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Toru Hamamoto, Soil Science Lab, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University

This is Hamamoto's personal page in the field of soil science.

For more information on our soil science lab, click here .

The main updates to the lab website.

My research is based on soil, with research sites in Japan and Africa.

I am interested in material cycles (carbon and nitrogen) and the soil organisms that drive them.

We also welcome students from outside the university.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!

〇Laboratory news

2025.09.
We conducted sampling of soil animals and soil at Hokkaido University.
Thank you, Professor Hirata.

2025.09.
Students gave oral presentations and participated in the Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition in Niigata.
thank you for your hard work.

2025.04.
We have created a new website for the Soil Geology Laboratory.
We plan to prioritize updating the lab website.

2025.04.
A new school year has begun.
The Soil Geology Laboratory at Tohoku University now has two faculty members, four doctoral students, eight master's students, and four undergraduate students.

2025.02
I went to South Africa with Professor Honma from the Crop Science Research Institute and Professor Isekiri from the Dry Land Research Institute at Tottori University.
I was inspired by the several soil health-related projects that have been launched locally.

2024.10.
It was selected for the university's " Support for Soaring Young People" project .

September 2024
I gave an oral presentation and participated in the Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition in Fukuoka.
Thank you to all the students for your hard work.

2024.08.
The paper has been published!
This is a study on soil fauna and crop production in Zambia, and it's a bit late.
Effects of organic amendments on crop production and soil fauna communities in contrasting Zambian soils


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