Basic Information

Faculty

• Faculty of Agriculture

Email Address

• Email Address

  izumi.masataka.4ekyoto-u.ac.jp

Professional Memberships

• The Pesticide Science Society of Japan
• The Weed Science Society of Japan
• The Phytopathological Society of Japan

Academic Degree

• 25 Mar. 2021

  修士（農学）

Academic Resume (Graduate Schools)

• 東京農工大学, 大学院連合農学研究科, 生物生産科学専攻, 退学
• 筑波大学, 大学院生命環境科学研究科, 生物資源科学専攻, 修了

Academic Resume (Undergraduate School/Majors)

• 東京農工大学, 農学部生物生産学科, 卒業

Research History

• From Oct. 2024, To Present

  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Agriculture Division of Agronomy and Horticultural Science, Assistant professor
• From Apr. 2024, To Sep. 2024

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC2)
• From Apr. 2021, To Feb. 2024

  Nissan Chemical Corporation, Herbicide group, Agricultural Chemicals R&D DEPT., Biological Research Labolatories, Researcher

ID,URL

• J-Global ID

  202301002328722616

• Researcher number

  91015099

• External link

  https://sites.google.com/view/izumima/

researchmap URL

• https://researchmap.jp/izumima

Research

Research Interests

• ギシギシ属雑草
• Teratoramularia rumicicola
• Microbial herbicides

Research Areas

• Environmental science/Agricultural science, Conservation science (plants)

Papers

• Reidentification of Teratoramularia rumicicola strain GR1 in Japan and its pathogenicity on Rumex species

  Masataka Izumi; Toyozo Sato

  Journal of General Plant Pathology, May 2026, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• 微生物除草剤によるギシギシ類の選択的管理の可能性

  泉真隆; 佐藤豊三

  植調, Jul. 2026, Invited

  
• Microbial Herbicides: Historical Perspectives and New Advances Toward Overcoming Current Limitations

  Masataka Izumi

  Biocontrol group newsletter, Sep. 2025, Invited

  
• Draft genome sequence of Teratoramularia rumicicola strain TR4 isolated from Rumex crispus

  Masataka Izumi; Tomomasa Oka; Toyozo Sato

  Microbiology Resource Announcements, Feb. 2026, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• Bioherbicidal Activity and Host Range of Teratoramularia rumicicola Strain TR4 Isolated From Rumex crispus in Japan

  Masataka Izumi; Toyozo Sato

  Weed Biology and Management, Dec. 2025, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author

  
• History and Future Perspectives of Microbial Herbicides

  Masataka Izumi; Shin Okazaki

  JAPR journal, Jul. 2024, Invited

  
• Isophorone-induced light-independent lipid peroxidation and loss of cell membrane integrity

  Masataka Izumi; Yukari Sunohara; Takuya Yamaguchi; Yoshiharu Fujii; Hiroshi Matsumoto

  Weed Biology and Management, Mar. 2021, Peer-reviewed, Lead author

  

Presentations

• Toward selective microbial weed management: From natural pathogens to improved biological tools

  Masataka Izumi

  Research seminar at the Bioeconomy Science Institute, 26 Aug. 2026

  
• Selective bioherbicidal activity of Teratoramularia rumicicola against Rumex weeds: host range and implications for pasture weed management

  Masataka Izumi; Tomomasa Oka; Toyozo Sato

  The 24th Australasian Weeds Conference, 25 Aug. 2026

  
• Teratoramularia rumicicola in Japan and its potential as a microbial herbicide against Rumex weeds

  Masataka Izumi; Toyozo Sato

  XVII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds, Mar. 2026

  
• Discovery and characterization of Teratoramularia rumicicola strain TR4 as a bioherbicide candidate for selective control of Rumex weeds

  Masataka Izumi; Toyozo Sato

  The 9th International Weed Science Congress, Oct. 2025

  
• Bioherbicidal activity and host range of Teratoramularia sp. strain GR1 against Rumex species

  Masataka Izumi; Kyohei Matsumoto-Horio; Toyozo Sato

  The 9th International Weed Science Congress, Oct. 2025

  
• Understanding weed-microbe interactions to drive breakthroughs in microbial herbicides

  Masataka Izumi

  The 5th online symposium of the Plant Microbiota Research Network, Aug. 2025

  
• Microbial Herbicides: Historical Perspectives and New Advances Toward Overcoming Current Limitations

  Masataka Izumi

  The 3rd Lecture Meeting of the Biocontrol group, FY2024, Feb. 2025, Invited

  
• Methylobacterium-induced plant bleaching: analyzing molecular mechanisms towards the establishment of R&D basis for microbial herbicides

  Masataka Izumi; Khanh Phuong; Khoa Lai; Sho Miyazaki; Hiroshi Kawaide; Nozomu Sakurai; Shin Okazaki

  XX International Plant Protection Congress, Jul. 2024

  
• The possible role of allelopathy in invasive succession of Papaver dubium L.

  Masataka Izumi; Hossein Mardani; Yoshiharu Fujii

  The 4th International Conference of Asian Allelopathy Society, Sep. 2018

  

Awards

• 18 Sep. 2018

  Poster Award(Silver) (Asian Allelopathy Society)
• 26 Mar. 2019

  学生表彰（東京農工大学）
• 25 Jan. 2019

  優秀発表賞（東京農工大学農学部生物生産学科）

Media Coverage

• 30年越しによみがえった研究

  NPO法人圃場診断システム推進機構, 菌を知らば百戦危うからず, Aug. 2026, Internet

  

External funds: Kakenhi

• Identification of Pathogenicity-Related Genes in Microbial Herbicides through Comparative Genomic Analysis

  Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

  0602:Agricultural and environmental biology and related fields

  Kyoto University

  泉 真隆

  From 31 Jul. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2027, Granted

  微生物除草剤;生物的防除;Teratoramularia;病原性遺伝子;比較ゲノム

  https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-25K23640/

Education

Teaching subject(s)

• From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2027

  Special Laboratory Work in Weed Science

  AG05, Spring, Graduate School of Agriculture, 2.5
• From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2027

  Special Laboratory Work in Weed Science

  AG05, Fall, Graduate School of Agriculture, 2.5
• From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2027

  Laboratory Course in Plant Production Science II

  5359, Fall, Faculty of Agriculture, 6
• From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2027

  Laboratory Course in Plant Production Science I

  5357, Spring, Faculty of Agriculture, 6
• From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2027

  Weed Science Seminar

  AF05, Fall, Graduate School of Agriculture, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2027

  Weed Science Seminar

  AF05, Spring, Graduate School of Agriculture, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2027

  Seminar in Agricultural Ecology

  5287, Year-long, Faculty of Agriculture, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Special Laboratory Work in Weed Science

  AG05, Fall, Graduate School of Agriculture, 2.5
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Special Laboratory Work in Weed Science

  AG05, Spring, Graduate School of Agriculture, 2.5
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Laboratory Course in Plant Production Science I

  5357, Spring, Faculty of Agriculture, 6
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Laboratory Course in Plant Production Science II

  5359, Fall, Faculty of Agriculture, 6
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Weed Science Seminar

  AF05, Spring, Graduate School of Agriculture, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Weed Science Seminar

  AF05, Fall, Graduate School of Agriculture, 2
• From 01 Apr. 2025, To 31 Mar. 2026

  Seminar in Agricultural Ecology

  5287, Year-long, Faculty of Agriculture, 2

Administration

Faculty management (title, position)

• From 01 Apr. 2026, To 31 Mar. 2028

  広報委員会　委員

Academic, Social Contribution

Committee Memberships

• From Mar. 2026, To Present

  Academic Editor, Weed Biology and Management
• From Mar. 2026, To Present

  委員, 日本雑草学会 英文誌編集委員会
• From Feb. 2024, To Present

  Organizer, Young Researchers’ Meeting of the Weed Science Society of Japan

Academic Contribution

• 若手集まれ！海外の雑草学トレンド情報交換会

  Planning, management, etc.

  東建介, 泉真隆, 岩本啓己, 久保朋美, 丸山紀子, From 25 Mar. 2026

  
• Real Talk on Careers and Research by Young Weed Scientists in Academia, Industry, and Public Sectors.

  Planning, management, etc., Panel moderator

  Kensuke Azuma, Masataka Izumi, Nozomi Ihara, Hiroki Iwamoto, Saki Sano, Rio Takama, Noriko Maruyama, From 25 Mar. 2025

  

Social Contribution

• Frontiers of Agriculture and Agricultural Science: Next-Generation Agriculture Meister Training Program

  Lecturer

  Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Certificate Program for Working Professionals, From 2024, To Present