The present invention relates to a nitrogen-regulated GATA transcription factor gene required for sugar sensing and the modulation of the expression of this gene to modulate a characteristic in a plant. A vehicle ECU disengages the clutch and controls the motor to generate a required torque when an upper limit torque generable by the motor is equal to or above the required torque. The nutrients include a magnesium source, a potassium source, a nitrogen source, and a phosphate source. The release member molding method includes an arranging step of arranging the metallic plate in a die and a molding step of charging a resin material into the die and molding the main body in which the metallic plate is mounted. The apparatus has a pattern generator built in an integrated circuit to generate test patterns, a plurality of shift registers formed in parallel, into which the test patterns are shifted, and an output compressor for compressing a plurality of outputs shifted out from the shift registers with check bits of a Hamming code, and outputting them to the outside of the integrated circuit.