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Ammar A, Nouira A, El Mouridi Z, Boughribil S. Recent trends in the phytoremediation of radionuclide contamination of soil by cesium and strontium: Sources, mechanisms and methods: A comprehensive review. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 359:142273. [PMID: 38750727 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
Abstract
This comprehensive review examines recent trends in phytoremediation strategies to address soil radionuclide contamination by cesium (Cs) and strontium (Sr). Radionuclide contamination, resulting from natural processes and nuclear-related activities such as accidents and the operation of nuclear facilities, poses significant risks to the environment and human health. Cs and Sr, prominent radionuclides involved in nuclear accidents, exhibit chemical properties that contribute to their toxicity, including easy uptake, high solubility, and long half-lives. Phytoremediation is emerging as a promising and environmentally friendly approach to mitigate radionuclide contamination by exploiting the ability of plants to extract toxic elements from soil and water. This review focuses specifically on the removal of 90Sr and 137Cs, addressing their health risks and environmental implications. Understanding the mechanisms governing plant uptake of radionuclides is critical and is influenced by factors such as plant species, soil texture, and physicochemical properties. Phytoremediation not only addresses immediate contamination challenges but also provides long-term benefits for ecosystem restoration and sustainable development. By improving soil health, biodiversity, and ecosystem resilience, phytoremediation is in line with global sustainability goals and environmental protection initiatives. This review aims to provide insights into effective strategies for mitigating environmental hazards associated with radionuclide contamination and to highlight the importance of phytoremediation in environmental remediation efforts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ayyoub Ammar
- Laboratory of Virology, Microbiology, Quality and Biotechnology /Eco-toxicology and Biodiversity (LVMQB/EB), Faculty of Sciences and Techniques Mohammedia, University Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco; National Center for Energy, Sciences, and Nuclear Techniques (CNESTEN), Rabat, Morocco; Laboratory of Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, National Institute of Agronomique Research (INRA), Rabat, Morocco.
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- National Center for Energy, Sciences, and Nuclear Techniques (CNESTEN), Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, National Institute of Agronomique Research (INRA), Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Virology, Microbiology, Quality and Biotechnology /Eco-toxicology and Biodiversity (LVMQB/EB), Faculty of Sciences and Techniques Mohammedia, University Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco
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Gureeva MV, Gureev AP. Molecular Mechanisms Determining the Role of Bacteria from the Genus Azospirillum in Plant Adaptation to Damaging Environmental Factors. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24119122. [PMID: 37298073 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Agricultural plants are continuously exposed to environmental stressors, which can lead to a significant reduction in yield and even the death of plants. One of the ways to mitigate stress impacts is the inoculation of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), including bacteria from the genus Azospirillum, into the rhizosphere of plants. Different representatives of this genus have different sensitivities or resistances to osmotic stress, pesticides, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, and perchlorate and also have the ability to mitigate the consequences of such stresses for plants. Bacteria from the genus Azospirillum contribute to the bioremediation of polluted soils and induce systemic resistance and have a positive effect on plants under stress by synthesizing siderophores and polysaccharides and modulating the levels of phytohormones, osmolytes, and volatile organic compounds in plants, as well as altering the efficiency of photosynthesis and the antioxidant defense system. In this review, we focus on molecular genetic features that provide bacterial resistance to various stress factors as well as on Azospirillum-related pathways for increasing plant resistance to unfavorable anthropogenic and natural factors.
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- Maria V Gureeva
- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Physiology, Voronezh State University, 394018 Voronezh, Russia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Physiology, Voronezh State University, 394018 Voronezh, Russia
- Department of Genetics, Cytology and Bioengineering, Voronezh State University, 394018 Voronezh, Russia
- Laboratory of Metagenomics and Food Biotechnology, Voronezh State University of Engineering Technology, 394036 Voronezh, Russia
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Rallos RV, Dicen GP, Habibi S, Salem D, Ohkama-Ohtsu N, Yokoyama T. Influence of potassium-solubilizing bacteria on the growth and radiocesium phyto-transfer of Brassica rapa L. var. perviridis grown in contaminated Fukushima soils. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2021; 237:106682. [PMID: 34148005 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2021.106682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The supply of K, being the chemical analog of Cs, affects the phytotransfer of radiocesium such as 137Cs from contaminated soils and its accumulation in plant tissues. Since K and Cs have high affinity to the same clay particle surfaces, the presence of potassium-solubilizing bacteria (KSB) could increase the availability of not only K+ in the rhizosphere but also of radiocesium. In this study, we obtained five KSB isolates with the highest solubilization capacities from soybean rhizosphere on modified Aleksandrov medium containing sericite as K source. Based on biochemical and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, we identified the bacteria as Bacillus aryabhattai MG774424, Pseudomonas umsongensis MG774425, P. frederiksbergensis MG774426, Burkholderia sabiae MG774427, and P. mandelii MG774428. We evaluated the KSB isolates based on plant growth promotion and 137Cs accumulation in komatsuna (Brassica rapa L. var. Perviridis) grown in three soils collected from Miyanoiri, Takanishi, and Ota contaminated by 137Cs from the Fukushima accident. Inoculation with KSB showed beneficial effects on plant growth and increased the overall plant biomass production (~40%). On the average, KSB inoculation resulted in the removal of 0.07 ± 0.04% of 137Cs from the soil, more than twice the control. But similar to the effect of KSB inoculation on komatsuna biomass production, different KSBs performed variably and exhibited site-specific responses independent of their K-solubilizing capacities, with higher 137Cs phyto-transfer in roots than in shoots. In terms of root transfer factor (TF), values were highest in komatsuna plants grown in Miyanoiri and Ota soils inoculated with P. frederiksbergensis and Burkholderia sabiae, while they were highest in Takanishi soils inoculated with Bacillus aryabhattai and P. umsongensis. These TF values were also much higher than previously reported values for komatsuna grown in 137Cs-contaminated Fukushima soils inoculated with other rhizobacteria. Thus, KSB inoculation significantly enhance not only the growth of komatsuna but 137Cs uptake.
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- Roland V Rallos
- Agriculture Research Section, Atomic Research Division, Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI), Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, 1101, Quezon City, Philippines; Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Saiwaicho 3-5-8, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-12 8509, Japan.
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- Agriculture Research Section, Atomic Research Division, Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI), Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, 1101, Quezon City, Philippines
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- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Saiwaicho 3-5-8, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan; Faculty of Agriculture, Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Saiwaicho 3-5-8, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-12 8509, Japan
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- Institute of Global Innovation Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Saiwaicho 3-5-8, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-12 8509, Japan; Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Saiwaicho 3-5-8, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-12 8509, Japan
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Saiwaicho 3-5-8, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-12 8509, Japan; The Faculty of Food and Agricultural Science, Fukushima University, Kanayagawa, Fukushima City, Fukushima, 960-1296, Japan
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Okazaki S, Sano N, Yamada T, Ishii K, Kojima K, Djedidi S, Artigas Ramírez MD, Yuan K, Kanekatsu M, Ohkama-Ohtsu N, Hirose Y, Oshima K, Hattori M, Yokoyama T. Complete Genome Sequence of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacillus pumilus TUAT1. Microbiol Resour Announc 2019; 8:e00076-19. [PMID: 31123011 PMCID: PMC6533381 DOI: 10.1128/mra.00076-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacillus pumilus TUAT1 was isolated from soil in a university research field. Strain TUAT1 has the ability to promote the growth of plants, including that of rice, and has been commercialized as a biofertilizer. Here, we sequenced and annotated the genome of TUAT1 to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying its plant growth promotion.
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- Shin Okazaki
- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Global Innovation Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Global Innovation Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Toyohashi University of Technology, Aichi, Japan
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- Center of Omics and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center of Omics and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Nikitin AN, Cheshyk IA, Gutseva GZ, Tankevich EA, Shintani M, Okumoto S. Impact of effective microorganisms on the transfer of radioactive cesium into lettuce and barley biomass. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2018; 192:491-497. [PMID: 30107327 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Soil microorganisms play an important role in determining the physical and chemical properties of soils. Soil microorganisms have both direct and indirect effects on the physical and chemical states of radionuclides and their availability for uptake by plant roots. Controlling the soil microorganisms to immobilize radionuclides is a promising strategy to reduce the content of radionuclides in the food chain. In this study, we evaluated the impact of effective microorganisms (EM) comprising lactic-acid bacteria, photosynthetic bacteria, and yeast on the transfer of 137Cs into the aboveground biomass of barley and lettuce. The application of EM or fermented organic fertilizer (bokashi) alone to sod-podzolic sandy-loam soil significantly reduced the aggregated transfer factor of 137Cs in barley by 37% and 44%, respectively. The combination of EM with bokashi or potassium fertilizer produced the largest reductions in 137Cs transfer into barley biomass (50% and 63%, respectively). EM had a stronger effect on 137Cs transfer into barley compared to lettuce. Laboratory experiments suggested that the effect of microorganisms on 137Cs uptake can be attributed to a reduction in the proportion of bioavailable physicochemical forms of 137Cs in the soils treated with EM and bokashi. This study, to the best of our knowledge, is the first to report the mechanism by which microbial fertilizers reduce the transfer of 137Cs into plants.
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- Aleksander Nikolaevich Nikitin
- Institute of Radiobiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Fedjuninskogo str., 4, 246007, Gomel, Belarus.
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- Institute of Radiobiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Fedjuninskogo str., 4, 246007, Gomel, Belarus.
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- Institute of Radiobiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Fedjuninskogo str., 4, 246007, Gomel, Belarus.
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- Institute of Radiobiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Fedjuninskogo str., 4, 246007, Gomel, Belarus.
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- EM Research Organization,Inc., Kishaba1478, Kitanakagusuku-son, Okinawa, 901-2311, Japan; Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
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- EM Research Organization,Inc., Kishaba1478, Kitanakagusuku-son, Okinawa, 901-2311, Japan.
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Aung HP, Mensah AD, Aye YS, Djedidi S, Oikawa Y, Yokoyama T, Suzuki S, Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura S. Transfer of radiocesium from rhizosphere soil to four cruciferous vegetables in association with a Bacillus pumilus strain and root exudation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2016; 164:209-219. [PMID: 27517724 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2016] [Revised: 07/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study was carried out to assess the effect of Bacillus pumilus on the roots of four cruciferous vegetables with different root structures in regard to enhancement of 137Cs bioavailability in contaminated rhizosphere soil. Results revealed that B. pumilus inoculation did not enhance the plant biomass of vegetables, although it increased root volume and root surface areas of all vegetables except turnip. The pH changes due to rhizosphere acidification by B. pumilus inoculation and root exudation did not affect the bioavailability of 137Cs. However, concentrations of 137Cs in plant tissues and soil-to-plant transfer values increased as a result of the larger root volume and root surface area of vegetables due to inoculation. Moreover, leafy vegetables, which possessed larger root volume and root surface areas, had a higher 137Cs transfer value than root vegetables.
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- Han Phyo Aung
- United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Saiwaicho 3-5-8, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Saiwaicho 3-5-8, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Saiwaicho 3-5-8, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Saiwaicho 3-5-8, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Saiwaicho 3-5-8, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Saiwaicho 3-5-8, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Saiwaicho 3-5-8, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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Djedidi S, Kojima K, Ohkama-Ohtsu N, Bellingrath-Kimura SD, Yokoyama T. Growth and (137)Cs uptake and accumulation among 56 Japanese cultivars of Brassica rapa, Brassica juncea and Brassica napus grown in a contaminated field in Fukushima: Effect of inoculation with a Bacillus pumilus strain. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2016; 157:27-37. [PMID: 26986237 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Fifty six local Japanese cultivars of Brassica rapa (40 cultivars), Brassica juncea (10 cultivars) and Brassica napus (6 cultivars) were assessed for variability in growth and (137)Cs uptake and accumulation in association with a Bacillus pumilus strain. Field trial was conducted at a contaminated farmland in Nihonmatsu city, in Fukushima prefecture. Inoculation resulted in different responses of the cultivars in terms of growth and radiocesium uptake and accumulation. B. pumilus induced a significant increase in shoot dry weight in 12 cultivars that reached up to 40% in one B. rapa and three B. juncea cultivars. Differences in radiocesium uptake were observed between the cultivars of each Brassica species. Generally, inoculation resulted in a significant increase in (137)Cs uptake in 22 cultivars, while in seven cultivars it was significantly decreased. Regardless of plant cultivar and bacterial inoculation, the transfer of (137)Cs to the plant shoots (TF) varied by a factor of up to 5 and it ranged from to 0.011 to 0.054. Five inoculated cultivars, showed enhanced shoot dry weights and decreased (137)Cs accumulations, among which two B. rapa cultivars named Bitamina and Nozawana had a significantly decreased (137)Cs accumulation in their shoots. Such cultivars could be utilized to minimize the entry of radiocesium into the food chain; however, verifying the consistency of their radiocesium accumulation in other soils is strongly required. Moreover, the variations in growth and radiocesium accumulation, as influenced by Bacillus inoculation, could help selecting well grown inoculated Brassica cultivars with low radiocesium accumulation in their shoots.
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- Salem Djedidi
- Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.
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