2022年7月20日水曜日

生存の術: While various efforts are being made toward a low-carbon society that reduces CO2 emissions, which is one of the factors of global warming, and does not deplete resources, there is great expectation and interest in plants that absorb CO2. Plants use light energy to photosynthesize and convert CO2 into organic matter such as sugar. However, if you take a step into the idol world, there will be a tremendous competition for survival day and night (only strong and environmentally friendly ones will survive from the conflict that occurs to keep other creatures out of the way you try to survive for a long time.) Is unfolding. The plants, which seem to live quietly, devise well-thought-out ideas over the wisdom that has been cultivated for a long time in order to leave offspring. It is also essential for the survival of all living things, including humans, supports our breathing, and contributes to maintaining the composition of the atmosphere.

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As the current situation of Japanese Agriculture, labor shortage and aging are accelerating. As you can see from the decline in the self-suf...
2022年6月1日水曜日

It seems that protecting the varieties of our beloved plants is behind the prohibition of self-propagation (collection) in principle. In addition, in 2018, the number of applications for variety registration in Japan was about 40% of that in China, and from the context of wanting to increase the competitiveness of Japanese agriculture globally in the future, breeder rights are protected by varieties registrants. There seems to be an aim to increase the number. This time, the only crops that are prohibited in principle are those for which "breeder’s rights" are recognized. For varieties for which breeders' rights are not recognized, self-seeding is still possible. In addition, if the variety is not recognized as a breeder's right, it can be cultivated as before and distributed and sold as an agricultural product, and it seems possible to distribute seeds and seedlings regardless of whether they are paid or free. It seems that it does not mean that farmers who have been producing native and fixed seeds have to switch to First Filial Generation Seed (the first generation of hybrids in which different fixed seeds are crossed) due to the modification of the seedling method. For crops that do not have breeder's rights, self-propagation (collection) is possible, so it is up to each producer to adopt them.

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Kojiki (Kamiyo, Jindai), Emperor Jinmu: From the first generation to the Emperor Suiko: Kojiki from the first generation to the 33rd generat...