• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.481-488
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• 2016

Dithiocarbamate fungicides such as maneb and mancozeb are widely used nonsystemic protectant fungicides to control various plant fungal diseases. Dithiocarbamate fungicides should be frequently applied to achieve optimal efficacy of disease control and avoid either decline in effectiveness or wash-off from leaf surface. Dithiocarbamates are of low resistance risk but have the potential to cause human neurological diseases. The objective of this study was to develop a strategy to effectively control plant disease with reduced use of dithiocarbamtes. Southern corn leaf blight was the model pathosystem for the investigation. When corn plants were drench-treated with Bacillus cereus C1L, a rhizobacterium able to induce systemic resistance in corn plants against southern leaf blight, frequency of spraying dithiocarbamate fungicides could be decreased. The treatment of B. cereus C1L was able to protect maize from southern leaf blight while residues of dithiocarbamates on leaf surface were too low to provide sufficient protection. On the other hand, frequent sprays of mancozeb slightly but significantly reduced growth of corn plants under natural conditions. In contrast, application of B. cereus C1L can significantly promote growth of corn plants whether sprayed with mancozeb or not. Our results provide the information that plant disease can be well controlled by rhizobacteria-mediated induced systemic resistance in combination with reduced but appropriate application of dithiocarbamate fungicides just before a heavy infection period. An appropriate use of rhizobacteria can enhance plant growth and help plants overcome negative effects caused by dithiocarbamates.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.287-300
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• 2019

Spot blotch caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana has spread to more than 9 million ha of wheat in the warm, humid areas of the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) of South Asia and is a disease of major concern in other similar wheat growing regions worldwide. Differential lignin content in resistant and susceptible genotypes and its association with free radicals such as hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$), superoxide ($O_2{^-}$) and hydroxyl radical ($OH^-$) were studied after inoculation under field conditions for two consecutive years. $H_2O_2$ significantly influenced lignin content in flag leaves, whereas there was a negative correlation among lignin and $H_2O_2$ to the Area Under Disease Progress Curve (AUDPC). The production of $H_2O_2$ was higher in the resistant genotypes than susceptible ones. The $O_2{^-}$ and $OH^-$ positively correlated with AUDPC but negatively with lignin content. This study illustrates that $H_2O_2$ has a vital role in prompting lignification and thereby resistance to spot blotch in wheat. We used cluster analysis to separate the resistant and susceptible genotypes by phenotypic and biochemical traits. $H_2O_2$ associated lignin production significantly reduced the number of appressoria and penetration pegs. We visualized the effect of lignin in disease resistance using differential histochemical staining of tissue from resistant and susceptible genotypes, which shows the variable accumulation of hydrogen peroxide and lignin around penetration sites.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.393-398
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• 2007

The present study was carried out to investigate the serum minerals profile in buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) suffering from parturient haemoglobinuria (PHU) along with minerals profile of soils and fodders from the disease prone areas and their interrelationships. Serum samples were collected from 60 each of healthy and PHU affected buffaloes randomly selected from field cases. Serum samples were collected from each animal. Fifty composite soil samples were collected where PHU was prevalent. Fifty samples of fodders including leaves and stems being fed to the diseased buffaloes were collected. The difference in the levels of calcium and potassium between upper and lower soil surface of disease prone areas under study were statistically non-significant. The mean values of phosphorous, copper, iron, selenium and molybdenum in upper soil surface were significantly (p<0.05) higher than in lower soil surface. None of the fodders offered to the diseased animals met the dietary requirements of phosphorus and copper whereas none of the fodders was deficient in potassium, iron and selenium rather were having excess of potassium, iron and selenium. The concentration of calcium was adequate in lucerne, berseem, sarson and sorghum, while maize, sugarcane and wheat straw did not meet the required levels for dairy animals. Molybdenum contents in all fodders were adequate to meet the dietary requirements of the dairy buffaloes. Serum phosphorus, copper and selenium were significantly (p<0.001) lower whereas potassium, iron and molybdenum in buffaloes suffering from PHU were significantly (p<0.001) higher than in healthy buffaloes. It was concluded that phosphorous deficient soils play a major role by transferring this deficiency to plants and ultimately reaching to animals where hypophosphataemia is a consistent finding.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.543-552
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• 2019

Fusarium asiaticum of the F. graminearum species complex causes head blight in small-grain cereals. The nivalenol (NIV) chemotypes of F. asiaticum is more common than the deoxynivalenol (DON) chemotypes of F. asiaticum or F. graminearum in Korea. To understand the prevalence of F. asiaticum-NIV in Korean cereals, we characterized the biological traits of 80 cereal isolates of F. asiaticum producing NIV or 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol (3-ADON), and 54 F. graminearum with 3-ADON or 15-acetyl-deoxynivalenol (15-ADON). There was no significant difference in mycelial growth between the chemotypes, but F. asiaticum isolates grew approximately 30% faster than F. graminearum isolates on potato dextrose agar. Sexual and asexual reproduction capacities differed markedly between the two species. Both chemotypes of F. graminearum (3-ADON and 15-ADON) produced significantly higher numbers of perithecia and conidia than F. asiaticum-NIV. The highest level of mycotoxins (sum of trichothecenes and zearalenone) was produced by F. graminearum-3-ADON on rice medium, followed by F. graminearum-15-ADON, F. asiaticum-3-ADON, and F. asiaticum-NIV. Zearalenone levels were correlated with DON levels in some chemotypes, but not with NIV levels. Disease assessment on barley, maize, rice, and wheat revealed that both F. asiaticum and F. graminearum isolates were virulent toward all crops tested. However, there is a tendency that virulence levels of F. asiaticum-NIV isolates on rice were higher than those of F. graminearum isolates. Taken together, the phenotypic traits found among the Korean F. asiaticum-NIV isolates suggest an association with their host adaptation to certain environments in Korea.

• 식물병연구
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.101-105
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• 2009

Serratia plymuthica A21-4는 양파(Allitum fistulosum L.) 근권에서 분리된 고추 역병 생물적 방제 미생물이다. 토양 환경이 S. plymuthica A2l-4 근권정착에 미치는 영향을 알아본 결과 사질이 많이 포함되어 공극이 많은토양에 3% 중량(w/w)의 부숙된 옥수수 줄기를 첨가하고 토양 수분함양이 40% 정도, 토양온도가 $20^{\circ}C$, 토양 pH가 중성이거나 약산성 토양이 S. plymuthica A2l-4의 근권정착에 유리하였다. 그리고 토착미생물이 있는 것이 살균한 토양에서 보다 S. plymuthica A21-4의 근권정착에 유리하였다.

• 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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• 한국균학회 2018년도 춘계학술대회 및 임시총회
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• pp.41-41
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• 2018

There has been an impetus in the development of biocontrol agents (BCAs) with the removal of a number of chemical compounds in the market, especially in the European Union. This has been a major driver in the development of Integrated Pest Management systems (IPM) for both pest and disease control. For control of mycotoxigenic fungi, there is interest in both control of colonization and more importantly toxin contamination of staple food commodities. Thus the relative inoculum potential of biocontrol agent vs the toxigenic specie sis important. The major bottlenecks in the production and development of formulations of biocontrol agents are the resilience of the strains, inoculum quality and formulation with effective field efficacy. It was recently been shown for mycotoxigenic fungi such as Aspergillus flavus, under extreme climate change conditions, growth is not affected although there may be a stimulation of aflatoxin production. Thus, the development of resilient biocontrol strains which can may have conserved control efficacy but have the necessary resilience becomes critical form a food security point of view. Indeed, under predicted climate change scenarios the diversity of pests and fungal diseases are expected to have profound impacts on food security. Thus, when examining the identification of potential biocontrol strains, production and formulation it is critical that the resilience to CC environmental factors are included and quantified. The problems in relation to the physiological competence and the relative humidity range over which efficacy can occur, especially pre-harvest may be increase under climate change conditions. We have examined the efficacy of atoxigenic strains of A. flavus and Clanostachys rosea and other candidates for control of A. flavus and aflatoxin contamination of maize, and for Fusarium verticillioides and fumonisin toxin control. We have also examined the potential use of fluidized-bed drying, nanoparticles/nanospheres and encapsulation approaches to enhance the potential for the production of resilient biocontrol formulations. The objective being the delivery of biocontrol efficacy under extreme interacting climatic conditions. The potential impact of climate change factors on the efficacy of biocontrol of fungal diseases and mycotoxins are discussed.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.721-729
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• 2022

Objective: An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of supplementing graded concentrations of inorganic sulphur (S) without and with folic acid (FA) in maize-soybean meal diets on performance, slaughter and anti-oxidant variables, immune responses and serum protein fractions in broiler chicken. Methods: Inorganic S was supplemented at 0.05%, 0.10%, 0.15%, and 0.20% alone or in combination with FA (4 mg/kg) in basal diet (BD) containing no supplemental methionine (Met) and FA. A control group was fed with the recommended concentration of Met. Each diet was offered to 10 pens of 5 male broiler chicks (Cobb 400) and fed ad libitum from day 1 to 42. Results: The broilers fed the BD had lower body weight gain (BWG), feed efficiency (FE), higher lipid peroxidation (LP), lower activity of glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx), lower lymphocyte proliferation ratio (LPR), and reduced concentrations of total protein, albumin, and globulin in serum. Supplementation of FA and S to the BD improved the BWG (all concentrations of S) and FE (0.20% S) similar to the control group. Similarly, the combination of S and FA significantly improved the concentrations of total protein, albumin, and globulin in serum, reduced the LP and increased the activity of GSHPx and LPR. However, responses in the above parameters were related to the concentration of S in the diet. The slaughter variables and antibody titres against the Newcastle disease were not affected with the treatments. Conclusion: Based on the results, it is concluded that the combination of S (0.2%) and FA (4 mg/kg) improved the BWG and FE, similarly supplementation of these nutrients improved the concentration of protein fractions and reduced the stress (reduced LP and improved GSHPx) variables in serum and improved the cell mediated immune response (LPR) in broilers fed sub-optimal concentrations of Met in diet.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.166-173
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• 1985

5세대(世代)나 자화수정(自花受精)시켜 육성(育成)한 다수다얼성(多穗多蘖性)의 MET 계통(系統)의 식물학적(植物學的) 특성(特性)을 알고자 미국종(美國種) 일대(一代) 교잡종(交雜種)옥수수와 3개(個)의 수수${\times}$수단그라스 교잡종(交雜種)과 비교(比較) 시험(試驗)한 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 전(全) 공시품종(供試品種)들의 일반적(一般的) 생육상황(生育狀況)은 신개간지(新開墾地)에 가까운 토양관계(土壤關係)로 충분(充分)한 생육(生育)을 얻지 못했다(종실수량(種實收量) 등(等)). 2 생육시기별(生育時期別)로 예취(刈取)하여 단위면적당(單位面積當) MET 계통(系統)의 생초중(生草重)을 비교(比較)하여 본 결과(結果) 비교(比較) 옥수수 품종(品種)을 100%로 하였을 경우(境遇) MET 계통(系統)은 평균(平均) 97.8%로서 10a당(當) 5.652kg였다. 3. 단위면적당(單位面積當) MET 계통(系統)의 건물중(乾物重) 역시 비교품종(比較品種)에 비(比)하여 94.5%로서 10a당(當) 1,602kg이었다. 4. MET 계통(系統)의 특성(特性)은 다분얼(多分蘖), 다수성(多穗性)인 관계(關係)로 생초중(生草重)과 건물중(乾物重) 의 증가(增加)는 경엽(莖葉)의 무게에 기인(基因)하였다. 5. 성장속도(成長速度)를 보면 MET 계통(系統)이 자식계통(自植系統)에서 나타나는 자식열세현상(自殖劣勢現象) 때문에 비교품종(比較品種)인 일대(一代) 잡종(雜種)들에 비(比)하여 매우 저조(低調)하였다(MET의 평균(平均) 초장(草長)은 234.7cm, 그외(外) 교잡종(交雜種)의 평균(平均) 초장(草長)은 250.7cm였다). 6. MET 계통(系統)과 비교(比較)하기 위(爲)해 공시(供試)한 다른 4개품종(個品種)은 모두 미국(美國)에서 널리 재배(栽培)하는 다수성(多收性) 품종(品種)이지만 본(本) 연구(硏究)에서는 흑조위축병(黑條緯縮病)에 매우 약(弱)한 것으로 나타났다(미국종(美國種) 평균(平均) 이병율(罹病率)은 20% 이상(以上), MET 계통(系統)은 5%였다). 7. 종실수량(種實收量)을 보면 MET 계통(系統)이 10a당(當) 390.1kg으로 다른 미국종(美國種)의 평균수량(平均收量) 508.7kg에 비(比)하면 약(約) 76.7% 밖에 안되었다. 그러나 주당(株當) 종실수(種實數)로 환산(換算)하면 1,170개(個)로 미국종(美國種)들의 690개(個) 보다 훨씬 많았다. 이처럼 10a당(當) 종실수량(種實收量)을 무게로 환산(換算)하면 MET 계통(系統)이 적은 이유(理由)는 MET 계통(系統)이 자식계통(自殖系統)과 유사(類似)하기 때문이고 입수(粒數)로 환산(換算)하면 MET가 많은 것은 이 계통(系統)이 소립종(小拉種)(100립종(粒重)=10gr정도(程度))이기 때문이다. 8. 3개(個)의 수수${\times}$수단그라스 교잡종(交雜種)의 청예(靑刈) 수량(收量)을 MET 계통(系統)과 비교(比較)한 결과(結果) 10a당(當) 생초중(生草重)이나 건물중(乾物重)이 모두 MET 계통(系統)과 큰 차이(差異)가 없었다. 9. 따라서 농민(農民)이 재배(栽培)할 교잡종(交雜種) 값이 고가(高價)인 경우(境遇)에 MET 계통(系統)을 청예용(靑刈用)으로 이용(利用)하는 것은 종자대(種子代)의 절감(節減)은 물론(勿論) 단위면적당(單位面積當) 필요(必要)한 종자량(種子量)이 다른 교잡종(交雜種)에 비(比)해 적어 이중(二重)의 효과(效果)를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.216-224
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• 1998

윤작이 참깨의 생육과 토양의 이화학성에 미치는 영향을 검토하기 위하여 1995년부터 3년간 옥수수, 콩, 보리, 호밀등을 도입하여 참깨 연 윤작 시험을 실시 하였다. 연 윤작에 따른 토양의 이화학성 변화를 보면 토양내 유기물 함량과 치환성 양이온 함량은 참깨 연작구에 비하여 윤작구에서 높았다. 토양내 유효인산 함량은 호밀 보리+참깨 윤작구에서 높았으며, pH는 처리간에 유의성 있는 차이를 볼 수 없었다. 토양 가밀도는 참깨 연작구에서 가장 높고, 호밀 보리+참깨 윤작구에서 가장 낮게 나타났으며, 옥수수-참깨와 콩-참깨 윤작구에서는 중간 정도였다. 토양의 공극률은 가밀도와는 반대의 경향을 나타내었다. 토양내 Biomass-C, N 함량은 맥류+참깨 윤작구에서 그 양이 가장 많았으며, 옥수수-참깨와 콩-참깨 윤작구에서도 그 양이 참깨 연작구보다 많았다. 참깨 병해발생은 연작장해의 가장 큰 요인이나 본 시험에서는 윤작에 의해 병발생이 감소하지는 않았다. 참깨 생육은 옥수수-참깨와 콩-참깨 윤작구에서 가장 높고, 호밀 보리+참깨 윤작구가 그 다음 이었으며 참깨 연작구의 생육이 가장 낮았다. 참깨 종실수량은 윤작구에서 월등히 많아 참깨 연작구에 비하면 '96년도에는 각각 옥수수-참깨 윤작구는 68%, 호밀+참깨 윤작구는 63%, 콩-참깨 윤작구는 57%, 보리+참깨 윤작구는 55% 증수되었고, '97년도에는 증수율이 '96년에 비해서는 감소했지만 그래도 각각 24, 28, 20, 19% 증수한 결과를 나타내었다. 2년간의 성적을 평균해 보면 이들 윤작구의 수량은 41, 41, 34, 33% 정도 참깨 연작구에 비해서 증가하여 윤작에 의한 증수효과가 인정되었다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.93-101
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• 2020

연구의 목적은 oleic acid로 지방생성이 유도된 HepG2 세포에서 자색옥수수 색소 1호 포엽 및 속대 추출물이 간세포 내 지방생성에 미치는 영향을 구명하는 것이다. 자색옥수수 색소 1호 포엽 및 속대 추출물에 의한 HepG2 세포 내 지방 축적의 변화를 확인하기 위하여 배양된 세포에 oleic acid로 지방 축적을 유도하고 추출물에 의한 중성지방생성 억제 효과를 측정하였으며 추출물을 처리하지 않은 대조군과 추출물을 처리한 실험군의 지방합성 및 축적에 관련된 유전자와 단백질 발현량을 RT-PCR과 Western blot을 통하여 측정하였다. Oil Red O와 Nile Red 염색을 통하여 추출물의 처리로 HepG2 세포 내 중성지방 축적이 억제된 것을 확인하였다. RT-PCR에 의하여 mRNA 발현량을 측정한 결과, oleic acid에 의하여 지방 생성이 유도된 대조군에 비하여 모든 추출물 처리군의 SREBP-1c와 SREBP-1a 유전자 발현량이 유의적으로 감소되었다. Western blot을 실시하여 p-AMPK, p-SREBP1, PPARα, FAS 단백질의 발현량을 측정한 결과, 간에서 지질대사에 관여하는 주요 인자인 SREBP1 단백질의 발현은 추출물의 처리 농도에 따라 유의하게 감소하였으며 지방산의 생합성 경로에 관여하는 주요 효소인 FAS의 단백질 발현향은 모든 처리 농도에서 현저하게 감소된 것이 확인되었다. 본 연구결과는 자색옥수수 색소 1호 포엽 및 속대 추출물이 간세포 내에서 중성지방의 축적을 억제시키고 지질 합성에 관련된 유전자 및 단백질의 발현을 억제시킴으로써 간 세포 내 지질 축적을 완화할 수 있는 기능성 소재로의 활용가치가 높다고 판단된다.