HORTICULTURE IN JAPAN 2026

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© 2026 The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science (JSHS).
ISBN: 978-4-87974-803-4 C3045
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PREFACE p.ix

I. GENERAL

    • I-1. A Centennial Progress of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science p.1
    • I-2. The Japanese Personality and Horticultural Products
    • I-3. Land and Natural Conditions
    • I-4. Marketing System of Horticultural Crops
    • I-5. Horticultural Statistics of Japan

II. FRUIT TREES

  • II-1. Citrus
  • II-2. Apple
  • II-3. Grape
  • II-4. Pears
    • 1. European Pear
    • 2. Japanese Pear
  • II-5. Stone Fruits
    • 1. Peach
    • 2. Cherry
    • 3. Japanese Apricot, Plum and Apricot
  • II-6. Persimmon
  • II-7. Other Fruit
    • 1. Japanese Chestnut
    • 2. Loquat
    • 3. Berries
    • 4. Kiwifruit
    • 5. Tropical Fruits
    • 6. Fig
  • II-8. New Technology for Fruit Trees
    • 1. Application of DNA Markers and Breeding Techniques to Practical Fruit Breeding
    • 2. Current State in Fruit Processing Industries and Changes in Consumer Preference
    • 3. Health Effects of β-Cryptoxanthin Present in Abundance in Japanese Citrus Fruits
    • 4. Smart Agriculture for Fruit Trees
    • 5. The Tree Joint Training System for Fruit Trees
    • 6. Growing Fruit Trees in Greenhouses

III. VEGETABLES

  • III-1. Strawberry
  • III-2. Tomato
  • III-3. Eggplant
  • III-4. Sweet Pepper
  • III-5. Cucumber
  • III-6. Watermelon
  • III-7. Melon
  • III-8. Pumpkin and Squash
  • III-9. Okra
  • III-10. Sweet Corn
  • III-11. Garden Pea
  • III-12. Vegetable Soybean
  • III-13. Green Bean
  • III-14. Onion
  • III-15. Bunching Onion
  • III-16. Chinese Chive
  • III-17. Cabbage
  • III-18. Broccoli
  • III-19. Chinese Cabbage
  • III-20. Komatsuna (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
  • III-21. Lettuce
  • III-22. Spinach
  • III-23. Asparagus
  • III-24. Japanese Radish
  • III-25. Carrot
  • III-26. Edible Burdock
  • III-27. Lotus Root
  • III-28. Ginger
  • III-29. Garlic
  • III-30. Potato
  • III-31. Sweet Potato
  • III-32. Chinese Yam
  • III-33. Taro
  • III-34. Vegetables Unique to Japan
    • 1. Garland Chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria)
    • 2. Japanese Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis)
    • 3. Perilla (Perilla frutescens)
    • 4. Japanese Butterbur (Petasites japonicus)
    • 5. Myoga (Zingiber mioga)
    • 6. Wasabi (Eutrema japonicum)
    • 7. Bamboo Shoot (Phyllostachys spp.)
  • III-35. Shiitake (Lentinula edodes)
  • III-36. New Technology for Vegetable
    • 1. Breeding
      • 1-1. Vegetable Breeding in Japan
      • 1-2. Development of Highly Clubroot-Resistant Chinese Cabbage F1 Cultivar, ‘Akimeki’, Accumulating Resistance Genes Crr1, Crr2, and CRb
      • 1-3. An Introduction to Parthenocarpy Trait
      • 1-4. Production of Seedless Watermelon Using Soft X-ray Irradiated Pollen
      • 1-5. Development of Seedless Sweet Pepper Cultivar ‘Tane-Nappi’
      • 1-6. Capsicum Rootstock Cultivars
      • 1-7. Winter Squash Cultivars with Short Internodes
      • 1-8. ‘Tokun’, A Unique Aromatic Decaploid Interspecific Hybrid Strawberry
      • 1-9. ‘Yuhaku’ and ‘Sarah White’, Japanese White Radish Cultivars for Processing Use
      • 1-10. Bunching Onion Cultivars with Short and Thick Leaf Sheaths: “Warabe” Series
    • 2. Cultivation
      • 2-1. Large-Scale Smart Greenhouse Horticulture in Japan
      • 2-2. Grafting of Vegetables
      • 2-3-1. Smart Agriculture
      • 2-3-2. Environmental Control for Greenhouse Vegetables
      • 2-3-3. Plant Growth Prediction for Greenhouse Vegetables
      • 2-3-4. Environmental Control for Strawberry Production
      • 2-3-5. Sensing for Open Field Vegetables
      • 2-3-6. Growth Prediction for Open Field Vegetables

IV. ORNAMENTALS

  • IV-1. Chrysanthemum
  • IV-2. Carnation
  • IV-3. Rose
  • IV-4. Flower Bulbs
  • IV-5. Lisianthus
  • IV-6. Gentian
  • IV-7. Orchids
  • IV-8. Limonium
  • IV-9. Dahlia
  • IV-10. Stock
  • IV-11. Sweet Pea
  • IV-12. Ranunculus
  • IV-13. Other Cut Flowers
    • 1. Delphinium
    • 2. China Aster
    • 3. Gerbera
    • 4. Snapdragon
    • 5. Sunflower
  • IV-14. Potted Ornamentals
    • 1. Cyclamen
    • 2. Other Potted Ornamentals
      • 2-1. Potted Woody Ornamentals
      • 2-2. Hydrangea
      • 2-3. Potted Orchid
      • 2-4. Ornamental Foliage Plants
  • IV-15. Bedding Plants
    • 1. Pansy
    • 2. Petunia
    • 3. Marigold
    • 4. Ornamental Cabbage
    • 5. Primula
  • IV-16. Woody Ornamentals
    • 1. Azalea
  • IV-17. New Technology for Ornamentals
    • 1. Generation of Genetically Modified Ornamental Plants
    • 2. Flowering Regulation Mechanisms in Chrysanthemums
    • 3. Postharvest Physiology and Technology of Ornamental Plants
    • 4. Properties of Floral Scent
    • 5. Bedding Plants for Planting in Urban Summer Heat

IN MEMORIAM

Extra Issue of The Horticulture Journal: HORTICULTURE IN JAPAN 2026

Edited by The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

First published in Japan in 2026
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146 Nishiojicho Ogawahigashi-iru, Shimodachiuri, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8048, Japan
© 2026 The Japanese Society for Horticultural Science (JSHS).
ISBN: 978-4-87974-803-4 C3045
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This publication was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 24HP2002.