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The Horticulture Journal Vol. 91 No. 1

Original Articles

Effects of Root-zone Cooling with Short-day Treatment in Pot-grown Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) Nurseries on Flowering and Fruit Production

Shinji Mizuno, Yoshiyuki Muramatsu, Akira Tateishi, Keiichi Watanabe, Fumie Shinmachi, Masaji Koshioka, Satoshi Kubota

Hort. J. (2021) 91: 1-7.
DOI: 10.2503/hortj.UTD-290

Original Articles

Leaf Photosynthesis Characteristics of Seven Japanese Strawberry Cultivars Grown in a Greenhouse

Keiichi Kanno, Tomomi Sugiyama, Masatake Eguchi, Yasunaga Iwasaki, Tadahisa Higashide

Hort. J. (2021) 91: 8-15.
DOI: 10.2503/hortj.UTD-237

Original Articles

Tomato Cultivation in a Plant Factory with Artificial Light: Effect of UV-A Irradiation During the Growing Period on Yield and Quality of Ripening Fruit

Takayuki Kobayashi, Toshihito Tabuchi

Hort. J. (2021) 91: 16-23.
DOI: 10.2503/hortj.UTD-272

Original Articles

Reproductive Development, Seed Yield and Seed Quality of Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa) in a Closed Plant Production System as Influenced by LED Light Quality and Intensity

Sunisa Sudthai, Siriwat Sakhonwasee

Hort. J. (2021) 91: 24-32.
DOI: 10.2503/hortj.UTD-318

Original Articles

Phenotypic Diversity of Organic Acids, Sugars and Volatile Compounds Associated with Subpopulations in Japanese Apricot (Prunus mume) Cultivars

Takuya Morimoto, Yuya Murai, Rio Yamauchi, Yuto Kitamura, Koji Numaguchi, Akihiro Itai

Hort. J. (2021) 91: 33-41.
DOI: 10.2503/hortj.UTD-301

Original Articles

Temporary Reduction and Control of Female Flower Expression in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) by Application of 1-Methylcyclopropene

Atsushi Oda, Kako Nomura-Ando, Dong-Hyuk Ahn, Tadahisa Higashide

Hort. J. (2021) 91: 42-48.
DOI: 10.2503/hortj.UTD-307

Original Articles

Identification of a New Source of Resistance to Anthracnose in Cucumber in Japan

Hiroki Matsuo, Mitsuhiro Sugiyama, Yosuke Yoshioka

Hort. J. (2021) 91: 49-57.
DOI: 10.2503/hortj.UTD-322

Original Articles

Fasciation in Strawberry Floral Organs and Possible Implications for Floral Transition

Nguyen Thi Cam, Naomichi Sunagawa, Miho Sesumi, Yoshikuni Kitamura, Yoshiyuki Tanaka, Tanjuro Goto, Ken-ichiro Yasuba, Yuichi Yoshida

Hort. J. (2021) 91: 58-67.
DOI: 10.2503/hortj.UTD-315

Original Articles

Localized Repression of Two bHLH Genes is Involved in the Formation of White Margins and White Abaxial Surfaces in Carnation Petals by Inducing the Absence of Anthocyanin Synthesis

Ayumi Deguchi, Fumi Tatsuzawa, Kotaro Ishii, Tomoko Abe, Kazumitsu Miyoshi

Hort. J. (2021) 91: 68-84.
DOI: 10.2503/hortj.UTD-313

Original Articles

Effect of N Source on Growth and N Uptake of Hippeastrum Using ¹⁵N Tracers

Chaiartid Inkham, Kanokwan Panjama, Takashi Sato, Soraya Ruamrungsri

Hort. J. (2021) 91: 85-93.
DOI: 10.2503/hortj.UTD-308

Original Articles

Ectopic Expression of RcSPY from Rosa chinensis can Influence Plant Height and Flowering Time in Tobacco

Yanqin Xu, Junjiang Zhou, Minchao Yu, Songtai Wang, Yin Zhou

Hort. J. (2021) 91: 94-103.
DOI: 10.2503/hortj.UTD-317

Original Articles

A Torenia Mutant Bearing Shrunken Reddish-purple Flower and its Potential for Breeding

Takaaki Nishijima, Natsu Tanikawa, Naonobu Noda, Masayoshi Nakayama

Hort. J. (2021) 91: 104-111.
DOI: 10.2503/hortj.UTD-319

Original Articles

Effects of Pulse Treatments with Sucrose, Silver Thiosulfate Complex (STS) and Calcium Chloride on the Vase Life and Soluble Carbohydrate and Aurone Levels in Cut Snapdragon Flowers

Miki Kato, Michie Kanda, Kazuo Ichimura

Hort. J. (2021) 91: 112-121.
DOI: 10.2503/hortj.UTD-304