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Kin Lay Swe
Visiting Research Fellow
Area Studies I
Impact of traditional agricultural tools on the development of agriculture in Myanmar

Research Interests

"Development of Cropping Systems in Different Agro-ecological Regions in Myanmar": The diversity of climate and soil types in Myanmar favors the production of a relatively wide range of crops. A number of cropping systems, such as agricultural management technologies and cropping patterns have existed traditionally in different agro-ecological regions. Crops are still almost exclusively produced by indigenous farming methods which are most suitable for a particular agro-ecological setting. In order to increase crop productivity, information on traditional farmers’ technologies is of great importance.

Academic Career

2006 - Present:
  Professor, Agricultural Botany Department　Yezin Agricultural University
1999 - 2006:
  Associate Professor,Agricultural Botany Department　Yezin Agricultural University
1992 - 1999:
  Lecturer, Agricultural Botany Department Yezin Agricultural University
2004:
  Research fellowship in Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto Univ., Japan
2001:
  Research fellowship in Hohenheim Univ.Germany majoring in Biotechnology in Plant Physiology
2002 -2006:
  Doctoral study majoring in Crop Science, Yezin Agricultural University, Myanmar
1982 - 1985:
  Study in Laboratory of Applied Botany, Kyoto Univ.for　Master degree majoring in plant physiology

Publications

2006. Cropping Pattern Approach to dry-land agriculture in dry zone, Central Myanmar. Proceedings of the fifth Agricultural Research Conference.Yangon. 28-29 May 2006

2005. Temporary windbreak effect on soil-water conservation and plant performance and yield of mungbean, groundnut and sesame in dry zone, Myanmar. Proceedings of the fourth Agricultural Research Conference. Commemoration of Ruby Jubilee of Yezin Agricultural University. 18-19 Feb. 2005

2003. Windbreak effects on soil-water conservation and growth and yield of mung bean in semi-arid tropics, Myanmar. Proceedings of the third Agricultural Research Conference. Yezin Agricultural University. 5-6 June, 2003

1994. Genes for dwarfing and photoperiod flowering response in Pharbitis nil. J. Plant Research.107

1988. Varietal differences in the ability to flower in response to poor nutrition and its correlation with chlorogenic accumulation in Pharbitis nil. Plant Cell physiol.29

1985. Varietal differences in flowering behavior of Pharbitis nil. Mem. College Agric.Kyoto Univ.