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    Investigation of a simple method to estimate daily crop water requirement and crop coefficient of sugarcane

    Upgrading the crop coefficient from FAO-56 is strongly recommended for locally determining crop water requirements. A low-cost and simple method should be practiced in place of a costly lysimeter. The trial wa...

    Thai Hoang Dinh, Trong Lu Le, Hiroo Takaragawa, Yoshinobu Kawamitsu in Vegetos (2023)

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    Fundamental Study on Water Stress Detection in Sugarcane Using Thermal Image Combined with Photosynthesis Measurement Under a Greenhouse Condition

    In sugarcane production, irrigation scheduling based on accurate estimation of the water status is essential to ensure profitable yields. Water stress causes an increment in leaf surface temperature since stom...

    Kenta Watanabe, Hitoshi Agarie, Kittipon Aparatana, Muneshi Mitsuoka in Sugar Tech (2022)

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    Leaf Photosynthesis Response to Change of Soil Moisture Content in Sugarcane

    It is necessary to practice efficient irrigation in any agricultural development strategy under the context of climate change and competition from other economic sectors. Irrigation based on the relationship b...

    Thai Hoang Dinh, Hiroo Takaragawa, Kenta Watanabe, Mai Nakabaru in Sugar Tech (2019)

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    Effects of Mixed Planting of Horizontal- and Erect-Leafed Varieties on Canopy Light Use and Growth in Sugarcane

    Improving sugarcane canopy structure using varietal mixtures, by exploiting the diversity of plant types available, is effective for improving biomass production and cane yield. A single variety cannot meet th...

    Hiroo Takaragawa, Hoang Thai Dinh, Miki Horie, Yoshinobu Kawamitsu in Sugar Tech (2019)

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    Plasticity of Root Architecture Under Mixed Culture and Tiller Regulation in Sugarcane

    It is important for the effective use of soil resource and sustainable sugarcane production to study the root architecture and plasticity because soil resources are distributed unevenly. However, information o...

    Hiroo Takaragawa, Kenta Watanabe, Ryuichi Kobashikawa, Dinh Thai Hoang in Sugar Tech (2018)

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    Effects of Drought Stress at Early Growth Stage on Response of Sugarcane to Different Nitrogen Application

    The efficiency of nitrogen application may decline under the impact of drought stress at early growth stage. However, the information about the effects of nitrogen on sugarcane growth, yield and quality under ...

    Hoang Thai Dinh, Kenta Watanable, Hiroo Takaragawa, Yoshinobu Kawamitsu in Sugar Tech (2018)

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    Effects of Different Kinds of Potassium and Chloride Salts on Sugarcane Quality and Photosynthesis

    Appropriate fertilizer management practices are important to improve sugarcane quality. We have ever reported that KCl and K2SO4 had different effects on sugarcane quality and that only excessive KCl application ...

    Kenta Watanabe, Jun Tominaga, Shin Yabuta, Hiroo Takaragawa, Ryuichi Suwa in Sugar Tech (2017)

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    Effects of Potassium Chloride and Potassium Sulfate on Sucrose Concentration in Sugarcane Juice Under Pot Conditions

    Sugarcane is generally fertilized with potassium chloride (KCl). It was reported in Okinawa, Japan, that potassium (K) in sugarcane juice has a negative effect on juice sucrose concentration. However, in some ...

    Kenta Watanabe, Yasunori Fukuzawa, Shun-Ichiro Kawasaki, Masami Ueno in Sugar Tech (2016)

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    High-susceptibility of photosynthesis to photoinhibition in the tropical plant Ficus microcarpa L. f. cv. Golden Leaves

    The tropical plant Ficus microcarpa L. f. cv. Golden Leaves (GL) is a high-light sensitive tropical fig tree in which sun-leaves are yellow and shade-leaves are green. We compared the response of photosynthetic a...

    Shunichi Takahashi, Ayumu Tamashiro, Yasuko Sakihama, Yasusi Yamamoto in BMC Plant Biology (2002)

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    Molecular cloning and functional characterization of two kinds of betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase in betaine-accumulating mangrove Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh.

    Glycinebetaine is an important osmoprotectant in bacteria, plants, and animals, but only little information is available on the synthesis of glycinebetaine in tree plants. Among four mangrove species, glycineb...

    Takashi Hibino, Yu-Ling Meng, Yoshinobu Kawamitsu, Naoko Uehara in Plant Molecular Biology (2001)

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    A system for measuring leaf gas exchange based on regulating vapour pressure difference

    A system for measurement of leaf gas exchange while regulating leaf to air vapour pressure difference has been developed; it comprises an assimilation chamber, leaf temperature controller, mass flow controller...

    Waichi Agata, Yoshinobu Kawamitsu, Susumu Hakoyama, Yasuo Shima in Photosynthesis Research (1986)

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    Influence of light intensity, temperature and humidity on photosynthesis and transpiration ofSasa nipponica andArundinaria pygmaea

    Photosynthesis and transpiration were simultaneously measured under different light intensity, temperature and humidity conditions inSasa nipponica andArundinaria pygmaea grown in exposed and shaded habitats. Bot...

    Waichi Agata, Susumu Hakoyama in The botanical magazine = Shokubutsu-gaku-z… (1985)