Alexis Kooichi Vidal Takasaki
Associate Professor
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Quillota, Chile
Domestication and breeding of native chilean plants for ornamental, tolerancy to salinity and/or phytoremediation of contaminated soils purpuse. Plant breeding and seed production of vegetables (Brassica oleracea, Daucus carota, Capsicum annuum).
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Ingeniero Agrónomo, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2001
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Ciencias Vegetales, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2006
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Doctoral program of Life and Food Sciences, NIIGATA UNIVERSITY. Japón, 2011
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Profesor Asociado Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas y de los Alimentos
Quillota, Chile
2014 - At present
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International sales Full Time
Yokohama UEKI
Yokohama, Japón
2010 - 2014
In charge of dictating courses of Herbaceous Plant Species; and Floriculture, from the undergraduate degree program. Floriculture is also dictated for Master's degree students.
Guidance of studies leading to graduatuation, and co-guidance of 5 master's degree students.
Currently on the third year of research program of Brassica oleracea verieties. Includes breeding of ornamental kale and broccoli. Seed production techniques developed from this program are changing seed production industry in Chile.
Co-researcher in FIA study leading to mechanisms to overcome soil salinity in cut flower production and studies to introduce selected lines of Selliera radicans tolerant to salinity.
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Docencia destacada de Pregrado
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
Chile, 2015
Premio a la docencia destacada de pregrado, donde se destaca a los dos docentes que obtienen la mejor evaluación docente en el promedio anual dictado por el profesor.
Morphological characterization of the groundcover Selliera radicans collected in Chile in different latitudes |
Effect of temperature and scarification on seed germination of Conanthera spp. (Tecophilaeaceae) |
Decreased time from seed to flowering corm size in Zephyra elegansvia in vitro cultivation |
El desafío de producir flores y ornamentales en ambientes de aridez, con restricciones de superficie y eventual uso de agua de mar. |
Research and propagation of Brassica oleracea parental lines. |