Hōrai rice (Penglai rice?) is a variety of Japonica rice that was crossbred to grow in the warmer, more tropical climate of Taiwan during Japanese imperial rule.




[1] - general overview of rice

[2] - biography on Eikichi Iso (Megumu Suenaga?)

[3] - note on increased rice yield in Taiwan

[4] - pages 355 & 356

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[6] - the Taiwanese government gave Eikichi Iso the Keisei award, Taiwan's highest decoration

[7] - horai varieties bred to suit the tastes of Japanese consumers and became a cash crop.

[1]

Matsuo, Takane. "Dr. Iso's Rice and Crops in its Rotation in Subtropical Zone (Book Review)." Japan Quarterly 2.2 (1955): 251. (PROQUEST)

References

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  1. ^ Leow, Wei Yi (2020). "Horai Rice in the Making of Japanese Colonial Taiwan". Cross-Currents: East Asian History and Culture Review. 9 (1): 40–66. doi:10.1353/ach.2020.0011. ISSN 2158-9674.
  2. ^ TaiwanRice (2024-01-10). "Father of Peng Lai Rice – Iso Eikichi - Taiwan Rice". Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  3. ^ Wiens, Herold J. (1950). "Review of Rice Culture in Taiwan; Postwar Economy of Taiwan, A Crucial Area of East Asia; L'ile de Formose; Formosa; Poor Little Rich Land. Formosa". Geographical Review. 40 (4): 684–686. doi:10.2307/211115. ISSN 0016-7428. JSTOR 211115.
  4. ^ Howe, Christopher (1999-12-15). The Origins of Japanese Trade Supremacy: Development and Technology in Asia from 1540 to the Pacific War. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-35486-6.
  5. ^ Barclay, George Watson (2015-12-08). Colonial Development and Population in Taiwan. Princeton University Press. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-1-4008-7701-0.
  6. ^ Mizuno, Hiromi; Moore, Aaron S.; DiMoia, John (2018-08-09). Engineering Asia: Technology, Colonial Development, and the Cold War Order. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-1-350-06393-8.
  7. ^ Edmonds, Richard Louis; Goldstein, Steven M. (2001-08-23). Taiwan in the Twentieth Century: A Retrospective View. Cambridge University Press. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-0-521-00343-8.