Contributors
Tomonori Abe Furukawa Agricultural Experiment Station, Miyagi Prefectural Government,
Furukawa City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 6.6.2)
Isao Akagi Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima
Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 10.4.4)
Kazuto Ando Yanmar HeliAgri CO., LTD, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan (Subsection
6.7.1)
Tadashi Ando Yamagata Integrated Agricultural Research Center, Yamagata Prefectural
Government, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 6.5.3)
Takayuki Ando Horticultural Experiment Station, Yamagata Integrated Reserch Center,
Yamagata Prefectural Government, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan (Subsection
6.3.3)
Masakazu Aoyama Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki
City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 6.3.1)
Yusuke Arakawa Division of Upland Farming Research, Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural
Research Center, NARO, Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 10.3.8,
Subsection 10.4.1)
Daiji Asaka Agricultural Research Department, Hokkaido Research Organization, Sapporo
City, Hokkaido, Japan (Subsection 5.8.1)
Susumu Asakawa Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya
City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (Chapter 8 (Edited))
Kumiko Baba Yamanashi Prefectural Agricultural Technology Center, Yamanashi Prefectural Government, Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 7.1.2_2, Subsection
7.1.3_2, Subsection 7.3.2_2)
Weiguo Cheng Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata
Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 6.5.2)
Tsuneyoshi Endo Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture,
Japan (Subsection 9.2.4)
Nobuhiko Fueki Agricultural Research Department, Hokkaido Research Organization, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan (Subsection 5.3.3)
Hiroshi Fujii Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 6.7.1)
Kazumichi Fujii Division of Forest Soils, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute,
Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan (Section 4.4)
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Tomonori Abe Furukawa Agricultural Experiment Station, Miyagi Prefectural Government,
Furukawa City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 6.6.2)
Isao Akagi Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima
Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 10.4.4)
Kazuto Ando Yanmar HeliAgri CO., LTD, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan (Subsection
6.7.1)
Tadashi Ando Yamagata Integrated Agricultural Research Center, Yamagata Prefectural
Government, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 6.5.3)
Takayuki Ando Horticultural Experiment Station, Yamagata Integrated Reserch Center,
Yamagata Prefectural Government, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan (Subsection
6.3.3)
Masakazu Aoyama Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki
City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 6.3.1)
Yusuke Arakawa Division of Upland Farming Research, Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural
Research Center, NARO, Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 10.3.8,
Subsection 10.4.1)
Daiji Asaka Agricultural Research Department, Hokkaido Research Organization, Sapporo
City, Hokkaido, Japan (Subsection 5.8.1)
Susumu Asakawa Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya
City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (Chapter 8 (Edited))
Kumiko Baba Yamanashi Prefectural Agricultural Technology Center, Yamanashi Prefectural Government, Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 7.1.2_2, Subsection
7.1.3_2, Subsection 7.3.2_2)
Weiguo Cheng Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata
Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 6.5.2)
Tsuneyoshi Endo Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture,
Japan (Subsection 9.2.4)
Nobuhiko Fueki Agricultural Research Department, Hokkaido Research Organization, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan (Subsection 5.3.3)
Hiroshi Fujii Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan (Subsection 6.7.1)
Kazumichi Fujii Division of Forest Soils, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute,
Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan (Section 4.4)
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