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Hokkaido Region
Toshiro Nakatsuji, Hiroyuki Shiga, Harunobu Takeuchi,
Yasutaka Tsukamoto, Eiji Gotou, Yuji Watanabe, Michihiko Sakurai,
Nobuhiko Fueki, Yuji Hikasa, Tetsuo Hayashi, Masami Sakaguchi,
Toshiya Saigusa, Tetsuo Yagi, Osamu Sakai, Fuyuki Satoh,
Hideaki Shibata, Kentaro Takagi, Makoto Kobayashi, Ryusuke Hatano,
Takuji Sawamoto, Kanta Kuramochi, Yukio Hosobuchi, Osamu Nagata,
Takehiko Matsumoto, Daiji Asaka, Hiroshi Nakamoto,
Masayuki Onodera, Katsuhisa Niwa, Mariko Shimizu,
Tomoyoshi Hirota, Ryo Ohtomo, Norikuni Oka, Rintaro Kinoshita,
Jiwan Palta, and Masayuki Tani
Abstract
Hokkaido, the northernmost island in Japan, is located on
the border between temperate and subarctic zones.
Dominant soils distributed in Hokkaido have a wide
variety such as Andosols, Fluvic soils, Brown Forest
soils, and Peat soils. Paddy, upland, vegetable, dairy
farming, and animal husbandry are being practiced on
large scales according to the characteristics of soils and
weather conditions in each region. The goal of agriculture
style in Hokkaido is environmentally friendly agriculture.
It can sustainably produce safe, high-quality, and
high-yield agricultural products in harmony with the
regional and global environments. To promote the
environmentally friendly agriculture, soil fertility management techniques based on fertilization standards and
soil diagnosis have been developed, with considering
nutrient supply derived from applied organic matter. It
has been demonstrated that practicing these techniques
makes it possible to minimize the environmental impact
such as nutrient leaching and greenhouse gas emissions
from agricultural lands.
Keywords
Agricultural lands Á Environmentally friendly agriculture Á
Fertilization standards Á Organic matter Á Soil fertility
management
T. Nakatsuji (&) Á H. Takeuchi Á Y. Tsukamoto Á E. Gotou Á
Y. Watanabe Á M. Sakurai Á N. Fueki Á T. Hayashi Á M. Sakaguchi Á
T. Yagi Á O. Sakai Á Y. Hosobuchi Á T. Matsumoto Á D. Asaka Á
H. Nakamoto Á M. Onodera
Agricultural Research Department, Hokkaido Research
Organization, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan
e-mail: nakatsuji-toshiro@hro.or.jp
H. Shiga Á Y. Hikasa
HOKUREN Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, Sapporo
City, Hokkaido, Japan
T. Saigusa Á T. Sawamoto
College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Sciences, Rakuno
Gakuen University, Ebetsu City, Hokkaido, Japan
F. Satoh Á H. Shibata Á K. Takagi Á M. Kobayashi
Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido
University, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan
R. Hatano Á K. Kuramochi
Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo
City, Hokkaido, Japan
O. Nagata Á T. Hirota Á R. Ohtomo Á N. Oka
Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center, NARO, Sapporo City,
Hokkaido, Japan
Present Address:
T. Hirota
Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City,
Fukuoka, Japan
K. Niwa
Zukosha Co., Ltd, Obihiro City, Hokkaido, Japan
M. Shimizu
Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region, Public
Works Research Institute, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan
R. Kinoshita Á M. Tani
Research Center for Global Agromedicine, Obihiro University of
Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro City, Hokkaido,
Japan
J. Palta
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA
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Hokkaido Region
Toshiro Nakatsuji, Hiroyuki Shiga, Harunobu Takeuchi,
Yasutaka Tsukamoto, Eiji Gotou, Yuji Watanabe, Michihiko Sakurai,
Nobuhiko Fueki, Yuji Hikasa, Tetsuo Hayashi, Masami Sakaguchi,
Toshiya Saigusa, Tetsuo Yagi, Osamu Sakai, Fuyuki Satoh,
Hideaki Shibata, Kentaro Takagi, Makoto Kobayashi, Ryusuke Hatano,
Takuji Sawamoto, Kanta Kuramochi, Yukio Hosobuchi, Osamu Nagata,
Takehiko Matsumoto, Daiji Asaka, Hiroshi Nakamoto,
Masayuki Onodera, Katsuhisa Niwa, Mariko Shimizu,
Tomoyoshi Hirota, Ryo Ohtomo, Norikuni Oka, Rintaro Kinoshita,
Jiwan Palta, and Masayuki Tani
Abstract
Hokkaido, the northernmost island in Japan, is located on
the border between temperate and subarctic zones.
Dominant soils distributed in Hokkaido have a wide
variety such as Andosols, Fluvic soils, Brown Forest
soils, and Peat soils. Paddy, upland, vegetable, dairy
farming, and animal husbandry are being practiced on
large scales according to the characteristics of soils and
weather conditions in each region. The goal of agriculture
style in Hokkaido is environmentally friendly agriculture.
It can sustainably produce safe, high-quality, and
high-yield agricultural products in harmony with the
regional and global environments. To promote the
environmentally friendly agriculture, soil fertility management techniques based on fertilization standards and
soil diagnosis have been developed, with considering
nutrient supply derived from applied organic matter. It
has been demonstrated that practicing these techniques
makes it possible to minimize the environmental impact
such as nutrient leaching and greenhouse gas emissions
from agricultural lands.
Keywords
Agricultural lands Á Environmentally friendly agriculture Á
Fertilization standards Á Organic matter Á Soil fertility
management
T. Nakatsuji (&) Á H. Takeuchi Á Y. Tsukamoto Á E. Gotou Á
Y. Watanabe Á M. Sakurai Á N. Fueki Á T. Hayashi Á M. Sakaguchi Á
T. Yagi Á O. Sakai Á Y. Hosobuchi Á T. Matsumoto Á D. Asaka Á
H. Nakamoto Á M. Onodera
Agricultural Research Department, Hokkaido Research
Organization, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan
e-mail: nakatsuji-toshiro@hro.or.jp
H. Shiga Á Y. Hikasa
HOKUREN Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, Sapporo
City, Hokkaido, Japan
T. Saigusa Á T. Sawamoto
College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Sciences, Rakuno
Gakuen University, Ebetsu City, Hokkaido, Japan
F. Satoh Á H. Shibata Á K. Takagi Á M. Kobayashi
Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido
University, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan
R. Hatano Á K. Kuramochi
Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo
City, Hokkaido, Japan
O. Nagata Á T. Hirota Á R. Ohtomo Á N. Oka
Hokkaido Agricultural Research Center, NARO, Sapporo City,
Hokkaido, Japan
Present Address:
T. Hirota
Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City,
Fukuoka, Japan
K. Niwa
Zukosha Co., Ltd, Obihiro City, Hokkaido, Japan
M. Shimizu
Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region, Public
Works Research Institute, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan
R. Kinoshita Á M. Tani
Research Center for Global Agromedicine, Obihiro University of
Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro City, Hokkaido,
Japan
J. Palta
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
R. Hatano et al. (eds.), The Soils of Japan, World Soils Book Series,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8229-5_5
135