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Distribution and Relation of Mineral Nutrients in Various Parts of Korea Ginseng (Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer) (고려인삼의 부위간 무기성분 분포 및 상관관계)

  • Lee, Chong-Hwa;Shim, Sang-Chill;Park, Hoon;Han, Kang-Wan
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.55-64
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    • 1980
  • The distribution pattern of mineral nutrients, among various Parts of Korea ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) was investigated to understand ginseng nutrition by simple correlation analysis. Five·year old ginseng plants grown under four different nutritional environments were sampled and separated into leaf, petiole, stem, rhizome, cortex and epidermis of tap foot, central part of tap root, cortex and epidermis of lateral root, central part of lateral root, fine root in the middle of truly, for chemical analysis. Between mineral nutrients in root, N and P showed highly significant positive correlation each other and with Mg and Cu while all other elements (K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B) showed highly significant positive correlation each other. In shoot, number of mineral nutrient pairs haying significant relation was much less than in root. (Negative: P with Ca or B, K with N, Fe, Mn or Cu, Positive: N with Mg, Fe, Mn or Cu, K with Zn, Ca with Mg, Zn, or B, Fe Mn Cu each other, Mn with B.) The number of pairs having significant correlation in whole plant was approximately the same as the number in root but three of them showed significant negative correlation. The distribution pattern similarity of mineral contents among various parts was also discussed in relation to physiological significance in Korea ginseng plant.

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Antioxidant and Hepatoprotective Effects of the Ethanol Extract of Dendropanax morbifera Leveille on the t-Butyl Hydroperoxide-Induced HepG2 Cell Damages (황칠나무 추출물의 항산화 및 간세포보호효과)

  • Lee, Changyong;Yang, Minhye;Moon, Jeon-Ok
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.50 no.1
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    • pp.32-36
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    • 2019
  • Dendropanax morbifera Leveille, an endemic species in Korea, is best known as a tree that produces a resinous sap. Although D. morbifera is used in folk medicine for various diseases, its active ingredients are largely unknown. In this study, we investigated antioxidative activities of ethanolic extracts of three parts of this plant including leaves, debarked stems, and roots. The root extracts exhibited strong 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) scavenging activity compared with leaf or stem extracts. The root extracts showed hepatoprotective activity against t-butyl hydroperoxide-induced HepG2 cells, and reduced the ROS level in the cells. The root fractions lowered the mRNA level of COX-2 on lipopolysaccharide-stimulated Raw246.7 cells. These results suggest that ethanolic root extracts of D. morbifera are a source of antioxidant and hepatoprotective compounds, which indicate a potential for a botanical drug.

Response of Growth and photosynthesis to NaCl stress in Soybean(Glysine max L.) Seedlings (NaCl stress에 의한 몇가지 콩 품종들의 생육과 광합성 반응)

  • Cho, Jin-Woong;Kim, Choong-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.166-170
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    • 2000
  • This study was conducted in to elucidate the changes of growth characteristics and photosynthesis in three soybean (Glycine max L. cv. Danwonkong, Hwangkeumkong and Kwangankong) 30 day old seedlings to 100mM NaCl concentration containing 1/2 Hoagland's nutrient solution in sand culture. The main stem height and number of main stem node were decreased. thus, leaf area and dry matter were decreased with 100mM NaCl. Growth reduction was less little in Hwangkeumkong than other cultivars. The stem growth rate was affected less than other parts as root or leaf, by NaCl treatment. The specific leaf area (SLA), shoot : root ratio and leaf : root ratio decreased with NaCl solution except for those of Hwangkeumkong. There is no general tendency in leaf thickness by leaf position of three cultivars. The chlorophyll content (SPAD) of the primary and 2nd leaf slightly decreased under NaCl solution but rapidly increased in non-NaCl solution at 15 days after treatments. The photosynthesis, stomatal conductance and transpiration of 2nd leaf positions reduced by NaCl and there were a sigificant correlation between photosynthesis and stomatal conductance or transpiration.

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Photoprotective Effect and Antioxidative Activity from Different Organs of Morus Bombycis Koidzumi (부위별 산뽕나무의 광보호효과 및 항산화 활성)

  • Sa, Jae-Hoon;Jin, Ying-Shan;Shin, In-Cheol;Shim, Tae-Heum;Wang, Myeong-Hyeon
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.35 no.3 s.138
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    • pp.207-214
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    • 2004
  • This study was investigated antioxidatve activity for the purpose of developing antioxidant from Morus bombycis Koidzumi. Antioxidant activities of four different organs of Morus bombycis Koidzumi such as fruit, leaf, stem, and root were examined by radical scavenging effect with 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). 80% methanol extract from the stem showed strongly antioxidative activity and 80% Ethanol extracts from the root, stem, and fruit had high antioxidative activity among 24 samples tested. The 80% ethanol extract has strong absorbency at UVA region (350 nm). The ethyl acetate (EtOAc) fraction exhibited antioxidative activity with $IC_{50}$ of $15.0\;{\mu}g/ml$ similar to those of synthetic antioxidant, BHT The EtOAc fraction has a good absorbency property as synthetic filter. In the absorbance of various extracts, the 80% ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts from the root of Morus bombycis Koidzumi showed higher absorbancy at 285 nm. The ethyl acetate fraction from the root of Morus bombycis Koidzumi contained total phenolic compounds of 654.8 mg/100 g. These results indicate that phenolic compounds are the major was biological components in the root of morus bombycis Koidzumi extracts. Considering these biological activities, the extracts of Morus bombycis Koidzumi showed a possibility to be used as a new material for natural anti-oxidants and substitutes for synthetic UV sunscreen agents.

Fusarium Crown Rot of Tomatoes on a Rockwool Culture System (토마토 암면양액재배시스템에서발생한 Fusarium 근두썩음병(가칭))

  • 이충식;박은우;이충일
    • Korean Journal Plant Pathology
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.64-67
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    • 1994
  • Crown rot was found find tomatoes growing on a rockwool culture system in a glasshouse at Dongkwangyang in 1992. The disease occurred on the stem of 'Trust' tomato plants with 3~4 cluster of flowers. Infected plants showed stem girdling and necrosis at or slightly above the rockwool line. Internal tissues of crown and stem including cortex, vascular bundle, and pith became decayed resulting in a chocolate-brown discoloration extending no more than 10~15 cm above the crown. Diseased tomato plants with the similar symptoms were found at Ansung and Taejon where tomatoes were grown on either rockwool or soil in plastic greenhouses. The size of macroconidia of Fusarium isolated from a diseased plant was 26.0~41.6$\times$2.9~4.7${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$, and microconidia were formed on short monophialide and the size was 3.6~12.5$\times$2.9~3.6 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$. Morphological characteristics and inoculation tests indicated that the causal organism of the disease was Fusarium oxysporum.

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Comparison of Growth Characteristics and Inorganic Components Between Korean and Japanese Codonopsis lanceolata

  • Kwon, Soo Jeong;Park, Tae Yeon;Lee, Moon Soon;Boo, Hee Ock;Cho, Gag Yeon;Woo, Sun Hee;Cho, Jin Woong;Lee, Hee Doo;Cho, Seong-Woo;Kim, Hag Hyun
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.60 no.2
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    • pp.253-256
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    • 2015
  • This study was performed to investigate the growth characteristics and inorganic components of Codonopsis lanceolata regarding regional differences. The plant height of Japanese Codonopsis lanceolata was 373.6 cm, so it's revealed that it has more vigorous growth than Korean won. The flowering time of Korean Codonopsis lanceolata was 2 weeks faster than Japanese one. Total fresh weight of root was 41.0 g and 39.0 g for Korean and Japanese respectively, thus, no significance difference was found. However, regarding fresh weight, Korean one had a more fresh weight (35.4 g) of main root parts, but Japanese one had a more fresh weight (9.6 g) of the lateral root part. Each inorganic component was found more in the aboveground parts, regardless of the region and the content of K was the largest. Regarding the content of macroelements for each part of Codonopsis lanceolata, the content of Na, Mg, P, S, and Ca in Korean Codonopsis lanceolata was found the highest on the leaf, followed by stem and root. In the case of Japanese Codonopsis lanceolata, same result was found on the content of Mg and Ca, however, the highest content of Na and P was found in the stem.

Biosynthesis of Saponins in Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer 1. Probable siteg of the Biosynthesis of ginseng saponin from acetate (인삼사포닌의 생합성에 관한 연구 1. acetate로 부터 인삼사포닌 생합성의 가능부위)

  • 주충노;곽한식
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.108-114
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    • 1983
  • 1. To know the site of saponin synthesis in this plant, 4-years old Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer was administered with 1, 2-l4C-acetate (Na salt, 10 ucilplant) by stem injection and was continued to grow for 3 weeks and the distribution of the radioactivity in leaf, stem and root part was identified. The percentage of radioactivity recovered was about 3.99%. 2. The sliced roots or leaf discs (2g) were bathed in the reaction mixture containing sugar, ATP, NADPH, and the distribution of the radioactivity of the fractions (sugar, saponin, sapogenin) was identified. 3. It seemed that major synthesized saponins in roots and leaves are dial and triol-type, respectively. Although both types of saponins are synthesized in roots, the main saponins seemed to be dial saponins and a significant portion of triol saponins are supplied from leaves through stem.

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Anatomical and Physical Properties of Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida Miller) - The Characteristics of Stem, Branch, Root and Topwood - (리기다소나무(Pinus rigida Miller)의 목재해부학적(木材解剖學的) 및 물리학적성질(物理學的性質)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究) - 간(幹), 지(枝), 근(根), 초두목(梢頭木)의 특성(特性)을 중심(中心)으로 -)

  • Lee, Phil Woo
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.33-62
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    • 1972
  • Pitch pine (Pinus rigida Miller) in Korea has become one of the major silvicultural species for many years since it was introduced from the United States of America in 1907. To attain the more rational wood utilization basical researches on wood properties are primarily needed, since large scale of timber production from Pitch Pine trees has now been accomplishing in the forested areast hroughout the country. Under the circumustances, this experiment was carried out to study the wood anatomical, physical and mechanical properties of Pitch Pine grown in the country. Materials used in this study had been prepared by cutting the selected pitch pine trees from the Seoul National University Forests located in Suwon. To obtain and compare the anatomical and physical properties of the different parts of tree such as stem, branch, top and rootwood, this study had been divided into two categories (anatomical and physical). For the anatomical study macroscopical and microscopical features such as annual ring, intercellular cannal, ray, tracheid, ray trachid, ray parenchyma cell and pit etc. were observed and measured by the different parts (stem, branch, root and topwood) of tree. For the physical and mechanical properties the moisture content of geen wood, wood specific gravity, shrinkage, compression parallel to the grain, tension parallel and perpendicular to the grain, radial and tangential shear, bending, cleavage and hardness wree tested. According to the results this study may be concluded as follows: 1. The most important comparable features in general properties of wood among the different parts of tree were distinctness and width of annual ring, transition from spring to summerwood, wood color, odor and grain etc. In microscopical features the sizes of structural elements of wood were comparable features among the parts of tree. Among their features, length, width and thickness of tracheids, resin ducts and ray structures were most important. 2. In microscopical features among the different parts of tree stem and topwood were shown simillar reults in tissues. However in rootwood compared with other parts on the tangential surface distinctly larger ray structures were observed and measured. The maximum size of unseriate ray was attained to 27 cell ($550{\mu}$) height in length and 35 microns in width. Fusiform rays were formed occasionally the connected ray which contain one or several horizontal cannals. Branchwood was shown the same features like stemwood but the measured values were very low in comparing with other parts of tree. 3. Trachid length measured among the different parts of tree were shown largest in stem and shortest in branchwood. In comparing the tracheid length among the parts the differences were not shown only between stem and rootwood, but shown between all other parts of tree. Trachid diameters were shown widest in rootwood and narrowest in branchwood, and the differences among the different parts were not realized. Wall thickness were shown largest value in rootwood and smallest in branchwood, and the differences were shown between root and top or branchwood, and between stem and branch or top wood, but not shown between other parts of tree. 4. Moisture contents of green wood were shown highest in topwood and lowest in heartwood of stem. The differences among the different parts were recognized between top or heartwood and other parts of tree, but not between root and branchwood or root and sapwood. 5. Wood specific gravities were shown highest in stem and next order root and branchwood, but lowest in topwood. The differences were shown clearly between stemwood and other parts of tree, but not root and branchwood. However the significant difference is realized as most lowest value in topwood. 6. In compression strength parallel to the grain compared among the different parts of tree at the 14 percent of moisture content, highest strength was appeared in stem, next order branch and rootwood, but lowest in topwood. 7. In bending strength compared among the different parts of tree at the 14 percent of moisture content clearly highest strength was shown in branchwood, next order stem and root, but lowest in topwood. Though the branchwood has lower specific gravity than stemwood it was shown clearly high bending strength.

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Influence of Various Substrates on the Growth and Yield of Organically Grown Ginseng Seedlings in the Shaded Plastic House (상토의 물리.화학성이 시설하우스 묘삼의 생육에 미치는 영향)

  • Choi, Jae-Eul;Lee, Nu-Ri;Han, Jin-Soo;Kim, Jeong-Sun;Jo, Seo-Ri;Shim, Chang-Yong;Choi, Jong-Myung
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.441-445
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    • 2011
  • This research was conducted to investigate the influence of variouis organic substrates on growth and yield of organically grown ginseng seedlings in a shaded plastic house. In the investigation of optimal substrate, the eight substrate were formulated by adjusting blending rate of peatmoss, perlite, coir dust(coco peat), and vermiculite. Then, the changes in physico chemical properties of root substrates as well as their influences on the growth characteristics and yield were determined at six months after sowing. The elevation of the blending rate of peatmoss from 50% to 70% with decrease in the rate of inorganic component (mixture of perlite and vermiculite) from 50 to 30% resulted in the increase in container capacities and decrease in total porosities and air-filled capacities. The concentrations of $NH_4-N$, $P_2O_5$ and K increased as the incorporation rate of castor seed meal, phosphate ore, and langbenite, respectively, were elevated during the root medium formulations. The PPV-1 and PPV-4 substrates produced high stem length, stem diameter, shoot fresh weight, leaf area and root length among eight substrate. Root fresh weight was heaviest in PPV-4 compound nursery media. The results of this experiment will be utilized in the new substrate application for ginseng organic culture in shaded vinyl house.

In vitro induction of hairy root from isoflavones-producing Korean wild arrowroot Pueraria lobata

  • Kim, Soo-Jung;Cha, Min-Seok;Lee, Eun-Ji;Kim, In-Hye;Kwon, Jung-Eun;Kang, Se-Chan;Park, Tae-Ho
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.205-211
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    • 2012
  • Pueraria lobata is a perennial legume plant, widely distributed in the countries of East Asia. It is a medicinally important leguminous plant and produces various isoflavones such as puerarin, daidzein etc which have potential for preventing several chronic diseases including osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and cancer. In this study, we tried to induce hairy roots in vitro from Korean wild arrowroot P. lobata and investigated the effects of hormones and light conditions. Initially leaf and stem segments were infected with Agrobacterium rhizogenes and incubated in different conditions. Hairy roots were induced from only stem segments and the induction was best at dark condition and the presence of IBA during incubation. Secondary roots were also significantly much more induced at the dark condition than at the 16 hours light condition. Among plant growth regulators of auxin, IBA was best for secondary root formation while 2,4-D, IAA and NAA produced callus or less hairy roots. The presence of the foreign gene rolC transferred by A. rhizogenes that plays a major role in hairy root induction was confirmed by PCR. The accumulation of isoflavones such as puerarin and daidzin was also confirmed. These results will facilitate mass production of hairy root and can be used for the production of functional substances from wild arrowroots.