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Effect of Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Seed Supplementation on Egg Quality and Cholesterol of Rhode Island Red×Fayoumi Laying Hens

  • Chand, Naila;Naz, Shabana;Irfan, Muhammad;Khan, Rifat Ullah;Rehman, Zia ur
    • Food Science of Animal Resources
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.468-475
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    • 2018
  • The present trial was carried out to study the effect of sea buckthorn seed supplementation on egg quality of laying birds. A total of 160 Rhode Island Red${\times}$Fayoumi layers was divided into four groups of 40 birds each, which was further replicated four times with 10 hens per replicate. Group one was kept as a control, while other three groups were supplemented with sea buckthorn seed powder at a dose rate of 1 (T1), 2 (T2) and 3 (T3) g/kg of feed. The results showed that egg production was significantly (p<0.05) higher in T3 at the end of the study. Egg weight was significantly (p<0.05) high in T2 and T3 during week 39 and 40. Egg yolk weight was significantly (p<0.05) in T3 compared to the control. Significantly (p<0.01) lower egg cholesterol was recorded in T2 and T3. From the results of the present study, we concluded that laying hens supplemented with sea buckthorn at the rate of 2 and 3 g/kg improved the egg quality parameters and egg cholesterol.

Variation for Morphological Characters in Cultivated and Weedy Types of Perilla frutescens Britt. Germplasm

  • Luitel, Binod Prasad;Ko, Ho-Cheol;Hur, On-Sook;Rhee, Ju-Hee;Baek, Hyung-Jin;Ryu, Kyoung-Yul;Sung, Jung-Sook
    • Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.298-310
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    • 2017
  • Morphological variation between cultivated and weedy types of Perilla frutescens var. frutescens and P. frutescens var. crispa were studied in 327 germplasm by examining 17 morphological characters. The germplasm between the two varieties were varied for their qualitative and quantitative characters. The seed coat color of cultivated P. frutescens var. frutescens is commonly light brown and brown while deep brown color was observed in the weedy type P. frutescens var. frutescens and P. frutescens var. crispa. The leaf size, cluster length, plant height, flower number per cluster and seed weight in cultivated P. frutescens var. frutescens were significantly (P<0.05) different from weedy type P. frutescens var. frutescens and P. frutescens var. crispa. The cultivated P. frutescens var. frutescens exhibited significantly higher plant height (158.6 cm) compared to the weedy P. frutescens var. crispa (133.8 cm). Likewise, seed weight was significantly higher in cultivated (1.9 g) than in the weedy type of P. frutescens var. frutescens (1.6 g) and P. frutescens var. crispa (1.4 g). Principal component analysis (PCA) result showed that the first and second principal component cumulatively explained 86.6% of the total variation. The cultivated type P. frutescens var. frutescens and its weedy accessions were not clearly separated with P. frutescens var. crispa by PCA. Hence it requires the use of molecular markers for better understanding of their genetic diversity.

Responses of Soybean Genotypes to Different Levels of Irrigation

  • Rabbani, M.F.;Ashrafuzzaman, M.;Hoque, A.M.;Karim, M.Abdul
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.49 no.2
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    • pp.131-135
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    • 2004
  • To find out the responses of soybean genotypes in terms of different levels of irrigation with the aim of evaluating the growth, yield, and its optimum levels of irrigation, an experiment was conducted at the Field of Crop Botany Department, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during the period from November 2000 to February 2001. Five levels of irrigation viz. $\textrm{I}_0$: no irrigation, $\textrm{I}_1$: one time irrigation at 20 days after sowing (DAS), $\textrm{I}_2$:two times irrigation at 20 and 40 DAS, $\textrm{I}_3$: three times irrigation at 20, 40, and 60 DAS, and $\textrm{I}_4$: four times irrigation at 20, 40, 60, and 80 DAS and three genotypes of soybean viz. BS-3, BS-16, and BS-60 were used in this experiment. The crop was grown in a split plot design having three replications. The plant height, leaf area index, crop growth rate, shoot dry weight, branches $\textrm{plantI}_{-1}$, filled pods $\textrm{plantI}_{-1}$, seeds $\textrm{plantI}_{-1}$, seed yield, and harvest index were influenced significantly by irrigation and these were found to be highest at three times irrigation except branches $\textrm{plantI}_{-1}$. The chlorophyll content increased but empty pods $\textrm{plantI}_{-1}$ decreased with increase in irrigation levels. Genotypes of soybean varied significantly in terms of growth attributes at various growth stages except shoot dry weight at 90 DAS. The genotype BS-3 performed better compared to other genotypes and gave maximum seed yield.

Comparison of Quality Properties for Choosing Appropriate Varieties of Saengcheonggukjang (생청국장 적합 품종 선정을 위한 가공 특성 비교)

  • Kim, Namgeol;Lee, Inhye;Seo, Min-Jung;Lee, Yu Young;Choi, Hyesun;Sim, Eun-Yeong;Yun, Hong-Tae
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.381-389
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    • 2021
  • Saengcheonggukjang, known as Natto in Japan, is a soybean fermented food which is made from steamed soybean, Bacillus and water. Demand of Saengcheonggukjang has increased because it does not have much smell compared to Cheonggukjang. Seven varieties of Saengcheonggukjang were investigated and compared in terms of 100 seed weight, quality characteristics, hard seed rate, and water absorption rate in order to determine the suitability of Korean soybeans. In addition, each characteristic of Saengcheonggukjang was compared. 'Hoseo' and 'Haewon' showed low 100 seed weight with 8.41 g and 8.11 g, respectively. The water absorption rate was higher in 'Hoseo' and 'Pungwon' than in Japan varieties. The yield of Saengcheonggukjang was significantly different for each variety. No differences were observed in yield and hardness of Saengcheonggukjang with respect to the varieties and sowing date. 'Haewon' showed the highest amino nitrogen content with 575.0 mg%. Viscous material content did not appear to differ between varieties. These results suggested that 'Hoseo' and 'Haewon' can be considered as suitable candidates for yield and quality of Saengcheonggukjang compared to Japan varieties.

Morphological Variations Between Cultivated Types of Perilla Crop and Their Weedy Types in Korea and Japan

  • Jung, Ji Na;Heo, Kweon;Kim, Myong Jo;Lee, Ju Kyong
    • Korean Journal of Breeding Science
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.361-370
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    • 2008
  • In order to better understand the morphological differentiation of the two cultivated types of Perilla crop and their weedy types in Korea and Japan, we studied the variation of 62 accessions by examining 15 morphological characteristics. By using ANOVA (one-way analysis of variance), we determined that var. frutescens and var. crispa showed significant morphological differences in terms of plant height and seed weight. Furthermore, cultivated var. frutescens and var. crispa could also be clearly discriminated from one another using PCA (principal component analysis). Specifically, quantitative and qualitative characteristics such as plant height, seed weight, degree of pubescence, shape of leaf, color of leaf, fragrance of plant, color of flower, color of stem and seed size greatly contributed to differences seen in the positive and negative direction on the first axis. In our study, most accessions of cultivated var. frutescens and those of its weedy type could be clearly discriminated from one another, however, most accessions of cultivated and weedy types of var. crispa were not clearly discriminated by the ANOVA and PCA analyses. These results indicated that cultivated var. frutescens can be considered to be a domesticated form, while the cultivated var. crispa can not be considered to be a domesticated form in Korea and Japan. It is our belief that our results concerning the morphological variations among cultivated types of Perilla crop and their weedy types in Korea and Japan will help ensure the long-term success of breeding programs and maximize the use of the germplasm resources in Korea.

Classification of Black Soybean Collections in Korea (수집 검정콩의 품종군 분류)

  • Kim, Su-Kyeong;Kim, Dae-Ho;Son, Beom-Young;Kang, Dong-Ju;Han, Kyung-Soo
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.42 no.2
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    • pp.202-213
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    • 1997
  • In order to find out a high potential black soybean lines, of which demand has been increasing in Korea, twenty eight local cultivars were evaluated on agronomic characteristics and the classification of the cultivars was made by the cluster analysis. Days to maturity and days to growing of black soybeans were widely ranged from 58 to 82 days, and 117 to 148 days, respectively. Late maturing group showed over 140 maturity days, and heavy 100 seed weight. There was shown low yield potential in late maturing group, and growing days was positively correlated with flowering days, days to maturity, 100-seed weight and stem length, respectively. From the principal component analysis upper two components composed 76.5% cumulative eigen value to total. Nine varietal groups were identified in relations to their affinity of the black soybeans. Selected black soybeans, Namhae-2 and Hamyang-l were field-tested and those characteristics of many pod, small seed and high yield were found out to be suitable for sprouting.

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Development of Hydroponic Culture Systems for Seed Tuber Production of Yam(Dioscorea opposita) (씨마 대량생산을 위한 수경재배시스템 연구)

  • Chang, Kwang Jin;Lee, Hee Sun;Kim, Hyun Jun;Park, Byoung Jae;Park, Cheol Ho
    • Journal of Practical Agriculture & Fisheries Research
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.47-54
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    • 2005
  • This study was carried out to establish the hydroponics production method for year-round cultivation of yam and to establish the mass production system of disease-free seed tubers from the superior yam species through water culture. There were no difference in tuber weight between 9 hr photoperiod(640mg) and natural photoperiod(600mg). However, longer photoperiod such as 12hr and 15hr decreased tuber weight to 490 and 500g, respectively, indicating that long photoperiod effects adversely tuber enlargement. Dioscorea opposita which was grown with hydroponics effected markedly tuber enlargement at 50% nutrient of Sanyak's standard solution. Hormone treatment of NAA 100ppm resulted in the best tuber growth(560mg) while control showed a relatively lower tuber growth(350mg).

Effects of Polyethylene Glycol Priming on Seed Germination of the Medicinal Plant, Kenaf (Polyethylene Glycol Priming 처리가 약용작물 케나프 종자 발아에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, In Sok;Kang, Chan Ho;Lee, Ki Kwon
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.55-63
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    • 2018
  • Background: The present study assessed the response of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L., Jangdae) seed to NaCl and the effects of polyethylene glycol (PEG) on kenaf seed germination and vigor. Methods and Results: Seed germination ranged from 11.3% to 58.8% after 24 hours of immersion in NaCl concentrations from 0% to 0.5%. The priming treatments had lower electrical conductivity (EC) values for the seeds than for the control and a deteriorated palisade layer. Priming in 10% PEG for 48 hours increased the germination upto 96.3% in $H_2O$ solution and 98.8% in 0.3% NaCl solution compared to that of the control (78.8%). Germination synchronization, and shoot and root growth of the primed seeds were greater than those of the control. The $T_{50}$ of the control in $H_2O$ and 0.3% NaCl solution was 22 and 28 times, respectively. After priming, nine times was sufficient to reach $T_{50}$ in both solution. The mean number of days to germination (MDG) decreased from 1.43 days for the control to 0.55 days for 0% PEG in $H_2O$ solution and from 1.57 days for the control to 0.56 days for 0% PEG in 0.3% NaCl solution. The dry weight after the 10% PEG treatment was higher than that of the control. Conclusions: Taken together, 10% PEG treatment for 24 hours is recommended for kenaf seed invigoration before planting.

Improvement of a Rice Seed Pelleting Machine for Direct Seeding in Rice Cultivation(II) - Physical and cultural properties of the rice-seed pellets - (직파용 벼 펠렛종자 제조장치 개선 연구(II) - 펠렛종자의 물리적 특성과 재배특성 -)

  • 유대성;유수남;최영수
    • Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.411-420
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    • 2003
  • Physical and cultural properties were investigated on the rice-seed pellets made by the pelleting machine(Yu, 2003) as the changes with mixing ratios of soil to rice seed of 6 : 1, 7 : 1, and 8 : I, and rotating speeds of forming rolls of 7, 10, and 13 rpm. Average weight, average diameter, and average sphericity of the pellets were 1.70 g, 12.0 ㎜, and 99.1 %, respectively. Average number of seeds per pellet was more than 3, and almost all pellets had more than 3 seeds in the cases of mixing ratios of 6 : 1, and 7 : 1 at the forming rolls' speed of 7 rpm. Gradual drying was needed because rapid drying caused cracks on surface of the pellets. Compression strength of the pellets dried in shady room was in the range of 132 ∼ 152 N, which was enough for handling. Comparing with the previous pellets(Park, 2002), average number of seeds per pellet, ratio of pellets including more than 3 seeds, and compression strength increased due to the effects of pressure feed of pellet materials, and improvements of the forming rolls. Emergence ratio of the pellets made at the mixing ratio of 6 : 1 and the forming rolls' speed of 7 rpm, was 100 % on dry paddy and was 97 % on flooded paddy surface. Good growth characteristics, and yield except number of seedling stand and ratio of missing plant were shown in planting of the pellets made at the mixing ratio of 7 : 1 and the forming rolls' speed of 7 rpm on flooded paddy surface field. Considering the cultural results, the mixing ratio of 6 : 1, and the forming rolls' speed of 7 rpm seems to be optimum operating condition for the improved pelleting machine.

Effect of Magnesium, Boron and Zinc on Several Characteristics of Sesame in Reclaimed Upland (개간지에 있어서 마그네슘, 붕소 및 아연 시용이 참깨 제형질변화에 미치는 영향)

  • 오병석;김진호;정병관;김용재
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.39 no.4
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    • pp.317-322
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    • 1994
  • This study was conducted to increase the seed yield and to find the interaction of several characters of sesame on the reclaimed upland by application of minor nutrient which were boron, magnesium and zinc. A result of testing of boron and magnesium were effective relatively. Application of boron and magnesium were increased the dry stem wt. of upper capsule setting position, Specially dual application of boron and magnesium were remarkable. Dry stem wt. affected on seed increasing of lower and middle capsule setting part. Capsule no. per plant was showed higher degree in dual B+Mg than each application. Capsule no. affected on increasing of dry stem wt. as well as seed yield also. Capsule no. of lower and upper capsule setting part indicated relation with seed yield, 1000 grains weight. This result showed increasing tendency of upper capsule setting part in B+Mg+Zn application. The products of seed yield indicated the increasing of estimate production at the highest 21% in dual Mg+B, 17% of dual B+Zn+Mg secondly, 12% of single boron application thirdly.

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