• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.332-340
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• 2016

Seed size traits are controlled by multiple genes in crops and determine grain yield, quality and appearance. However, the molecular mechanisms controlling the size of plant seeds remain unclear. We performed functional analysis of BrPATL4 encoding Sec14-like protein to determine the genetic architecture of seed size, shape and their association analyses. We used 60 $T_3$ transgenic rice lines to evaluate seed length, seed width and seed height as seed size traits, and the ratios of these values as seed shape traits. Pleiotropic effects on general architecture included small seed size, erect panicles, decreased grain weight, reduced plant height and increased sterility, which are common to other mutants deficient in gibberellic acid (GA) biosynthesis. To test whether BrPATL4 overexpression is deleterious for GA signal transduction, we compared the relative expression of GA related gene and the growth rate of second leaf sheath supplied with exogenous $GA_3$. Overexpression of BrPATL4 did not affect GA biosynthesis or signaling pathway, with the same response shown under GA treatment compared to the wild type. However, the causal genes for the small seed phenotype (D1, SRS1, and SRS5) and the erection of panicles showed significantly decreased levels in mRNA accumulation compared to the wild type. These results suggest that the overexpression of BrPATL4 can control seed size through the suppression of those genes related to seed size regulation. Although the molecular function of BrPATL4 is not clear for small seed and erect panicles of BrPALT4 overexpression line, this study provides some clues about the genetic engineering of rice seed architecture.

• Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.70-76
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• 2005

Seed, stem and sprout of F. tataricum were separately milled using the ultra fine mill under the same condition to investigate the effect of roasting or extruding on the particle size, microstructure and water solubility of dietary fiber. The mean particle size of MR (roasting) is increased in stem and sprout, and that of ME (extruding) is increased in seed, compared to that of control. The microscopic views of seed show that control has the spherical shape but ME the larger and irregular shape, and those of stem and sprout show that control has the needle like shape but ME more rounded shape. Water solubility index of ME is much higher than that of control or MR in seed, stem and sprout. It shows that seed, stem and sprout are damaged more in extruding than in roasting, and the starch and cell wall structure must be destroyed to change the water insoluble dietary fiber into the water soluble dietary fiber.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.9-13
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• 2017

This study presents a simple method to control the seed orientation which leads to the various growth characteristics of a single grain REBCO (RE: rare-earth elements) bulk superconductors. Seed orientation was varied systematically from c-axis to a-axis with every 30 degree rotation around b-axis. Orientations of a REBCO single grain was successfully controlled by placing the seed with various angles on the prismatic indent prepared on the surface of REBCO powder compacts. Growth pattern was changed from cubic to rectangular when the seed orientation normal to compact surface was varied from c-axis to a-axis. Macroscopic shape change has been explained by the variation of the wetting angle of un-reacted melt depending on the interface energy between $YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-y}$ (Y123) grain and melt. Higher magnetic levitation force was obtained for the specimen prepared using tilted seed with an angle of 30 degree rotation around b-axis.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.103-107
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• 2011

가지과 Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal의 종자 해부학적 특징을 알기 위하여 광학현미경과 주사전자 현미경을 사용하여 관찰하였다. 종자의 색깔은 노랑색이고, 종자의 형태는 신장형이며, 크기가 2−3 mm 정도이다. 종자는 종의를 가지고 있지 않았으며, 배유가 잘 발달한 유배유종자였다. 종피형태는 외종피외층형으로 나타났다. 종피는 외종피만으로 구성되는 단주피성 이었으며, 한 층의 외종피외층, 여러 층의 외종피중층, 그리고 한 층의 외종피내층으로 구성되었다. 그러나 종자가 완전히 성숙했을 때는 외종피중층이 모두 압착되었으며, 외종피외층은 특징적으로 파상형의 후벽세포로 발달하였다. 종피의 표면은 망상구조를 가지며, 수층 벽구조는 파상형으로 발달하였고, 표면에 여러 개의 구멍이 발달하는 특징이 관찰되었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.121-130
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• 2002

Compare to investigate the taxonomic utility of infragenera system and interspecific of Asian Geranium, we examined the fruit and seed morphology from 35 taxa. The fruit shape and seed's dispersal way did so that may divide subgenus or some part section to do could reason evolutionary trends. That is, at seed dispersal, the awns of section Geranium of subgenus Geranium, ramains attached at the top of rostrum, though fairy easily broken off, because seed increases awn's elasticity by diffusive way, it is long characteristic seed\`s dispersal distance, and subgenus Robertium observed that seed dispersal distance is short because it is no awn's elasticity by way that seed dispersal is gone as awn drops with rostrum. Also, section Geranium of subgenus Geranium and subgenus Robertium act role that awn keeps temporarily breed swerving with mericarp instead of bristle because section Tuberosa of subgenus Geranium is not bristled function that keep temporarily breed because mericarp bristled on base at seed dispersal do while. Therefore, is thought that is talon that when consider formation's development and function regarding this seed dispersal function, subgenus Geraniuum evolves more than subgenus Robertium. Seed morphology can divide by 2 subgenera(Geranium, Robertium) according to pattern of seed coat. and Seed's morphology characteristic(whole shape, color, form of seed apical and base, micropyle area, hilum area, chalaza, and position of seed hilum area), can distinguish some species, but is thought that is not reasonable as for discernment characteristic form and nature by repetition of characteristic form and nature. Especially, infrasection do in fruit and seed's morphology that is handling in this research that know to argue classification system and relationship by repetition of characteristic form and nature difficult. To all reliable truth, cytological, ecological, embryology, and molecular genetics research about talon is considered that should be achieved section Geranium that do not handle yet.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2000

양파의 직파재배를 정착시켜 국제경쟁력을 제고 시키기 위한 기초연구의 일환으로 양파종자에 pellet 처리하는 방법을 개발하고, pellet종자의 제 특성을 조사하였던 바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) Pellet 종자의 모양형성은 일차적으로 pellet물질의 종류에 따라 좌우되며 kaolin, clay, ash,석고 등은 모양형성이 잘 되었으며, bentonite와 diatomite는 모양형성은 되지만 pellet 종자의 표면이 매끄럽지 않았으며, clay는 모양형성은 잘되지만 건조하는 과정에서 pellet종자의 표면에 균열이 발생하였다. PG를 polymer로 PVS(8%)를 binder로 하여 pellet한 종자는 모양 형성, 경도 등에서 가장 적합하였다. 2) Pellet종자의 경도는 polymer종류, binder의 종류와 농도의 영향을 받는데 그 정도는 polymer에서 더 컸다. pellet물질 중 경도가 높았던 것은 gysum, coal ash 등이었으며, 생석회는 경도가 가장 낮았다. 3) PG로 pellet한 종자의 기내 발아율과 출아율은 각각 93.6, 91.8%로 pellet 물질 중 가장 높았고, 출아율은 처리온도 20, $25^{\circ}C$에서 비슷하였다. 토양 수분함량별 출아율은 각각 91% 이상으로 토양 수분함량간 큰 차이는 없었다. 종자의 크기별 평균 출아율은 pellet종자 입경 5와 6mm에서 각각 92.0%로 가장 높았다. 파종심도별 출아율은 파종심도 10mm에서 92.7%로 가장 높았으며 파종심도가 점차 깊어질수록 낮아졌다. 토양수분함량별 평균 출아소요시간은 토양수분함량 70%에서 158시간으로 대조구 138시간에 비해 20시간이 지연되었다.

• Plant Resources
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.66-70
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• 2000

Umbelliferae medicinal crops have low germination under natural condition. Special objective of this study is to investigate morphological characteristics of seeds and effects of environmental factors such as light and temperature on their germination and seedling growth in Umbelliferae plants, using them as oriental medicine materials. Fruits of Umbelliferae are bi-partite type and form 2 seeds. Their oil canals and funiculus or carpaphore has apparently specific shape. Seed shape of Buplerum falcatum, Ligusticum acutilobum and Foeniculum vulgare are oblong, Ledeboutiella seseloides, Angelica dahurica, Angelica gigas elliptic, and Ostericum koreanum ovate. Color of seed coats varied from yellow to dark brown. Seed size was 3.2 to 6.9 mm in length, 1.7 to 4.9 mm in width. One thousand-seed weight of Buplerum falcatum was lowest(at 1,660 mg) and Ledebouriella seseloides and Angelica gigas were relatively highest(at 3,970 mg) having larger size than any others. Optimum temperatures for seed germination and seedling growth ranged from 20 to $25^{\circ}C$ and especially temperature at $25^{\circ}C$ improved seed germinations of Ledebouriella seseloides, Angelica dahurica and Ligusticum acutilobum regardless of light condition.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.590-594
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• 2012

ZnO nanowires were fabricated by hydrothermal synthesis technique for field emission device application. Al-doped zinc oxide (AZO) thin films were prepared as seed layer of catalyst for the ZnO nanowire synthesis, for which conductivity of the seed layer was tried to be improved for enhancing the field emission property of the ZnO nanowire. The AZO seed layer revealed specific resistivity of $ 7.466{\times}10^{-4}[{\Omega}{\cdot}cm]$ and carrier mobility of 18.6[$cm^2$/Vs]. Additionally, upper tip of the prepared ZnO nanowires was treated by hydrochloric acid (HCl) to form a nanocone shape of ZnO nanowire, which was aimed for enhanced focusing of electric field on that and resultingly to improve field emission property of the ZnO nanowires. The ZnO nanowire with nanocone shape revealed decreased threshold electric field and increased current density than those of the simple ZnO nanowires.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.358-361
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• 2001

경북 안동과 영양 지역 과수원에서 적숙기에 수확한 '후지' 사과 과실을 중량별로 분류한 후, 과중, 종자 수, 종자 중량과의 관계를 분석하고 이들 요인과 과형지수 및 기형지수와의 상관관계를 조사하였다. 과실당 평균 종자수와 무게는 안동과수원의 경우 8.9개, 종자 중량 0.64g이었고 영양 과수원은 6.3개, 0.47g이었다. 두 과수원의 조사자료를 종합하여 분석한 결과, 과중은 종자 중량과 정의 상관관계가 있었던 반면 종자의 수와는 상관관계가 낮은 것으로 분석되었다. 과형지수는 종자 수나 종자 중량과 미미한 상관관계를 보였으나 과중과 정의 상관관계를 보였다. 과실의 기형지수는 종자수가 많고 종자 중량이 큰 안동과수원 과실에서 낮은 경향을 보였으며 종자의 수 또는 종자 중량과 고도로 유의한 부의 상관관계를 보였다.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.65-69
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• 1970

Several days after culture, the parts around suspensor turned brown. In about 10 days the embryo started to form protocorm sending out hairs through seed coat. Around 20 days after culture, most of the protocorms emerged out of seed coat and some of them began to take green color. When observed two months after culture, the protocorn took the characteristic top-shape feature.