Yo Takenaka Explained
| Birth Date: | 7 November 1903 |
| Death Date: | 18 March 1966 |
| Fields: | Plant genetics |
Yo Takenaka (竹中 要 Takenaka Yō, 1903–1966) was a Japanese plant geneticist and a Professor of Department of Cell Genetics, National Institute of Genetics. He is notable for researching the phylogenetic classification of cherry blossom. He discovered that Prunus × yedoensis is a crossbreed of two wild species of Japanese cherry; Prunus spachiana forma ascendens (Edo higan) and Prunus speciosa (Oshima zakura) by crossing experiments. He was also known as a researcher on Japanese morning glory and Nicotiana.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Career
He was born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan in 1903. He graduated from the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tokyo Imperial University in 1927. He was a Professor of Keijō Imperial University from 1929 to 1945. After the end of war, he became a Professor of National Institute of Genetics in 1949. He died on 18 March 1966 at the age of 62.[2]
Works
- ソメイヨシノの起源 . The Origin of the Yoshino cherry . 染色体 [La Kromosomo] . 21 . 777–778 . 1954 . 染色体学会 [The Society of Chromosome Research ].
- サクラの研究(第1報) ソメイヨシノの起源 . Research on Cherry (1): The Origin of the Yoshino cherry . 植物学雑誌 [Botanical Magazine] . 75 . 278–287 . July 25, 1962 .
- サクラの研究(第2報) ソメイヨシノの起源 . Research on Cherry (2): The Origin of the Yoshino cherry . 植物学雑誌 [Botanical Magazine] . 78 . 319–331 . September 25, 1965 .
- Yô . TAKENAKA . The Origin of the Yoshino cherry tree . Journal of Heredity . 1963 . 54 . 5 . 207–211 . Oxford University Press. 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a107250 .
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Yō Takenaka . Kodansha.
- Web site: Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute . Dr. Takenaka and Cherries in the National Institute of Genetics . Japanese.
- Web site: 国立遺伝学研究所六十周年 ミシマザクラと竹中博士 . National Institute of Genetics 60th anniversary: Mishima zakura and Dr. Takenaka . July 1, 2009 . Mishima City .
- Web site: J-Stage . Search result Yo Takenaka .
