| 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. 染色体学会 [The Society of Chromosome Research ]. 1954.
- "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.
- TAKENAKA, Yô (1963). "The Origin of the Yoshino cherry tree". Journal of Heredity. 54 (5): 207–211. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a107250
See also
References
- ^ "Yō Takenaka". Kodansha.
- ^ "Dr. Takenaka and Cherries in the National Institute of Genetics" (in Japanese). Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute.
- ^ "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]. Mishima City. July 1, 2009.
- ^ "Search result Yo Takenaka". J-Stage.[dead link]