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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Removal of Soluble Proteins during Fermentation Process for Improving Textural Properties of Traditional Thai Rice Noodles, Kanom-jeen

Prajongwate SATMALEE, Vipa SUROJANAMETAKUL, Naraporn PHOMKAIVORN, Wanchai PANTAVEE, Tadashi YOSHIHASHI, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(4) , 327-331 (2017-10-02)

51-04-05_327-331_SATMALEE.pdf1.58 MB

The Development of the Dairy Industry in northern Vietnam -A case of the Mộc Châu area, Son La Province-

Hiromitsu MORIYAMA, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(4) , 333-341 (2017-10-02)

51-04-06_333-341_MORIYAMA.pdf1009.83 KB

Seasonal Variability in Dormancy and Flowering Competence in Chrysanthemum: Chilling impacts on shoot extension growth and flowering capacity

Tamotsu HISAMATSU, Katsuhiko SUMITOMO, Michio SHIBATA, Masaji KOSHIOKA, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(4) , 343-350 (2017-10-02)

51-04-07_343-350_HISAMATSU.pdf2.16 MB

Effect of Acetosyringone on Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation of Eustoma grandiflorum Leaf Disks

Yoshihiro NAKANO, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(4) , 351-355 (2017-10-02)

51-04-08_351-355_NAKANO.pdf1.05 MB

Age at First Calving and Factors Influencing it in Dairy Heifers Kept by Smallholder Farmers in Southern Malawi

Keitaro WATANABE, Brian LEWIS, Taurayi Belo MLEWAH, Masafumi TETSUKA, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(4) , 357-362 (2017-10-02)

51-04-09_357-362_WATANABE.pdf606.83 KB

Comparison of Wood Density and Water Content Between Dry Evergreen and Dry Deciduous Forest Trees in Central Cambodia

Tanaka KENZO, Makoto SANO, Reiji YONEDA, Sophal CHANN, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(4) , 363-374 (2017-10-02)

51-04-10_363-374_KENZO.pdf1.22 MB

Effectiveness of Resistance Genes to the Soybean Rust Pathogen Phakopsora pachyrhizi

Masayasu KATO, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(3) , 199-207 (2017-07-01)

51-03-01_199-207_KATO.pdf644.18 KB

No Seed Transmission of Plum Pox Virus in Japanese Apricot

Toru IWANAMI, Kenta TOMIMURA, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(3) , 217-220 (2017-07-01)

51-03-03_217-220_IWANAMI.pdf2.49 MB

Pathogenic Variation of South American Phakopsora pachyrhizi Populations Isolated from Soybeans from 2010 to 2015

Hajime AKAMATSU, Naoki YAMANAKA, Rafael Moreira SOARES, Antonio Juan Gerardo IVANCOVICH, Miguel Angel LAVILLA, Alicia Noelia BOGADO, Gabriela MOREL, Ruth SCHOLZ, Yuichi YAMAOKA, Masayasu KATO, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(3) , 221-232 (2017-07-01)

51-03-04_221-232_AKAMATSU.pdf1.8 MB

Lowbush Blueberry, Highbush Blueberry and Cranberry Extracts Protect Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Cotyledons from Damage Induced by UV-B Irradiation

Seiji YAMASAKI, Kenji MIZOGUCHI, Naohiro KODAMA, Joji ISEKI, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(3) , 241-250 (2017-07-01)

51-03-06_241-250_YAMASAKI.pdf1.66 MB

Enhanced Suppressive Effect of Antagonistic Streptomyces sp. WoRs-501 on Potato Scab in Conjunction with Other Control Methods

Yuki O. KOBAYASHI, Akira KOBAYASHI, Hiroshi SOEJIMA, Shigehito TAKENAKA, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(3) , 251-257 (2017-07-01)

51-03-07_251-257_KOBAYASHI.pdf687.8 KB

Factors Affecting Herdsmen’s Grassland Transfer in Inner Mongolia, China

Fulin DU, Zhijuan LIU, Shunji ONIKI, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(3) , 259-269 (2017-07-01)

51-03-08_259-269_DU.pdf1 MB

Effect of Moisture, Nitrogen and Phosphate on Initial Growth and Shoot:Root Ratio of Cabbages Following Transplantation

Megumu TAKAHASHI, Yosuke YANAI, Hidekazu SASAKI, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(3) , 271-277 (2017-07-01)

51-03-09_271-277_TAKAHASHI.pdf1015.2 KB

Effect of Low Light Intensity on Longevity of Flowering on Bedding Plants Targeted for Indoor Use

Tatsuo OKAZAWA, Takaaki NISHIJIMA, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(3) , 279-286 (2017-07-01)

51-03-10_279-286_OKAZAWA.pdf1.27 MB

Diarrhea Caused by Enterococcus villorum in Piglets

Yukiko TANIGUCHI, Yukino TAMAMURA, Yoshihiro WADA, Ayumi KOBAYASHI, Tomoyuki SHIBAHARA, Yoshiharu ISHIKAWA, Koichi KADOTA, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(3) , 287-292 (2017-07-01)

51-03-11_287-292_TANIGUCHI.pdf5.41 MB

Cross-tolerance to Thermal Stresses and its Application to the Development of Cold Tolerant Rice

Hiroshi YASUDA, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(2) , 99-105 (2017-04-01)

51-02-01_099-105_YASUDA.pdf732.63 KB

Improvement in Rice Grain Quality by Deep-flood Irrigation and its Underlying Mechanisms

Masahiro CHIBA, Tomio TERAO, Hajime WATANABE, Osamu MATSUMURA, Yoshihiko TAKAHASHI, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(2) , 107-116 (2017-04-01)

51-02-02_107-116_CHIBA.pdf1.61 MB

Biochar Amendment of Soils According to their Physicochemical Properties

Koji KAMEYAMA, Yukiyoshi IWATA, Teruhito MIYAMOTO, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(2) , 117-127 (2017-04-01)

51-02-03_117-127_KAMEYAMA.pdf1.28 MB

Effects of Ridge Width on the Growth and Yield of Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauvois) in Paddy-Upland Rotation Fields

Seung Ho JEON, Young Son CHO, Byung Jin LEE, Takuya MINETA, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(2) , 129-136 (2017-04-01)

51-02-04_129-136_JEON.pdf1.44 MB

Analysis of Sugar Content and Expression of Sucrose Transporter Genes (OsSUTs) in Rice Tissues in Response to a Chilling Temperature

Shinichiro TAKAHASHI, Ayano MEGURO-MAOKA, Midori YOSHIDA, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(2) , 137-146 (2017-04-01)

51-02-05_137-146_TAKAHASHI.pdf1.51 MB

Haplotype Analysis of Wx and Alk Genes and Amylopectin Chain-Length Distribution among Kazakhstan Glutinous Rice Lines

Innabat SARTBAYEVA, Bakdaulet USENBEKOV, Aiman RYSBEKOVA, Dauren KAZKEYEV, Yeldos ZHANBYRBAYEV, Dariga BATAYEVA, Khorlan BERKIMBAY, Kabyl ZHAMBAKIN, Shuichi MATSUBA, Takayuki UMEMOTO, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(2) , 147-153 (2017-04-01)

51-02-06_147-153_SARTBAYEVA.pdf1.62 MB

Improvement Potential of Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Paddy Fields: Assessing Influence of Sparse Transplanting and Non-puddling

Motoko SHIMURA, Hidehiro TAKAHASHI, Chiharu ITO, Makoto SHIBUYA, Kiyotada HAYASHI, Kenji MATSUMORI, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(2) , 155-164 (2017-04-01)

51-02-07_155-164_SHIMURA.pdf1.23 MB

Change in Lymphocyte Subsets of Holstein Calves Caused by Short-term Transportation

Nobue KANEMATSU, Reiji AOKI, Hiroyuki SHINGU, Tsutomu ASADA, Naoko MORIYA, Yosuke KOBAYASHI, Fumihiro OHTANI, Madoka SUTOH, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(2) , 165-169 (2017-04-01)

51-02-08_165-169_KANEMATSU.pdf671.96 KB

Vertical Migratory Behavior of Jumbo Flying Squid (Dosidicus gigas) off Peru: Records of Acoustic and Pop-up Tags

Mitsuo SAKAI, Kotaro TSUCHIYA, Luis MARIATEGUI, Toshie WAKABAYASHI, Carmen YAMASHIRO, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(2) , 171-179 (2017-04-01)

51-02-09_171-179_SAKAI.pdf1.2 MB

Vertical Distribution of Juvenile Skipjack Tuna Katsuwonus pelamis in The Tropical Western Pacific Ocean

Toshiyuki TANABE, Hidetada KIYOFUJI, Yugo SHIMIZU, Miki OGURA, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(2) , 181-189 (2017-04-01)

51-02-10_181-189_TANABE.pdf1.72 MB

Presence of Viral Pathogens amongst Wild Penaeus monodon in Thailand

Kaoru HAMANO, Yukio MAENO, Sirimas KLOMKLING, Dusit AUE-UMNEOY, Isao TSUTSUI, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(2) , 191-197 (2017-04-01)

51-02-11_191-197_HAMANO.pdf1.39 MB

Toward the Genetic Improvement of Drought Tolerance in Crops

Kazuo NAKASHIMA, Kazuhiro SUENAGA, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(1) , 1-10 (2017-01-01)

51-01-01_001-010_NAKASHIMA.pdf2.36 MB

Study on Electrostatic Pesticide Spraying System for Low-Concentration, High-Volume Applications

Suguru YAMANE, Masahiro MIYAZAKI, JARQ:Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly. 51(1) , 11-16 (2017-01-01)

51-01-02_011-016_YAMANE.pdf1.44 MB