hirakawa H, Kosugi S, Nakayama S, Ono A, Watanabe A, Hashiguchi M, Gondo T, Ishigaki G,
Muguerza M, Shimizu K, Sawamura N, Inoue T, Shigeki Y, Ohno N, Tabata S, Akashi R, and Sato S. 2016.
Sequencing and comparative analyses of the genomes of zoysiagrasses. DNA Research 23: 1–10. doi:
10.1093/dnares/ dsw006 - Yamamoto A, Hashiguchi M, Akune R, Masumoto T, Muguerza M, Saeki Y, and Akashi R. 2016. The
relationship between salt gland density and sodium accumulation/secretion in a wide selection from
three Zoysia species. Australian Journal of Botany 64: 277–284. doi: 10.1071/BT15261 - Tanaka H, Hirakawa H, Muguerza M, Tabata S, Akashi R, and Sato S. 2016. The complete chloroplast
genome sequence of Zoysia matrella. Crop Science 56: 1206–1212. doi:
10.2135/cropsci2015.080517 - Tanaka, H, Tokunaga R, Muguerza M, Kitazaki Y, Hashiguchi M, Sato S, Tabata S, and Akashi R. 2016.
Genetic structure and speciation of zoysiagrass ecotypes collected in Japan. Crop Science 56:
818–26. doi: 10.2135/cropsci2015.04.0249 - Muguerza M, Gondo T, Ishigaki G, and Akashi R. 2014. Lignin content and digestibility in transgenic
bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flügge) obtained by genetic manipulation of cinnamyl alcohol
dehydrogenase gene. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences 13(1): 8–17. doi:10.3923/ajps.2014.8.17 - Muguerza M, Gondo T, Yoshida M, Kawakami A, Terami F, Yamada T, and Akashi R. 2013. Modification of
the total soluble sugar content of the C4 grass Paspalum notatum expressing the wheat-derived
sucrose: sucrose 1-fructosyltransferase and sucrose:fructan 6- fructosyltransferase genes. Grassland
Science 59: 196–204. doi:
10.1111/grs.12029 “
担当授業科目 Courses Taught
- LAI103 Introduction to Natural/Life Science
- LAI101 Introduction to Global Citizenship
- IDS315-1 The Global Environment
所属学会 Associations
- Japanese Society for Plant Biotechnology (JSPB)
- Japanese Society of Grassland Science (JSGS)
- Society for Ecological Restoration (SER)
