• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.218-235
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• 2018

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and endophytic bacteria were isolated from different varieties of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) from South India. Totally 50 strains representing, 30 PGPR and 20 endophytic bacteria were identified based on biochemical assays and 16S rDNA sequence analysis. The isolates were screened for antagonistic activity against Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp., and Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn., causing rhizome rot and leaf blight diseases in turmeric, by dual culture and liquid culture assays. Results revealed that only five isolates of PGPR and four endophytic bacteria showed more than 70% suppression of test pathogens in both assays. The SEM studies of interaction zone showed significant ultrastructural changes of the hyphae like shriveling, breakage and desication of the pathogens by PGPR B. cereus (RBacDOB-S24) and endophyte P. aeruginosa (BacDOB-E19). Selected isolates showed multiple Plant growth promoting traits. The rhizome bacterization followed by soil application of B. cereus (RBacDOB-S24) showed lowest Percent Disease Incidence (PDI) of rhizome rot and leaf blight, 16.4% and 15.5% respectively. Similarly, P. aeruginosa (BacDOB-E19) recorded PDI of rhizome rot (17.5%) and leaf blight (17.7%). The treatment of these promising isolates exhibited significant increase in plant height and fresh rhizome yield/plant in comparison with untreated control under greenhouse condition. Thereby, these isolates can be exploited as a potential biocontrol agent for suppressing rhizome rot and leaf blight diseases in turmeric.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.185-191
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• 2013

Over the past decades, carbon dioxide concentration of the atmosphere of the world has increased significantly, and thereby the greenhouse effect has become a social issue. To solve this problem, new renewable energy sources including solar, hydrogen, geothermal, wind and bio-energy are suggested as alternatives. Among these new energy sources, bio-energy crops are widely introduced and under rapid progress. For example, corn and oilseed rape plants are used for the production of bio-ethanol and bio-diesel, respectively. However, grain prices has increased severely because of the use of corn for bio-ethanol production. Therefore, non-edible switchgrass draws attention as an alternative source for bio-ethanol production in USA. This review describes the shortage of fossil energy and an importance of switchgrass as a bio-energy crop. Also, some characteristics of its major cultivars are introduced including growth habit, total output of biomass yields. Furthermore, biotechnological approaches have been conducted to improve the productivity of switchgrass using tissue culture and genetic transformation.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제26권1호통권84호
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• pp.78-85
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• 1998

전국 각지에서 채집한 사멸곤충에서 분리한 곤충 기생성 진균이 생산하는 살충성 생리활성물질을 탐색한 결과 곰팡이 분리주 CNAB-63 균주가 목화진딧물과 점박이응애 모두에 대해 다른 분리균주들보다 비교적 높은 살충효과를 보인 바, 본 균주가 생산하는 살충성분을 각종 chromatography로 분리 정제하였다. 정제된 활성물질 CNAB는 점박이응애에서 66.59%, 목화진딧물에서 52.96%의 살충효과를 보였으며, 그 외에도 온실가루이에 살충효과를 보였으나 배추좀나방에는 미미한 살충효과를 보였다. 한편 활성물질 CNAB는 $100\;{\mu}g/disk$ 농도에서 곰팡이, 효모, 세균류에 전혀 항균활성을 보이지 않았다.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.54-60
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• 2019

Plant tissue culture techniques offer quick methods of regeneration of plants of medicinal importance but the survival chances of such plants are always questionable when shifted to the in vivo conditions. The present study enumerates the micromorphological developments in the leaves of in vitro regenerated and field transferred plantlets of Oldenlandia umbellata. The leaves developed in vitro after $4^{th}$ subcultures of multiplication phase and after 6 weeks of field transferred plants were used. Statistically significant differences in the number of stomata, veins, raphides, crystals and trichome density per square mm were observed. The improvements in stomatal apparatus and density (decreased from 41.85 to 32.20), developments in leaf architectural parameters and emergence of defense mechanism through increased numbers of raphides (8 to 15), crystals and trichomes (13.5 to 18.2) proved acclimation of tissue culture raised plantlets from in vitro to the in vivo environments lead to 100 % success in field establishment of the plantlets. The in vitro induced foliar abnormalities (changes in stomata, venation pattern, vein density, trichomes, crystals etc.) were repaired while hardening of plantlets in the greenhouse and finally in the field. The observed micromorphological response of leaves under altered environmental conditions could help in determination of proper stage of field transfer and prediction of survival percentage of in vitro regenerated O. umbellata plantlets.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제88권2호
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• pp.249-254
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• 1999

여러 가지 Al농도가 소나무 묘목의 생장, 영양상태 및 광합성속도에 미치는 영향을 수경재배법에 의하여 조사하였다. 배양액의 Al농도는 0(대조구), 10, 30 및 60ppm의 4처리구로서 1/5000a 포트에 배양액의 pH를 4.0으로 조절한 후, 소나무(Pinus densiflora Sieb. et Zucc.) 2년생 묘목을 배양액에 이식하여 1996년 5월 8일부터 8월 6일까지 90일 동안 온실에서 생육시켰다. 소나무 묘목은 10ppm 이상의 처리구에서 건물생장의 감소를 초래하였다. 소나무 묘목의 상대생장율(RGR) 및 순동화율(NAR)은 배양액의 Al농도가 증가함에 따라서 낮아지는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 Al농도가 증가함에 따라서 순광합성속도도 저하되었다. 이는 Al처리에 의한 소나무 묘목의 RGR 및 NAR저하는 광합성저해가 원인이라고 생각된다. 또한, 60ppm 처리구에서 잎의 Ca 및 Mg농도는 대조구 및 10ppm 처리구에 비하여 감소하였으며 식물체 각 기관의 Al농도는 10ppm 이상의 처리구에서 대조구에 비하여 증가하였다. 이것은 지하부에 축적된 Al에 의해서 뿌리의 생리기능이 저하되어, 양분흡수 능력이 떨어져 결과적으로 지상부의 Ca 및 Mg와 같은 식물생육 필수원소의 농도가 감소되었음을 시사하고 있다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.169-172
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• 2003

Somatic embryogenesis was initiated from in vitro grown leaf explants of rose following an induction period of four weeks on MS basal medium supplemented with auxin and several subcultures on MS medium with cytokinin. '4th of July' showed the highest regeneration frequencies on 1 mg/L NAA followed by culture on medium with 4 mg/L zeatin. The embryogenic callus was propagated on MS medium with NAA, zeatin and $GA_3$. Germination of somatic embryos was achieved on MS medium with 1 mg/L BA. Somatic embryo derived plantlets were hardened and successfully transferred to the greenhouse.

• Mycobiology
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.139-141
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• 2008

Anthracnose symptoms were frequently observed on leaves, petioles, and stems of Chinese mallow grown in Namyangju, Korea, during a disease survey performed in November, 2007. The disease incidence was as high as 30% in the 12 greenhouses investigated. A total of 38 isolates of the Colletotrichum species were obtained from the anthracnose symptoms, and all the isolates were identified as Colletotrichum malvarum based on their morphological and culture characteristics. Three isolates of the fungus caused anthracnose symptoms on leaves and stems following artificial inoculation, which were similar to those observed during the greenhouse survey. In this study, mycological and pathological characteristics of C. malvarum identified as causing anthracnose of Chinese mallow were clarified.

• 한국식물병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물병리학회 2003년도 정기총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.96.1-96
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• 2003

Serratia plymuthim A21-4 strongly inhibits the mycelial growth, zoospore formation, and cystospore germination of Phytophthor spp and Pythium species. The bacterial isolate produced antifungal substance and chitinase. The bacteria also enhanced to plant growth remarkably in low nutritional condition. The application of cell suspension of A21-4 to pepper seedlings in greenhouse experiments and soil drenching in farmer's field was proved successfully to control the phythophthora blight of pepper. For the effective control, however, relatively high density of cell number(10$\^$9/cfu/$m\ell$) is required. Density effect was similar in plant growth promoting activity of A21-4. Though this investigation we improved the problem with changes of culture condition of bacteria and some nutritional amendment.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.197-200
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• 2007

Mature seeds of Artemisia annua L. were placed onto Murashige and Skoog's (MS) medium supplemented with $4.52\;{\mu}M$ 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). After 6 weeks of culture, off-white, compact calluses were formed on the plumule of seedlings at a frequency of 5.9%. Calluses were subcultured on the same medium. After an additional 2 weeks of subculture, calluses produced a few somatic embryos at a frequency of 28.8%. Upon transfer to MS basal medium, calluses producing a few somatic embryos gave rise to numerous somatic embryos, which subsequently developed into plantlets. Plantlets were successfully transplanted to potting soil and grown to maturity in a greenhouse.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.568-571
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• 2000

Cepacidine A was previously isolated as a novel antifungal antibiotic from the culture broth of Pseudomonas cepacia AF2001. It exhibits a potent in vitro antifungal activity against various plant pathogenic fungi, such as Plasmopora veticola on grapes, Septoria nodorum and Fusarium culmorum on wheat, as well as Colletotrichum lagenarium on cucumbers. Accordingly, this study was conducted to evaluate the potential crop protection activity of strain P. cepacia AF2001. The strain was tested in semi-greenhouse biocontrol assays, and showed an excellent biological activity against Pythium ultimum in cotton and cucumbers; however, only a minor activity against Rhizoctonia aolani in cotton was observed. Furthermore, the nematodes Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus only exhibited a moderated activity in the in vitro larval development assay with no activity in the in vivo animal model.