Abstract
The Japanese Society of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Engineers and Scientists held an international symposium titled “Basic and Applied Sciences for Intelligent Plant Production Systems” on the 9th of September 2008, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan. From that symposium, this special issue for “Basic and Applied Sciences for Intelligent Plant Production Systems” has been organized, and 5 review papers will be published in the present special issue. The review papers cover the fundamentals of plant growth factories, especially, topics related to the concept of “Speaking Plant Approach” and greenhouse automation technology.
