• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.494-499
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• 2002

The objectives of this study were to document the reproductive traits of mares as influenced by the month of the year in Taiwan. Reproductive records, lactation traits, foal birth weight (FBW) and foal height (FBH) were collected from Holi Equine Station of Taiwan. The effects of month on these parameters were analyzed. The length of estrus (LE) was shortest in December each year. The increasing trend was recorded from January to September with a significantly (p<0.05) longer period of $12.4{\pm}0.4$ days in September than in January and February. A gradual shortening in LE was observed from September to December ($10.1{\pm}0.6$ days, p<0.05), when the shortest period of the year was observed. Mares showed signs of estrus throughout the year, but more than 80% were found in estrus during March through October. The FBW was significantly (p<0.05) affected by the breeding month of the year. The lowest foal weights were recorded in both September ($36.7{\pm}0.7$ kg) and December ($36.8{\pm}0.9$ kg), which were also significantly lower than those in other months except in March, August, and November. A trend of lower FBH from September to December (93.5-93.8 cm) than those from January to August was observed. The greatest FBH was in June (96.2 cm). Breeding months and onset of estrus of the mares exerted a significant effect on the incidence of agalactia during the lactation period. These analyses provide fundamental information on adaptive processes in respect to reproductive characteristics of mares, which indicated an extent of acclimation by these animals in subtropical Taiwan.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.588-592
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• 2014

분화용 바위떡풀 신품종인 '화이트그린(whitegreen)'은 연한 녹색인 대우주(大宇宙)를 모본으로 하고 연한 노란색과 녹색이 섞인 광림(洸淋)을 부본으로 하여 2004년 인공교배에 의해 종자를 얻었다. 이후 2004년부터 2008년까지 고령지농업연구센터의 가온 온실에서 증식 및 재배를 하면서 개화특성을 검정하였다. '화이트그린'품종의 개화기간은 9월 20일부터 시작하여 10월 하순까지 약 33일간 이었으며 꽃은 385.7개로 대조품종보다 많았다. 화색은 밝은 연녹색(G-W 157B)을 띠며, 꽃잎 수는 11.4개로 겹으로 피었다. 화형은 큰대(大)자형이 아니며 화장과 화폭이 각 1.4, 1.4 cm로 대조품종보다 매우 작았다. 초장은 20.7 cm로 대조품종보다는 작았다. 엽수도 48.3개로 대조품종보다 적었다. 엽폭은 3.4 cm, 엽장은 3.0 cm로 역시 대조품종보다 작았다. '화이트그린(whitegreen)'품종은 2011년 국립종자원에 품종보호권이 등록(No. 3456)되었다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.612-617
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• 2017

The preservation of pear germplasm, like that of other clonal germplasms, is difficult because it requires conservation of whole plants or their tissues. Among the currently available methods for long-term conservation of clonal germplasm, cryopreservation of shoot tips is the most reliable and cost- and space-effective option. Alginate-coated axillary shoot tips from in vitro-grown pear were conserved successfully in liquid nitrogen (LN) following dehydration. Shoot recovery from cryopreserved shoot tips was improved greatly after 8 weeks of cold acclimation, but recovery decreased slightly after then. The highest regeneration rate was observed when in vitro shoot tips were preincubated in MS (Murashige and Skoog) medium with 0.3 M sucrose for 48 h, and when alginate-coated shoot tips were precultured in MS medium with increasing sucrose concentrations (0.5 M and 0.7 M) for 8 and 16 h, respectively. When the encapsulated beads were dehydrated for up to 7 h [25% water content (fresh weight basis)] under laminar flow, the highest regeneration rate was observed in "BaeYun No. 3" (55.7%) and "Whanggeum" (43.3%) after warming from LN. This technique is useful as a practical procedure to cryopreserve plant material that is sensitive to freezing of the surrounding cryoprotectant medium. Therefore, this technique appears to be promising for the cryopreservation of shoot tips from in vitro-grown plantlets of pear germplasm.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.1040-1046
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• 2006

Studies were carried out with a repeated $4{\times}4$ Latin square design with eight cannulated pigs fed four experimental diets to investigate the effect of dietary fiber and starch sources on apparent ileal and fecal amino acid digestibility. Each period lasted 15 d, with diet acclimation from d 1 to 7, feces collection for 48 h on d 8 to 9 and ileal sample collection for 12 h on d 13 to 15. The four experimental diets consisted mainly of cooked rice with the addition of protein sources (CON), partial replacement of cooked rice with either potato starch (PS), sugar beet pulp (SBP) or wheat bran (WB). Chromic oxide was used as an indigestible marker. With the exception of histidine, lysine and tryptophan, no differences were observed in the apparent ileal digestibility of amino acids between diets. The inclusion of potato starch did not affect the ileal and fecal amino acid digestibility. In comparison with diet CON, a decreased (p<0.05) ileal digestibility of histidine was found in pigs fed diet SBP, while the ileal digestibilities of histidine, lysine and tryptophan were decreased (p<0.05) by the inclusion of wheat bran. Inclusion of fiber sources (sugar beet pulp and wheat bran) caused a reduction (p<0.05) in the fecal amino acid digestibility and the net disappearance of amino acids in the large intestine. Of the indispensable amino acids, there was a 'net synthesis' for methionine in the large intestine of pigs when diets were supplemented with dietary fiber. The decrease in fecal amino acid digestibility with the addition of dietary fiber indicates an increase in the synthesis of bacterial protein in the large intestine.

• ALGAE
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.243-256
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• 2016

Concerns about how ocean acidification will impact marine organisms have steadily increased in recent years, but there is a lack of knowledge on the responses of macroalgae. Here, we adopt an outdoor continuous-flowing mesocosm system designed for ocean acidification experiment that allows high CO₂ conditions to vary with natural fluctuations in the environment. Following the establishment of the mesocosm, five species of macroalgae that are common along the coast of Korea (namely Ulva pertusa, Codium fragile, Sargassum thunbergii, S. horneri, and Prionitis cornea) were exposed to three different CO₂ concentrations: ambient (×1) and elevated CO₂ (2× and 4× ambient), over two-week period, and their ecophysiological traits were measured. Results indicated that both photosynthesis and growth exhibited species-specific responses to the different CO₂ concentrations. Most notably, photosynthesis and growth increased in S. thunbergii when exposed to elevated CO₂ conditions but decreased in P. cornea. The preference for different inorganic carbon species (CO₂ and HCO₃⁻), which were estimated by gross photosynthesis in the presence and absence of the external carbonic anhydrase (eCA) inhibitor acetazolamide, were also found to vary among species and CO₂ treatments. Specifically, the two Sargassum species exhibited decreased eCA inhibition of photosynthesis with increased growth when exposed to high CO₂ conditions. In contrast, growth of U. pertusa and C. fragile were not notably affected by increased CO₂. Together, these results suggest that the five species of macroalgae may respond differently to changes in ocean acidity, with species-specific responses based on their differentiated photosynthetic acclimation. Understanding these physiological changes might allow us to better predict future changes in macroalgal communities in a more acidic ocean.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.471-478
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• 2014

Genomic organization, including the structural characteristics of 5'-flanking regions of two 65-kDa protein (WAP65) isoform genes associated with warm temperature acclimation, were characterized and their transcriptional responses to immune challenges were examined in the intestine, kidney and spleen of the mud loach (Misgurnus mizolepis; Cypriniformes). Both mud loach Wap65 isoform genes displayed a 10-exon structure that is common to most teleostean Wap65 genes. The two mud loach Wap65 isoforms were predicted to possess various stress- and immune-related transcription factor binding sites in their regulatory regions; however, the predicted motif profiles differed between the two isoforms, and the inflammation-related transcription factor binding motifs, such as NF-${\kappa}B$ and CREBP sites, were more highlighted in the Wap65-2 isoform than the Wap65-1 isoform. The results of qRT-PCR indicated that experimental immune challenges using Edwardsiella tarda, lipopolysaccharide or polyI:C induced the Wap65-2 isoform more than Wap65-1 isoform, although modulation patterns in response to these challenges were tissue- and stimulant-dependent. This study confirms that functional diversification between the two mud loach Wap65 isoforms (i.e., closer involvement of Wap65-2 in the acute phase of inflammation and innate immunity) occurs at the mRNA level in multiple tissues, and suggests that such differential modulation patterns between the two isoforms are related to the different transcription factor binding profiles in their regulatory regions.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.224-230
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• 2010

Growth hormone (GH) is known as one of the main osmoregulators in euryhaline teleosts during seawater (SW) adaptation. Many of the physiological actions of GH are mediated through insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), and the GH/IGF-I axis is associated with osmoregulation of fish during SW acclimation. However, little information is available on the response of fish IGF-II to hyperosmotic stress. Here we present the first cloned IGF-I and IGF-II cDNAs of marine medaka, Oryzias dancena, and an analysis of the molecular characteristics of the genes. The marine medaka IGF-I cDNA is 1,340 bp long with a 257-bp 5' untranslated region (UTR), a 528 bp 3' UTR, and a 555-bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding a propeptide of 184 amino acid (aa) residues. The full-length marine medaka IGF-II cDNA consists of a 639 bp ORF encoding 212 aa, a 109 bp 5' UTR, and a 416 bp 3' UTR. Homology comparison of the deduced aa sequences with other IGF-Is and IGF-IIs showed that these genes in marine medaka shared high structural homology with orthologs from other teleost as well as mammalian species, suggesting high conservation of IGFs throughout vertebrates. The IGF-I mRNA level increased following transfer of marine medaka from freshwater (FW) to SW, and the expression level was higher than that of the control group, which was maintained in FW. This significantly elevated IGF-I level was maintained throughout the experiment (14 days), suggesting that in marine medaka, IGF-I is deeply involved in the adaptation to abrupt salinity change. In contrast to IGF-I, the increased level of marine medaka IGF-II mRNA was only maintained for a short period, and quickly returned a level similar to that of the control group, suggesting that marine medaka IGF-II might be a gene that responds to acute stress or one that produces a supplemental protein to assist with the osmoregulatory function of IGF-I during an early phase of salinity change.

• 환경생물
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.267-272
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• 2007

우리나라 20개 지역의 경작토, 쓰레기 매립토, 부엽토 및 활성오니토에서 채취한 40개 토양 시료로부터 Poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate) (PBSA)를 분해하는 미생물을 $37^{\circ}C$에서 강화배양과 투명환시험법을 이용하여 PBSA를 분해하는 균주를 선발하였다. 선발한 세균은 16S rDNA 염기서열분석으로 동정한 결과 Streptomyces sp. PBSA-1로 밝혀졌으며 진균은 형태적, 배양적 특징을 통하여 Aspergillus fumigatus PBSA-2와 Aspergillus fumigatus PBSA-3으로 동정되었다. 변형 Sturm test를 이용하여 선발균의 PBSA분해활성을 측정한 결과 $37^{\circ}C$에서 40일 동안 Streptomyces sp. PBSA-1은 PBSA를 83% 분해하였으며, A. fumigatus PBSA-2와 A. fumigatus PBSA-3은 PBSA를 각각 65% 및 75%분해하는 것으로 나타나 이 균주들은 PBSA의 분해에 대하여 매우 높은 활성을 가지는 것으로 평가되었다.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.347-351
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• 1998

딸기 '수홍'의 기내배양된 잎과 탁엽 절편체로부터 기관형성을 통한 식물체 재생 방법을 확립하고자 실험을 수행하였다. 엽절편체 배양에서는 생장조절제 처리에 따라 NAA 첨가시에는 뿌리 재생, BA 첨가시에는 신초 재생이 이루어졌으며, BA 1.0㎎/L + NAA 0.2 ㎎/L 처리구에서 재생률 31.1%, 절편체당 신초수 1.7개로 가장 양호하였다. 탁엽절편체 배양에서는 생장조절제와 광조건의 처리를 실시하였는데, 명조건에서는 생장조절제 처리에 따른 뚜렷한 경향을 발견할 수 없었으나, 암조건에서는 고농도 BA와 저농도 NAA의 혼용처리가 신초 재생에 필요함을 알 수 있었다. 탁엽절편체는 BA 2.0 ㎎/L + NAA 0.1㎎/L 처리구에서 재생률 44.4%, 절편체당 신초수 4.0개로 가장 양호한 반응을 나타내었다. 재생된 신초는 NAA 0.1㎎/L 가 첨가된 MS배지에서 발근되었으며, 이어서 인공토양(vermiculite : perlite = 1 : 1)에서 성공적으로 활착을 유도할 수 있었다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.50-53
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• 2006

Nerine 대량증식을 위한 자구 저장 및 순화재배 조건 등에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 저장온도와 기간별 자구 무게 참모율은 저온보다 고온에서 증가하였다. 따라서 조직배양 자구의 적정 저장온도와 기간은 86.4%의 출현율을 보이는 $15^{\circ}C$에서 12주가 적절하였다. 또한 기내 생산 자구의 적정토양순화 시기는 휴면타파온도인 $22^{\circ}C$이상 유지가 가능한 6월 상순이 적절하였다. 순화 재배시 효율성 향상을 위한 적정 광원은 적색과 청색의 혼합파장에서 네리네 생육과 광합성 능력이 우수하였다.