• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.61-65
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• 1999

This study was conducted to obtain the basic information on saline tolerance of plants. Fourteen plant species were grown under different salinity adjusted with NaCl. After 14 days treatment, physiological changes were investigated. Proline contents of tested plants were increased as salinity was increased. Acalvpha australis, Bidens bipinnata, Erechitites hieracifolia, Erigeron canadensis, Punicum dichotomiflorum, and Solanum nigrum showed drastic increase of proline contents in 200mM NaCl treatment. But Atriplex gmelini, Suaeda asparagoldes did not show drastic increase. As the NaCl concentration increased to 200mM in media, both contents of $Na^+$ and $Cl^-$ were increased. Acalypha australis, Digitaria sanguinalis, Erechitites hieracifolia, and Solanum nigrum showed drastic increase in $Na^+$ and $Cl^-$ contents under 200mM NaCl. But Suaeda asparagoides. Atriplex gmelini, and Spergularia marina were slightly increased. As salinity increased, the $K^+/Na^+$ ratio of halophytes, such as Suaeda asparagoides, Atriplex gmelini, and Spergularia marina were more slightly decreased than glycophytes.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.51-58
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• 1999

Korean native plants and naturalized plants were analyzed for allelochemicals, and their antimicrobial effects were studied. The difference in soluble solid contents between Korean native plants and naturalized species was not significant, and the Korean native plant, Solanum nigrum showed the highest soluble solid content of 90 mg/ml. The ethanol extract of the Korean native plant, Solanum nigrum showed antifungal activity to Aspergillus phoenicis KCTC 1228, with a clear zone of 18 mm, and spore formation was not observed from the treatment. The naturalized plants Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior and Erigeron canadensis showed inhibition of spore formation and the clear zones were at 24 mm and 22 mm, respectively. The clear zones of Aspergillus phoenicis KCTC 1228 treated with ethanol extrats of Phytolacca americana and Rudbeckia bicolor were 22 mm and 19 mm, respectively, and spore formation was observed from the treatment. The Korean native plant, Solanum nigrum and naturalized plants, Phytolacca americana and Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior showed antimicrobial activity against Bacillus sphiaericus 2362, and Bacillus sphiaericus 2297, Bacillus thuringiensis var. subtilis and Baicillus thuringiensis var. cereus. The antimicrobial activity of Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior showed the largest clear zone of 32 mm against Bacillus thuringiensis var. subtilis. In general, the more soluble the solid contents of the extracts, the greater were the antifungal and antimicrobial activities. The phenolic compounds from the Korean native plant, Solanum nigrum and the naturalized species, Phytolacca americana and Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography. Three phenolic compounds including hydroquinone were identified in Solanum nigrum. In contrast, five and seven phenolic compounds were identified in Phytolacca americana and Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior, respectively. The antifungal activity against Aspergillus phoenicis KCTC 1228 was found to be due to the coumaric and benzoic compounds.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.67-71
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• 1997

This experiment was conducted to test the allelopatic activity on germination and early seedling growth of weed species by barley and sorghum plants residues. The fresh barley extraction inhibited the germination and early seedling growth of weeds, Echinochloa crus-galli, Sataria viridis, and P. oleracea. As the extract concentration increased, the germination and early seedling growth of weeds was significantly inhibited. The water extraction of dried barley and sorghum residues also ehibited the strong inhibition effect on germination and Barley seedling growth of weeds. Digitaria sanguinalis, Siegesbechia pubescens, Sectaria viridis, P. oleracea, E. crus-galli. In the dried barley and sorghum residues mixture into the vermiculite, as the dried residue concentration ncreased, emergence percentage, length of shoot and root of weeds, D. saguinalis, S. viridis, S. pubescens, Ammaranthus lividus, and Solanum nigrum, was significantly inhibited. More than 10% concentration of dired residue caused 80% emergence percentage and growth inhibition. From this study, we conclude that barley and sorghym weeds. These results suggest that barley and sorghum has some possibility to control some weed species like natural herbicide.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.620-624
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• 2016

The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is mandatory in adipogenesis. In this study, we investigated the applicability of functional materials for the treatment of obesity by examining Wnt/β-catenin pathway reporter activity related to adipocyte differentiation inhibiting with korean native plant extracts. The luciferase activity of HEK 293-TOP cells increased the reporter activity approximately 152% and 130% by treatment with Sanguisorba officinalis and Thuja orientalis, respectively. Ricinus communis were represented about 90% higher activity, two samples(Rosa rugosa and Sophorae Flos) showed 80% higher activity than the control. Three samples of plant extracts (Zanthoxylum piperitum, Pueraria thunbergiana, Solanum nigrum) were about 70% higher activity compared with the non-treated control. Cytotoxicity of plant extracts was not detected in the rat neural stem cells. These results suggest that the selected eight plant extracts are safe compounds. Our findings indicate that Wnt/β-catenin pathway reporter activity could be used for high throughput screening system. In addition, the plant extracts selected as candidates for adipocyte differentiation inhibiting may be potential therapeutic agents for obesity, it will be exploring the possibility of developing an anti-obesity materials through further experiments with selected plant extracts.

• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.305-311
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• 1990

Effects of light on germination of major weeds in upland fields were examined. Most weeds showed light positive response to germination at above 25$^{\circ}C$, but germination percentage was very low at lower temperatures. Red light promoted germination of Amaranthus lividus, Portulaca oleracea, and A. retroflexus, but far-red light inhibited germination. Germination resposnse of A. retroflexus, A. lividus, and P. oleracea showed reversible reaction to red/far-red light, and thus it seemed that phytochrome was involoved in seed germination, Echinochloa crusgali and Eleusine indica showed higher germination percentage under the conditions of continuous illumination of red, white, and bule lights, and thus it was estimated that blue light pigment (HIR, high irradiation reaction) related to long time illumination was involved in germination in addition to phytochrome.

• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.75-82
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• 1990

Weed species investigated along the waterway of Kyungnam and Kyungpook provinces on September, 1989 were 88 species in 33 families and 96 species in 33 families, respectively. Three weed community types were observed along the waterway of Kyungnam province, namely, Echiuochoa cars-galli, Persicaria hydropiper and Persicaria thunbergii, and five community types such as Humulus japonicus-bideus froudosa, Solanum nigrum, Persicaria thunbergii-Humulus japonicus, Humulus japonicus and Persicaria thunbergii were detected along the waterway of Kyungpook province. The most dominant weed species indentified along the waterways in both Kyungnam and Kyungpook provinces were Pensicaria tlrutrheagii and Persicaria hydropiper which are the aquatic weed species.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.311-322
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• 1998

Sixty medicinal and food plants native to Korea were mainly selected with old traditional habit and antioxidant activity was investigated. The 80% EtOH extracts of sixty medicinal and food plants were screened for antioxidant activity. Antioxidant activity was measured by the TBA (Thiobarbituric acid), DPPH (1, 1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl), SOD (superoxide dismutase) which was evaluated by the nitro blue tetrazolium(NBT) reduction method. Among sixty plants, black Glycine max(87. 3%) and Solanum nigrum (80.6%) exhibited the highest antioxidant activity by TBA and DPPH methods, respectively. Also, 10 species extracts including black Glycine max showed the high activity value in these two methods. The SOD characteristics on black Glycine max seed extracts which showed the highest SOD activity (53.5%) exhibited four major SODs; two Cu/ZnSODs and two FeSODs. However, Adenophaora vertidllata which showed lowest SOD value (10.4%) had only Cu/Zn SOD. No varietal differences in the high SOD value were detected in the Cu/Zn SOD isozyme patterns.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.340-344
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• 1991

This study was investigated to find out the optimum planting densities fo Solanum njrum L. about growth characters. yield components and yield at 6 planting densities by direct sowing culture. The results obtained are summarized as follows: Studying the correlationship. the highly negative significances were found between planting densities and fresh eights weights per plant, on the other hand, the highly positive significances were found between planting densities and plant height. Plant height was long in dense planting, and short in spacious planting by direct sowing culture. Stem diameter was thick in spacious planting. and was thin in dense planting. Fresh wt. per plant was decreased in dense planting and was increased in spacious planting by direct sowing culture. Yield was highest in dense planting densities (10 x 20cm : 50plants/$m^2$) by direct sowing culture. Fertilizing ((N： P$_2$O$_{5}$ $K_2$O=6 : 6 : 6Kg/10a) was increased than without fertilizing because plant height and number of branch was good.d.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.255-261
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• 2002

Tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici Massee (Acari. Eriophyidae) was recorded in Korea and their SEM observations, distribution, host range, development on different temperature, and chemical control method were studied. Tomato russet mite is a microscopic animal (134.9 $\mu\textrm{m}$) with 2 pairs of legs which had 4 rays of feathered craw. Infected leaf turn reddish brown, stem loss hair, become shiny or surface cross-cracked, and shoot wilted or shrunk. Surface of fruit around fruit stalk appeared rusted or cross-cracked. It was found in glass greenhouse at Buyeo and Yuseong in Chungnam Province, Pyeongchang in Gangwon Province, and Chilgok and Guryongpo in Gyeongbuk Province. Convolvulus, black nightshade, chinese lanternplant, eggp1ant, morning glory, petunia, potato, pepper, tobacco and tomato were confirmed as a host plant in inoculation test. It could develop at temperature around $15-30^{\circ}C$, it took 6-11 days from eggs to adult, higher temperature shorten its life cycle. Female lived longer than male and it lived as long as 12 days at 25-28"C. Among acaricides tested, fenazaquin and cypermethrin were most effective.tive.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.5_6
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• pp.59-63
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• 1968

This Paper deals With the biology and the life Cycle of Eriophyes kuko KISHIDA. 1. The host of Eriophyes kuko KISHIDA is Lycium chinense MILL (Boxthorn), Solanum nigrum LINNE(Morel) and Capacium annum LINNE(Red pepper) etc. 2. Eriophyes kuko KISHIDA is migrated and propagated by physical carriers. The direction of the wind has a great influence upon migration and dispersal. 3. The number of e99s deposited by a adult female is $28.5\pm0.449$ egg period is $7.0\pm0.447$ and larval period is $4.33\pm0.667$ days respectively. 4. The size of gall diameter on the leaf of Lycium Chinense MILL after boring in each date by Eriophyes kuke KISHIDA is as follows, 1st day after boring is $290.5\pm0.3415\mu$ End 25st day after boring is $3260.5\pm0.5157\mu$ in average. 5. Adult periods are from 25 to 30 days and the egg laying period is 6 days. 6. Eriophyes kuko KISHIDA has 6 to 7 generations in a year, and hibernate they over winter in the gall as an adult. The first adult appears in late May.