• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.307-315
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• 2017

Background: Red-skin root disease has seriously decreased the quality and production of Panax ginseng (ginseng). Methods: To explore the disease's origin, comparative analysis was performed in different parts of the plant, particularly the epidermis, cortex, and/or fibrous roots of 5-yr-old healthy and diseased red-skin ginseng. The inorganic element composition, phenolic compound concentration, reactive oxidation system, antioxidant concentrations such as ascorbate and glutathione, activities of enzymes related to phenolic metabolism and oxidation, and antioxidative system particularly the ascorbate-glutathione cycle were examined using conventional methods. Results: Aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), magnesium, and phosphorus were increased, whereas manganese was unchanged and calcium was decreased in the epidermis and fibrous root of red-skin ginseng, which also contained higher levels of phenolic compounds, higher activities of the phenolic compound-synthesizing enzyme phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and the phenolic compound oxidation-related enzymes guaiacol peroxidase and polyphenoloxidase. As the substrate of guaiacol peroxidase, higher levels of $H_2O_2$ and correspondingly higher activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase were found in red-skin ginseng. Increased levels of ascorbate and glutathione; increased activities of $\text\tiny L$-galactose 1-dehydrogenase, ascorbate peroxidase, ascorbic acid oxidase, and glutathione reductase; and lower activities of dehydroascorbate reductase, monodehydroascorbate reductase, and glutathione peroxidase were found in red-skin ginseng. Glutathione-S-transferase activity remained constant. Conclusion: Hence, higher element accumulation, particularly Al and Fe, activated multiple enzymes related to accumulation of phenolic compounds and their oxidation. This might contribute to red-skin symptoms in ginseng. It is proposed that antioxidant and antioxidative enzymes, especially those involved in ascorbate-glutathione cycles, are activated to protect against phenolic compound oxidation.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.115-122
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• 2021

Aspilia africana (Pers) C.D.Adams, a plant used for centuries in many African countries to treat diseases such as osteoporosis, malaria, tuberculosis, and diabetes, is of great pharmaceutical interest, yet there is limited scientific literature on its germination and growth. This research paper describes the effects of different commercial soils on the germination, growth, and chlorophyll content of A. africana. The germination parameters assessed included final germination percentage (FGP), mean germination time (MGT), and germination index (GI). Shoot length, leaf number, and fresh and dry weights were some of the parameters used to assess A. africana growth. The FGP was low and did not vary significantly; the MGT was 7 ~ 10 days; and the GI was significantly higher in PPS soil at 4.61 ± 0.332 days. Aspilia africana plants in HS:PPS soil showed the best overall growth, producing the highest mean leaf number (18.00 ± 1.129), longest mean shoot length (202.43 ± 13.451 mm), and highest mean fresh and dry weights (7.08 ± 1.061 g and 0.629 ± 0.112 g, respectively). The highest chlorophyll content in leaves of A. africana under HS:PPS conditions suggested a higher photosynthetic potential of plants in this soil. The best growth performance of A. africana in the HS:PPS soil could be attributed to a higher amount of certain mineral nutrients such as nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus in the HS:PPS soil compared to the other soil categories. It is unclear why the FGP of A. africana was low and we recommend an exclusive study to investigate this further.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.204-216
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• 2021

It is important to understand the factors influencing the temporal and spatial variability of water quality in order to establish an effective customized management strategy for contaminated aquatic ecosystems. In this study, the spatial diversity of the 5-year (2015 - 2019) average total phosphorus (TP) concentration observed in 40 Total Maximum Daily Loads unit-basins in the Nakdong River watershed was analyzed using 50 predictive variables of watershed characteristics, climate characteristics, land use characteristics, and soil characteristics. Cross-correlation analysis, a two-stage exhaustive search approach, and Bayesian inference were applied to identify predictors that best matched the time-averaged TP. The predictors that were finally identified included watershed altitude, precipitation in fall, precipitation in winter, residential area, public facilities area, paddy field, soil available phosphate, soil magnesium, soil available silicic acid, and soil potassium. Among them, it was found that the most influential factors for the spatial difference of TP were watershed altitude in watershed characteristics, public facilities area in land use characteristics, and soil available silicic acid in soil characteristics. This means that artificial factors have a great influence on the spatial variability of TP. It is expected that the proposed statistical modeling approach can be applied to the identification of major factors affecting the spatial variability of the temporal average state of various water quality parameters.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.419-429
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• 2022

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolium L.) is a perennial herbaceous plant widely cultivated in China, Korea, the United States, and Japan due to its multifunctional properties. In northwest China, transplanting after 2-3 years has become the main mode of artificial cultivation of American ginseng. However, the effects of the cultivation process on the chemical properties of the soil and bacterial community remain poorly understood. Hence, in the present study, high-throughput sequencing and soil chemical analyses were applied to investigate the differences between bacterial communities and nutrition driver factors in the soil during the cultivation of American ginseng. The responses of soil nutrition in different ecological niches were also determined with the results indicating that the cultivation of American ginseng significantly increased the soluble nutrients in the soil. Moreover, the bacterial diversity fluctuated with cultivation years, and 4-year-old ginseng roots had low bacterial diversity and evenness. In the first two years of cultivation, the bacterial community was more sensitive to soil nutrition compared to the last two years. Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Gemmatimonadetes, Acidobacteria, Firmicutes, and Bacteroidetes dominated the bacterial community regardless of the cultivation year and ecological niche. With the increase of cultivation years, the assembly of bacterial communities changed from stochastic to deterministic processes. The high abundance of Sphingobium, Novosphingobium, and Rhizorhabdus enriched in 4-years-old ginseng roots was mainly associated with variations in the available potassium (AK), total phosphorus (TP), total potassium (TK), and organic matter (OM).

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.139-146
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• 2000

A trial was carried out to investigate the effect of fermented saw-dust pig manure (FSP) and N fertilizer application on physical, chemical properties and microbial population of soil on Cheju brown volcanic ash pasture during the period from September, 1997 to January, 1999. Average soil N contents during 3 different periods, August and October, 1998, and January, 1999 were 0.39, 0.41 and 0.39% for fertilizer N level 0, 150 and 300kg/ha, respectively. Soil N contents determined in January, 1999, was significantly increased by an increase of fertilizer N. Nitrogen contents in the soil applied with 0, 3, 6 and 12 tons 1 ha of FSP were 0.43, 0.40, 0.38 and 0.38%, respectively, showing decreasing tendency of soil with increasing levels of FSP application. Soil N contents determined in August, 1998 and January, 1999, were significantly decreased by increasing levels of FSP application. Organic matter contents of the soil applied with N 0, 150 and 300 kg/ha was 8.04, 8.37, and 9.08%. Soil organic matters determined on the 1st and 2nd period trended to increase with increasing level of fertilizer N. FSP application significantly decreased organic matter contents of pasture soil, (9.14, 8.79, 8.28 and 7.78% OM in soil applied with FSP 0, 3, 6 and 12 tonlha of FSP), respectively. Soil OM determined in October, 1998, also showed a significant decrease with increasing level of FSP. Soil pH, available phosphorus, exchangeable K, Ca, Mg and Na in soil studied were not influenced by fertilizer N or FSP application during all three periods. N application tended to increase soil bacteria count, ($27.0\;{\times}\;10^4\;cfu/g,\;29.4\;{\times}\;1-^4\;cfu/g$ and $53.6\;10^4\;cfu/g$ in the soil applied with 0, 150 and 300 kg N/ha, respectively). The number of colonies of soil bacteria and fungi determined in June and October, 1998 was not increased remarkably by FSP application, but the number of colonies of bacteria determined in March, 1998 showed a significant increase with increasing level of FSP application. In conclusion, N contents and OM of soil increased with increasing level of N application, but decreased with increasing level of FSP application.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제59권3호
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• pp.41-50
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• 2017

The purpose of this study were to evaluate the effect of best management practices (BMPs) of Haean highland agricultural catchment ($62.8km^2$) under future climate change using SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool). Before future evaluation, the SWAT was setup using 3 years (2009~2011) of observed daily streamflow, suspended solid (SS), total nitrogen (T-N), and total phosphorus (T-P) data at three locations of the catchment. The SWAT was calibrated with average 0.74 Nash and Sutcliffe model efficiency for streamflow, and 0.78, 0.63, and 0.79 determination coefficient ($R^2$) for SS, T-N, and T-P respectively. Under the HadGEM-RA RCP (Representative Concentration Pathway) 4.5 and 8.5 scenarios, the future precipitation and maximum temperature showed maximum increases of 8.3 % and $4.2^{\circ}C$ respectively based on the baseline (1981~2005). The future 2040s and 2080s hydrological components of evapotranspiration, soil moisture, and streamflow showed changes of +3.2~+17.2 %, -0.1~-0.7 %, and -9.1~+8.1 % respectively. The future stream water quality of suspended solid (SS), total nitrogen (T-N), and total phosphorus (T-P) showed changes of -5.8~+29.0 %, -4.5~+2.3 %, and +3.7~+17.4 % respectively. The future SS showed wide range according to streamflow from minus to plus range. We can infer that this was from the increase of long-term rainfall variability in 2040s less rainfalls and 2080s much rainfalls. However, the results showed that the T-P was the future target to manage stream water quality even in 2040s period.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.125-132
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• 2014

This study was conducted to investigate the effects on chemical properties of soil and yield of chinese cabbage when the piggery liquid slurry (ADS) digested anaerobically in the biogas plant was sprinkled to the soils. Treatments were composed of non-nitrogen plot (PK), chemical fertilizer plot (NPK) and ADS plot, and were arranged by randomized block design with 3 replications. The ADS was an alkali (pH 8.6) fertilizer containing 0.55% of total nitrogen, optimal levels of phosphorus, potassium and other components. When based (100%) on the yield of chinese cabbage in the NPK, those of the ADS and the PK were 114% and 43%, respectively. The nitrogen absorption of chinese cabbage at 50-d after transplant was significantly greater (p<0.05) in the ADS than other treatment. Heavy metal contents of soil were not difference between before and after experiment. With supplementing phosphorus and potassium sources in it, the ADS should be an excellent fertilizer in cabbage culture.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.393-398
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• 2012

지형 특성에 따른 논토양 화학성변화를 조사하기 위해 전북지역 논 300개 지점에서 토양 물리화학성 및 중금속함량을 조사하였다. 논토양 분포 지형은 곡간 및 선상지 43.0%, 하해혼성평탄지 39.3%, 하성평탄지 15.0%, 홍적대지 2.7% 순이었다. 토양성분별 적정비율은 pH 65.3%, CEC 48.3%, 유효인산 22.3%이었고, 부족비율은 유기물 63.3%, 치환성 $K^+$ 61.3%, $Ca^{2+}$ 51.0%, $Mg^{2+}$ 59.3%, 유효규산 75.7%이었다. 곡간 및 선상지의 논토양 유형은 미숙답과 사질답이 각각 34.4과 33.6%이었고, 하성평탄지는 사질답 57.8%, 하해혼성평탄지는 보통답 47.4%, 홍적대지는 미숙답이 75.7%이었다. 곡간 및 선상지형의 토성은 양토가 53.5%를 차지하고, 하성평 탄지는 사양토 37.8%, 하해혼성평탄지에서는 미사질양토가 55.1%를 차지하고 있었다. 지형에 따라 pH와 유기물함량은 차이가 없었고, 유효인산은 홍적대지에서 224 mg $kg^{-1}$로 적정범위를 초과하였고, 치환성양이온은 곡간 및 선상지에서 $Ca^{2+}$을 제외하고 모두 적정범위에 분포하였다. 유효규산은 112~127 mg $kg^{-1}$ 수준으로 모든 지형에서 적정수준에 미치 지 못하였다. 토양 pH는 유효규산, 치환성 $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Na^+$, CEC, 치환성 $K^+$ 순으로 정의 상관관계, 토양유기물 함량은 CEC, 유효인산, 치환성 $Ca^{2+}$, 유효규산과 정의 상관관계를 보 였다. 논토양의 Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn은 토양오염우려기준의 약 10%, As는 약 20~30%수준으로 분포하고 있어 전북지역 논토양은 안전한 것으로 조사되었다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.631-636
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• 2010

전남 신안군 내 고사리 재배농가들의 기술지원을 위하여 고사리 재배시험을 수행하면서 고사리 생육지의 토양특성을 조사하였고, 나물용 고사리와 성숙고사리의 식물체를 채취하여 이들의 무기성분 함량들을 분석하였으며 또한 고사리를 재배하고 있는 농가들의 포장토양과 고사리 시료들을 채취하여 분석 검토한 결과는 다음과 같다. 고사리 자생지의 토양은 pH가 5.2, 유기물 19 g $kg^{-1}$, 유효인산 20 mg $kg^{-1}$ 이었고, 치환성 칼륨, 칼슘 및 마그네슘의 함량은 각각 0.32, 2.0, 및 1.3 $cmol_c\;kg^{-1}$이 었으며, 재배지토양의 화학성은 pH가 5.7, 유기물 13 g$kg^{-1}$, 유효인산 367 mg $kg^{-1}$ 이었고, 치환성 칼륨, 칼슘 및 마그네슘의 함량은 각각 0.81, 4.0, 및 1.4 $cmol_c\;kg^{-1}$로 고사리 자생지의 토양 pH, 유효인산 및 치환성 칼슘의 함량이 매우 낮았으며, 유기물함량은 다소 높았다. 자생나물용 고사리의 무기성분 함량은 질소 4.40, 인 0.55, 칼륨 3.40, 칼슘 0.22, 마그네슘 0.32, 나트륨 0.09% 이었고, 철은 126, 망간 210, 구리 23, 아연 75, 붕소 11 mg $kg^{-1}$ 이었으며, 재배고사리의 무기성분 함량 중 질소는 5.50, 인 0.73, 칼륨 3.55, 칼슘 0.17, 마그네슘 0.28, 나트륨 0.07% 이었고, 철은 120, 망간 252, 구리 19, 아연 72, 붕소 20 mg $kg^{-1}$ 이었다. 나물용 고사리와 성숙고사리의 무기성분 함량을 비교해 보면 3요소 성분을 비롯한 대부분의 다량성분과 미량성분 모두 나물용고사리에서 높았고, 고사리가 성숙되어 갈수록 낮아지는 경향을 보였으며, 칼슘과 망간의 함량만은 성숙되어 갈수록 높아지는 경향을 나타내었다. 자생고사리와 재배고사리 간의 무기성분 함량을 비교한 결과 질소, 인, 칼륨 등 3요소 성분은 재배고사리에서 높은 경향이었고, 마그네슘 함량은 자생고사리에서 다소 높은 경향을 보였으며 그 외의 성분들은 일정한 경향을 보이지 않았다. 농가의 고사리 재배에서 재배 1년차와 2년차로 구분하여 토양의 화학성과 고사리 생육을 조사한 결과 토양화학성은 pH가 5.5~5.7, 유기물 함량이 13 g $kg^{-1}$, 유효인산이 222~367 mg $kg^{-1}$, 치환성양이온 중 칼륨 0.40~0.81, 칼슘 3.4~4.0, 마그네슘 1.4~1.6 $cmol_c\;kg^{-1}$이었고, 고사리의 생육은 1년차의 포장은 간장 (지표에서 잎가지가 있는 부분까지)이 25 cm, 입모 수는 13개 $m^{-2}$ 이었으며, 2년차 포장에서는 간장이 89 cm, 입모수가 25개로 조사 되었다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.157-181
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• 2020

하천, 호소 및 해양항만의 퇴적물은 수계로 배출된 오염물질의 종착점이면서 동시에 지속적으로 오염물질을 수계로 배출하는 오염원(source)으로 작용한다. 지금까지 오염퇴적물은 육상매립 또는 해양투기해왔던 것이 현실이었다. 하지만 육상매립은 고 비용, 해양투기는 런던협약으로 인해 전면 금지되었다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 대상부지인 왕궁축산단지의 오염퇴적토를 대상으로 토양정화방법을 적용하여 연구하였다. 토양정화방법은 해외 적용사례와 국내 처리 가능한 적용기술을 선별하여 전처리, 퇴비화, 토양세척, 동전기, 열탈착을 적용하였다. 오염특성파악을 위한 대상 부지 조사결과 수질은 용존산소(Disolved Oxigen, DO), 부유물질(Suspended Solid, SS), 화학적산소요구량(Chemical Oxygen Demand, COD), 총질소(Total Nitrogen, TN), 총인(Total Phosphorus, TP) 이 방류수 수질기준을 초과하였고 특히 SS, COD, TN, TP는 기준을 수십 배에서 수백 배 초과하였다. 토양은 돼지사료의 성장을 촉진하는 구리, 아연의 농도가 높게 나타났으며, 카드뮴이 토양환경보전법 기준치 1지역을 상회하였다. 전처리기술은 하이드로사이클론을 활용하여 입도분리를 실시하였으며, 미세토양이 80% 이상 분리되어 선별효율이 높게 나타났다. 퇴비화는 유기물 및 석유계 총 탄화수소(Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon, TPH) 오염토양을 대상으로 실시하였으며, TPH는 우려기준 이내로 처리되었고, 유기물의 경우 대장균이 높게 분석되어 70℃에서 퇴비화 최적조건을 적용하여 비료규격을 만족하였으나 비료규격에 비하여는 유기물함량이 낮게 분석되었다. 토양세척은 연속추출시험결과 Cd는 미세토에서 5단계인 잔류성(Residual)물질이 확연하게 존재하였고 Cu 및 Zn은 오염분리가 쉬운 이온교환성(1단계), 탄산염(2단계), 철/망간산화물(3단계)의 함량이 대부분을 차지했다. 산용출과 다단세척을 단계별로 적용결과 염산, 1.0M, 1:3, 200rpm, 60min이 최적 세척인자로 분석되었으며 다단세척실험결과 오염 퇴적토는 대부분 1단에서 토양환경보전법 우려기준을 만족하는 것으로 분석되었다. 따라서 본 연구의 적용성 시험결과 중금속오염이 높은 오염토는 전처리 후 토양세척을 적용하여 처리토를 골재로 활용하고, 유기물 및 유류 오염토는 퇴비화를 적용하여 오염물질과 대장균을 사멸한 후 부숙토로 사용하는 것이 효율적임을 확인할 수 있었다.