Vol. 82, No. 4 (Published on 1st, July. 2020)

CONTENTS

ESSAY

R. OTANI…295

SPECIAL EDITION

Strategies and Techniques to Ensure the Safety of Foods

Editor : D. NEI

　N. KIJIMA : Control of Foodborne Pathogens on the Process of Vegetable Production…298

　K. MORIMATSU : Behavior of Bacteria Injured by High Hydrostatic Pressure Treatment…304

　S. KOSEKI : Application of Maillard-Reaction Based Time-Temperature Integrator/Indicator to Agricultural Products from Farm to Table…310

　T. SUZUKI : Trends of Microorganism Test by Using Optical Technologies…317

TECHNO-TOPICS

K. TAMURA : Development of a Rotary Ridger with Fertilizer and Chemical Application for Konjak…323

PAPERS (Articles)

RESEARCH PAPERS

Development of Monitoring System Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Artificial Intelligence for Potato Yield Prediction (Part 1)…339 　abstracts

D. TANABE, S. ICHIURA, A. NAKATSUBO, T. KOBAYASHI, M. KATAHIRA

Utilization of Mechanical Parameters of the Petiole for a Simple Estimation of Tomato Leaf Area…347 　abstracts

T. FUKUSHIMA, K. NAGASUGA, Y. INAGAKI, K. TAKISAWA

Development of a Rapid Evaluation Method for Cane Deterioration Using Near-infrared Spectroscopy…354 　abstracts

Y. IZUMIKAWA, A. KINJYO, K. APARATANA, H. TAKARAGAWA, S. NAKAMURA, M. TANAKA, E. TAIRA

Calibration Equations for the Weight of Rough Rice Layers of Various Shapes Piled in a Grain Tank…362 　abstracts

Y. HIRAI, M. KASHINO, I. UEKA, M. MITSUOKA, E. INOUE, T. OKAYASU

TECHNICAL PAPERS

Risk Reduction Based on Accident Factor Analysis of Combine Harvesters and Consideration of Differences in Risk Factors Based on Mechanical Properties…370 　abstracts

M. MATSUI, Y. AOYAGI, T. TANAHASHI, J. TAKEDA, T. FUKUSHIMA

Evaluation of Solar Panel Regulations for Agrivoltaic Systems in Paddy Fields…380 　abstracts

R. GOHARA, N. TAKAHASHI, S. KATO, T. HORIE

Accuracy of Predicted Value and Particle Size Composition Calibration Models Using Paddy Soil Spectra…390 　abstracts

M. KODAIRA, S. SHIBUSAWA

Development of a High-Performance Levee Mower…400 　abstracts

E. KURIHARA, K. YAMASHITA, J. NISHIKAWA, K. HAYASHI, T. TODA, H. TAMURA, T. KOBAYASHI, K. HIYOSHI

SHORT REPORTS

Weeding Capability of Robotic Lawn Mower in Agriculture…412 　abstracts

G. KANAI, N. YOSHINO

Effect of Preheating Treatment on Guanylic Acid, Glutamic Acid and Flavor of Dried Tomato Powder…415 　abstracts

T. ORIKASA, C. NAKAMURA, S. KOIDE, U. MATSUSHIMA, M. OKADA

Application of Snapper Header to Japanese Domestic Combine…418 　abstracts

G. KANAI, Y. SHINOTO, Y. YAMASHITA