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• Comparison of Typhoon Damage to Crotalaria juncea, C. spectabillis and Sesbania rostrata

  Makoto KITOU

  Japanese Journal of Crop Science ( Crop Science Society of Japan )  91 ( 1 ) 66 - 70   2025.01 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

  Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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  This study investigated typhoon damage due to strong winds and saltwater splash in three green manure crops(Crotalaria juncea, C. spectabillis and Sesbania rostrata) in Okinawa, assessed as stem breakage, leaf wilt, and survival at harvest. Stem breakage due to strong winds was significantly higher in C. juncea and leaf wilt due to saltwater splash was significantly higher in C. juncea and C. spectabillis than in S. rostrata, which had almost no damage. Some damaged C. juncea plants regenerated, but C. spectabillis did not, and most plants withered before July 21st after passage of the typhoon 10. At harvest, the plant survival rate was 49% in C. juncea and 87% in S. rostrata. Thus, S. rostrata was the most resistant to strong winds and saltwater splash. It had a somewhat higher biomass and N content than C. juncea but a comparable P content. The amount of regrowth per remaining plant was greater in C. juncea than in S. rostrata owing to the greater loss of C. juncea plants, and the CN ratio was significantly higher in C. juncea stems, suggesting a decrease in the rate of stem decomposition.

• Effect of Soil Types and Phosphorus Fertilization on Growth and Nutrients Uptake by the Green Manure Plants <i>Sesbania </i>cannabina and <i>S. rostrata</i>

  Kitou Makoto

  Japanese Journal of Crop Science ( CROP SCIENCE SOCIETY OF JAPAN )  91 ( 1 ) 1 - 8   2022.01 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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  <p>Sesbania cannabina and <i>S. rostrata</i> are grown as green manure crops in Okinawa, Japan. The former sets seeds early and poses a potential weed problem. The latter does not. We compared plant growth and nutrient uptake between the species. <i>S. rostrata</i> showed more vigorous growth in pots than <i>S. cannabina</i> in Kunigami Marji (red soil), Shimajiri Marji (dark red soil), and Andosol at 45 days after sowing. Both appeared to have low P tolerance, because P fertilization had little effect on their growth in Kunigami Marji. The Mg content was higher in <i>S. rostrata</i>, but other nutrient contents tended to be similar or slightly higher in <i>S. cannabina</i>. In the field, <i>S. rostrata</i> showed significantly more vigorous growth than <i>S. cannabina</i> at 87 days. The pods accounted for about 1/3 of the aboveground weight in <i>S. cannabina</i>. The total aboveground weight (including pods) was also large in <i>S. rostrata</i>. The P contents in the aboveground parts (including pods) were similar, but the N, K, Ca, and Mg contents were larger in <i>S. rostrata</i>. These results suggest that <i>S. rostrata</i> would be as effective as <i>S. cannabina</i> as a green manure crop.</p>

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• Effects of Various Types of Phosphorus Fertilizer on Growth, Yield, and Phosphorus Absorption Characteristics in Buckwheat

  Kitou Makoto, Yamashiro Miyo, Michiyama Hiroyasu

  Japanese Journal of Crop Science ( CROP SCIENCE SOCIETY OF JAPAN )  89 ( 2 ) 87 - 97   2020.04 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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  <p>This study was conducted to clarify the characteristics of phosphorus absorption in buckwheat (<i>Fagopyrum esculentum </i>Moench) and to elucidate the reasons for low seed yield in Kunigami-maaji soil cultivation. Buckwheat growth and seed yield were drastically suppressed in the treatment with no phosphorus fertilizer. At harvest time, root dry weight in the low-phosphorus condition was larger than that in the high-phosphorus condition, as root growth was promoted or prolonged after the flowering stage, which seemed to lead to greater nutrient absorption in the low-phosphorus treatment. In addition, both the concentrations and uptakes of phosphorus in the leaves and stem decreased after the flowering stage, while the phosphorus concentration in seeds remained around 2.5 g/kg in the low-phosphorus condition. Thus, it appears that the phosphorus in leaves and stem is remobilized to the seeds after the flowering stage to keep the seed phosphorus concentration at that level. These two phosphorus-absorption characteristics of buckwheat seem to underlie the crop's tolerance of low phosphorus. Furthermore, our experiments also revealed that the decrease of growth and yield was severe when buckwheat was cultivated with Fe-bound phosphorus, whereas the decline was small with Al-bound phosphorus.</p>

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• Effects of Various Types of Phosphorus Fertilizer on Growth, Yield, and Phosphorus Absorption Characteristics in Buckwheat

  Makoto Kitou, Miyo Yamashiro, Hiroyasu Michiyama

  Japanese Journal of Crop Science   89 ( 2 ) 87 - 97   2020.02 [ Peer Review Accepted ]

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• 赤玉土と赤色土（国頭マージ）を用いたラッカセイ，ダイズ，セスバニアの低リン耐性の比較ならびに菌根菌接種の影響

  鬼頭 誠

  日本作物学会紀事 ( 日本作物学会 )  88 ( 2 ) 108 - 116   2019

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  <p>沖縄でのソバ前作物としての可能性を明らかにするために，施肥リンがAl型リンで固定される赤玉土とFe型リンで固定される赤色土（国頭マージ）を用いてラッカセイとダイズ，セスバニアの低リン耐性を比較した．また，3種マメ科植物に対する菌根菌の接種効果についても合わせて調査を行った．赤玉土へのリン施肥量の低下により3種マメ科植物の生育量は低下した．しかし，ラッカセイはダイズより低下度合が小さく，セスバニアよりリン無施肥区とリン酸吸収係数の0.1％相当量の少量施肥区で生育が高まっていた．なお，ラッカセイの根粒着生量はダイズと同程度であり，いずれのリン施肥区でもセスバニアより低下した．播種3週間後の生育初期時のダイズとセスバニアの根長はリン欠乏区で著しく低下したが，ラッカセイでは低下せず，種子中のリンを多く含むラッカセイではリン欠乏条件でも初期生育時の根系発達が確保できることが明らかになった．赤色土に菌根菌無接種で栽培したラッカセイはいずれの過リン酸石灰施肥区，リン酸アルミニウムやリン酸鉄施肥区とも地上部生育量，リン吸収量ともダイズと同程度であり，セスバニアより低下した．菌根菌の接種によりラッカセイは生育量とリン吸収量が高まり，セスバニアと同程度以上の上昇が認められ，特に難溶性リンの吸収量と地上部生育量はセスバニアより高まった．これらの結果から，ラッカセイは種子中のリン含有量が高く，初期生育時の根系発達により，低リン肥沃度土壌でリンを吸収する能力が高いが，その後の十分な生育を確保するためには菌根菌の感染が必要であると思われる．</p>

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• Effects of additional N fertilizer and slow release N fertilizer on the Growth and Yield of Buckwheat

  Kitou Makoto

  Abstracts of Meeting of the CSSJ  2022.09  -  2022.09 

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• Possibility of reduced fertilizer cultivation by groundnut and buckwheat planting system at Shimajiri Marge in Okinawa

  Kawabata Mei, Kitou Makoto

  Abstracts of Meeting of the CSSJ  2022.09  -  2022.09 

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• Effect of phosphorus fertilizer application on the growth and yield of buckwheat in Andosols with different phosphorus fertility

  Makoto Kitou, Hinako Iwashita, Takahiro Hara

  Abstracts of Meeting of the CSSJ  2022.03  -  2022.03 

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• Effect of phosphorus fertilization on groundnut growth and yield at Kunigami Marge

  Kitou Makoto, Kawabata Mei

  Abstracts of Meeting of the CSSJ  2021.09  -  2021.09 

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• Growth, yield and phosphorus uptake of buckwheat cultivated in acrisols (kunigami maaji) with different phosphorus fertility

  Kitou Makoto

  Abstracts of Meeting of the CSSJ  2020.09  -  2020.09 

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• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

  Project Year: 2014.04  -  2017.03 

  Direct: 4,000,000 (YEN)  Overheads: 1,200,000 (YEN)  Total: 5,200,000 (YEN)

• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)

  Project Year: 2005  -  2008 

  Direct: 2,500,000 (YEN)  Total: 2,500,000 (YEN)