Table of Contents Vol. 20 (2026) J-Stage In vitro root colonization and effects on host growth by fungi isolated from hair roots of Vaccinium wrightii in Amami-Oshima Island, a subtropical region of Japan (Ericaceae) Sota Sato, Takashi Baba, Dai Hirose, Takuro Ito, Masayuki Maki 2026 Volume 20 Pages 9-20 Published on June 12, 2026 Effect of Thai mango rootstock varieties on the flood tolerance of grafted trees under graft-union submergence Akira Saeki, Wannausa Phakham, Monthida Thisawech, Orapin Saritnum, Naoto Iwasaki 2026 Volume 20 Pages 1-8 Published on May 14, 2026 Table of Contents Vol. 19 (2025) J-Stage Exploring the antioxidant activity of root extracts of Heliotropium indicum L. Mini Gopinathan, M. Duraipandian, Lekshmy R Nair 2025 Volume 19 Pages 38-48 Published on July 29, 2025 A method for estimating root volume and total root length using images of soybean root in hydroculture taken by digital camera Qiuzhi Rui, Ryosuke Tajima, Rongling Ye, Emi Kameoka, Donghe Xu, Koki Homma 2025 Volume 19 Pages 30-37 Published on April 9, 2025 QTL pyramiding reveals a crucial role of DEEPER ROOTING 1 on root system architecture adapted to drought stress in rice Momoha Iba, C. Arloo Centeno, Yuka Kitomi, Mignon A. Natividad, Marinell R. Quintana, Kenji Irie, Amelia Henry, Yusaku Uga 2025 Volume 19 Pages 13-29 Published on March 5, 2025 Morphological trait evaluation of soybean root systems at an early growth stage using image analysis Mai Furuya, Tomoya Nakatani, Yuzuko Utsumi, Atsushi Matsumura, Koichi Kise 2025 Volume 19 Pages 1-12 Published on March 5, 2025 Table of Contents Vol. 18 (2024) J-Stage Soybean gene expression correlated with symbiotic rhizobial nitrogen fixation activity Shunichi Yano, Teruya Takushima, Tatsuhiro Ezawa, Yusaku Sugimura, Akihiro Yamamoto, Yuichi Saeki 2024 Volume 18 Pages 35-47 Published on December 16, 2024 Evaluation of rice breeding lines containing root QTLs under different water management environments Vivek Deshmukh, Akihiko Kamoshita, Nelson Amézquita, Natalia Espinosa, Satoshi Ogawa, Yuka Kitomi, Yusaku Uga 2024 Volume 18 Pages 22-34 Published on September 26, 2024 Effects of water regime and inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on mycorrhizal communities of roots of rice and pearl millet in upland and lowland fields Phoura Y, Ryo Ohtomo, Akihiko Kamoshita 2024 Volume 18 Pages 10-21 Published on July 10, 2024 Root characteristics on different training methods of cucumber production in hydroponic system Nethone Samba, Satoru Tsukagoshi, Akimasa Nakano 2024 Volume 18 Pages 1-9 Published on March 15, 2024 Table of Contents Vol. 17 (2023) J-Stage Physiological, biochemical and root exudate response of maize seedlings to hydrogen sulfide applications Kabir Ghoto, Gui-Feng Gao, Martin Simon, Zhi-Jun Shen, Huan Li, Ming-Yue Wei, Hai-Lei Zheng 2023 Volume 17 Pages 71-81 Published on September 22, 2023 Application of the pressure chamber method to evaluate root hydraulic conductance in rice plants with tillers Emi Kameoka, Shiro Mitsuya, Akira Yamauchi 2023 Volume 17 Pages 59-70 Published on September 22, 2023 Genotypic variation in rice root system distribution and activity in response to short-term soil drought Emi Kameoka, Shiro Mitsuya, Roel R. Suralta, Akira Yamauchi, Amelia Henry 2023 Volume 17 Pages 45-58 Published on August 14, 2023 Strontium-induced mineral imbalance, cell death, and reactive oxygen species generation in Arabidopsis thaliana Takeshi Nagata 2023 Volume 17 Pages 36-44 Published on July 26, 2023 Acidic soil tolerance of sugarcane and Erianthus root assessed by cell membrane stability Hiroo Takaragawa, Hiroshi Matsuda, Yoshifumi Terajima 2023 Volume 17 Pages 26-35 Published on April 5, 2023 Development of a method for high-throughput quantitation of soil-surface roots of rice (Oryza sativa) and wild rice (O. glumaepatula) using an overhead scanner Tomoki Miyashita, Katsuhiro Shiono 2023 Volume 17 Pages 16-25 Published on April 5, 2023 Plant growth-enhancing traits of rhizobacteria isolated from brinjal, okra, and leaf mustard Amirul H.M. Umar, Fitri A.A. Zakry 2023 Volume 17 Pages 1-15 Published on April 5, 2023 Table of Contents Vol. 16 (2022) J-Stage Characterization of root traits for phosphorus deficiency tolerance using chromosome segment substitution lines Yuki Akamatsu, Ryosuke Tajima, Toru Uno, Toyoaki Ito, Mizuhiko Nishida, Masanori Saito 2022 Volume 16 Pages 21-30 Published on September 12, 2022 Root sampling method for aquaporin gene expression analysis in rice Yumika Watanabe, Shiro Mitsuya, Akira Yamauchi 2022 Volume 16 Pages 11-20 Published on July 11, 2022 Polymorphism of HvDRO1 and HvqSOR1 associated with root growth angle in barley accessions Yuki Nakano, Junpei Konishi, Hirotake Ito, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Masako Seki, Hideyuki Aoki, Takashi Nagamine 2022 Volume 16 Pages 1-10 Published on March 16, 2022 Table of Contents Vol. 15 (2021) J-Stage Vertical distribution of tree fine roots in the tephra profile with two buried humic soil layers Keina Motegi, Yoshihiro Kobae, Emi Kameoka, Mikoto Kaneko, Tomoko Hatanaka, Satoru Hobara 2021 Volume 15 Pages 60-68 Published on November 5, 2021 Influence of wind and slope on buttress development in temperate tree species Nanaho Kuwabe, Kiyosada Kawai, Izuki Endo, Mizue Ohashi 2021 Volume 15 Pages 50-59 Published on November 5, 2021 Effects of elevated CO2 on plant root form and function: a review Zhong Ma 2021 Volume 15 Pages 36-49 Published on August 31, 2021 Expression analysis of genes for cytochrome P450 CYP86 and glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase related to suberin biosynthesis in rice roots under stagnant deoxygenated conditions Shunsaku Nishiuchi, Kohtaro Watanabe, Saori Sato, Hirokazu Takahashi, Mikio Nakazono 2021 Volume 15 Pages 19-35 Published on June 1, 2021 Root system characteristics under different water regimes in three cereal species Natsumi Ueda, Shiro Mitsuya, Akira Yamauchi, Maria Corazon J. Cabral, Mana Kano-Nakata 2021 Volume 15 Pages 10-18 Published on April 16, 2021 In vitro inoculation effects and colonization pattern of Leohumicola verrucosa, Oidiodendron maius, and Leptobacillium leptobactrum on fibrous and pioneer roots of Vaccinium oldhamii hypocotyl cuttings Takashi Baba, Dai Hirose, Takuya Ban 2021 Volume 15 Pages 1-9 Published on April 9, 2021 Table of Contents Vol. 14 (2020) J-Stage Formation of a barrier to radial oxygen loss in L-type lateral roots of rice Siti Noorrohmah, Hirokazu Takahashi, Mikio Nakazono 2020 Volume 14 Pages 33-41 Published on January 14, 2021 Terminal regions of chromosome arms 6AL and 6BL carry QTL affecting seminal root angle in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Masahiko Mori, Atsushi Oyanagi, Emdadul Haque, Kentaro Kawaguchi, Hideho Miura, Fumitaka Abe 2020 Volume 14 Pages 23-31 Published on November 12, 2020 Genetic analyses of anthocyanin content using polyploid GWAS followed by QTL detection in the sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) storage root Emdadul Haque, Eiji Yamamoto, Kenta Shirasawa, Hiroaki Tabuchi, Ung-Han Yoon, Sachiko Isobe, Masaru Tanaka 2020 Volume 14 Pages 11-21 Published on October 9, 2020 Morphological characteristics of rhizodermal colonization by Leohumicola species in an ericaceous host Takashi Baba, Dai Hirose 2020 Volume 14 Pages 1-10 Published on September 3, 2020