Articles
Asparagus in the world and Japan asparagus cultivation in Japan in the age of internationalization
Article number
1376_15
Pages
97 – 110
Language
English
Abstract
The Laboratory of Vegetable Crop Science (Department of Agriculture, School of Agriculture, Meiji University) led by the author has been conducting research from diverse angles (elucidation of physiological characteristics through cultivation environment control, establishment of technologies for growth control, breeding, cultivation and freshness retention) to identify problems prevailing in agriculture and agricultural product marketing in Japan and to develop technologies capable of resolving the problems identified.
As far as the research on asparagus is concerned, the author has been conducting systematical studies since September 2012 (the year when the author joined Meiji University) to achieve high quality at each stage of asparagus production, marketing and consumption, including the establishment of stable production technology, development of new cultivation techniques, analysis of cultivation environments factors affecting the flavonoids (functional components of asparagus), and optimal conditions for the preservation and storage of the functional components contained in asparagus.
Furthermore, the author was involved in the breeding of three new cultivars, worked together with domestic researchers to elucidate the characteristics of asparagus dormancy and developed new cultivation techniques making use of the physiological and ecological characteristics, followed by ongoing efforts to further spread such techniques.
During the period from April to September 2019, the author made four overseas trips, visiting 13 countries in total, laying emphasis on asparagus-producing areas in Europe, North America, and South-East Asia.
This keynote lecture will present the practice of asparagus cultivation in Japan and other countries (particularly the asparagus-producing countries the author visited in 2019) as well as part of the outcomes of the research conducted by the author to date.
As far as the research on asparagus is concerned, the author has been conducting systematical studies since September 2012 (the year when the author joined Meiji University) to achieve high quality at each stage of asparagus production, marketing and consumption, including the establishment of stable production technology, development of new cultivation techniques, analysis of cultivation environments factors affecting the flavonoids (functional components of asparagus), and optimal conditions for the preservation and storage of the functional components contained in asparagus.
Furthermore, the author was involved in the breeding of three new cultivars, worked together with domestic researchers to elucidate the characteristics of asparagus dormancy and developed new cultivation techniques making use of the physiological and ecological characteristics, followed by ongoing efforts to further spread such techniques.
During the period from April to September 2019, the author made four overseas trips, visiting 13 countries in total, laying emphasis on asparagus-producing areas in Europe, North America, and South-East Asia.
This keynote lecture will present the practice of asparagus cultivation in Japan and other countries (particularly the asparagus-producing countries the author visited in 2019) as well as part of the outcomes of the research conducted by the author to date.
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Authors
S. Motoki
Keywords
functional component, marketing, new cropping type, production, unusable part, whole harvest cultivation method for one-year-old plants, year-round supply
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