The Agri-Reconstruction Project and Rapeseed Project for Restoring Tsunami-Salt- Damaged Farmland After the GEJE – An Institutional Effort - Post-Tsunami Hazard: Reconstruction and Restoration - page 300

For the Rapeseed Project, as well as carrying out support for these activities, the
institution plans to continue breeding research such that salt-tolerant B. napus will
fi nd uses not only on farmland within Japan, but in all locations in the world where
salt damage has occurred.

Acknowledgment We gratefully acknowledge support from the following agency and organiza-
tions: the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai City, Chida
Cleaning, Ltd., EAC Corporation, Miyaka Co., Ltd. In addition, this project was fi nancially sup-
ported by Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society (RISTEX, Implementation-
Support Program Funding), Kinari Inc., Kirin Co., Ltd. and Kureha Corporation.

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