Yasutaka Kubo

Yasutaka Kubo publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Yasutaka Kubo D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Differential Expression and Internal Feedback Regulation of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate Synthase, 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate Oxidase, and Ethylene Receptor Genes in Tomato Fruit during Development and Ripening

  Akira Nakatsuka;Shiho Murachi;Hironori Okunishi;Shinjiro Shiomi

  617
  Citations

• Ethylene is required for both the initiation and progression of softening in pear (Pyrus communis L.) fruit.

  Kyoko Hiwasa;Yuichi Kinugasa;Satomi Amano;Akiko Hashimoto

  292
  Citations

• Characterization of ethylene biosynthesis associated with ripening in banana fruit.

  Xuejun Liu;Shinjiro Shiomi;Akira Nakatsuka;Yasutaka Kubo

  252
  Citations

• Ethylene regulation of fruit softening and cell wall disassembly in Charentais melon

  Kiyomi Nishiyama;Monique Guis;Jocelyn K.C. Rose;Yasutaka Kubo

  250
  Citations

• Regulation of genes encoding ethylene biosynthetic enzymes in peach (Prunus persica L.) fruit by carbon dioxide and 1-methylcyclopropene

  Francis M. Mathooko;Yuki Tsunashima;Willis Z.O. Owino;Yasutaka Kubo

  221
  Citations

• Expression and Internal Feedback Regulation of ACC Synthase and ACC Oxidase Genes in Ripening Tomato Fruit

  Akira Nakatsuka;Shinjiro Shiomi;Yasutaka Kubo;Akitsugu Inaba

  186
  Citations

• Ethylene Biosynthesis in Detached Young Persimmon Fruit Is Initiated in Calyx and Modulated by Water Loss from the Fruit

  Ryohei Nakano;Emi Ogura;Yasutaka Kubo;Akitsugu Inaba

  182
  Citations

• Ripening-associated ethylene biosynthesis in tomato fruit is autocatalytically and developmentally regulated.

  Naoki Yokotani;Ryohei Thomas Nakano;Shunsuke Imanishi;Masayasu Nagata

  166
  Citations

• Differential expression of seven α‐expansin genes during growth and ripening of pear fruit

  Kyoko Hiwasa;Jocelyn K. C. Rose;Ryohei Nakano;Akitsugu Inaba

  163
  Citations

• European, Chinese and Japanese pear fruits exhibit differential softening characteristics during ripening

  Kyoko Hiwasa;Ryohei Nakano;Akiko Hashimoto;Mikio Matsuzaki

  138
  Citations

• Low-temperature-modulated fruit ripening is independent of ethylene in ‘Sanuki Gold’ kiwifruit

  Eric G. Mworia;Takashi Yoshikawa;Nadiah Salikon;Chisato Oda

  121
  Citations

• Differential feedback regulation of ethylene biosynthesis in pulp and peel tissues of banana fruit

  Akitsugu Inaba;Xuejun Liu;Naoki Yokotani;Miki Yamane

  119
  Citations

• Respiration and C2H4 production in various harvested crops held in CO2-enriched atmospheres.

  Yasutaka Kubo;Akitsugu Inaba;Reinosuke Nakamura

  117
  Citations

• Characterization of a novel tomato EIN3‐like gene (LeEIL4)

  Naoki Yokotani;Sumiko Tamura;Ryohei Nakano;Akitsugu Inaba

  110
  Citations

• Expression characteristics of seven members of the β-galactosidase gene family in 'La France' pear (Pyrus communis L.) fruit during growth and their regulation by 1-methylcyclopropene during postharvest ripening

  Mercy W. Mwaniki;Mercy W. Mwaniki;Francis M. Mathooko;Mikio Matsuzaki;Kyoko Hiwasa

  105
  Citations

• Water stress-induced ethylene in the calyx triggers autocatalytic ethylene production and fruit softening in 'Tonewase' persimmon grown in a heated plastic-house

  Ryohei Nakano;Shinsuke Inoue;Yasutaka Kubo;Akitsugu Inaba

  99
  Citations

• Extending shelf-life of astringent persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) fruit by 1-MCP

  Shinji Harima;Ryohei Nakano;Susumu Yamauchi;Yoshinobu Kitano

  90
  Citations

• Ethylmethanesulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis of Solanum lycopersicum cv. Micro-Tom for large-scale mutant screens

  Shin Watanabe;Tsuyoshi Mizoguchi;Koh Aoki;Yasutaka Kubo

  88
  Citations

• Differential Regulation of Genes Encoding Ethylene Biosynthesis Enzymes and Ethylene Response Sensor Ortholog during Ripening and in Response to Wounding in Avocados

  Willis Omondi Owino;Ryohei Nakano;Yasutaka Kubo;Akitsugu Inaba

  78
  Citations

• Regulatory mechanisms of ethylene biosynthesis in response to various stimuli during maturation and ripening in fig fruit (Ficus carica L.).

  W.O. Owino;Y. Manabe;F.M. Mathooko;Y. Kubo

  76
  Citations

• Comparison of ethylene- and wound-induced responses in fruit of wild-type, rin and nor tomatoes

  Naoki Yokotani;Sumiko Tamura;Ryohei Nakano;Akitsugu Inaba

  74
  Citations