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Antioxidant Effect of Tea Tree Root Extracts using Various Extraction Methods

  • Choi, Hyun-suk;Lee, Myung-ja;Kwak, So-young;Choi, Dubok
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.35 no.5
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    • pp.313-323
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    • 2022
  • To investigate antioxidant effects of tea tree root extracts using various extraction methods, cytotoxicity, DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging, SOD, nitrite scavenging activity and inhibitory activity of lipid peroxidation, reducing power, ferrous ion chelating activity were measured. Cytotoxicity for RAW 264.7 cells was not observed at concentrations treated with below 90 ㎍/mL in all extracts. The maximum DPPH radical, nitrite scavenging, SOD activity and inhibitory activity of lipid peroxidation were obtained at the ethylacetate and 70% ethanol extract. The maximum ABTS radical scavenging activity was obtained at the ethylacetate and hot water extract. However, in the case of reducing power and ferrous ion chelating activity, they were obtained at 70% ethanol and hexane extract, respectively. Nitrate scavenging activity showed the most excellent scavenging ability of 59.6% at 90 ㎍/mL of ethylacetate. The hexane extract had the highest ferrous ion chelating activity, showing 61.05% at 50 ㎍/mL, 66.07% at 70 ㎍/mL and 76.81% at 90 ㎍/mL, respectively. The results of this research show that the ethylacetate and 70% ethanol extracts of tea tree root can be used as a natural material for scavenging the radicals. However, future study is necessary to understand the mechanism of antioxidant activity by identification of substances.

Analysis of the Effect of Tree Roots on Soil Reinforcement Considering Its Spatial Distribution (뿌리의 공간분포를 고려한 수목 뿌리의 토양보강 효과에 대한 분석)

  • Kim, Dongyeob;Lee, Sang Ho;Im, Sangjun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.41-54
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    • 2011
  • Tree roots can enhance soil shear strength and slope stability. However, there has been a limited study about root reinforcement of major tree species in Korea because of some experimental difficulties. Thus, this study was conducted to analyze the performance of Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi) and Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) which are two common plantation species in Korea. Profile wall method was used to measure the spatial distribution of root system and its diameter within 15 soil walls of Japanese larch stand and 13 soil walls of Korean pine stand in Taehwa University Forest, Seoul National University, Korea. Root tensile properties of each species were assessed in the laboratory, and root reinforcements were estimated by Wu model. The study observed that the number and cross-sectional area (CSA) of root in both species could tend to decrease with soil depth. Especially, CSA were well-fitted to exponential functions of soil depth. Mean root area ratios (RAR) were 0.03% and 0.10% for Japanese larch and Korean pine, respectively. Estimated root reinforcement from Wu model were, on the average, 4.04 kPa for Japanese larch and 12.26 kPa for Korean pine. Overall, it was concluded that root reinforcement increased the factor of safety (Fs) of slope for small-scale landslide as the result of two-dimensional (2-D) infinite slope stability analysis considering vegetation effects.

Effects of Drip Irrigation Treatment on the Quality of 4- and 8-year-old Prunus × yedoensis Matsum. Seedlings in a Container Nursery (컨테이너 재배에서 점적 관수처리가 왕벚나무 4, 8년생 묘목의 품질에 미치는 영향)

  • Yoon, Jun-Hyuck;Jin, Eon-Ju;Bae, Eun-Ji
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.111 no.3
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    • pp.394-404
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    • 2022
  • This study was conducted to optimize the amount of drip irrigation for Prunus×yedoensis Matsum., one of the major medium-sized landscaping trees used mainly for streetscapes and as ornamentals. The experiment was conducted in a container nursery, where we assessed the growth and physiological characteristics of 4- and 8-year-old seedlings watered at different rates (x) by a drip irrigation system. The relative growth rates (based on height and root collar diameter (RCD) measurements) were highest at 288 and 416 L/year/tree for the 4- and 8-year-old containerized seedlings, respectively. These age and treatment combinations also produced significantly different dry weight and seedling quality index values, indicating good growth. The two age groups had significantly different total root lengths, root diameters, and root volumes under these respective irrigation treatments. In addition, the 4-year-old containerized seedlings irrigated at 288 L/year/tree and the 8-year-old containerized seedlings irrigated at 416 L/year/tree had the highest activations in their chlorophyll contents. Overall, the results (differences in irrigation amounts affect the seedlings morphological relative growth, biomass growth, seedling quality, and physiological reaction) indicate that the optimal irrigation amounts for container-grown Prunus×yedoensis are 288 L/year/tree for 4-year-old (RCD class, 3cm) and 416 L/year/tree for 8-year-old (RCD class, 7 cm) containerized seedlings.

The Dyeing Properties of Cellulose and Protein Fabrics by Yellow Natural Dyes (황색계 천연염료에 의한 셀룰로스, 단백질계 섬유의 염색)

  • Shin, Young-Joon
    • Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.135-145
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    • 2017
  • In order to analysis on color difference of yellow natural dyes, I have dyed cellulose and protein fabrics. The results of experiment have been analysed by wavelength of maximum absorption, amounts of dye uptake, color difference, Hunter's value and Munsell's value. The results from these analyses are as follows : Bud of pagoda tree, Amur cork, and Curcuma showed greenish yellow color, Gardenia Jasminoides showed reddish yellow color. Barberry root showed reddish yellow color with post-mordanting method on cellulose fabric. Moreover, Dupioni silk was dyed in reddish yellow color by Barberry root and Rhubarb. In addition to Chroma index, Gardenia Jasminoides and Curcuma showed clear color overall. However, dyeing rayon and silk by Barberry root, and dyeing silk by Rhubarb showed clear color. Comparing all the results to actual dyed materials, Bud of pagoda tree had small dye uptake, and both ${\Delta}a$ and ${\Delta}b$ value were short which can't recognized the yellow color easily. Dye uptake of Amur cork and Gardenia Jasminoides was small just like Bud of pagoda tree. However, ${\Delta}b$ value order was Gardenia Jasminoides>Amur cork>Bud of pagoda tree. Therefore, Gardenia Jasminoides recognized reddish yellow because of big value of red color and yellow color. In case of Barberry root and Rhubarb which have larger dye uptake, Baberry root recognized yellow color on rayon only, and couldn't recognized yellow color on bleached cotton fabric, ramie, silk, and dupioni silk. Rhubarb recognized yellow color on rayon with pre-mordanting method only, but recognized silk and dupioni silk as brown like color. Moreover, we could not analyze color by dye uptake, Lab, and H(v/c) for Barberry root and Rhubarb. As a result, I think we need to attach color table for the research paper which handled the color of dyeing materials.

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Effect of Different Organic Fertilizers on Performance and Disease Occurrence in Seedling 'Niitaka' Pear Trees (유기질 비료의 시용이 '신고' 배 실생묘의 생육 특성과 병 발생률에 미치는 영향)

  • Li, Xiong;Kim, Wol-Soo;Choi, Hyun-Sug
    • Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.55-62
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    • 2010
  • The study was conducted to investigate effects of different organic fertilizers on 'Niitaka' pear tree performances in a controlled greenhouse. The four 'Niitaka' pear seedling trees per treatment were grown in a greenhouse for 6 months. Each pot was filled with control, rice bran (RB), coffee bran compost (CBC), and the mixture (RCC) of RB + CBC + chitin incubated compost (CIC). Each pot was filled with 1:1:1 (v/v/v) of soil : sand : fertilizer, and control, RB, CBC, CIC, and RCC were applied as treatments. Root fresh weights and root activities were increased by all the organic fertilizers, especially by RCC. RCC treated trees had the highest tree height and thickest tree trunk, and all organic fertilized trees showed increased tree growth compared to the control. The more diseased and damaged degrees on the leaf by spider mites increased leaf falling rates on all the treatments. The reduced diseased and healthy leaves were found on RCC treated trees that had better tree performance. Also, all the organic fertilized trees seemed to prevent the occurrence of disease in the leaf. Therefore, the organic fertilizer applications could be a good strategy to obtain better tree performance and maintain healthy seedlings in the nursery market or young organic pear orchard.

Studies on the Pear Abnormal Leaf Spot Disease - 3. Graft Transmissibility of the Causal Agent - (배나무잎 이상반점증상에 관한 연구 - 3. 병원의 접목전염 -)

  • 남기웅;김충회
    • Korean Journal Plant Pathology
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.217-223
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    • 1995
  • Nature of graft transmissibility of pear abnormal leaf spot disease was examined by various grafting methods in the greenhouse and field. When the diseased and symptomless twigs were collected in winter and grafted in the next spring to the seed-originated healthy root stock, the abnormal leaf spot was developed only in the case of the diseased twigs. Double grafting on a seed-originated healthy root stock, where the diseased and the symptomless twigs were used as 1st and 2nd scions, respectively, developed abnormal leaf spot lesions without exception on the 2nd scions. Tongue-graft with the diseased and the symptomless trees also incited abnormal leaf spots on the both trees. Abnormal leaf spots of were also developed on HN-39, an indicator pear tree, used as a 2nd scion in a double graft test, where the diseased twig and a seed-originated healthy tree were used as the 1st scion and the root stock, respectively. When the diseased twig was top-grafted to the healthy root stock, lesion development of abnormal spot was limited to the grafted twig itself in the 1st year, but expanded to the main branches in the 2nd year, and spread over the whole tree in the 3rd year. This result indicates that the causal agent of abnormal leaf spot disease is transmitted by graft.

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Relationship Between Above-and Below-Ground Biomass for Norway Spruce (Picea abies) : Estimating Root System Biomass from Breast Height Diameter (독일가문비나무(Picea abies [L.] Karst)의 지상부(地上部)와 지하부(地下部) 생체량(生體量)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究) : 흉고직경(胸高直徑)에 의한 뿌리생체량(生體量) 추정(推定))

  • Lee, Do-Hyung
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.90 no.3
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    • pp.338-345
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    • 2001
  • This study was conducted to elucidate the relationship between the root structure and the crown structure of Norway spruce(Picea abies [L.] Karst), and thereafter to obtain the regression equation for the estimation of relative root and needle biomass using the tree height and diameter at breast height(DBH) without measurement of root and needle biomass. The study site was Barbis stands of Harz region located in central part of Germany. Five dominant and three co-dominant trees of 30 to 40 year-old Norway spruce were selected and tree height, diameter at breast height, clear bole length, weight of total needle and branch, cross section and sapwood area at breast height for biomass of above ground part and also the length of root, the number of root, the weight of root, the cross section area of root etc. by dividing the horizontal and vertical roots for below ground part of tree were measured. The significantly correlation was shown between the biomass of most of variables of above ground parts and those of below ground parts. For the diameter of breast height to the weight of total root, regression equation was Y = 3.56X - 45.94 and decision coefficient was 0.96 showing highly correlation. The weight of total branches and needles, and the tree height etc. of above ground parts showed highly positive relationship with below ground biomass. The results obtained from this study can be used to the estimating of biomass of below ground using variables of above ground such as DBH in the 30 to 40 year-old Norway spruce stands.

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SOME LIMIT PROPERTIES OF RANDOM TRANSITION PROBABILITY FOR SECOND-ORDER NONHOMOGENEOUS MARKOV CHAINS ON GENERALIZED GAMBLING SYSTEM INDEXED BY A DOUBLE ROOTED TREE

  • Wang, Kangkang;Zong, Decai
    • Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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    • v.30 no.3_4
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    • pp.541-553
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, we study some limit properties of the harmonic mean of random transition probability for a second-order nonhomogeneous Markov chain on the generalized gambling system indexed by a tree by constructing a nonnegative martingale. As corollary, we obtain the property of the harmonic mean and the arithmetic mean of random transition probability for a second-order nonhomogeneous Markov chain indexed by a double root tree.

Studies on Root Bark of Mulberry Tree (III) -Constituents in the Root-bark of Morus Lhou Koizumi- (상백피(桑白皮)에 관한 연구(硏究) (III) -로상근피(魯桑根皮)의 성분(成分)-)

  • Ryu, Kyung-Soo;Park, Kyung-Whan;Song, Bo-Wan
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.1-4
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    • 1981
  • The root-bark of the mulberry tree has been used as a medicine with antitussive, antiphlogistic, diuretic etc. in Korea. Among many kinds of mulberry trees, Morus Lhou has been widely cultivated in our country. In this experiment, three substances were obtained from the root-bark of Morus Lhou removed its cork layer by column chromatography of methanol extract. One of the substances was supposed as ${\alpha}$-amyrin acetate, another was alyceride, the other was confirmed as ${\beta}$-sistosterol by chemical and physical methods.

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Detection and Location of Open Circuit Fault by Space Search (Space Search에 의한 회로의 단선 결함을 발견 및 위치 검색법)

  • Han, Kyong-Ho;Kang, Sang-Won;Lee, In-Sung
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.14 no.2E
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    • pp.43-49
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    • 1995
  • In this paper a space search technique is used to detect and locate the faults of the circuit interconnections. The circuit interconnections are represented by the tree structure and the tree space is searched to detect and locate the open faults of the circuit interconnections. The breadth search is used to detect the open faults and reduce the space size. The depth search is used to locate the open faults.

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