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Functional properties of an alternative, tissue-specific promoter for rice NADPH-dependent dihydroflavonol reductase

  • Kim, Joonki;Lee, Hye-Jung;Tyagi, Wricha;Kovach, Michael;Sweeney, Megan;McCouch, Susan;Cho, Yong-Gu
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Crop Science Conference
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    • 2017.06a
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    • pp.163-163
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    • 2017
  • A deletion analysis of the Oryza sativa dihydroflavonol reductase (DFR) promoter defined a 25 bp region (-386 to -362) sufficient to confer pericarp-specific expression of ${\beta}$ -glucuronidase(GUS) reporter gene in transgenic rice. Site-specific mutagenesis of these conserved sequences and subsequent expression analysis in calli which transiently expressed the mutated promoter::GUS gene showed that both bHLH (-386 to -381) and Myb (-368 to -362) binding sites in the DEL3 (-440 to 70) promoter were necessary for complete expression of the GUS gene including the tissue-specific expression of DFR::GUS gene. The GUS gene was expressed well in the mutated Myb (-368 to -362) binding site, but not as strong as in normal condition, implying that the Myb is also necessary to express GUS gene fully. Also, we found the non-epistatic relation between Rc and DFR. There were no changes of expression patterns GUS under the Rc and rc genotypes. Thus, DFR expression might be independent of the presence of functional Rc gene and suggested that Rc and Rd (DFR) share the same pathway controlling the regulation of flavonoid synthesis but not a direct positive transcriptional regulator of DFR gene.

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Short-Term Fertilization with Hairy Vetch, Compost and Chemical Fertilizer Affect Red Pepper Yield and Quality and Soil Properties

  • Selvakumar, Gopal;Yi, Pyoung Ho;Lee, Seong Eun;Han, Seung Gab
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.9-14
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    • 2018
  • BACKGROUND: The use of green manure and compost as organic fertilizer may increase crop yield and soil fertility due to improved soil nutrient availability and soil organic matter content (SOM). This study aimed to investigate the effects of hairy vetch (Vicia villosa L.) and compost application on red pepper growth, yield, fruit quality and soil health. METHODS AND RESULTS: The treatments were no fertilizer (CON), chemical fertilizer (CF), hairy vetch (HV), and livestock compost+HV (LC+HV). Red pepper seedlings (70 days old) were transplanted and maintained in experimental plots for 140 days. Plant dry weight, micro- and macronutrient contents of plants and soil chemical properties were determined. All fertilizer treatments significantly increased plant dry weight. Fruit yield was significantly highest with HV treatment. As for nutrient content, plants in HV and LC+HV treatments have significantly higher K and Ca contents than the other treatments. Regarding soil properties, HV and LC+HV application significantly altered the soil chemical properties. Significantly higher SOM was observed in HV and LC+HV treated soils. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that short-term application of hairy vetch and compost is an effective alternative to the conventional chemical fertilizer to increase fruit yield red pepper and improve soil health.

Effects of Temperature Regimes for Storage of Ginseng Seeds during Cold-stratification for Spring Sowing

  • Suh, Su Jeoung;Jang, In Bae;Yu, Jin;Moon, Ji Won;Jang, In Bok
    • Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2019.10a
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    • pp.44-44
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    • 2019
  • Spring sowing of ginseng seeds often results in failure of seedling establishment. Storage condition during winter, sowing time, and seed treatment might effect on germination. Here we tested effects of temperature regimes of seed storage on spring sowing. Dehisced wet or dry ginseng seeds were stored at $2^{\circ}C$, $-2^{\circ}C$, $-3.5^{\circ}C$, or alternating temperature: at $2^{\circ}C$ until December, $-3.5^{\circ}C$ in January, and $2^{\circ}C$ in February, and sowed in March. In overall, emergence rate was dependent on storage temperature, and $-3.5^{\circ}C$ resulted poorest emergence than other conditions. Storage of wet seeds in alternating temperature resulted highest emergence rate. Seed dry also affected on emergence rate, while it was dependent on the storage temperature. In terms of growth, storage at $2^{\circ}C$ as wet seed resulted highest growth, and dried seeds resulted poorer growth than wet seeds. As a modification of alternating temperature, seeds were stored at $2^{\circ}C$ at first, then transferred to $-3.5^{\circ}C$ at Nov 30, Dec 20, and Jan 10, each. When transfer date was delayed, emergence rate was increased. We suggest that seed storage temperature for ginseng should not be decreased below $-2^{\circ}C$, and alternative temperature regime for successful spring sowing could be useful.

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Variation of organic matter and rice yield in in continuous forage use of barley and rice straw

  • Ku, Bon-Il;Hwang, Jae-Bok;Choi, In-Bea;Bae, Hui-Su;Kim, Hag-Sin;Park, Tae-Seon;Park, Hong-Kyu;Lee, Geon-Hwi
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Crop Science Conference
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    • 2017.06a
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    • pp.184-184
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    • 2017
  • Organic matter is very important and essential factor to maintain productivity of paddy field. But as meat consumption and the demand of grain increase, the demand of forage also increased gradually in Korea. So the amount of organic matter in paddy field have been declined gradually by the reduction of return of rice straw for the forage use for cattle. There is not enough alternative resources for forage, we guess this trend of organic matter decline in paddy field would continue for the time being in Korea. So this study was performed to confirm the variation of organic matter and change of rice yield to select suitable rice cultivars which yield reduction is small in condition of organic matter decrease in paddy field. To confirm the change of rice growth and yield in condition of organic matter decrease in paddy field, we transplanted 10 rice cultivars which yield reduction are small in low fertilizer condition. We transplanted it Buan where double cropping of winter barley continues several years on June 10. Planting density were $70plants/3.3m^2$ Fertilizer amount was $N-P_2O_5-K_2O=9-4.5-5.7kg/10a$ and fertilizer split application of nitrogen was basal-tillering stage-panicle initiation = 50-20-30%. And in the other cultivation management, we observed rice standard culture of NICS. In paddy field where withdraw straws of barley and rice, the organic matter content showed tendency to decrease as the years go on. During rice cultivation season, organic matter decreased little by little, but it increased again after rice harvest season. Rice yield was more in order of Sodami, Chunghaejinmi and Saenuri. We judge that there is an advantage in rice yield of rice cultivars which have later heading date because of suitable ripening temperature. Although Sobibyeo and Shindongjinbyeo showed high yield, head rice yield decreased severely owing to chalky and cracked rice.

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Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Rapid Detection of Soybean yellow mottle mosaic virus (콩황화모틀모자이크바이러스의 신속검출을 위한 역전사 등온증폭법)

  • Bae, Dae Hyeon;Park, Chung Youl;Kim, Bong-Sub;Lee, Yeong-Hoon;Yoon, Young-Nam;Kang, Hang Won;Oh, Jonghee;Lee, Su-Heon
    • Research in Plant Disease
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.178-183
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    • 2016
  • Soybean yellow mottle mosaic virus (SYMMV) is a new emerging plant virus detected in soybean (Glycine max) in Korea. Reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay for rapid detection of SYMMV has been developed. In this study, we have designed primers (SYMM-F3/B3/FIP/BIP) specific to sequences from the coat protein gene of SYMMV genome. Sensitivity analysis showed that RT-LAMP was 10 to 100 times more sensitive than reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The optimal reaction condition of RT-LAMP was determined at $65^{\circ}C$ for 50 minutes. The result indicates that RT-LAMP assay does not require special equipment and long time for SYMMV detection. Therefore, it can be an alternative detection method of RT-PCR in laboratory.

Comparison of Antioxidant activity and Amino Acid Components of Mungbean Cultivars Grown in Highland Area in Korea (고랭지 지역에서 재배한 녹두 품종들의 항산화 활성 및 아미노산 조성 비교)

  • Jin, Yong-Ik;Hong, Su-Young;Kim, Su-Jeong;Ok, Hyeon-Chung;Lee, Ye-Jin;Nam, Jeong-Hwan;Yoon, Young-Ho;Jeong, Jin-Cheo;Lee, Soon-Ae
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.381-387
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    • 2010
  • This study was performed to investigate differences of antioxidant activity, the content of free amino acids including GABA(gama-amino butyric acid) among mungbean cultivars grown in Highland area (Jinbu) and to compare those between seeds and sprouts. In DPPH (diphenyl picrydrazyl) radical scavenging activity, 'Jangan' mungbean activity was more higher than that of other cultivars. The content of total phenolic compounds of mungbean ranged from 1,186 to $1,493\;{\mu}g/g$ in seed and 2,321 to $2,783\;{\mu}g/g$ in sprout. Among amino acids of seeds, the content of glutamic acid was highest in 'Soseon' mungbean, and contents of almost amino acids increased during sprouting of seeds. The content of GABA that are known as a material having high functional effects on human body was also analyzed. When the relatively high content of GABA was observed in seeds of almost mungbean grown in highland, and their contents rapidly increased after sprouting from seeds. As a result of this experiment, it is expected that mungbean will be developed to a good alternative crop having high value as functional food materials in highland area of Korea.

Targeting Analysis of Lumenal Proteins of Chloroplast of Wheat using Proteomic Techniques

  • Kamal, Abu Hena Mostafa;Kim, Da-Eun;Oh, Myoung-Won;Chung, Keun-Yook;Cho, Yong-Gu;Kim, Hong-Sig;Song, Beom-Heon;Lee, Chul-Won;Uozumi, Nobuyuki;Choi, Jong-Soon;Cho, Kun;Woo, Sun-Hee
    • Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2010.05a
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    • pp.14-14
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    • 2010
  • Plastid proteomics are essential organelles present in virtually all cells in plants and green algae. Plastids are responsible for the synthesis and storage of key molecules required for the basic architecture and functions of plant cells. The proteome of plastid, and in particular of chloroplast, have received significant amounts of attention in recent years. Various fractionation and mass spectrometry (MS) techniques have been applied to catalogue the chloroplast proteome and its sub-organelles compartments. To better understanding the function of the lumenal sub-organelles within the thylakoid network, we have carried out a systematical analysis and identification of the lumenal proteins in the thylakoid of wheat by using Tricine-SDS-PAGE, and LTQ-ESI-FTICR mass spectrometry followed by SWISS-PROT database searching. We isolation and fractionation these membrane from fully developed wheat leaves using a combination of differential and gradient centrifugation couple to high speed ultra-centrifuge. After collecting all proteins to eliminate possible same proteins, we estimated that there are 407 different proteins including chloroplast, chloroplast stroma, lumenal, and thylakoid membrane proteins excluding 20 proteins, which were identified in nucleus, cytoplasm and mitochondria. A combination of these three programs (PSORT, TargetP, TMHMM, and TOPPRED) was found to provide a useful tool for evaluating chloroplast localization, transit peptide, transmembranes, and also could reveal possible alternative processing sites and dual targeting. Finally, we report also sub-cellular location specific protein interaction network using Cytoscape software, which provides further insight into the biochemical pathways of photosynthesis. The present work helps understanding photosynthesis process in wheat at the molecular level and provides a new overview of the biochemical machinery of the thylakoid in wheat.

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Effect of Replacing Corn Silage with Whole Crop Rice Silage in Total Mixed Ration on Intake, Milk Yield and Its Composition in Holsteins

  • Ki, K.S.;Khan, M.A.;Lee, W.S.;Lee, H.J.;Kim, S.B.;Yang, S.H.;Baek, K.S.;Kim, J.G.;Kim, H.S.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.516-519
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    • 2009
  • This study was conducted to investigate the effects of replacing whole crop corn silage (WCCS) with whole crop rice silage (WCRS) in the total mixed ration (TMR) on nutrient intake, milk yield and its composition in Holstein cows. The Chucheong rice variety (Oryza sativa L. Japonica) and corn (Pioneer 32 P75) were harvested at yellow-ripe stage and were ensiled in round bales and in trench silos, respectively. Two TMR containing either WCCS or WCRS were prepared. These diets were randomly assigned to 16 midlactating Holstein cows (8 cows per treatment) and were fed for 120 days. The first 20 days were used for dietary adaptation and for the next 100 days daily feed intake, milk yield and its composition were recorded. The pH, lactic acid, NDF, ADF, CP, Ca and P contents were similar in WCRS and WCCS. The DM, ash and EE contents of WCRS were greater compared with WCCS. Nutrient (DM, NDF, TDN and CP) intakes were similar in cows fed WCCS- and WCRS-based TMR. Daily and 4% fat corrected milk yield were not affected by the treatments. Milk composition (percent milk fat, protein, lactose and total solids) was similar in cows fed either WCCS- or WCRSbased TMR. The concentration of milk urea N was greater in cows fed WCRS-based TMR than those fed WCCS-based TMR. In conclusion, round-baled WCRS can replace WCCS in the diet of mid- to late-lactating Holsteins without any deleterious effects on feed consumption, milk yield and its composition. The present findings raise the possibility that WCRS can be used as an alternative roughage source in the diets of dairy cows in countries with surplus rice production.

Analysis of Feed Value and Usability of Soybean Varieties as Livestock Forage

  • Park, Myoung Ryoul;Seo, Min-Jung;Yun, Hong-Tae;Park, Chang-Hwan
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Grassland and Forage Science
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.116-124
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    • 2017
  • This experiment was conducted to evaluate feed value and usability of soybean varieties as livestock forage. In this study, three soybean cultivars, OT93-26, Geomjeongsaeol, and Pungwon, were harvested at R5 (beginning seed development)- and R6 (full seed)-reproductive stages for analyzing feed value of soybean. Days to R5 stage harvest of OT93-26 among the three soybean cultivars was 55 days and the shortest while Pungwon took 103 days to reach at R6 stage. The R6-harvested soybeans had higher dry matter (DM) yields and crude protein (CP) content than the R5-harvested. However, both DM and CP were the highest in the R6-harvested Geomjeongsaeol. Contents of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF) of Pungwon harvested at R5 were the highest whereas the R6-harvested Geomjeongsaeol had the lowest. Digestible dry matter (DDM), dry matter intake (DMI), and relative feed value (RFV) of the R6-harvested Geomjeongsaeol and Pungwon were higher than those of the R5-harvested, but in case of OT93-26, those at R6 stage were low rather than those at R5 stage. However, soybean could be used as alternative forage with high feed value for livestock. Taken together, Geomjeongsaeol could be used for developing new forage soybean varieties with high feed value, and R6 would be the optimum harvesting stage for yield and quality of forage soybean.