• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.31 no.7
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• pp.2051-2053
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• 2010

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.293-297
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• 2002

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of activated charcoal on growth and yield of taro in different degree of activated charcoal concentration. The results obtained are summarized as follows. Stem length was shown the longest in activated charcoal of 10％∼20% , but shorter in control. Also stem diameter was shown the thickest in activated charcoal of 10％∼20%, but thinner in control. Length and thickness of main root and thickness of main root were good in activated charcoal of 10∼20% Quality and yield of taro was the highest in activated charcoal of 10∼20% . Therefore, optimum consistency of activated charcoal was 10∼20％.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2001.11b
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• pp.64-64
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• 2001

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.129-137
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• 1992

In order to investigate the Possibility of utilizing corm as a seed corm In taro, the corm classified by the weight was planted on April 20, 1984. The effect of weight of corm (30, 50, 70, 90, 110, 130150r and 170g) on the growth, yield, and quality of taro was compared to those raised from cornel.The corm showed a better emergence rate than cermets regardless of its size. The larger the size ofcorm wasi the more the number of leaves developed, and the fisher the yield was. It was consideredthat the higher yield and better quality of taro was obtained by using larger corm as a mother corm( in the following year) due to the increase in the production of large taros.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.163-169
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• 1992

A cultivar of taro(Colocasia antiquorum var. esculenta Engl.), Tosutoran was cultivated with planting density 60×30 cm at the field of Kwang-ju located in Kyeong-ki province in 1989. The purpose of this experiment was to attain the basic information about the pattern of weed occurrence and the effect of weed control on yield by various treatments in taro field. Ethalfluralin(35 EC), Clomazone(47.1 EC), Paraquat(24.5 Lq.) fb Ethalfluralin and Paraquat fb Clomazone were treated except for untreated plot and hand weeding plot. Weeds occurred were 15 species in 12 families, the dominant weed species were Echinochloa crus-galli, Potulaca oleracea, Acalypha australis in taro field. Weed control effects were higher in combination treatments than in single treatments so the yield was higher in combination treatment than in single treatment. Yield of untreated plot was reduced to 91.8% by comparison with that of hand-weeding plot.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.172-176
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• 2002

In order to investigate the possibility of utilizing cermet piece as a seed corm in taro, the cermet piece classified by the weight were planted on April 30, 2000. The effect of weight of cermets cutting by two pieces (5, 10, 15, and 20g) and four pieces (15g) on the growth, yield, and quality of taro was comparing with cormel follows as: The larger the size of cormel pieces was, the more number of leaves developed, and the higher the yield was. Also the growth of small cormel pieces was normal, so we forecast that it is possible to use small cermet pieces as seed cermet in mass production of taro.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.1013-1016
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• 2004

The inhibitory effect of MRPs (Maillard reaction products) on enzymatic browning of taro was investigated. The MRPs prepared by heating glycine and glucose at 9$0^{\circ}C$ for 7 hr exhibited a strong inhibitory effect on taro polyphenol oxidase (PPO). The maximum inhibitory activity of MRPs against taro PPO was detected toward (＋)-catechin, catechol, 4-methylcatechol followed by L-$\beta$-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) and pyragallol as a substrate. The MRPs synthesized from fructose and glucose with glycine as a amino acid significantly reduced the taro PPO activity. MRPs prepared by higher glycine or glucose concentration showed stronger inhibition against taro PPO. Increasing reaction time of the glycine and glucose promoted the inhibitory effect of MRPs against the PPO activity of taro, whereas the color formation was gradually increased.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.229-234
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• 2001

In order to investigate the possibility of utilizing small cermet as a seed corm in taro, the small cermets classified by the weight were planted on April 30,2000. The effect of weight of small cermets(5,10, If,20,25, and 30g) and corms on the growth, yield, and quality of taro was compared to those raised from cermets. The larger the size of cormel was, the more number of leaves developed, and the higher the yield was. Also the growth of small cormel was normal, so we forecast that it is possible to use small cermet as seed corm in mass production of taro.