last updated: April 17, 2002

Asis, Constancio Jr. A.

Field of study:

Soil microbiology

Current Affiliation

Department of Upland Farming Research
National Agriculture Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region
6651-2 Yokoichi, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki
885-0091 Japan

Educational Background

PhD in Agriculture (Soil Microbiology)
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences
Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
March 2001

MS in Agriculture (Soil Microbiology)
Ibaraki University, School of Agriculture
Ami-machi, Ibaraki, 300-03 Japan
March 1998

BS in Agriculture (Soil Science)
Visayas State College of Agriculture
Baybay, Leyte, Philippines
April 1990

Research Interests

• Nitrogen fixation of symbiotic and endophytic diazotrophs
• Integrated nutrient management for rice production

Awards

• JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship
  Ministry Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Government of Japan (2002-2003)
• Monbusho Scholarship award for graduate studies
  Government of Japan (1996-2001)