JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly

About JARQ

The Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly (JARQ) is a publication of the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), which provides readers overseas with the latest information on key achievements and developments in agricultural research in Japan, with the expectation that this information would contribute to the agricultural development of countries in tropical and subtropical regions. 

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Comparison of Physicochemical Properties of Soils under Contrasting Land Use Systems in Southwestern Nigeria

WATANABE Yoshinori, KIKUNO Hidehiko, ASIEDU Robert, MASUNAGA Tsugiyuki, WAKATSUKI Toshiyuki, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(4) , 319-331 (2015-10-01)

49-04-04_319-331_WATANABE.pdf853.71 KB

Rice Bran Affects Dry-matter Production of Chinese and Japanese Rice Cultivars

BIAN Jiabin, TOYOTA Masanori, MOROKUMA Masahiro, KUSUTANI Akihito, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(4) , 333-343 (2015-10-01)

49-04-05_333-343_BIAN.pdf802.59 KB

Comparison of Genome Size in Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) Exotic and Putative Native Japanese Genotypes by Flow Cytometry

AKIYAMA Yukio, KIMURA Kenji, KUBOTA Akito, FUJIMORI Masahiro, YAMADA-AKIYAMA Hitomi, TAKAHARA Yoshinori, UEYAMA Yasufumi, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(4) , 345-350 (2015-10-01)

49-04-06_345-350_AKIYAMA.pdf786.25 KB

Anthracnose Fungi with Curved Conidia, Colletotrichum spp. belonging to Ribosomal Groups 9-13, and Their Host Ranges in Japan

SATO Toyozo, MORIWAKI Jouji, KANEKO Shigeru, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(4) , 351-362 (2015-10-01)

49-04-07_351-362_SATO.pdf2.66 MB

Modeling of Paddy Water Management with Large Reservoirs in Northeast Thailand and its Application to Climate Change Assessment

KUDO Ryoji, MASUMOTO Takao, HORIKAWA Naoki, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(4) , 363-376 (2015-10-01)

49-04-08_363-376_KUDO.pdf1.77 MB

Extreme Learning Machine-based Crop Classification using ALOS/PALSAR Images

SONOBE Rei, TANI Hiroshi, WANG Xiufeng, KOJIMA Yasuhito, KOBAYASHI Nobuyuki, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(4) , 377-381 (2015-10-01)

49-04-09_377-381_SONOBE.pdf659.79 KB

Revitalization of Rural Economies though the Restructuring the Self-sufficient Realm - Growth in Small-scale Rapeseed Production in Japan

NONAKA Akihisa, ONO Hiroshi, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(4) , 383-390 (2015-10-01)

49-04-10_383-390_NONAKA.pdf773.61 KB

Shoot Growth and Fruit Production of the 'Masui Dauphine' Variety of Fig (Ficus carica L.) Undergoing Renewal Long Pruning

HOSOMI Akihiro, ISOBE Takeshi, MIWA Yuka, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(4) , 391-397 (2015-10-01)

49-04-11_391-397_HOSOMI.pdf778.65 KB

Enteric Methane Emission, Energetic Efficiency and Energy Requirements for the Maintenance of Beef Cattle in the Tropics

TANGJITWATTANACHAI Natthamon, PHAOWPHAISAL Ittipon, OTSUKA Makoto, SOMMART Kritapon, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(4) , 399-407 (2015-10-01)

49-04-12_399-407_OTSUKA.pdf762.21 KB

Dynamics of Fertilizer Nitrogen Applied to Sweet Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) in the Semi-Arid Tropics

UCHINO Hiroshi, WATANABE Takeshi, RAMU Karri, SAHRAWAT Kanwar L., MARIMUTHU Subramanian, WANI Suhas P., ITO Osamu, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(4) , 409-418 (2015-10-01)

49-04-13_409-418_UCHINO.pdf759.97 KB

The Present Status of C4 Tropical Grasses Breeding and Molecular Approaches

TSURUTA Shin-ichi, SHIMODA Katsuhisa, KOUKI Kaori, EBINA Masumi, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(3) , 203-215 (2015-07-01)

49-03-01_203-215_TSURUTA.pdf1.57 MB

Outline of the Comprehensive Soil Classification System of Japan - First Approximation

OBARA Hiroshi, MAEJIMA Yuji, KOHYAMA Kazunori, OHKURA Toshiaki, TAKATA Yusuke, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(3) , 217-226 (2015-07-01)

49-03-02_217-226_OBARA.pdf1.24 MB

Developing Direct Seeding Cultivation Using an Air-Assisted Strip Seeder

FURUHATA Masami, CHOSA Tadashi, SHIOYA Yukiharu, TSUKAMOTO Takayuki, SEKI Masahiro, HOSOKAWA Hisashi, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(3) , 227-233 (2015-07-01)

49-03-03_227-233_FURUHATA.pdf944.18 KB

Development of a New Energy-Saving Pipe-Framed Greenhouse

KAWASHIMA Hiroki, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(3) , 235-243 (2015-07-01)

49-03-04_235-243_KAWASHIMA.pdf1.13 MB

Acidification in Rhizospheric Soil of Field-Grown Sorghum Decreases Nitrification Activity

WATANABE Takeshi, VENKATA Satish P., SAHRAWAT Kanwar L., WANI Suhas P., ITO Osamu, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(3) , 245-253 (2015-07-01)

49-03-05_245-253_WATANABE.pdf876.46 KB

A Study on 'Genomewide Selection' for Maize (Zea mays L.) Breeding in Japanese Public Sectors: Heritability of Maturity- and Yield-Related Traits in the Training Populations

TAMAKI Hiroyuki, SATO Hisashi, MITSUHASHI Shohei, KIKAWADA Tomohiro, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(3) , 255-260 (2015-07-01)

49-03-06_255-260_TAMAKI.pdf768.25 KB

Monitoring Electrical Conductivity and Nitrate Concentrations in an Andisol Field Using Time Domain Reflectometry

MIYAMOTO Teruhito, KAMEYAMA Koji, IWATA Yukiyoshi, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(3) , 261-267 (2015-07-01)

49-03-07_261-267_MIYAMOTO.pdf977.64 KB

Lipooligosaccharide Core Truncations Affect the Ability of Campylobacter jejuni to Attach to Glass and Form Biofilms under Aerobic Conditions

NGUYEN Vu Tuan, IWATA Taketoshi, KUSUMOTO Masahiro, AKIBA Masato, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(3) , 269-275 (2015-07-01)

49-03-08_269-275_NGUYEN.pdf1.99 MB

Development of a Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Method for cps Typing of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Serovars 1, 2, 5, 7, and 15

ITO Hiroya, SUEYOSHI Masuo, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(3) , 277-280 (2015-07-01)

49-03-09_277-280_ITO.pdf689.23 KB

Development of Allometric Equations for Tree Biomass in Forest Ecosystems in Paraguay

SATO Tamotsu, SAITO Masahiro, RAM?REZ Delia, P?REZ DE MOLAS Lidia F., TORIYAMA Jumpei, MONDA Yukako, KIYONO Yoshiyuki, HEREBIA Emigdio, DUBIE Nora, DUR? VERA Edgardo, RAMIREZ ORTEGA Jorge David, VERA DE ORTIZ Mirtha, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(3) , 281-291 (2015-07-01)

49-03-10_281-291_SATO.pdf1.51 MB

Occurrence of Cellulose Activities in Planktonic Crustaceans Inhabiting Mangrove Areas in Malaysia

LIU Wen, TANIMURA Aya, YAMADA Kyohei, TOYOHARA Haruhiko, CHEW Lilee, HANAMURA Yukio, OKUTSU Tomoyuki, TANAKA Katsuhisa, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(3) , 293-299 (2015-07-01)

49-03-11_293-299_LIU.pdf1.24 MB

Water-Soaked Brown Flesh Disorders in Peach Fruit (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch)

HAYAMA Hiroko, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(2) , 91-95 (2015-04-01)

49-02-02_91-95_HAYAMA.pdf153.56 KB

Prediction of Inundation Areas Due to Failure in Small Earthfill Dam Using Numerical Analysis

SHODA Daisuke, KAWAMOTO Osamu, YOSHISAKO Hiroshi, INOUE Keisuke, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(2) , 97-102 (2015-04-01)

49-02-03_97-102_SHODA.pdf552.59 KB

Farmer Perceptions and Management of Rice Planthoppers in Cambodia

MATSUKAWA Mizuki, ITO Kasumi, KAWAKITA Kazuhito, TANAKA Toshiharu, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(2) , 103-109 (2015-04-01)

49-02-04_103-109_MATSUKAWA.pdf140.61 KB

Monitoring and Evaluation of Irrigation Management Projects in Egypt

MOSTAFA Harby, FUJIMOTO Naoya, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(2) , 111-118 (2015-04-01)

49-02-05_111-118_MOSTAFA.pdf195.68 KB

Economic Evaluation of Agricultural Mitigation and Adaptation Technologies for Climate Change: Model Development for Impact Analysis and Technological Assessment

FURUYA Jun, TOKUNAGA Suminori, OKIYAMA Mitsuru, AKUNE Yuko, KUNIMITSU Yoji, AIZAKI Hideo, KOBAYASHI Shintaro, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(2) , 119-125 (2015-04-01)

49-02-06_119-125_FURUYA.pdf99.61 KB

Economic Evaluation of Dissemination of High Temperature-Tolerant Rice in Japan Using a Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Model

AKUNE Yuko, OKIYAMA Mitsuru, TOKUNAGA Suminori, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(2) , 127-133 (2015-04-01)

49-02-07_127-133_AKUNE.pdf96.35 KB

Development of a Tool for Socio-Economic Evaluation of Agricultural Technologies Directed toward Adaptation to Climate Change

KOBAYASHI Shintaro, FURUYA Jun, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 49(2) , 135-141 (2015-04-01)

49-02-08_135-141_KOBAYASHI.pdf91.17 KB