• Journal of Plant Biology
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.403-408
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• 1992

The flowering in Lemna gibba G3, a long-day plant, was promoted under continuous light by agmatine, putrescine, spermidine and spermine present in the culture medium. Methylglyoxal-bis (guanylhydrazone) (MGBG) and cyc10hexylamine (CHA), inhibitors of polyamine biosynthesis, were found to suppress the flowering in the plants. The vegetative grov.1h rate was kept constant while the flowering was being promoted by the pOlyamines, and the inhibitors with depressive effect on flowering showed stimulatory effect on vegetative grov.1h. The pattern of vegetative growth during floral promotion or depression was an indication that the promotive action of the pOlyamines and the suppressive effect of the inhibitors may be outcome of their possible involvement specifically in the flowering process rather than in broad spectrum of growth of L. gibba G3. The degree of promotive action of spermdine and spermine could not be altered (or lessened) by simultaneous application of their inhibitors to the medium. This phenomenon indicates that the flowering process in L. gibba G3 may largely be dependent to the status of endogenous spermidine and spermine. Endogenous level of spermidine in florally induced Lemna, was found to rapidly increase. In 24 h of floral induction, the content reached at the level 2 times higher than that in non-induced plants. The elevated level of spermidine provides an additional, though premature, evidence supporting the postulation that endogenous polyamine status might play an important role in the very early stage of floral induction in L. gibba G3.bba G3.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Crop Science Conference
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• 1999.05a
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• pp.4-6
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• 1999

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.84 no.4
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• pp.495-501
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• 1995

Betula pendula and B. platyphylla var. japonica seedlings and/or grafts growing inside and outside of a plastic-greenhouse were treated with growth regulators to induce flowering at early stages of seedling and graft developments. The seedlings began to develop female catkins visibly in eight to nine months after seeding and in five months after the first treatment of growth regulators. Thirty three percents of the seedlings grown under controlled environment in the plastic-greenhouse with sufficient nutrient supply developed female catkins both in control plants and in the plants treated with IAA, $GA_3$ and kinetin, while none on the control plants grown in the field showed any sign of the development of floral organs. Sixty seven percents of the seedlings treated with ABA and SADH grown in the Plastic-greenhouse developed female catkins. All the seedlings treated with 6.24 mM of SADH developed female catkins. SADH treatment to 2-5 year old seedlings and grafts of birch had a tendency of positive effect on inducing and increasing the flowering of the two birch species.

• Horticultural Science & Technology
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.755-757
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• 1999

This study was conducted to investigate the optimum temperature after BA treatments for the indution of flowering in Cymbidium ensifolium 'Tekkotsusosin'. Flowering rate was 90% at $30/25^{\circ}C$ (day/night), 50% at $25/20^{\circ}C$ and the natural condition as control, and non flowering at $20/15^{\circ}C$. Malformation rate of flower shape was at $25/20^{\circ}C$, 4% at $30/25^{\circ}C$, and 9% in the natural condition. The length and number of flowering stalks per plant were most at $30/25^{\circ}C$ treatment. After BA spraying, the lowest air temperature for flowering was assumed to be about $20^{\circ}C$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Crop Science Conference
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• 2001.09a
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• pp.182-183
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• 2001

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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• 1994.05a
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• pp.102-103
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• 1994

원예작물의 개화는 일장이나 생장조절제 처리 이외에도 광도, 관수량, 그리고 시비수준 등 재배환경에 따라 영향을 받는다. 차광처리는 광합성률을 낮추어 개화를 지연시키며, 관수처리는 건조시 양분흡수가 저해되거나, 수분부족 자체가 스트레스로 작용하여 종자생산을 촉진시키는 생식생장으로의 전환을 유도할 가능성도 있다. 쑥갓은 국내에서 엽채류로 4계절을 통해 많이 이용되나 개화생리에 대한 연구가 미비하다. (중략)

• Korean Journal of Plant Tissue Culture
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.347-351
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• 1994

To measure the time required for ginseng explants to become determined to form flower buds, we cultured zygotic embryos, seedlings, and cotyledonary nodes on MS medium supplemented with BA and GA$_3$of 5 ${\mu}$M each (flower inducing medium, FIM) for various periods and transferred to the basal medium. The explants required a minimum of 10 days on FIM to be determined. Histological observations revealed that the axillary meristem to be fated to develop into flower bud remained in a state of shoot meristem during the first 10 days of culture and differentiated into flower bud after 15 days of culture. We suggest that the in-vitro flowering system described in this study is useful in investigating (a) regulatory element(s) to cause the phase change from the vegetative to reproductive state by comparing predetermined explants with determined ones at the molecular level.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.85 no.3
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• pp.532-538
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• 1996

GA4/7 spray, injection and several cultural treatments were applied to the greenhouse-grown potted hybrid larch(Larix decidua${\times}$leptolepis) grafts and field-grown European larch seedlings to induce early flowering. A treatment consisting of repeat-ed GA4/7 sprays, alone, was the most effective flower induction treatment for greenhouse-grown, potted larch grafts. Root pruning as a adjunct treatment did not show synergistic effects. Injection for potted grafts with GA4/7 was not useful approach in this study and it resulted in increased mortality. In the field experiment with 10-Year-old larch seedlings, repeated GA4/7 sprays in combination with root pruning or with plastic mulching appears to be useful and practical means for inducing larch flowers:

• Horticultural Science & Technology
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.531-532
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• 1998

This study was conducted to investigate the optimum concentration and time of BA treatments for the improvement of flowering in Cymbidium encifolium 'Tekkotsusosin'. The flowering rate was increased by the higher concentration of BA treatment, and reached 100% by $400mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ treatment. But high concentration induced the flower malformation. Therefore, the optimum concentration of BA for increased of flowering rate was about $300mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$. In the time of BA treatment, plants which were treated in June to August by BA $300mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ were flowered, especially up to 100% in August. However, those treated in April, May, and September did not.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.136-146
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• 1993

In order to study flowering of Chrysanthemum coronarium, several investigations on the daylength, shading, irrigation and plant growth regulator treatment were carried out. As daylength was treated for 12, 14 and 16hrs, flowering was accelerated and plant height was increased. Leaf number, length and width were decreased by the increased daylength. Sensitivity to daylength and flower development were accompanied by the plant growth, especially the effect of long day treatment was appeared remarkably when the number of leaves was more than 8 leaves. The minimum days of long day treatment for flowering was more than 10 days. Flowering was delayed by 65% shading treatment, over irrigation.