Phased genome sequence of an interspecific hybrid flowering cherry, ‘Somei-Yoshino’ (Cerasus × yedoensis). Kenta Shirasawa, Tomoya Esumi, Hideki Hirakawa, Hideyuki Tanaka, Akihiro Itai, Andrea Ghelfi, Hideki Nagasaki, Sachiko Isobe. DNA Research, 26(5):379–389.
Advances in understanding reproductive development in fruit-bearing plant. Tomoya Esumi, Ryutaro Tao. In Achieving sustainable cultivation of temperate zone tree fruits and berries Volume 1. (Dr Greg Lang (ed). ISBN-13: 9781786762085) Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK. pp.93-134.
Effects of gibberellic acid/cytokinin treatments on berry development and maturation in the yellow-green skinned ‘Shine Muscat’ grape.Yuka Suehiro, Keisuke Mochida, Mitsuru Tsuma, Yuji Yasuda, Hiroyuki Itamura, Tomoya Esumi. The Horticulture Journal, 88(2):202-213.
Effects of abscisic acid/ethephon treatments on berry development and maturation in the yellow-green skinned ‘Shine Muscat’ grape. Yuka Suehiro, Keisuke Mochida, Mitsuru Tsuma, Yuji Yasuda, Hiroyuki Itamura, Tomoya Esumi. The Horticulture Journal, 88(2):189-201.
Variations in flower differentiation period and flowering time in Japanese cherry cultivars. Tomoya Esumi, Yasuhiro Tada, Hiroyuki Itamura. Acta Horticulturae, 1235:433-440.
Physiological changes in sweet cherry fruit in response to physical damage. Abdul Ghafar Sediqi, Somsak Kramchote, Hiroyuki Itamura, Tomoya Esumi. Acta Horticulturae, 1235:495-502.
Cherry production in Afghanistan. Mohammad Tariq Mohtasebzada, Tomoya Esumi. Acta Horticulturae, 1235:149-154.
Search for sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivars suitable for warm climate in the southwestern region of Japan. Hiroyuki Itamura, Tomoya Esumi, Somsak Kramchote, Norio Yasuda. Acta Horticulturae, 1235:279-282.
Effect of packaging films on extending the quality of ‘Saijo’ persimmon fruit during cold storage. Somsak Kramchote, Akira Nakatsuka, Tomoya Esumi, Hiroyuki Itamura. 日本食品保蔵科学会誌, 45(1):25-31.
2018
Effect of defoliation and wounding on expression of pectic polysaccharide-degrading enzyme genes in immature ‘Hiratanenashi’ persimmon fruit on the tree. Akira Nakatsuka, Ning-Jing Sun, Tomoya Esumi, Hiroyuki Itamura. Acta Horticulturae, 1195:239-242.
‘Sixth Industrialization' of ‘Saijo' persimmon: development of products for alleviating drunkenness. Hiroyuki Itamura, Ryuta Yoshibayashi, Hirokazu Ohata, Hisashi Hashimoto, Toshihiro Morihara, Ning-Jing Sun, Tomoya Esumi, Akira Nakatsuka. Acta Horticulturae, 1195:161-168.
2017
Selection of prune (Prunus domestica L.) cultivars suitable for the east Asian temperate monsoon climate: ripening characteristics and fruit qualities of certain prunes in a warm southwest region of Japan. Kazuya Ohata, Yasuyuki Togano, Toshikazu Matsumoto, Yoshinori Uchida, Takao Kurahashi, Hiroyuki Itamura. The Horticulture Journal, 86(4):437-446.
Recombinant expression, purification, and characterization of polyphenol oxidase 2 (VvPPO2) from "Shine Muscat" (Vitis labruscana Bailey x Vitis vinifera L.). Ayako Katayama-Ikegami, Yuka Suehiro, Takane Katayama, Kazushi Jindo, Hiroyuki Itamura, Tomoya Esumi. BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 81(12):2330-2338.
