• Journal of Practical Agriculture & Fisheries Research
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.89-97
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• 2018

This study was conducted to elucidate the effect of after-ripening of gourd fruits before seed collection. Five varieties of commercial gourd varieties were cultivated and the fruits were picked after 24, 31, 50, and 70 days from pollination. For after-ripening treatments the fruits were placed for five days in a cool, air-circulated place while a number of fruits were placed for longer periods to 85 days including growing period, 24 + 62 days, 31 + 55 days, 50 + 35 days, and 70 + 15 days. The seeds collected from fruits harvested on 24^th day were not emerged at all, but the seeds from after-ripening treatment for 62 days showed 78% emergence or higher. The growth of seedlings showed the effects of after-ripening treatment of the fruits before seed collection; the seeds collected after ripening treatment showed better hypocotyl growth and larger embryo size than the non-treated seeds.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.465-470
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• 2016

Sample preparation methods were evaluated for effectiveness in detecting foodborne pathogens from sprout seeds. The methods included: Rinse.-Test portions were rinsed with 0.1% peptone water, and the pellet after centrifugation was inoculated into pre-enrichment media; and Sprouting.-Seed samples were sprouted before pre-enrichment and sprouted seeds were inoculated into pre-enrichment media. In rinse method, E. coli was isolated from 13 of 280 sample units. In sprouting method, E. coli was isolated from 12 of 135 sample units. E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., and L. monocytogenes were not detected in any of the samples. In the trials for recovering Salmonella enterica from artificially contaminated alfalfa seeds, the soak, rinse, and sprouting methods were evaluated. The detection rates of S. enterica were statistically different according to the amount of the sample tested and selective medium type (P < 0.05).

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.531-536
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• 2003

This study was carried out to develop a vacuum nozzle seeder for large seeds and performance was tested on seed feeding, arranging. and sowing peformance. The results of this study were as follows： The operation of feeding device of the seeder was programmed to operate a period of setting time after sowing 6 rows. The setting time was decided based on a discharged seed by the angular speed of feeding roller. The arranging accuracy of 'tuktozwa', 'hukjong' and 'chambak' was 96.4％, 95.2％ and 89.4％ respectively. The working performance was 75.6sheet/hr which was 3.8 times higher than that of manual work. An average seeding rate of 1 grain was 97.8％.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Organic Agriculture Conference
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• 2009.12a
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• pp.322-322
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• 2009

국내산 밀을 유기농 재배하여 친환경 농산물 인증을 받으려면 파종에 필요한 종자도 유기농으로 생산된 것(유기종자)을 사용해야한다. 국립식량과학원에서는 유기종자 생산용 밀 품종 선발을 위한 연구를 수행하고 있으며, 관련 시험으로서 유기질 비료 시비가 밀의 농업형질 및 종자의 아미노산 함량에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 무비, 화학비료 및 유기질 비료를 시비한 시험구에 금강밀 등 24개 밀 품종을 파종하여 시험 구별로 출수기 등 농업형질과 수확된 종자의 아미노산 함량을 분석하였다. 밀의 출수기는 시비 조건에 따른 영향을 받지 않았으나 성숙기는 유기질 비료 시비조건에서 화학비료 및 무비보다 1일과 2일 지연되었다. 밀의 간장, 수장, 수수, 수당립수 및 L중은 시비의 종류에 따른 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 한편, 유기질 비료 시비에 따른 밀 종실수량(368.4kg/10a)은 무비 및 화학비료보다 각각 25%와 8% 유의하게 증가하였다. 밀 종자의 전체 아미노산 함량은 무비<화학비료<유기질비료 순으로 유의하게 증가하였다. 각각의 아미노산별로 시비조건에 따른 함량차이를 조사한 결과, Glutamate 등 13종의 아미노산은 시비조건에서 5~16% 증가하였다. Alanine 함량의 경우 무비조건에 비하여 유기질 비료 시비조건에서 38% 증가하였으나 화학비료 시비조건에서는 12% 감소하였다. 한편, tyrosine, phenylalanine 및 proline은 유기질 비료 시비조건에서 11~29% 감소하였으나, 화학비료 시비조건에서 9~36% 증가하였다.

• Horticultural Science & Technology
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.747-749
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• 1999

Various methods for seed treatments have been devised to improve the rate and uniformity of seed germination of gourd (Lagenaria siceraria Standl.). Hydropriming and priming, the imbibition of seeds in distilled water and osmotic solutions respectively, are useful techniques for early establishment of uniform seedlings. In this study, the optimum conditions for hydropriming and priming were determined in gourd (Lagenaria siceraria Standl.) seeds. Effect of hydropriming was compared with those of osmotic priming. Seeds, hydroprimed or primed with 50 mM solution of $KH_2PO_4$ and $KNO_3$ at $30^{\circ}C$ for 2 days, showed shorter $T_{50}$ (number of days to 50% of the final germination percentage) and MDG (mean number of days to germination) than those unprimed. The relative effectiveness of hydropriming and priming in improving the germinability of gourd seeds was more evident when germinated at $20^{\circ}C$ than at $25^{\circ}C$ and $35^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.62 no.1
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• pp.82-86
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• 1983

Cone and seed development after self-pollination in 14-year-old Pinus rigida Mill. was investigated in an $F_1$-hybrid seed orchard that consists of Pinus rigida Mill. and Pinus taeda L. in alternative rows. On an average, 83.8% of the self-pollinated receptive female strobili developed into cones. This value appears to be normal compared to cone development after open-pollination in other pine species such as in Pinus sylvestris L. However, there was a great variation in filled seed development after self-pollination among the investigated individual trees (Table 1-1). The 34.5%, a ratio of filled seeds after self-pollination was significantly lower than 91.7%, that by the open-pollination. Some of the investigated trees developed 70.0%-83.5% of filled seeds after self-pollination. Thus, those are not desirable as trees for seed parent in establishing $F_1$-hybrid seed orchards in future. A further study on the rate of filled seed development by various pollination systems consisting of self-pollination, self-and cross-pollination with intraspecific, mixed (tree's own and foreign pollens) pollens and cross-pollination with interspecific, mixed pollens of the two parental tree species is necessary to determine the quality of seed parent trees in establishing $F_1$-hybrid seed orchards.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.144-149
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• 1983

Experiments were conducted to develop a pelletization method of minute tobacco seeds for easy handling at seeding by hand or for mechanical seeding. Serpentine, zeolite, and talc were tested as coating materials and the resulting pills were compared in size uniformity, hardness, length of time needed for coating, percentage of pills containing a single seed, and speed of disintegration when submerged in water. Talc was the poorest and zeolite was good only in hardness. On the other hand serpentine was good in most characters above, except for brittleness. This defect, however, was overcome by double coating, first with serpentine and followed by zeolite. This new pelletizing method results in optimum hardness, uniform size, and high ratio of pellets containing one tobacco seed. When compared to bare tobacco seeds, the double-coated seeds did not differ in germination test.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.341-342
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• 2001.02a
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• pp.28-33
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• 2001

• Agrochemical news magazine
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• v.16 no.6 s.129
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• pp.18-23
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• 1995