著者

松井 貞雄

出版者

The Human Geographical Society of Japan

雑誌

人文地理 (ISSN:00187216)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.19, no.3, pp.237-265, 1967-06-28 (Released:2009-04-28)

参考文献数

67

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Along the coastal region on the eastern shore of Awaji Island, as of 1965, the horticulture of flowering plants a total of 19ha. has been distributed, as follows: a greenhouse of 9.9ha., a travelling greenhouse of 4.8ha, and a vinyl-house 4.4ha. The first of the subjects for study, as products of the Awaji Island, should be the formative factors of grouping greenhouses in horticulture regions close to a large city-in this case, Osaka. The second is to make a survey of the characteristics of the regions, especially greenhouse horticulture in Awaji Island; and then to study what specific characters influenced horticulture there.The greenhouse horticulture areas of Awaji Island are characterized by carnation cultivation. The characteristics of greenhouse horticulture in this area are, in addition, not only manifested by greenhouse construction and a method of floriculture, but also by the regional landscape, land utilization, and the management of agriculture extending over the whole land under floriculture. Constructed greenhouse types which are called “travelling greenhouses” are a method peculiar to this area. The areas under carnation cultivation are covered by the travelling greenhouses with glazed doors from November to April in the cold season, but are removed every year in these areas under carnation cultivation.The elements of regional formation in this area are not only well situated in mild winter, but terms are advantageous to the districts which stand close to a largescale market. There is also a close relation with the farm-houses which are based on the small land ownership of paddy fields. Besides, the land under cultivation drains well and is blessed with a sprinkling of water. Development of shelf rice fields has become the main promoting condition.Before the war, Awaji Island, standing close to a metropolitan city was an area of vegetable horticulture stands. The change into a region of greenhouse horticulture for flowering plants has resulted in competition for products between truck and garden farmings. This is a nation-wide tendency. By development of the travelling greenhouse, floriculture is rapidly being popularized. The horticulture of the flowering plants in Awaji Island has richly enlarged the scale of flower-growing land through the competition between producing districts.