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Distribution Map of Microbial Diversity in Agricultural land (농경지 토양미생물 분포도)

  • Suh, Jang-Sun;Noh, Hyung-Jun;Kwon, Jang-Sik;Weon, Hang-Yeon;Hong, Suk-Young
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.43 no.6
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    • pp.995-1001
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    • 2010
  • Biogeography is the study of the distribution of biodiversity over space and time. We report the development of a prototype database that maps of microbial diversity in the context of the geochemical and geological environment and geographic location. It aims to reveal where organisms live, and at what abundance in nation wide. Microbial data collected from agricultural land during 1999 to 2007 were categorized for mapping with ArcGIS program. Distribution maps of bacteria, fungi, Bacillus and gram negative bacteria of agricultural land showed different patterns from each other. Microbial biomass content investigated in year of 2007 was higher than in 1999.

Study on Spillover Effect of R&D Investment in Agricultural Sector (R&D 투자의 농업부문 스필오버 효과 연구)

  • Kim, Gi-Hwan;Seo, Byeong-Seon
    • Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.391-408
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the spillover effect of R & D investment focusing on agriculture sector. Therefore, the Korean industry is divided into 18 industries and the data period including 1970 ~ 2014 is analyzed. In addition, the method is based on the analysis of the production function, the growth contribution of the production factor, and the spillover effect of other industries that affect the agricultural output. The results of this study are summarized as follows. First, R & D investment has a positive effect on the production of Korean agriculture. Second, the impact of high tech industry R & D investment on Korean agriculture is positive. Third, the R & D investment in the public sector is relatively higher than the R & D investment in the private sector. In the R & D stage, the R & D investment of the first level technology has a great influence on the production of agriculture. As a result of this study, governments should consider the above mentioned research results to determine resource priorities based on limited resources in relation to R & D investments that contribute to production and economic growth.

Isolation and Culture of Entomopathogenic Fungus, Cordyceps sphecocephala

  • Nam, Sung-Hee;Li, Chun-Ru;Hong, In-Pyo;Sung, Kyu-Byoung;Kang, Seok-Woo;Fan, Mei-Zhen;Li, Zeng-Zhi
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.57-61
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    • 2006
  • In this study, morphology of perithecia, asci, ascospores, etc. of C. sphecocephala were examined for its telemorphic characteristics. Its colony grew up to 32 mm in diameter on potato dextrose agar (PDA) for 30 days under the condition of $24{\pm}1^{\circ}C$. PDBLA and PDBAA media were selected as optimal media for C. sphecocephala, on which the growth was 1.5 times as fast as on PDA medium. Moreover, PDBLA medium induced successfully the synnemata of anamorphic state. C. sphecocephala was able to be proliferated in vitro on both larva and adult of honeybee drone as its substrate. After inoculated onto the drone larva, it produced mycelium at $24{\pm}1^{\circ}C$, with the maximum yield up to $67{\pm}3mg$ on the $50^{th}$ day.

Transformation of the ${\beta}-Isopropylmalate$ Dehydrogenase Gene of Flammulina velutipes into Pleurotus florida (팽나무버섯 Leu 2 gene(${\beta}-isopropylmalate$ dehydrogenase)의 사철 느타리버섯 형질전환)

  • Byun, Myung-Ok;Yoo, Young-Bok;Go, Seung-Joo;You, Chang-Hyun;Cha, Dong-Yul;Park, Yong-Hwan
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.27-30
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    • 1989
  • F. velutipes Leu 2 gene (${\beta}-isopropylmalate$ dehydrogenase gene) was used for transformation of P. florida leucine requiring auxotrophic mutant P101. Transformation frequency was very low but the transformed colony can grow on minimal medium very slowly. Transformation was identified by Southern hybridization and reverse transformation into E. coli using chromosome DNA isolated from transformed P. florida.

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Changes of Enzyme Activities and Compositions of Abnormal Fruiting Bodies Grown under Artificial Environmental Conditions in Pleurotus ostreatus

  • Jang, Kab-Yeul;Cho, Soo-Muk;June, Chang-Sung;Weon, Hang-Yeon;Park, Jeong-Sik;Choi, Sun-Gyu;Cheong, Jong-Chun;Sung, Jae-Mo
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.30-34
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    • 2005
  • This study investigated the biochemical changes of abnormal fruiting bodies grown under artificial environmental conditions in P. ostreatus. Abnormal mushroom growth during cultivation damages the production of good quality mushroom. This study showed that different environmental conditions produced morphological changes in the fruiting bodies of P. ostreatus. The fruiting bodies with morphological changes were collected and examined for differences in biochemical properties, enzyme activities, and carbohydrates composition. The enzyme activities assay showed that glucanase and chitinase activities decreased when the temperature was below or above the optimum cultivation temperature for P. ostreatus. The biochemical compositions of the abnormal mushroom were significantly different from the normal fruiting bodies. It was suggested that the changes in the biochemical composition of abnormal mushroom were caused by the unfavorable environmental conditions during mushroom cultivation.

Characterization of Fruitbody Morphology on Various Environmental Conditions in Pleurotus ostreatus

  • Jang, Kab-Yeul;Jhune, Chang-Sung;Park, Jeong-Sik;Cho, Soo-Muk;Weon, Hang-Yeon;Cheong, Jong-Chun;Choi, Sun-Gyu;Sung, Jae-Mo
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.145-150
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    • 2003
  • This study investigated the morphological differences of P. ostreatus grown in the artificial environmental conditions such as humidity, temperature, ventilation, and watering. Oyster mushroom, which was cultivated on artificial environmental condition, was shown to have different morphology of fruitbodies. The optimum $CO_2$ concentration for good morphology of P.ostreatus was 0.3%. But most fruitbody showed the morphologically low qualities in more than 0.5% of $CO_2$ concentration. In the humidity in excess of 80% at $13{\sim}16^{\circ}C$, the best morphology of P. ostreatus was investigated. The growth of fruitbodies of P. ostreatus in the ventilation system was good at the wind velocity ranging from $0.2{\sim}0.5$ fpms and expouring type. In other conditions, P. ostreatus generally showed the morphology closing to malformation.

Development of Reinforced Bio-filament Composites Composed of Agricultural By-product for 3D Printing Technologies

  • Cheong, Kyu Min;Kim, Hye Been;Seo, Yu Ri;Lim, Ki Taek
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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    • 2017.04a
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    • pp.108-108
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    • 2017
  • In this study, biocomposite filaments with agricultural by-products can be used in extrusion-based 3D (Three-dimensional) printing. Extrusion-based 3D printing stands as a promising technique owing to its versatility. We hypothesized that bio-filament composite consisted of something derived from agricultural by-products could be used as 3D printing materials that could overcome the drawbacks of PCL (poly-caprolactone). Bio-filament mixed with PCL and agricultural by-products was defined as r-PCL in this study. In order to find it out the optimal mixing ratio of filaments, we had investigated PCL, r-PCL 10%, r-PCL 20%, r-PCL 50% separately. The morphological and chemical characteristics of the filaments were analyzed by FE-SEM (Field emission scanning electron microscope) and EDX (Energy-dispersive X-Ray spectroscopy), and the mechanical properties were evaluated by stress-strain curve, water contact angle, and cytotoxicity analysis. Results of this study have been shown as a promising way to produce eco-friendly bio-filaments composite for FDM (Fused deposition modeling) method based 3D printing technology. Thus, we could establish biomimetic scaffolds based on bio-printer filaments mixed with agricultural by-product.

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