Research theme for competitive and other funds (6)：
2020 - 2025 Investigation of the diversity of infection mechanisms of phytoplasmas in the Pacific island nations through genomic and epidemiological studies
2017 - 2019 Phytoremediation in Panguna/selection of sago lines tolerant to decline.
2014 - 2016 The Bougainville Initiatives: phytoremediation in Panguna/selection of sago lines tolerant to decline.
2012 - 2015 Enhanced food security through preservation and improvement of genetic diversity of sweet potato and aibika in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.
2013 - 2013 Survey on the sago decline and its cultural impacts in Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea.
2012 - 2013 Screening of NERICA rice lines for adaptation in Papua New Guinea and breeding of new rice lines using NERICA germplasm.
Akio Miyazaki, Toshiro Shigaki, Hiroaki Koinuma, Nozomu Iwabuchi, Gou Bue Rauka, Alfred Kembu, Josephine Saul, Kiyoto Watanabe, Takamichi Nijo, Kensaku Maejima, et al. 'Candidatus Phytoplasma noviguineense', a novel taxon associated with Bogia coconut syndrome and banana wilt disease on the island of New Guinea. International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology. 2018. 68. 1. 170-175
G. B. Rauka, T. Shigaki. Occurrence and distribution of aibika (Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik.) collar rot and Fusarium rot in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Fiji Agricultural Journal. 2015. 55. 4-10
Shigaki T. Agriculture and biotechnology in Pacific countries. Recent patents on food, nutrition & agriculture. 2014. 6. 1. 33-37
Shigaki T, Li X. Editorial: special issue: genetically modified foods: are they really better?. Recent patents on food, nutrition & agriculture. 2014. 6. 1. 2
F. A. Gray, T. Shigaki, D. W. Koch, R. H. Delaney. Development and release of 'Shoshone' sainfoin (Onobrychus viciifolia) with tolerance to the northern root-knot nematode. PHYTOPATHOLOGY. 2006. 96. 6. S168-S168
J. K. Pittman, T. Shigaki, J. L. Morris, K. D. Hirschi. Functional analysis of CAX2, an Arabidopsis cation/proton transporter with broad specificity. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY. 2005. 141. 3. S272-S272
T Shigaki, MK Bhattacharyya. Phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C is involved in soybean cell growth. FASEB JOURNAL. 1999. 13. 7. A1548-A1548
Climate Change and Food Security in the 21st Century: Chapter 17, Application of biotechnologies in the conservation and utilization of plant genetic resources for food security.
Wiley-Blackwell International 2019
Encyclopedia of Food and Health: Chapter 124, Cassava-the nature and uses.
Elsevier 2015
Lectures and oral presentations (10)：
Application of LAMP technology for the detection of phytoplasma in Pacific countries.
(Lanzhou University Seminar Series 2019)
Restoration of sago forests in Bougainville.
(27th annual meeting of International Sago Society 2018)
Application of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for on-site field diagnosis of plant diseases.
(Xi’an University Seminar Series 2018)
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) of DNA and its application for plant disease diagnosis in the field.
(50th Pest Management Council of the Philippines (PMCP) conference, Iloilo, the Philippines 2018)
Application of the LAMP technology for the detection of phytoplasma, the causal organism of Bogia Coconut Syndrome in Papua New Guinea.
(9th Eiken LAMP Conference 2017)
