Rice As a Crop in Japan1

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Agronomy JournalVolume 40, Issue 7 p. 579-602 Article Rice As a Crop in Japan1 Warren H. Leonard, Warren H. Leonard Professor of Agronomy; formerly Major, CAC, U. S. Army, and Chief, Agriculture Division, Natural Resources Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Tokyo, Japan, from October 2, 1945, to August 20, 1946. Acknowledgement is made to Dr. H. Terao, retired Director, and to Dr. T. Morinaga, present Director, Imperial Agricultural Experiment Station, Nishigahara, Tokyo, Japan, for valuable aid in the collection of material for the preparation of this paper. Helpful criticisms of the manuscript were made by Mr. Jenkin W. Jones, Principal Agronomist in Charge of Rice Investigations, and Dr. S. C. Salmon, Principal Agronomist in Charge of Wheat Investigations, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Administration, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Beltsville, Md. Dr. C. L. W. Swanson, Chief Agronomist, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station., New Haven, Conn., has also made valuable suggestions for the improvement of the manuscript. Dr. V. R. Boswell, Assistant Chief, Division of Fruits and Vegetable Crops, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Beltsville, Md., furnished Figs. 3, 4, and 5. The writer also wishes to express his gratitude to Lt. Col. H. G. Schenck, Chief of the Natural Resources Section, GHQ, SCAP, for his encouragement on the preparation of scientific papers on Japan.Search for more papers by this author Warren H. Leonard, Warren H. Leonard Professor of Agronomy; formerly Major, CAC, U. S. Army, and Chief, Agriculture Division, Natural Resources Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, Tokyo, Japan, from October 2, 1945, to August 20, 1946. Acknowledgement is made to Dr. H. Terao, retired Director, and to Dr. T. Morinaga, present Director, Imperial Agricultural Experiment Station, Nishigahara, Tokyo, Japan, for valuable aid in the collection of material for the preparation of this paper. Helpful criticisms of the manuscript were made by Mr. Jenkin W. Jones, Principal Agronomist in Charge of Rice Investigations, and Dr. S. C. Salmon, Principal Agronomist in Charge of Wheat Investigations, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Administration, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Beltsville, Md. Dr. C. L. W. Swanson, Chief Agronomist, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station., New Haven, Conn., has also made valuable suggestions for the improvement of the manuscript. Dr. V. R. Boswell, Assistant Chief, Division of Fruits and Vegetable Crops, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Beltsville, Md., furnished Figs. 3, 4, and 5. The writer also wishes to express his gratitude to Lt. Col. H. G. Schenck, Chief of the Natural Resources Section, GHQ, SCAP, for his encouragement on the preparation of scientific papers on Japan.Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 July 1948 https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj1948.00021962004000070001xCitations: 2 1 Authorized by the Director of the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colo., for publication as scientific journal series article No. 267. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume40, Issue7July 1948Pages 579-602 RelatedInformation