Preface. 1: Closed transplant production systems. Necessity and concept of the closed transplant production system; T. Kozai, et al. Closed transplant production system at Chiba University; C. Chun, T. Kozai. Electric energy, water and carbon dioxide utilization efficiencies of a closed-type transplant production system; K. Ohyama, et al. Microprecision irrigation system for transplant production; H. Murase. Design concepts of computerized support systems for large-scale transplant production; T. Hoshi, et al. 2: Technology in transplant production. Modeling, measurement and environmental control for transplant production. Modeling and simulation in transplant production under controlled environment; C. Kubota. Object-oriented analysis and modeling of closed plant production systems; D.H. Fleisher, K.C. Ting. Estimating cuticle resistance of seedling shoot tips based on the Penman-Monteith model; H. Shimizu, R.D. Heins. Measurement of pH in guard cells using a confocal laser scanning microscope; M. Yabusaki, et al. Does electrolyzed-reduced water protect plants from photoinhibition? K. Iwabuchi, et al. Environmental control for improved plant quality within controlled environment plant production systems; S.T. Kania, G.A. Ciacomelli. Environmental engineering for transplant production; C. Kirdmanee, K. Mosaleeyanon. Effects of air current on transpiration and net photosynthetic rates of plants in a closed plant production system; Y. Kitaya, et al. Effects of air temperature, relative humidity and photosynthetic photon flux on the evapotranspiration rate of grafted seedlings under artificial lighting; Y.H. Kim. Growth of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) plus transplants in a closed system at relatively high air current speeds -- A preliminary study; W. Chintakovid, T. Kozai. Advances and current limitations of plug transplant technology in Korea; B.R. Jeong. Lighting strategies for transplant production. A review on artificial lighting of tissue cultures and transplants; W. Fang, R.C. Jao. Light emitting diodes (LEDs) as a radiation source for micropropagation of strawberry; D.T. Nhut, et al. Application of red laser diode as a light source for plant production; A. Yamazaki, et al. Effective vegetable transplant production programs for closed-type systems under different lighting regimes; T. Maruo, et al. Photoautotrophic micropropagation in a natural light environment; J. Adelberg, et al. High-quality transplant production. Production of value-added transplants in closed systems with artificial lighting; H.-H. Kim, T. Kozai. High quality plug-transplants produced in a closed system enables pot-transplant production of pansy in the summer; Y. Omura, et al. Yield and growth of sweetpotato using plug transplants as affected by their ages and planting depths; A.F.M. Saiful Islam, et al. Yield and growth of sweetpotato using plug transplants as affected by cell volume of plug tray and type of cutting; D. He, et al. Production of medical plant species in sterile, controlled environments; S.J. Murch, et al. Effect of air temperature on tipburn incidence of butterhead and leaf lettuce in a plant factory; K.Y. Choi, et al. Evaluation of lettuce cultivars suitable for closed plant production system; M. Ishii, et al. Root growth subsequent to transplanting in plug-grown cabbage seedlings; S. Yoshida. Effective storage conditions for subsequent growth enhancement of Ficus carica L. cuttings; M. Takagaki, et al. 3: Biotechnology for transplant production. Biotechnology for woody plants. Characterization of transformed poplar formed by the inhibition of peroxidase; N. Morohoshi. Micropropagation of Canadian spruces (Picea spp); T.A. Thorpe, I.S. Harry. In vitro culture of Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii); K. Ishii, E. Maruyama. Control of the development of somatic embryo of Japanese conifers by the density of embryogenic cells in liquid culture; S. Ogita, et al. A preliminary experiment on photoautotrophic micropropagation of Rhododendron; C. Valero-Aracama, et al. Mass clonal propagation of Artocarpus heterophyllus through in vitro culture; S.K. Roy, et al. Photoautotrophic growth of Pleioblastus pygmaea plantlets in vitro and ex vitro as affected by types of supporting material in vitro; Y. Watanabe, et al. Transplant production using micropropagation techniques. Evolution of culture vessel for micropropagation: from test tube to culture room; S.M.A. Zobayed, et al. Physiology of in vitro plantlets grown photoautotrophically; F. Afreen, et al. Enhanced growth of in vitro plants in photoautotrophic micropropagation with natural and forced ventilation systems; Q.T. Nguyen, et al. Micropropagation of ornamental plants using bioreactor system; K.Y. Paek, et al. Effects of medium sugar on growth and carbohydrate status of sweetpotato and tomato plantlets in vitro; S.B. Wilson, et al. Practical sugar-free micropropagation system using large vessels with forced ventilation; Y. Xiao, et al. Growth and acclimatization of chrysanthemum plantlets using bioreactor and hydroponic culture techniques; E.-J. Hahn, et al. Mass propagation of pineapple through in vitro culture; S.K. Roy, et al. Microbial contamination under photoautotrophic culture system; N. Islam, S.M.A. Zobayed. Author Index.
