Foreword

• Foreword
  • Shuichi Asanuma

Opening address

• Opening Address
  • Mutsuo Iwamoto
• Conguratulatory Address
  • Shigeru Motai
• Welcome Address
  • Takanobu Ohama

Session 1. Characteristics of agricultural environments in the tropical and subtropical islands

• Introductory Remarks on Interactions between Crop Cultivation and the Environment:Nutrio-physiological Principles and Some Examples
  • Yamaguchi, J.
• The Characteristics of Climate in Subtropical Islands around Japan
  • Kuwagata, T .
• Characteristics of coral reef islands and impacts of agriculture on coral reefs
  • Hashimoto, K.

Session 2. Problems in agricultural environments in the islands in the Pacific Ocean and research perspectives (Country Report)

• SOIL, WATER AND CLIMATIC RESOURCES OF THE PHILIPPINES: CONSTRAINTS, PROBLEMS AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
  • Randal, J. D .
• PROBLEMS AND RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES ON THE AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL ISLANDS CASE STUDY : Fiji
  • Turagakura, A .
• New Caledonia: can agriculture protect "the Island nearest to Paradise" ?
  • Mennesson, T. A.
• Problems facing and research perspectives on the agricultural environment in Okinawa, Japan
  • Nakamori, H.

Session 3. Countermeasure researches against problems in agricultural environments in tropical and subtropical islands

• Diversity of Soils and Soil Management Measures in Tropical and Subtropical Islands
  • Hamazaki, T.
• Red Soil Runoff from the Miyara River, and an Environmental Problem on Ishigaki Island
  • Banzai, K.
• Actual state and perspectives of multipurpose cover crop research: Combination of mulch-purpose cover crops with zero-tillage farming
  • Nagumo, F .
• The Xeromorphic Reaction: Permanent Effects of Short Dry Spells on CropProduction; the Use of Foliar Water Spray to Reduce their Damage
  • Ozawa, K .
• Heat injury in fruit vegetables and high-temperature control technology
  • Suzuki, K.