• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.148-150
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• 1999

Seed lipids and proteins of Crotalaria juncea L were analyzed for fatty acids and amino acids respectively. Gas chromatographic analysis of the oil gave palmitic acid (16.01%), stearic acid (7.29%), oleic acid (14.41%), linoleic acid (54.44%) and linolenic acid (7.86%). The defatted seed cake contained all the essential amino acids except methionine and six non-essential amino acids.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.86-95
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• 2006

The ethanol extract of the Crotalaria juncea seeds, which showed promising antispermatogenic and antiandrogenic activities in albino mice, was taken up further for the isolation of the active fractions present in it. Two fractions that were obtained from thin layer chromatography were subjected for testing to know their antispermatogenic and antiandrogenic activities. After preliminary trials the fraction I showed maximum antifertility activity at the dose level of 200 mg/kg body weight when administered orally to the rats for 50 days. The fraction I was found to affect spermatogenesis as well as the endocrine functions of the testis as indicated by gravimetric, histopathological and biochemical changes. Further this fraction has caused degenerative changes in the seminiferous tubules and Leydig cells of the testis. The accessory reproductive organs like epididymis, seminal vesicles, vas deferens, prostrate, Cowper's gland and Levator Ani muscle showed significant malfunction. Cauda epididymal sperm count and sperm motility were reduced significantly. The treatment has also resulted in increase in the cholesterol level and alkaline phosphatase activity, and decrease in protein, glycogen, sialic acid contents and acid phosphatase activity in testis. It is noteworthy that RIA studies have shown significant reduction in serum FSH, LH and testosterone. Scanning electron microscopic observations revealed abnormalities in sperm structure.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제19권spc호
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• pp.25-29
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• 2011

This study was performed to analyze the improvement of soil physical property and soil biota characteristics through cultivation of green manure crops for a one-year period before creation of a tea plantation as follows. The study revealed that the contents of available phosphate tended to decrease after sod-culture by green manure cultivation and open-pollination, when compared to the level before cultivation. The ratio soil porosity increased by approximately 30% when Crotalaria juncea and Sorghum bicolar L. Moench were cultivated, while the soil bacteria and fungi also increased. In a research on microfauna using a pit fall trap, the population number of the microfauna was 174 of 27 species in the plot of open-pollinated sod-culture and no organic matter application, and 268 of 26 species in the plot of Sorghum bicolar L. Moench. Consequently, the culturing tool of Crotalaria juncea recorded the highest level of species diversity at 2.5, the evenness index at 3.7 and richness at 4.6, with the lowest level of a dominance index. The ecological quotient of microfauna was 0.76 in the plot of Sorghum bicolar L. Moench, and 0.63 in the plot of Crotalaria juncea.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.445-451
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• 2013

We researched nitrogen and green manure yield of crotalaria by seeding rate; 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 kg $ha^{-1}$ in upland soil to find out crotalaria's optimal seeding rate. Crotalaria's plant height and number of leaves increased when the harvest time was later regardless of its seeding rate. Its nitrogen content of above-ground part was 19.8 g $ha^{-1}$, and C/N ratio was 22.5. The highest nitrogen content (50.3 g $ha^{-1}$) was found in flowers part, followed by its leaves, roots and stems. The green manure yields of crotalaria increased when the harvest time was later. The green manure yield of crotalaria was biggest in 50kg $ha^{-1}$ which was low in seeding rate. It tended to decrease when the seeding rate was higher, and the nitrogen yield had the same tendency. Therefore, the appropriate seeding rate was 50kg $ha^{-1}$ and the time for application to soil was considered to be the flowering stage.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.37-48
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• 2012

본 연구는 유기재배 배 과수원에서 녹비작물 재배에 의한 식물양분의 환원효과를 알아보기 위해서 수행되었다. 처리는 녹비작물 재배방법에 따라서, 1) 방임초생, 2) 겨울철 녹비작물 재배(호밀+헤어리베치), 3) 겨울철 녹비작물+여름철 녹비작물[그린솔고(수단그라스 품종($Sorghum$ $bicolor$ L.))+네마장황(클로타라리아 품종($Crotalaria$ $juncea$ L.))]으로 나누었다. 겨울철 녹비작물인 호밀과 헤어리베치는 각각 6.4kg/10a와 3.0kg/10a로 2008년 10월 17일에 파종하였으며, 여름철 녹비작물인 그린솔고와 네마장황은 각각 2.0kg/10a와 3.0kg/10a로 2009년 6월 4일에 전남 보성의 배 과수원 독농가에 처리하였다. 녹비작물의 건물중은 겨울+여름녹비작물>겨울녹비작물>방임초생 순으로 나타났다. 녹비작물의 건물중의 차이는 전질소와 인산 그리고 칼륨의 환원량에도 영향을 미쳤으며, 10-12년생 '신고' 배나무가 필요로 하는 질소와 인산 그리고 칼륨의 요구도에 비교해서 다소 많은 양을 공급한 것으로 판단되었다. 이러한 과다한 무기성분 공급량은 토양의 유기물과 칼륨 그리고 마그네슘 농도를 적정농도 이상으로 증가시켰다. 하지만 배나무의 영양상태의 지표인 잎의 무기성분은 녹비작물 연용에 따른 별다른 영향을 받지 않은 것으로 사료되었다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2014

In this study, the bio-phytoremediation and phytoremediation technologies were applied to the soils contaminated with total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) and heavy metals to evaluate the remediation efficacy from May 2012 to December 2013. Poplar (Populus bonatii Levl.) and Sun Hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) were selected and planted in phytoremediation practice. These plants were also utilized in the bio-phytoremediation practice, with the addition of earthworm (Eisenia fetida) and petroleum-degrading bacteria (Pseudomonos sp. NKNU01). Furthermore, physiological characteristics, such as photosynthesis rate and maximal photochemical yield, of all testing plants were also measured in order to assess their health conditions and tolerance levels in adverse environment. After 20 months of remedial practice, the results showed that bio-phytoremediation practice had a higher rate of TPH removal efficacy at 30-60 cm depth soil than that of phytoremediation. However, inconsistent results were discovered while analyzing the soil at 100 cm depth. The study also showed that the removal efficiency of heavy metals was lower than that of TPH after remediation treatment. The results from test field tissue sample analysis revealed that more Zinc than Chromium was absorbed and accumulated by the tested plants. Plant height measurements of Poplar and Sun Hemp showed that there were insignificant differences of growth between the plants in remediation plots and those in the control plot. Physiological data of Poplar also suggested it has higher tolerance level toward the contaminated soils. These results indicated that the two testing plants were healthy and suitable for this remediation study.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.212-216
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• 2012

녹비작물의 토양 환원에 따른 상추 및 얼갈이 배추의 수량과 더불어서 토양의 양분 수지량에 미치는 영향을 평가하고자 여름 휴한기 동안 두과 (네마장황, 세스바니아) 및 화본과(하우스솔고, 수단그라스) 녹비작물을 재배하였으며 화학비료를 시비한 질소 검정시비구 1.0N (130 kg/ha)를 대조구로 하여 비교하였다. 녹비작물의 생육에 있어서 두과인 네마장황과 세스바니아는 화본과인 하우스솔고와 수단그라스와 비교하여 생초량은 적었으나 질소의 양분함량은 높아서 토양으로 환원된 질소량은 네마장황(130 kg/ha) 및 세스바니아(116 kg/ha)가 하우스솔고(93 kg/ha)나 수단그라스 (87 kg/ha) 보다 많았다. 녹비작물의 토양환원 후 상추와 얼갈이 배추의 수량은 질소 무시비구를 제외하고 두과 녹비작물, 두과 녹비작물+화학비료 0.5N, 화본과 녹비작물+화학비료 0.5N 등 다양한 녹비작물 처리는 대조구인 화학비료 1.0N과의 비교에서 유의성 없었지만 수량은 상추에서 170~1,100 kg/ha가 얼갈이 배추에서 2,770~5,210 kg/ha가 증대되었으며, 이러한 수량 증수로 인해서 3,953~5,120 천원/ha에 해당하는 소득증가 효과가 산출되었다. 토양의 질소 양분수지는 녹비작물만 투입한 네마장황과 세스바니아 처리에서는 각각 46과 31 kg/ha를, 네마장황+화학비료 0.5N과 세스바니아+화학비료 0.5N 에서는 각각 109와 99 kg/ha를 보였으며, 하우스솔고+화학비료 0.5N과 수단그라스+화학비료 0.5N 에서는 각각 72와 66 kg/ha의 값을 나타내었다. 이는 화학비료 1.0N 처리에서의 질소 양분수지인 49 kg/ha와 비교하여 볼 때 녹비작물 및 화학비료와의 혼합시비를 통해서도 토양에 안정적인 질소 유지가 가능하다. 그러므로 녹비작물의 토양환원 후 시설 상추와 얼갈이 배추를 재배하는 경우 화학비료의 시비가 필요 없거나 시비추천량의 50%를 절감할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다.