• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.25-29
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• 1995

In order to obtain the basic information on cross breeding of peony, the growth and floral characteristics were investigasted for local collected strains in main cultvation area in Korea. Local peony strains were classified by early emergence lines and late emergence lines according to the emergence date. Flower color of single-petaling flower was varied with red, pink and white, on the other hand, red+red, pink+white, pink+red and pink+pink in double-petaling flower. Number of pistil of the most local peony strains was 3-4/flower, number of stamen was varied from 0 to more than 200 ea/flower, classifing by 4 groups according to the diameter of flower. Most of the cross combinations showed the cross comptibility, and number of follicle was 3-5 ea/flower, average number of seed was 15.6 ea/follicle, seed size was grouped : by small grains with less than 10g, medium grains with 10-15g and large grains with more than 15g of 100 seed weight.

• Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.373-390
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• 2015

This study investigated the effect of coated feed using mixed oil on rumen fermentation characteristics. Two experiments were conducted based on materials that were mixed. First, cashew nut and soybean oils were mixed with white mineral oil. And second, different plant extracts were mixed with white mineral oil. At first experiment, inclusion levels of mixed oil on diet (0.03%, 0.1%, 0.5%) were applied as variables. A coated diet was fermented with rumen inoculum according to in vitro rumen fermentation and its parameters were investigated. In the result of first experiment, no negative effects on rumen pH were found. Significantly decreased dry matter digestibility was detected at 0.5% treatment (P<0.05). Total gas productions in control and 0.03% were significantly greater than those of others (P<0.05). Significantly reduced methane productions were found in all treatments compared to the control (P<0.05). Inclusion of mixed oil did not affect on ammonia production. Total volatile fatty acid production was also not influenced by coating with mixed oils. Rumen fermentation parameters were greatly changed according to introduced plant extracts at second experiment. The significantly lowest and greatest ammonia productions were found at treatments with Ixeris dentata and Plantago asiatica, respectively (P<0.05). The significantly greatest acetate and propionate productions were detected at treatments with Crucuma longa and Zizyphus vulgaris 1, respectively (P<0.05). All treatments, except Chrysanthemum idicum, Euyale ferox seed, Moringa leaf and fruit and Zizyphus vulgaris 1, showed significantly increased total volatile fatty acid production compared to the control (P<0.05). Only Paeonia lactiflora showed significantly lesser gas production than the control (P<0.05). In methane production, Ceramium, Zizyphus, Paeonia, Agrimonia, Torilis, Mugwort, Foeniculum, Euphorbia, Taraxacum, Artemisia, Momordica, Curcuma and Moringa reduced methane significantly compared to the control (P<0.05).