Japanese Literature related to Sweetpotato


Prepared by:
P. J. Matthews, Osaka, July 1995
B. Duell, Kawagoe, October 1996

Disclaimers

(1) Omission of any reference does not necessarily imply that it is not a key reference.
(2) This guide is not complete.
(3) Not all references in the guide are necessarily key references - ideally each subject area would be edited by a specialist in that particular field.
(4) Not all references have been seen by the present author, and not all references are presented with complete publication details.

Suggestions for improvements welcomed

Suggestions for improvements to this guide are welcome at any time. At this stage, no regular updating is planned. The structure might be suitable for any crop plant, and suggestions on the range of headings are invited, in relation to this possibility. The present authors (P. Matthews and B. Duell) wish to gauge demand for this sort of presentation. The references in this section are not yet sorted by subject. This section should ensure the unique value of this bibliography, assuming that bibliographies on sweetpotato become available elsewhere.

In the future it is hoped to group references in the following categories.

1. General Reviews and Symposia
2. Archaeology and Prehistory
3. Biogeography and Taxonomy
4. Anthropology, Ethnobotany, and Recent History
5. Uses, Recipes, and Processing
6. Genetics, Plant Breeding, and Propagation
7. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
8. Agronomy, Diesease, and Production
9. Commercial Literature
10. Near Relatives (other species and genera)
11. Bibliographies

References below are in English unless otherwise stated

Anon. (1846). Imo Hyakuchin (One hundred recipes for sweetpotato) (Sanryu Muroyama, Trans.). Kyoto: Taiyo (1988).

Chamberlain, B. H. (1895). The Luchu Islands and their inhabitants. The Geographical Journal, 5, 289-319, 408, 446-462, 534-545.

Duell, B. (1983). Anthropological problems connected with the introduction and diffusion of the sweet potato into Japan (I). The Journal of the International College of Commerce & Economics, Department of Commerce, 28, 47-62.

Duell, B. (1984). Anthropological problems connected with the introduction and diffusion of the sweet potato into Japan (II). The Journal of the International College of Commerce & Economics, Department of Commerce, 29, 51-73.

Duell, B. (1985). Post-World War II change in sweet potato production and use in Japan. The Journal of the International College of Commerce & Economics, Department of Commerce, 32, 43-64.

Duell, B. (1989). Variations in Sweet Potato Consumption in Japan. The Journal of the International College of Commerce & Economics, Department of Commerce, 39, 55-67.

Duell, B. (1990). Ways of Eating Sweet Potatoes in Japan. In Howeler (Ed.), Proceedings of the Eighth Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops, (pp. 601-608). Thailand: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT).

Duell, B. (1991). Consumption and Utilization of Sweet Potato in Japan. In UPWARD (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2nd Annual UPWARD International Conference, Sweet Potato Cultures of Asia and South Pacific, April 2-5, 1991, Laguna, Philippines, (pp. 469-475). Philippines: Users Perspective with Agricultural Research and Development (UPWARD).

Duell, B. (1991). Satsumaimo to oyatsu (Sweetpotato Used as a Snack Food Ingredient). Dento Shokuhin no Kenkyu (Quest for Traditional Food), 10, 37-42. (In Japanese)

Duell, B. (1992). Sweet Potato Product Innovations by Small Businesses in Kawagoe, Japan. In Hill, Bonsi, & Loretan (Eds.), Sweet Potato Technology for the 21st Century, (pp. 381-388). USA: Tuskegee University.

Glacken, C. J. (1955). The Great Loochoo: A study of Okinawan village life. Berkeley & Los Angeles: University of California Press.

Ikegami, Y. (1993). Japanese Cooking with Vegetables. Tokyo: The Japan Times.

Yabuki, K., T Uewada (1978). High efficient starch production with single leaf and node cutting culture of sweet potato. Acta Horticulture, 87, 157-164.

Yamakawa, O. (1988 on). Annual Report of Sweet Potato Breeding. Japan: Sweet Potato Breeding Laboratory, Kyushu National Agricultural Experiment Station.

Yamakawa, O. (1995 on). Sweetpotato Research Front newsletter.