Akagi, T., I. M. Henry, R. Tao and L. Comai. 2014. A Y-chromosome-encoded small RNA acts as a sex determinant in persimmons. Science 346: 646-650.
Akagi, T., K. Kajita, T. Kibe, H. Morimura, T. Tsujimoto, S. Nishiyama, T. Kawai, H. Yamane, and R. Tao. 2014. Development of molecular markers associated with sexuality in Diospyros lotus L. and their application in D. kaki Thunb. J. Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. 83: 214-221.
Habu, T. and R. Tao. 2014. Transcriptome analysis of self- and cross-pollinated pistils of Japanese apricot (Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc.). J. Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. 83: 95-107
Habu, T., H. Yamane, R. Sasaki, K. Yano, H. Fujii, T. Shimizu, T. Yamamoto, and R. Tao. 2014. Custom Microarray analysis for transcript profiling of dormant vegetative buds of Japanese apricot during prolonged chilling exposure. J. Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. 83:1-16.
Hanada, T., A. Watari, T. Kibe, H. Yamane, A. Wunsch, T. M. Gradziel, Y. Sasabe, H. Yaegaki, M. Yamaguchi, and R. Tao. 2014. Two novel self-compatible S haplotypes in peach (Prunus persica). J. Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. 83: 203-213.
Kawai, T., A. Gonoi, M. Nitta, M. Kaido, N. Yamagishi, N. Yoshikawa, and R. Tao. 2014. Virus-induced gene silencing in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) and Japanese apricot (P. mume Siebold & Zucc.) with the Apple Latent Spherical Virus vector system. J. Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. 83:23-31.
Gao-Takai, M. and R. Tao. 2014. Improving infection efficiency of Agrobacterium to immature cotyledon explants of Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) by sonication treatment. J. Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. 83: 108-116.
2013
Tsubaki, S. K. Sugimura, Y. Teramoto, K. Yonemori, and J. Azuma. 2013. Cutivular membrane of Fuyu persimmon fruit is strengthened by tritepenoid nano-filers. PLos ONE 8: e75275. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075275.
2012
Akagi, T., R. Tao, T. Tsujimoto, A. Kono, and K. Yonemori. 2012. Fine genotyping of a highly polymorphic ASTRINGENCY-linked locus reveals variable hexasomic inheritance in persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) cultivars. Tree Genetics & Genomes 8:195-204.
Beppu, K., M. Kumei, H. Yamane, R. Tao, and I. Kataoka. 2012. Molecular and genetic analyses of the S-haplotype of the self-compatible Japanese plum (Prunus saliciana Lindl.) 'Methley'. J. Hortic. Sci. & Biotech. 87: 493-498.
Habu, T., H. Yamane, K. Igarashi, K. Hamada, K. Yano, and R. Tao. 2012. 454-Pyrosequencing of the transcriptome in leaf and flower buds of Japanese apricot (Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc.) at different dormant stages. J. Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. 81: 239-250.
Matsumoto, D. and Tao R. 2012. Isolation of pollen-expressed actin as a candidate protein interacting with S-RNase in Prunus avium L. J. Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. 81: 41-47.
Matsumoto, D., H. Yamane, K. Abe, and Tao R. 2012. Identificationof a Skp1-like protein interacting with SFB, the pollen S Determinant of the gametophytic self-incompatibility in Prunus. Plant Physiology 159:1252-1262.
2011
Akagi T., T. Tsujimoto, A. Ikegami and K. Yonemori. 2011. Effects of seasonal temperature changes on DkMyb4 expression involved in proanthocyanidin regulation in two genotypes of persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) fruit. Planta 233: 883-894.
Akagi, T., A. K.-Ikegami, S. Kobayashi, A. Sato, A. Kono, and K. Yonemori. Seasonal abscisic acid signal and a basic leucine zipper transcription factor, DkbZIP5, regulate proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in persimmon fruit. Plant Physiology 158: 1089-1102.
Fernandez i Marti, A., W. Howad, R. Tao, J. M. A. Segura, P. Arus and R. Socias i Company. 2011. Identification of quantitative trait loci associated with self-compatibility in a Prunus species. Tree Genetics & Genomes 7: 629-639.
Sasaki, R., H. Yamane, T. Ooka, H. Jotatsu, Y. Kitamura, T. Akagi, and R. Tao. 2011. Functional and expressional analyses of PmDAM genes associated with endodormancy in Japanese apricot (Prunus mume). Plant Physiology 157: 485-497.
Yamane, H., T. Ooka, H.Jotatsu, Y. Hosaka, R. Sasaki and R. Tao. 2011. Expressional regulation of PpDAM5 and PpDAM6, peach (Prunus persica) dormancy-associated MADS-box genes, by low temperature and dormancy-breaking reagent treatment . Journal of Experimental Botany. 62: 3481-3488.
Yamane, H., T. Ooka, H. Jotatsu, R. Sasaki and R. Tao. 2011. Expression analysis of PpDAM5 and PpDAM6 during flower bud development in peach (Prunus persica ) . Scientia Hort. 129: 844-848.
Yamane, H., R. Tao, T. Ooka, H.Jotatsu, R. Sasaki, and K. Yonemori. 2011. Comparative analyses of dormancy-associated MADS-box genes, PpDAM5 and PpDAM6, in low- and high-chill peaches (Prunus persica L.). J. Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. 80: 276-283.
2010
Akagi, T, A. Ikegami, and K. Yonemori. 2010. DkMyb2 wound-induced transcription factor of persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.), contributes to proanthocyanidin regulation. Planta 232: 1045-1059.
Akagi, T. Y. Suzuki, A. Ikegami, H. Kamitakahara, T. Takano, F. Nakatsubo, and K. Yonemori. 2010. Condensed tannin composition analysis in persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) fruit by acid catalysis in the presence of excess phloroglucinol. J. Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. 79: 275-281.
Akagi, T., Y. Takeda, K. Yonemori, A. Ikegami, A. Kono, M. Yamada, and S. Kanzaki. 2010. Quantitative genotyping for the astringency locus in hexaploid persimmon cultivars using quantitative real-time PCR. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 135: 59-66.
Beppu, K., K. Shogase, H. Yamane, R. Tao, and I. Kataoka. 2010. Inheritance of self-compatibility conferred by the Se-haplotype of Japanese plum and development of Se-RNase gene-specific PCR primers. J. Hort. Sci. & Biotech. 85: 215-218.
Esumi, T., Y. Kitamura, C. Hagihara, H. Yamane, and R. Tao. 2010. Identification of a TFL1 ortholog in Japanese apricot (Prunus mume Sieb et Zucc.). Scientia Hort. 125: 608-616.
Gao, M., M. Kawabe, T. Tsukamoto, H. Hanada, and R. Tao. 2010. Somatic embryogenesis and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) using immature cotyledons. Scientia Hort. 124: 360-367.
Kanzaki, S., T. Akagi, T. Masuko, M. Kimura, M. Yamada, A. Sato, N. Mitani, N. Utsunomiya, and K. Yonemori. 2010. SCAR markers for practical application of marker-assisted selection in persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) breeding. J. Japan. Soc. Hort. Sci. 79: 150-155.
Marti, A.F., T. Hanada, J.M. Alonso, H. Yamane, R. Tao, and R. Socias i Company. 2010. The almond Sf haplotype shows a double expression despite its comprehensive genetic identity. Scientia Hort. 125:685-691.
Tsukamoto, T., N.R. Hauck, R. Tao, N. Jiang, and A.F. Iezzoni. 2010. Molecular and genetic analyses of four nonfunctional S haplotype variants derived from a common ancestral S haplotype identified in sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.). Genetics 184: 411-427.
Wunsch, A., R. Tao, J.I. Hormaza. 2010. Self-compatibility in ’Cristobalina’sweet cherry is not associated with duplications or modified transcription levels of S-locus genes. Plant Cell Rep. 29:715-721.
