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sago palm growth in deep and shallow peat soils in Sarawak. Sago Palm 5:1–9
Yamamoto Y (ed) (1997) Kochi university and Tohoku University field study report (1996 JSPS
tropical bio-resources research fund project). Kochi University, Nankoku
Yamamoto Y (1998) Sagoyashi. Association for International Cooperation of agriculture and
forestry, Tokyo
Yamamoto Y (2015a) Physiology. In: The Society of Sago Palm Studies (ed) The sago palm: the
food and environmental challenges of the 21st century. Kyoto University Press, Kyoto and trans
Pacific Press, Melbourne
Yamamoto Y (2015b) Starch productivity. In: The Society of Sago Palm Studies (ed) The sago
palm: the food and environmental challenges of the 21st century. Kyoto University Press, Kyoto
and trans Pacific Press, Melbourne
Yamamoto Y, Omori K, Yoshida T, Nitta Y, Pasolon YB, Miyazaki A (2000) Growth characteristics and starch productivity of three varieties of sago palms in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Proceedings of the 9th conference of Japanese Society of Sago Palm Studies, pp 15–22
Yamamoto Y, Chinen Y, Yoshida T, Miyazaki A, Hamada S, Wenstone T, Jong F S (2003a) Sago
palms (Metroxylon sagu Rottb) growing on the seashore in Tebing Tinggi Island, Indonesia.
Proceedings of the 12th conference of Japanese Society of sago palm studies, pp 62–66
Yamamoto Y, Yoshida T, Goto Y, Nitta Y, Kakuda K, Jong FS, Hilary LB, Hassan AH (2003b)
Differences in growth and starch yield of sago palms (Metroxylon sagu Rottb) among soil types
in Sarawak, Malaysia. Jpn J Trop Agr 47:250–259
Yamamoto Y, Katayama K, Yoshida T, Miyazaki A, Jong FS, Pasolon YB, Matsunubun H,
Rembon FS, Nicholus, Limbongan J (2006) Starch accumulation process in two sago palm
varieties grown near Jayapura, Papua state, Indonesia. Proceedings of the 15th conference of the
Society of Sago Palm Studies, pp 5–8
Yanbuaban M, Osaki M, Nuyim T, Onthong J, Watanabe T (2007) Sago (Meteroxylon sagu Rottb)
growth is affected by weeds in a tropical peat swamp in Thailand. Soil Sci Plant Nutr
53:267–277
Yang X, Barton HJ, Wan Z, Li Q, Ma Z, Li M, Zhang D, Wei J (2013) Sago-type palms were an
important plant food prior to rice in southern subtropical China. PLoS One 8(5):e63148. https://
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063148
Yonebayashi K, Lina SB, Okazaki M, Kimura SD, Matumura S, Igura M, Iwamoto J (2008)
Contribution of nitrogen fixation to the nitrogen pool in the sago palm (Metroxylon sagu
Rottb). In: Toyoda Y, Okazaki M, Quevedo M, Bacusmo J (eds) Sago: its potential in food
and industry. TUAT Press, Fuchu
Zakry FAA, Shamsuddin ZH, Rahim KA, Zakaria ZZ, Rahim AA (2012) Inoculation of Bacillus
sphaericus UPMB-10 to young oil palm and measurement of its uptake of fixed nitrogen using
the 15N isotope dilution technique. Microbes Environ 27:257–262
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(ed) The sago palm: the food and environmental challenges of the 21st century. Kyoto
University Press, Kyoto and trans Pacific Press, Melbourne
Yamaguchi C, Okazaki M, Kaneko T (1994) Sago palm growing on tropical peat soil in Sarawak,
with special reference to copper and zinc. Sago Palm 2:21–30
Yamaguchi C, Okazaki M, Kaneko T, Yonebayashi K, Hassan AH (1997) Comparative studies on
sago palm growth in deep and shallow peat soils in Sarawak. Sago Palm 5:1–9
Yamamoto Y (ed) (1997) Kochi university and Tohoku University field study report (1996 JSPS
tropical bio-resources research fund project). Kochi University, Nankoku
Yamamoto Y (1998) Sagoyashi. Association for International Cooperation of agriculture and
forestry, Tokyo
Yamamoto Y (2015a) Physiology. In: The Society of Sago Palm Studies (ed) The sago palm: the
food and environmental challenges of the 21st century. Kyoto University Press, Kyoto and trans
Pacific Press, Melbourne
Yamamoto Y (2015b) Starch productivity. In: The Society of Sago Palm Studies (ed) The sago
palm: the food and environmental challenges of the 21st century. Kyoto University Press, Kyoto
and trans Pacific Press, Melbourne
Yamamoto Y, Omori K, Yoshida T, Nitta Y, Pasolon YB, Miyazaki A (2000) Growth characteristics and starch productivity of three varieties of sago palms in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Proceedings of the 9th conference of Japanese Society of Sago Palm Studies, pp 15–22
Yamamoto Y, Chinen Y, Yoshida T, Miyazaki A, Hamada S, Wenstone T, Jong F S (2003a) Sago
palms (Metroxylon sagu Rottb) growing on the seashore in Tebing Tinggi Island, Indonesia.
Proceedings of the 12th conference of Japanese Society of sago palm studies, pp 62–66
Yamamoto Y, Yoshida T, Goto Y, Nitta Y, Kakuda K, Jong FS, Hilary LB, Hassan AH (2003b)
Differences in growth and starch yield of sago palms (Metroxylon sagu Rottb) among soil types
in Sarawak, Malaysia. Jpn J Trop Agr 47:250–259
Yamamoto Y, Katayama K, Yoshida T, Miyazaki A, Jong FS, Pasolon YB, Matsunubun H,
Rembon FS, Nicholus, Limbongan J (2006) Starch accumulation process in two sago palm
varieties grown near Jayapura, Papua state, Indonesia. Proceedings of the 15th conference of the
Society of Sago Palm Studies, pp 5–8
Yanbuaban M, Osaki M, Nuyim T, Onthong J, Watanabe T (2007) Sago (Meteroxylon sagu Rottb)
growth is affected by weeds in a tropical peat swamp in Thailand. Soil Sci Plant Nutr
53:267–277
Yang X, Barton HJ, Wan Z, Li Q, Ma Z, Li M, Zhang D, Wei J (2013) Sago-type palms were an
important plant food prior to rice in southern subtropical China. PLoS One 8(5):e63148. https://
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063148
Yonebayashi K, Lina SB, Okazaki M, Kimura SD, Matumura S, Igura M, Iwamoto J (2008)
Contribution of nitrogen fixation to the nitrogen pool in the sago palm (Metroxylon sagu
Rottb). In: Toyoda Y, Okazaki M, Quevedo M, Bacusmo J (eds) Sago: its potential in food
and industry. TUAT Press, Fuchu
Zakry FAA, Shamsuddin ZH, Rahim KA, Zakaria ZZ, Rahim AA (2012) Inoculation of Bacillus
sphaericus UPMB-10 to young oil palm and measurement of its uptake of fixed nitrogen using
the 15N isotope dilution technique. Microbes Environ 27:257–262
17 Sago Palm in Peatland
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