There is vast genetic diversity of Myanmar Mangoes. This study mainly focused on indigenous thirteen different mango landraces cultivated in central area of Myanmar, Kyauk-se District and their fruit characteristics by 18 descriptors together with genetic relationship among them by 12 SSR markers. Based on the morpho-physical characters, a wide variation among accessions was found. Genetic characterization of thirteen mango genotypes resulted in the detection of 302 scorable polymorphic bands with an average of 4.33 alleles per locus and an average polymorphism information content (PIC) of 0.7. All the genotypes were grouped into two major clusters by UPGMA cluster analysis and a genetic similarity was observed in a range of 61 ~ 85%. This study may somehow contribute insights into the identification of regional mango diversity in Myanmar and would be useful for future mango breeding program.

The objective of this study was to use 'Danta PR', NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) technology for genome resequencing to develop polymorphic makers between Chinese oriental melon, 'Hyangseo 1' and Korean oriental melon. From the resequencing data that covered about 81 times of the genome size, 104,357 of SSR motifs and Indel, and 1,092,436 of SNPs were identified. 299 SSR and 307 Indel markers were chosen to cover each chromosome with 25 markers. These markers were subsequently used to identify genotypes of 'Danta PR' BC1 (F1 x 'Danta PR') population and a genetic linkage map was constructed. SSR, Indel, and SNPs identified in this study would be useful as a breeding tool to develop new oriental melon varieties.

One of wild diploid Solanum species, Solanum chacoense, is one of the excellent resources for potato breeding because it is resistant to several important pathogens, but the species is not sexually compatible with potato (S. tuberosum) causing the limitation of sexual hybridization between S. tuberosum and S. chacoense. Therefore, diverse traits regarding resistance from the species can be introgressed into potato via somatic hybridization. After cell fusion, the identification of fusion products is crucial with molecular markers. In this study, S. chacoense specific markers were developed by comparing the chloroplast genome (cpDNA) sequence of S. chacoense obtained by NGS (next-generation sequencing) technology with those of five other Solanum species. A full length of the cpDNA sequence is 155,532 bp and its structure is similar to other Solanum species. Phylogenetic analysis resulted that S. chacoense is most closely located with S. commersonii. Sequence alignment with cpDNA sequences of six other Solanum species identified two InDels and 37 SNPs specific sequences in S. chacoense. Based on these InDels and SNPs regions, four markers for distingushing S. chacoense from other Solanum species were developed. These results obtained in this research could help breeders select breeding lines and facilitate breeding using S. chacoense in potato breeding.

Terpenes constitute a large class of secondary metabolites in plants. The Oryza sativa terpene synthase is a vital gene in plant defense response. In this study, the molecular and physiological functions of Oryza sativa terpene synthase 30 (OsTPS30, LOC_Os08g07080) were investigated after exposure of the seeds and plants to gamma-rays. The OsTPS30 expression was slightly induced at 200 Gray (Gy), but was significantly induced at 400 Gy. The total terpenoid was synthesized more in OsTPS30-overexpressing (OX-OsTPS30) Arabidopsisthaliana plants than in wild-type (WT) plants. The OX-OsTPS30 plants exhibited resistance to gamma-rays, as compared to WT. The OX-OsTPS30 plants had significantly increased height and weight after gamma irradiation. Additionally, the activity of antioxidant enzymes was increased more in OX OsTPS30 plants than in WT plants after gamma irradiation. Furthermore, the OsTPS30-GFP fusion protein was mostly localized in the chloroplast, suggesting that OsTPS30 is putative MEP pathway-related terpene synthase.

Dehydration Responsive Element Binding (DREB) gene is one of the essential transcription factors plants use for responding to stress conditions including salinity, drought, and cold stress. The purpose of this study was to isolate the full length and characterize the DREB gene from three different genotypes of sugarcane, wild, commercial cultivar, and interspecific hybrid sugarcane. The length of the gene, designated ScDREB was 789 bp, and coding for a putative polypeptide of 262 amino acid residues. Sequences of the gene were submitted to the GenBank database with accession numbers of KX280722.1, KX280721.1, and KX280719.1 for wild sugarcane, commercial cultivar (KPS94-13), and interspecific hybrid (Biotec2), respectively. In silico characterization indicated that the deduced polypeptide contains a putative nuclear localization signal (NLS) sequence, and a conserved AP2/ERF domain of the DREB family, at 82-140 amino residues. Based on multiple sequence alignment, sequences of the gene from the three sugarcane genotypes were classified in the DREB2 group. Gene expression analysis indicated, that ScDREB2 expression pattern in tested sugarcane was up-regulated by salt stress. When the plants were under 100 mM NaCl stress, relative expressions of the gene in leaves was higher than those in roots. In contrast, under 200 mM NaCl stress, relative expressions of the gene in roots was higher than those in leaves. This is the first report on cloning the full length and characterization, of ScDREB2 gene of sugarcane. Results indicate that ScDREB2 is highly responsive to salt stress.

본 실험은 딸기 조직배양 시 여러가지 식물호르몬의 농도 별처리에 따른 증식률 및 형태적, 유전적 변이 발생 정도를 확인하고자 실시하였다. 본 실험에 사용된 공시 품종은 '고하'와 '설향'이며, 본 실험에 사용한 식물 호르몬은 BA, CPPU 및 TDZ로, 농도는 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, $4.0mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$였다. '고하'와 '설향'의 조직배양묘 증식률은 BA 처리 시 가장 높았다. BA, CPPU 및 TDZ 처리 시 '고하' 및 '설향'에서 형태적 및 유전적 변이가 발생하였고, 특히 품종에 관계없이 CPPU 처리에서 변이가 높게 나타났다. '고하'의 유전적 변이는 BA $0.5mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 이상의 농도에서 1.1%로 나타났고, CPPU $0.5mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$에서 15.3%로 나타났으며, TDZ $2.0mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$에서 1.2%로 나타났다. '설향'의 유전적 변이는 BA $4.0mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$에서 2.3%로 나타났고, CPPU $0.5mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$에서 14.3%로 나타났다. 따라서 딸기 조직배양 시, CPPU는 처리하지 않는 것이 좋을 것으로 판단되고, BA나 TDZ또한 저농도로 처리하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 판단된다.

Efficient protocol for plant shoot regeneration of Brassica juncea L. CZERN was established by using organic media components and growth stimulating factors of the vermicompost and coelomic fluids. Formulated organic plant tissue culture media (Vermicompost (30%) extracts supplemented with 20 mL/L coelomic fluid) have shown maximum shoot regeneration when compared with the Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium, which were supplemented with 1 mg/L 6-benzyladenine (BA) and 0.1 mg/L of Naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA). Cotyledon explants produced the highest shoot regeneration frequency from fourday-old germinated seedlings in comparison with non-germinated seedlings. The vermicompost extracts have proved to be the best organic plant growth media to induce shoots from cotyledons compared to the MS media. Statistically significant difference (P = 0.008) for the root length, shoot length (P=0.000350) and the leaves (P=0.375) of the mustard plantlets were analyzed successfully. The survival rate was 98% in the mustard cotyledons on the Vermicompost extract media and 63% on MS media respectively. The coelomic fluid also is much suitable to induce shoots from cotyledons at lower concentrations. It was also shown that the vermicompost extract, which comprised of humic acids along with coelomic fluid, affected shoot regeneration from the cotyledons. An efficient and organic shoot regeneration study was standardized and it can be applicable in the improvement of the economically important crops.

본 연구는 다양한 분야에서 활용이 가능한 봉의꼬리과 가지고비고사리[Coniogramme japonica (Thunb.) Diels]의 전엽체와 포자체의 대량번식을 위한 적정 배양방법을 구명하고자 수행되었다. 전엽체 증식을 위해 기내에서 발아하여 계대배양한 전엽체를 재료로 사용하여 1/4-1배로 조절한 MS 배지와 Knop 배지에 10주간 배양한 결과, 1MS 배지에서 전엽체의 생체중이 14.5 g으로 가장 많이 증가하였다. 이후 1MS 배지에 sucrose와 활성탄, 질소급원의 농도를 다르게 조절하여 8주간 배양한 결과, 3%의 sucrose 농도에서 전엽체의 생체중이 10.8 g으로 증식률이 가장 좋았다. 활성탄의 경우 네 처리구가 8.8 ~ 10.8 g 범위로 농도에 따른 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 질소급원은 ${NH_4}^+:{NO_3}^-$의 비를 1:2로 하여 30, 60, 120 mM의 농도로 첨가한 결과, 세 처리구 모두 생체중에 유의한 차이가 없었으며 비슷한 수준으로 증가하였다. 토양종류에 따른 포자체의 형성을 실험한 결과, 원예상토와 마사토를 2:1(v:v)로 혼합한 토양에서 228.0개로 가장 많은 포자체가 형성되었다. 반면에 피트모스와 마사토를 2:1(v:v)로 혼합한 토양을 제외하고 피트모스가 첨가된 토양에서는 포자체가 형성되지 않았다.

하월시아 옥선(Haworthia truncata)의 기내 대량생산을 위하여 캘러스 유도에 적합한 부위와 기내 재분화 조건을 확립하고, 형성된 식물체의 기외 순화조건을 구명하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 캘러스를 유도에 적합한 식물 부위를 구명하기 위해 잎, 화뢰, 화경을 이용하여 NAA와 TDZ의 농도를 달리하여 MS배지에 배양한 결과, 잎은 NAA $1{\sim}2mgL^{-1}$ 단용 배지, 화뢰 NAA $1mgL^{-1}$ + TDZ $2mgL^{-1}$혼용처리에서 100% 캘러스 형성율을 보였으며, 화경 NAA $2mgL^{-1}$ + TDZ $2mgL^{-1}$혼용처리에서 75% 캘러스 형성율을 나타냈으며 이 중 가장 많은 배양 절편체 확보가 가능한 잎이 옥선(H. truncata)의 대량 증식에 가장 효율적일 것으로 판단되었다. Shoot 유도 배지로는 NAA $0.1mgL^{-1}$의 단용 처리구에서 다른 처리에 비해서 shoot가 24.2개로 shoot 발생이 가장 많았으며, shoot 증식(multiple shoot)은 NAA $1mgL^{-1}$ + BA $0.1mgL^{-1}$ 혼용 처리구에서 multiple shoot가 66.3개로 가장 많이 형성되었다. 재분화 식물체의 기외 순화조건은 용토에 따라 생육에 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으나 식물체의 고유 엽색 유지, 엽장, 생존율을 고려하여 차광막 95%에서 순화 처리하는 것이 적합할 것으로 판단되었다. 이러한 결과는 최적의 기내 배양 조건 및 재분화 식물체 순화 조건 구명을 통해 번식이 어려운 옥선(H. truncata)의 균일하고 안정적인 대량생산이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.