• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.188-192
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• 1998

The correlations between growth charateristics and root yield were investigated in 74 peony lines collected from chief producing place in Korea. Among these peony lines, single flower type was 61% and the rest were double type. And pink flower was in majority. Stem length, stem diameter and number of stem per plant were $50{\sim}60cm$, $7{\sim}8mm$ and $5{\sim}6$, respectively. Generally, disease tolerance and root yield were better in single flower type peonies than double type. Among single flower type peonies, the correlation coefficients between each characteristics and root yield were as follows : number of stem $(0.676^{**})$, number of roots $(0.646^{**})$, stem length $(0.617^{**})$, root diameter $(0.590^{**})$ and root length $(0.443^{**})$. Correlation between root yield and paeoniflorin content was highly significant $(0.383^{**})$ among single flower type peonies and significant $(-0.382^*)$ among double flower type peonies. Correlation between stem diameter and root yield was not significant (0.066).

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.24-28
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• 2002

Effect of pretreatment processing (peeling time, drying temperature, sample type) on the quality of hot air drying peony roots was investigated. Peony roots were peeled for 0, 10, 20, 30, 60, 90 and 120 minute in the peeling machine after water washing. Sample types were whole or cut (thickness of 3mm). Temperatures of hot air drying were 30, 40, 50 and $60^{\circ}C$ The level of water contents in dried sample was $14{\sim}15%$. Drying time was muth reduced as the peeling time, cutting sample types and higher temperature. Contents of paeoniflorin were maintained highest amount (3.48%) in the non-peeling cut sample dried at $30^{\circ}C$ and lowest amount (2.29%) in the 120min-peeling whole one dried at $60^{\circ}C$. Skin color of dried peony roots was heavily discolored in the sample of non-peeling whole type dried at $60^{\circ}C$ and the color was dark brown $({\Delta}E\;was\;46.1)$. When considering shortening of drying time, preservation of active compounds and maintenance of color, the best pretreatment method of drying in peony roots was non-peeling, cut type processing.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.38-43
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• 1998

This experiment was carried out to gather basic information for improvement of peeling methods in peony (Paeonia lactiflora) roots which have been used for medicinal resources in Korea. Drying time required was shortened in thin root. Optimum drying time after machine peeling appeared to be 20 hrs in 5 to 10mm of root diameter, 39 hrs in 10 to 15mm, 48 hrs in 15 to 20mm, 56 hrs in more than 20mm, but those of unpeeled roots took 11 hrs in 5mm of root diameter and 4 hrs in exposed parent material. Paeoniflorin content in dried roots after peeling was lower than that of unpeeled root. Paeoniflorin content in root below 5mm in diameter was highest (6.15 %) and that was decreased in the increased root diameter up to 20mm, but it was slightly increased in root greater than 20mm in diameter.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.44-50
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• 1998

The experiment was carried out to investigate weed occurrence in peony field. The number of weeds was Compositate 9 species, Gramineae 4 species, Craciferae 3 species, Eugarviaceae, Polygonaceae and Scrophularilaceae 2 species, respectively. Weeds classified by life cycle were annual weed 19 species (57.6%), biennial weed 8 species (24.2%), and perennial weed 6 species (18.2%). Weed species and dominance rate by morphological characteristics were grass weed 4 species (12.1%), broad leaf weed 25 species (84.8%), and sedge weed 1 species (3.1 %) . Major dominant weeds were Capsella bursa-pastoris, Chemopodium album var. centrorubrum and Equisetum arvense in late April, and Digitaria sanguinalis, Erigeron canadensis and Echinochlor crus-galli in late June, and Digitaria sanguinalis, Erigeron canadensis and Echinochlor crus-galli in middle August.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.198-203
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• 1998

This experiment was conducted to determine the effect of different size of divided crowns used as planting material on the growth characteristics, yield and quality of Paeania lactiflora Pallas (P. lactiflora Pallas). The ratio of sprouting, rooting, and growth of above-ground parts increased with the increase of crown size. The root yields of under-ground parts from different size of divided crown were 2,674kg/10a for large size and 2,304kg/10a for medium size and the yield index was improved by 39% and 30%, respectively, compared to 1,921kg/10a in small size. Commodity ratio of roots over 10mm in diameter were higher for large and medium size crown: index increased by 26 % and 11 %, respectively, compared to 1,406kg/10a in small size. Income analyzed by crown size was \ 1,133,000 per 10a at the use of small crown size but income were increased 25 % and 48 %, respectively. by using medium and large size crown as compared with small crown.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.151-156
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• 2000

Field experiments were conducted to investigate the yield and paeoniflorin content between healthy peony and blight plot of top part with every year during 3 years at June, July, August, September, separately. Stem length and diameter, No. of stem in the blight plot of peony were decreased in early in blight time compared with those in no blight growth. No. of flower buds per plant was 5.2, 4.6 in 3 year- grown and 4year-grown plots at late June blight compared with 11.5, 16.2 in no blight. No. of axillary flower was also similar to as above. Main root length and root diameter was most decreased in the plot of late June blight compared with healthy peony. No. of root more than 10mm of root diameter was small in order of blight time, namely Late June, July, August and September. The root dry yield of 4 year healthy peony was most high in 1,603kg per 10a, but it was lowed in 1,007kg in the plot lasted blight during 3years at late June. Paeoniflorin content was no different between 3year-grown and 4year-grown, but it was high in late June blight plot increased with the early in blight time.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.284-289
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• 2001

This study was carried out to know the effect of mulching on growth and yield of Peucedanum japonicum. Time from sowing to germination was 8day at raising seedling(RS) and 40day at direct sowing(DS). The order of goodness in top part growth as follows : RS+white vinyl mulching (WVM), RS+black vinyl mulching (BVM), RS+no mulching(NM) and DS+NM. Tap root length at RS + NM was significantly shorter than those at the others. Tap root at the others was about same length. Tap root diameter was significantly larger at vinyl mulching than at no mulching and the thinnest at DS+NM. The number of supporting root at RS was more than DS as much as $4.7{\sim}7.1$. Rate of dried root weight to fresh weight was highest(30.5%) at DS+ NM and low at vinyl mulching. Dried root yield per 10a was 542kg at RS+WVM, 506kg at RS+BVM, 419kg at RS+NM and 357kg at DS. These results suggested that raising seedling and white vinyl mulching was good for culture of Peucedanum japonicum.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.232-238
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• 1998

To analyse the management and production of medicinal crops in Uisong region, cultural conditions and standard income of 147 farms were investigated. Location quotient of medicinal crops cultivated was high as following order ; Paeonia lactiflora > Cornus ofidnalis> Bupleurm falcatum > Anemarhena asphodeloides > Rehmannia glutinosa > Eucommia ulmoides > Paeonia suffruticosa > Angelica dahurica. The average cultivated area per farm was 1.92ha : 1.35ha of upland field, 0.56ha of paddy field. Distribution of agricultural land in each farm was average 10.2 fields in 3.1 locations. Ratio of labor input in the medicinal plant sector was 31.1 %. The number of medicinal crops cultivated was 36 species among 147 farms and 2.4 species per farm. Among the cultivated medicinal plant, peony (Paeonia lactiflora) was the most popular medicinal plant, which was cultivated in 30.72ha of 85 farms. Income from medicinal plants was high in order of Carthamus tinctorius, Polygonatum stenophyllum, Angelica genuilexa. Medicinal crops should be selected based on farm condition, risk level and price settlement in order to maximize productivity and income.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.378-385
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• 2000

This study was conducted to investigate the sulfur effects on the yield of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) and the chemical properties of soil after sulfur treatment. Sulfur application was conducted with two chemical forms of sulfur powder and potassium sulfate. Sulfur powder was applied to the soil with levels of 0, 10, 20, 40 kg/10a and potassium sulfate was applied to the soil with levels of 10, 20 kg/10a as sulfur content. After sulfur application in soils, pH and available $P_2O_5$ content of soils tend to decrease after experiment, whereas the contents of $SO_4^{2-}$ and active Fe increased in soils. By the application of sulfur, the yields of safflower seed were increased by about $6{\sim}17$ percent compared to the control. It is apparent that seed yield and plant growth of safflower were increased by the sulfur application.

• Plant Disease and Agriculture
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.111-114
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• 1999

A bacterial disease of rice plant that rotted the sheath to brown was found in rice plants at Tanbuk Uisong Kyungbuk in June 1999, When the bacterial isolates from the diseased rice plants were inoculated to health plant by the artificial needle prick method the same symptoms were examined. According to its characteristics and pathogenicity on the his plant the causal bacterium was identified as Burkholderia glumae which is known as the pathogen of bacterial grain rot of rice.