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This case study is based on the following paper:
Effect of photoperiod on flower bud initiation and development in myoga (Zingiber mioga Roscoe)

Stirling, K.J.*, Clark, R.J., Brown, P.H., and Wilson, S.J.
School of Agricultural Science, University of Tasmania GPO Box 252-54, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7001

Introduction
Myoga (Zingiber mioga Roscoe) is a rhizomatous perennial plant endemic to Japan and is cultivated primarily for its edible flower buds (Gracie et al., 2000). The flowers are sterile and the plant is propagated from geophytic units, which are comprised of rhizome segments and tuber-like roots. Field production in Japan is seasonal, with flower buds produced during the summer months. Forced production in glasshouses and heated poly-tunnels occurs over the winter months to provide high quality buds which attract a premium price. 
The environmental requirements for flower initiation and development in myoga have not been well researched despite the obvious importance of these events to commercial production of mature flower buds.

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