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The effect of root zone environment on the growth of shoot and root of tobacco plant (연초의 근권환경이 뿌리와 지상부의 생육에 미치는 영향)

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    • Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.197-202
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    • 1989
  • This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of growth medium in pots composed of upland soil(S), rice straw manure(M), carbonated rice hull(CRH), and their mixture on growth of tobacco cv. NC 82. The growth of shoot and root was vigorous in order of medium S+M+CRH>M>CRH>S. In M+S medium, root growth in the part of manure was superior to upland soil. But root growth of upland soil part in M+S plot was more vigorous than that in upland soil only. It is possibly due to be influenced by manure in M+S plot. Total length and weight of root, number of roots, and especially for development of adventitious root were closely related to shoot growth. Roots grown in upland soil part was brownish gray in color, while the roots in manure part was milky white. The milky white colored roots had longer life than others. It was concluded that root zone environments derived from several media in pots closely related to shoot growth and disease tolerance of tobacco plant.

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Sequence Analyses of PCR Amplified Partial SSU of Ribosomal DNA for Identifying Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Plant Roots

  • Tae, Moon-Sung;Eom, Ahn-Heum;Lee, Sang-Sun
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.13-17
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    • 2002
  • The genomic DNAs were extracted from roots of Glycine max and Sorghum bicolor, and compared with those from spores of two arbuscular mycorrhizal(AM) fungi, Glomus mosseae and Scutellospora heterogama. The partial small subunit(SSU) of ribosomal RNA genes were synthesized and amplified by polymerase chain reaction with the fungal specific primers, AM1 and NS31. By the recent molecular techniques, the presence of another AM fungal DNA were confirmed in the roots of two plants, and three sequences of rDNA fragments amplified were identified to be close to those of G. caledonium, G. fasiculatum and G. proliferum. The two AM fungi, both, were found to colonize at the cortical layers of plant roots collected in the fields, together.

Methyl carboxylates of naphtho[1,2-b]furan and naphtho[1,2-b]pyran from the roots of Rubia akane

  • Jung, Soon-Ja;Jung, Ji-Hyun;Cao, Li-Hua;Shin, Young-Hee;Son, Jong-Keun;Lee, Chong-Soon;Woo, Mi-Hee
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2003.04a
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    • pp.287.2-287.2
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    • 2003
  • Rubia akane (Rubiaceae) is a perennial vine plant and generally grows at the mountain, field and fence of Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan. This plant grows about two meters and has empty stem and red roots. The roots of this plant have been used as a Korean traditional medicine for the treatment of cough, the stone in the bladder and kidney, inflammation of the joints, uterine hemorrhage and uteritis. (omitted)

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Ginsenoside Content of North American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L. Araliaceae) in Relation to Plant Development and Growing Locations

  • Jackson, Chung Ja C.;Dini, Jean-Paul;Lavandier, Clara;Faulkner, Harold;Rupasinghe, H.P. vasantha;Proctor, John T.A.
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.135-140
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    • 2003
  • North American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) was analysed for total ginsenosides and ten major ginsenosides (R$_{0}$ , Rb$_1$, Rb$_2$, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf, Rg$_1$, pseudoginsenoside F$_{11}$ and gypenoside XVII), and variations in ginsenoside content with age of plant (over a four-year-period) and geographic location (Ontario versus British Columbia) were investigated. In the roots the total ginsenoside content increased with age up to 58-100 mgㆍg$^{-1}$ dry weights in the fourth year, but in leaves it remained constant over time. Roots and leaves, moreover, had different proportions of individual ginsenosides. The most abundant ginsenosides were Rb$_1$ (56mgㆍg$^{-1}$ for Ontario; 37mgㆍg$^{-1}$ for British Columbia) and Re (21mgㆍg$^{-1}$ for Ontario; 15 mgㆍg$^{-1}$ for British Columbia) in roots, and Rd (28-38 mgㆍg$^{-1}$ ), Re (20-25 mgㆍg$^{-1}$ ), and Rb$_2$ (13-19 mgㆍg$^{-1}$ ) in leaves. Measurable quantities of Rf were found in leaves (0.4-1.8 mgㆍg$^{-1}$ ) but not in roots or stems. Our results show that ginsenoside profiles in general, and Rf in particular, could be used for chemical fingerprinting to distinguish the different parts of the ginseng plant, and that ginseng leaves could be valuable sources of the ginsenosides Rd, Re, and Rb$_2$.

Factors related to the growth of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the plant roots (식물뿌리에서 Arbuscular 내생균근 균의 성장에 작용하는 요인들)

  • Lee, Sang-Sun;Eom, Ahn-Heum;Lee, Seok-Koo
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.160-171
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    • 1994
  • Microscopic observations of arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) were done with the colonizations of AM and the determinations of chitin in the plant roots of Sorghum bicolor, Cassia mimosoides, Capsicum annuum and Allium fistulosum. The intercellular and intracellular hyphae, arbuscules and vesicles were microscopically observed, according to increases of colonization of AM in the roots of four plants. The growth of AM fungi appeared sigmoid with the cultivation days after inoculation. The growth of AM fungi were inversely influenced by the additions of commercial fertilizers, P

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Plant Regeneration from Callus and Adventitious Root Segments of Pulsatilla Koreana Nakai

  • Jung, Su-Jin;Jeong, Jae-Hun;Yoon, Eui-Soo;Choi, Yong-Eui
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • v.34 no.2
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    • pp.153-159
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    • 2007
  • Plant regeneration of Pulsatilla koreana was achieved via adventitious shoot formation indirectly from callus and directly from adventitious root segments. For the callus induction from leaf or petiole explants, combination of 2,4- dichlorophenoxyaceticacid (2,4-D) with $2.22\;{\mu}M$ 6-benzyladenine (BA) was effective. Adventitious shoot induction from callus was enhanced by the combined treatment with $0.1\;{\mu}M$ polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) compared to cytokinin treatment alone. Adventitious roots were induced from the petiole segments on 1/2 MS medium with $4.93\;{\mu}M$ IBA. High frequency direct adventitious shoot formation from the segments of adventitious roots was achieved on medium with $4.92\;{\mu}M$ 2-isopentenyladenine (2-ip). Elongated shoots were rooted on half-strength MS medium containing $5.71\;{\mu}M$ indole acetic acid (IAA). Regenerated plantlets with well-developed shoots and roots were successfully transferred to soil. This in vitro propagation protocol might be useful for mass propagation as well as conservation of this plant.

Growth, secondary metabolite production and antioxidant enzyme response of Morinda citrifolia adventitious root as affected by auxin and cytokinin

  • Baque, Md. Abdullahil;Hahn, Eun-Joo;Paek, Kee-Yoeup
    • Plant Biotechnology Reports
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.109-116
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    • 2010
  • Morinda citrifolia adventitious roots were cultured in shake flasks using Murashige and Skoog medium with different types and concentrations of auxin and cytokinin. Root (fresh weight and dry weight) accumulation was enhanced at 5 $mg\;l^{-1}$ indole butyric acid (IBA) and at 7 and 9 $mg\;l^{-1}$ naphthalene acetic acid (NAA). On the other hand, 9 $mg\;l^{-1}$ NAA decreased the anthraquinone, phenolic and flavonoid contents more severely than 9 $mg\;l^{-1}$ IBA. When adventitious roots were treated with kinetin (0.1, 0.3 and 0.5 $mg\;l^{-1}$) and thidiazuron (TDZ; 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5 $mg\;l^{-1}$) in combination with 5 $mg\;l^{-1}$ IBA, fresh weight and dry weight decreased but secondary metabolite content increased. The secondary metabolite content (including 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl activity) increased more in TDZ-treated than in kinetin-treated roots. Antioxidative enzymes such as catalase (CAT) and guaiacol peroxidase (G-POD), which play important roles in plant defense, also increased. A strong decrease in ascorbate peroxidase activity resulted in a high accumulation of hydrogen peroxide. This indicates that adventitious roots can grow under stress conditions with induced CAT and G-POD activities and higher accumulations of secondary metabolites. These results suggest that 5 $mg\;l^{-1}$ IBA supplementation is useful for growth and secondary metabolite production in adventitious roots of M. citrifolia.

Root Rot of Panax Ginseng Caused by Serratia liquefaciens (Serratia liquefaciens에 의한 인삼뿌리썩음병)

  • Dong Gi Kim;Soon Gu Lee;Young Keun Lee;Jong Pal Lee;Ki Chai Jung
    • Research in Plant Disease
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.8-12
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    • 2004
  • The diseased ginseng plants, their trunks fall down anil roots rot, were observed in ginseng cultivation field at Bongwha, Kyungbuk. Inoculation of the bacterium isolated from root rot lesion induced a range of symptoms on leaves, trunks and roots; The bacterium caused wilting with chlorosis and black discoloration on leaves, empty of inside trunks and rot on roots. The bacterium was identified as Serritia liquefaciens based on the morphologcal and physiological characteristics. This is the first report in Korea on roots rot of ginseng occurred by S. liquefaciens.

Water logging tolerance of Indonesia chili pepper

  • Higashi, Airi;Suwignyo, Rujito Agus;Sakagami, Jun-Ichi;Yabuta, Shin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Crop Science Conference
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    • 2017.06a
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    • pp.281-281
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    • 2017
  • Recently, global warming by greenhouse gas effect is getting danger and danger for human life and agriculture at present. In Indonesia, according to heavy rain in the agriculture land is often covered by excess water in result crop growth would be affected negative. This water stress triggers roots failure in anaerobic condition for upland crop because of limiting roots respiration. Chili pepper grows in upland sometimes in touch with waterlogging due to rainfall and /or over flow water from river in Indonesia. In this case, roots growing is inhibited by effect of shortage of oxygen at root cap. Therefore, the objective of this study is to observe the plant behavior in waterlogging using mahor local genotypes (Ferosa, Laris, Romario) in Sumatra. The experiment was kept by at 1cm depth water above the soil surface as a waterlogged treatment for ---days. As a result, waterlogging affected plant growth of chili negatively, especially for roots growth. Almost roots were getting bad and changed color for brown during waterlogging. A significant negative effect for nutrient absorption by roots was found in dry weight of all varieties during waterlogging. Dry weight of roots was decreased by 81.4% and 67.6%, and those of aerial part decreased by 74% and 67.2% compared with control in Ferosa and Romario at 1week after treatment. On the other hand, dry weight of roots was decreased only 35% in Laris. Therefore, Laris has a tolerance for waterlogging compared to with other varieties. Also, Laris in SPAD value was kept initial level during waterlogging however those of Ferosa and Romario decreased. Finally, due to impact of waterlogging, it may be the roots become failure because of less aerenchyma formation under anaerobic condition. We need confirm aerenchyma formation morphologically in the future.

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