• Molecules and Cells
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2009

A cDNA clone for a transcript preferentially expressed during an early phase of flooding was isolated from Nicotiana tabacum. Nucleotide sequencing of the cDNA clone identified an open reading frame that has high homology to the previously reported glycine-rich RNA-binding proteins. The open reading frame consists of 157 amino acids with an N-terminal RNA-recognition motif and a C-terminal glycine-rich domain, and thus the cDNA clone was designated as Nicotiana tabaccum glycine-rich RNA-binding protein-1 (NtGRP1). Expression of NtGRP1 was upregulated under flooding stress and also increased, but at much lower levels, under conditions of cold, drought, heat, high salt content, and abscisic acid treatment. RNA homopolymer-binding assay showed that NtGRP1 binds to all the RNA homopolymers tested with a higher affinity to poly r(G) and poly r(A) than to poly r(U) and poly r(C). Nucleic acid-binding assays showed that NtGRP1 binds to ssDNA, dsDNA, and mRNA. NtGRP1 suppressed expression of the fire luciferase gene in vitro, and the suppression of luciferase gene expression could be rescued by addition of oligonucleotides. Collectively, the data suggest NtGRP1 as a negative modulator of gene expression by binding to DNA or RNA in bulk that could be advantageous for plants in a stress condition like flooding.

• Plant Biotechnology Reports
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2009

Tea leaves are major source of catechins—antioxidant flavonoids. Dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR, EC 1.1.1.219) is one of the important enzymes that catalyzes the reduction of dihydroflavonols to leucoanthocyanins, a key ''late'' step in the biosynthesis of catechins. This manuscript reports characterization of DFR from tea (CsDFR) that comprised 1,413 bp full-length cDNA with ORF of 1,044 bp (115-1,158) and encoding a protein of 347 amino acids. Sequence comparison of CsDFR with earlier reported DFR sequences in a database indicated conservation of 69-87% among amino acid residues. In silico analysis revealed CsDFR to be a membrane-localized protein with a domain (between 16 and 218 amino acids) resembling the NAD-dependent epimerase/dehydratase family. The theoretical molecular weight and isoelectric point of the deduced amino sequence of CsDFR were 38.67 kDa and 6.22, respectively. Upon expression of CsDFR in E. coli, recombinant protein was found to be functional and showed specific activity of 42.85 nmol $min^{-1}$ mg $protein^{-1}$. Expression of CsDFR was maximum in younger rather than older leaves. Expression was down-regulated in response to drought stress and abscisic acid, unaffected by gibberellic acid treatment, but up-regulated in response to wounding, with concomitant modulation of catechins content. This is the first report of functionality of recombinant CsDFR and its expression in tea.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.105-109
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• 2010

The European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive (WFD) (2000/60/EC) was transposed into Irish law by Statutory Instrument Nos. 722 of 2003, 413 of 2005 and 218 of 2009, which set out a new strategy and process to protect and enhance Ireland's water resources and water-dependent ecosystems. The Directive requires a novel, holistic, integrated, and iterative process to address Ireland's natural waters based on a series of six-year planning cycles. Key success factors in implementing the Directive include an in-depth and balanced treatment of the ecological, economic, institutional and cultural aspects of river basin management planning. Introducing this visionary discipline for the management of sustainable water resources requires a solemn commitment to a new mindset and an overarching monitoring and management regime which hitherto has never been attempted in Ireland. The WFD must be implemented in conjunction with a myriad of complimentary directives and associated legislation, addressing such key related topics as flood/drought management, biodiversity protection, land use planning, and water/wastewater and diffuse pollution engineering and regulation. The critical steps identified for river basin management planning under the WFD include: 1) characterization and classification of water bodies (i.e., how healthy are Irish waters?), 2) definition of significant water pressures (e.g., agriculture, forestry, septic tanks), 3) enhancement of measures for designated protected areas, 4) establishment of objectives for all surface and ground waters, and 5) integrating these critical steps into a comprehensive and coherent river basin management plan and associated programme of measures. A parallel WFD implementation programme critically depends on an effective environmental management system (EMS) approach with a plan-do-check-act cycle applied to each of the evolving six-year plans. The proactive involvement of stakeholders and the general public is a key element of this EMS approach.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.1299-1305
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• 2014

For evaluating the effect of various artificial planting soil properties on the Euonymus fortunei 'Emelad'n Gold' growth, a container green wall system experiment was conducted in a wall of greenhouse at Konkuk University, Glocal campus. The experimental artificial planting grounds were prepared with different organic soil conditioner ratios (Control, $A_4O_1$, $A_2O_1$ and $A_1O_1$) and with drought tolerance and an ornamental value Euonymus fortunei 'Emelad'n Gold' was planted. The soil and plant characteristics were investigated from April to Jun 2010. The volumetric soil moisture contents were significantly increasing order as the amount of organic soil conditioner level increased in order to $A_1O_1$ > $A_2O_1$ > $A_4O_1$ > Control. At 4 treatment, soil chemical properties were inversely related to organic soil container ratios increase. The differences of root collar caliper, number of branch, and survival rate between the organic soil conditioner ratio were not significantly affected by organic soil conditioner. But, plant height, internode length, leaf length and leaf width were significantly shorter on plants planted $A_1O_1$ than plants planted other treatments. Therefore, Euonymus fortunei 'Emelad'n Gold' had good growth response regardless of organic soil conditioner ratio and the plant is expected to be a highly valuable shrub for the green wall system if it should be considered in integration with stormwater retention or as a soil conditioner for increasing soil water contents in artificial planting soil.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.25-35
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• 2015

Pennisetum aloperculoides is a key revegetation species mixed with other plants species and used for revegetating cut-slopes. The purpose of this research is to identify the effects of mixed seeding of revegetation plants on cut-slope revegetation with respect to the quantity of Pennisetum aloperculoides seeds. The coverage ratio and appearance frequency of Pennisetum aloperculoides, and other revegetation species were measured to assess the cut-slope revegetation. We divided Pennisetum treatments into four groups with different Pennisetum seed quantities of $0g/m^2$, $5g/m^2$, $10g/m^2$, and $15g/m^2$. For each treatment group, we mixed identical quantities of seeds from herbaceous flowers (bird's-boot trefoil, aster, chrysanthemums, golden coreopsis and china pink), cool-season turfgrasses, and woody plants (korean lespedeza, indigo and silk tree). The increase in the quantity of the Pennisetum seeds resulted in the higher coverage ratio for Pennisetum, but in the lower coverage ratio for herbaceous flowers, cool-season turfgrasses, and woody plants. We observed a short-term succession process in which the dominant species shifted in the following order: the initial species Pennisetum, herbaceous flowers, and then lastly woody plants. In case of the appearance frequency, we also observed the higher appearance frequency for Pennisetum and the lower appearance frequency for the other plants due to the increase in the quantity of Pennisetum seeds. Pennisetum, bird's-foot trefoil and china pink showed the tendency to decrease the appearance frequency from one month after seeding while cool-season turfgrasses became extinct due to summer drought. In the woody plants, the appearance frequencies of korean lespedeza and indigo were high due to the decrease in quantity of Pennisetum seeds. The silk trees were damaged from winter frost and none emerged at all in 2013 (the following year after the seeding). Korean lespedeza and indigo appeared to have the short-term rapid dominance over other treated revegetation plants.

• BMB Reports
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• 제41권10호
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• pp.693-698
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• 2008

The full-length cDNA of LebZIP2 (Lycopersicon esculentum bZIP2) encodes a protein of 164 amino acids and contains a N-terminal basic-region leucine zipper domain. Analysis of the deduced tomato LebZIP2 amino acid sequence revealed that it shares 85% sequence identity with both tobacco bZIP and pepper CcbZIP. LebZIP2 mRNA is expressed at a high level exclusively in flowers. Presently, LebZIP2 was strongly increased also following NaCl and mannitol treatments. No significant LebZIP2 expression was evident following cold treatment. Transient LebZIP2 overexpression resulted in increased NbNOA1 and NbNR transcript levels in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. Our results indicate that LebZIP2 might play roles as an abiotic stress-signaling pathway and as a transcriptional regulator of the NbNOA1 or NbNR genes.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.612-616
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• 2006

최근 GMO 작물의 재배, 생산이 날로 늘어나며 GMO 작물이 환경에 미칠 수 있는 많은 가능성들이 대두되고 있다. 특히 GMO 작물과 야생종과의 자연교잡에 의한 유전자 전이로, 잡초화의 문제점이 제기되며 생태계의 변화 및 파괴의 위험성이 우려되고 있다. 본 실험에서는 GM벼와 야생 및 근연종 사이의 교잡가능성 및 유전자 전이율을 조사하기 위한 유전자 이동의 분석 체계를 확립하고자 하였다. 벼의 개화시기에 GM벼와 야생 및 근연종 간의 인공교배 후 수확한 교잡 추정 종자를 발아시켜서 제초제를 처리하여 교잡종자를 선별하였다. 또한 GM 벼 및 야생 근연종벼들 간의 RAPD PCR 분석을 통해 선별한 marker를 사용하여 낙동 교잡벼와 샤레 교잡벼가 GM 벼와 교배된 식물체임을 확인하였다. PCR 분석을 수행한 결과 GM벼에서 도입된 trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase (TPP) 유전자와 선별marker로 사용된 bar유전자가 GM벼 뿐만 아니라 샤레 교잡벼에도 존재하였으며, 결과적으로 GM벼의 bar 및 tpp 유전자가 잡초성벼인 샤레 교잡벼에 전이되었음을 검증할 수 있었다.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.25-35
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• 2015

As livestock manure treatment is becoming a problem, manure application in forest plantation is recommended as an alternative. In this study, to investigate the impact due to liquid manure application in forest plantation, soil, soil water and shallow groundwater quality had been monitored in poplar experimental site where the liquid manure (LM) was applied. Water samples were collected weekly during growing season (April to October) from 2008 to 2011. From the monitoring results, phosphorus concentration in the soil and soil water had no significant difference between LM and control plots. $NO_3$-N concentration of soil water in LM, however, showed higher concentration (13.6 mg/l at 40 cm, 35.1 mg/l at 80 cm) than control plot (1.5 mg/l at 40 cm, 0.5 mg/l at 80 cm). In case of shallow groundwater quality, pH, heavy metal, etc. were satisfied to the national agricultural water quality standard of groundwater and there were no significant difference between upstream and downstream. The $NO_3$-N concentration of shallow groundwater was also not exceeded the national drinking water standard. However, $NO_3$-N concentration in soil water and downstream of shallow groundwater had increased in 2011 when non-composted LM was applied mostly in non-growing season of tree (September). From the results, it is important to control nitrogen source, application time and decomposed or not when LM is applied. In addition, to investigate nitrate source, further long-term monitoring and modelling could be necessary.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2021년도 학술발표회
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• pp.130-130
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• 2021

The increasing effect of urbanization has been more apparent through flooding and downstream water quality especially from heavy rainfalls. In response, stormwater runoff management solutions have focused on runoff volume reduction and treatment through infiltration. However, there are areas with low infiltration soils or are experiencing more dry days and even drought. In this study, a lab-scale infiltration system was used to compare the applicability of two types of soil as base layer in gravel-filled infiltration systems with emphasis on runoff capture and suspended solids removal. The two types of soils used were sandy soil representing a high infiltration system and clayey soil representing a low infiltration system. Findings showed that infiltration rates increased with the water depth above the gravel-soil interface indicating that the available depth for water storage affects this parameter. Runoff capture in the high infiltration system is more affected by rainfall depth and inflow rates as compared to that in the low infiltration system. Based on runoff capture and pollutant removal analysis, a media depth of at least 0.4 m for high infiltration systems and 1 m for low infiltration systems is required to capture and treat a 10-mm rainfall in Korea. A maximum infiltration rate of 200 mm/h was also found to be ideal to provide enough retention time for pollutant removal. Moreover, it was revealed that low infiltration systems are more susceptible to horizontal flows and that the length of the structure may be more critical that the depth in this condition.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제81권1호
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• pp.53-65
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• 1992

본(本) 연구(硏究)는 자연성(自然性)을 유지(維持)하고 자연생태계(自然生態系)를 보전(保全)하면서 동시에 산림휴양(山林休養)에 이용(利用)하려는 산림지역(山林地域)에서 이용객(利用客)들의 답압(踏壓)에 의하여 훼손(毁損)된 임상식생(林床植生)을 복원(復元)할 수 있는 방법을 구명(究明)하기 위하여 파종(播種), 시비(施肥) 및 표토처리(表土處理)의 요인실험(要因實驗)을 임간나지(林間裸地)에서 4년 동안 (1987~1990) 실시하였다. 경기도(京畿道) 안양시(安養市) 관악산(冠岳山) 수목원(樹木園)에서 임상식생복원실험(林床植生復元實驗)을 위하여 분할구배치법(分割區配置法)(주구(主區): 시비(施肥), 세구(細區): 표토처리(表土處理)${\times}$파종(播種)), 난괴법(亂塊法)(시비(施肥)${\times}$파종(播種))에 의한 요인실험(要因實驗)을 3반복(反復)으로 실시한 바 다음과 같은 연구결과(硏究結果)를 얻었다. 표토(表土)의 연화(軟化)를 위한 굴혈처리후(堀穴處理後) 70% 피복도(被覆度)를 나타내는 볏짚거적 피복처리(被覆處理)가 임간나지(林間裸地)에서 파종(播種)한 종자(種子)의 발아(發芽), 활착(活着) 및 생장(生長)에 미치는 효과(效果)가 가장 크게 나타났으며, 특히 볏짚거적 피복처리(被覆處理)는 표토침식지(表土浸蝕地)의 표토안정(表土安定) 및 치수활착(稚樹活着)에 미치는 효과가 양호하였고, 삽으로 파서 뒤엎은 완전표토연화처리(完全表土軟化處理)는 식생천이계열상(植生遷移系列上) 후기(後期)에 속하는 수종(樹種)들의 발아(發芽), 활착(活着) 및 초기생장(初期生長)에 특히 효과적(效果的)인 것으로 나타났다. 다년간(多年間) 계속적인 답압(踏壓)으로 임상표토(林床表土)의 토괴경도(土壞硬度)가 높아지고, 또 자생식물(自生植物)들의 종자(種子)가 잔류(殘留)할 수 있는 표토(表土)가 유실(流失)된 임간나지(林間裸地)에서 조기(早期)에 임상식생(林床植生)을 복원(復元)할 때에는 식생천이계열상(植生遷移系列上) 초기(初期)에서 중기계열(中期系列)에 속하는 자생수종(自生樹種)들을 파종(播種)하는 것이 효과적(效果的)인 것으로 나타났다. 자생식물(自生植物)들의 종자(種子)가 잔류(殘留)할 수 있는 표토(表土)가 유실(流失)된 임간나지(林間裸地)에서 임상식생복원(林床植生復元)(착생개체수(着生個體數)와 수관면적(樹冠面積))에는 파종(播種), 표토굴혈연화(表土掘穴軟化) 및 볏짚거적피복처리시(被覆處理時)에 약 3년이 소요되었다. 표사연화처리(表士軟化處理)는 처리 후 약 2년 동안 표토연화효과(表土軟化效果)가 지속되었으며 또 파종(播種) 및 표토처리(表土處理)는 활착개체수(活着個體數) 증대(增大)를 통해 표토연화(表土軟化), 낙엽퇴고정(落葉堆固定) 등 표토환경개선(表土環境改善)에 영향(影響)을 미치었다. 실험지표토(實驗地表土)의 열악(劣惡)한 물리적조건(物理的條件) 즉, 낮은 보수능(保水能)과 과건피해(過乾被害), 표토침식(表土浸蝕)으로 인한 치수(稚樹)들의 뿌리 노출과 고사(枯死) 및 양료유실(養料流失) 등으로 임상시비효과(林床施肥效果)는 대체적으로 나타나지 않았다. 그러나, 질소(窒素)와 인산시비(燐酸施肥)는 식생천이계열(植生遷移系列) 후기수종(後期樹種)들의 치수활착율(稚樹活着率)을 증진(增進)시키는 데는 효과적(效果的)이었다.