• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.77-80
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• 2005

This study was conducted to determine effects of cutting date, cutting position, and node number on rooting of Rubus buergeri Miquel. Apical, medial, and basal parts of the vines emerged in 2002 were cut on June 26, August 2, and September 4, in 2002. Vine pieces with one to four nodes taken from the medial parts of the vines were also cut on July 10. The greatest rooting (69.6%) occurred in cuttings taken on August 2. Cutting taken on June 26 had the longest roots (23.1 cm). Rooting and new shoot growth markedly decreased at September 4 cutting. The greatest rooting (55.4%) occurred in cuttings taken from medial part of the vines and followed by apical parts (45.6%), and basal parts (25.4%). The other traits were not significantly affected by cutting position. Rooting percentage and percent new shoot growth were not significantly affected by node number, but root number and root dry weight per cutting, and new shoot growth increased with node number.

• Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.129-142
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• 2005

Somatic chromosome numbers of 19 taxa of Korean Rubus was investigated. Subg. Anoplobatus (2 species), subg. Cylactis (1 species), subg. Idaeobatus (15 taxa) and subg. Malachobatus (1 species) are found in Korea. All taxa belonging to subg. Idaeobatus except for R. parvifolius which shows tetrapolid and hexaploid are diploid. The basic chromosome number of the genus was x=7. New chromosome numbers for 5 taxa were reported here: R. hongnoensis of Jeju-island endemic species, 2n=14; R. longisepalus, 2n=14; R. longisepalus var. tozawai, 2n=14; R. parvifolius, 2n=28; R. parvifolius var. taquetii, 2n=28. The rest 12 taxa except for R. coreanus Miq was well counted as 2n=14 and well consistent with previous reports from China and Japan. Our new chromosome level for R. parvifolius as 6x may indicate that speciation by polyploidization has occurred within Korean population. Unlikely to Japanese population (2n=42), Korean population of R. buergeri has same ploidy level with Taiwanese population as 2n=56.