• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.145-149
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• 2014

Arsenic (As) is one of the heavy metals which causes acute bio-toxicity even at low concentration and has disastrous effect on environment. In some countries, As contamination has become alarming and increasing day by day as consequences of unsustainable management practices. Many existing physical, chemical and biological processes for As removal from water system are not feasible due to techno-economic limitations. The present study highlights the scope of biological strategy for As removal through phytoextraction. Arsenic uptake and accumulation in the biomass of three plant species and their As tolerance abilities have been investigated to develop an efficient phytoextraction system in combination of these plant species. Three non-crop plant species, Pteris vittata; Mimosa pudica, and Eichhornia crassipus were treated with 0-200 mg/L As in liquid nutrient solution for 14 days. P. vittata accumulated total 9,082.2 mg (8,223 mg in fronds) As/kg biomass and Eichhornia total 6,969 mg (4,517 mg in fronds)/kg biomass at 200 mg/L As concentration, respectively. Bioaccumulation factor (BF) and translocation factor (TF) were estimated to differentiate between excluders, accumulators and accumulation in above ground biomass. Pteris and Eichhornia have highest BF (67 and 17) and TF (64 and 3), respectively. In contrast, Mimosa accumulated up to 174 mg As/kg plant biomass which is low in comparison with other two plants, and both BF and TF were ${\leq}1$. This study reveals that Pteris and Eichhornia are As hyperaccumulator, and potential candidates for As removal from water system.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2015

Mimosa pudica (미모사), Argemone mexicana (멕시코 가시양귀비) Leucus aspara (꿀풀과 일종), Polygonum hydropiper (여뀌), Blumea lacera (국화과 일종) 등 5종의 식물 헥산추출물들의 팥바구미 성충에 대한 살충, 성충우화억제력 및 녹두 종실피해 방제력이 검증되었다. 그 결과, 밭바구미 성충 살충력은 35-69%이었으며, 녹두에 추출물을 처리한 후 성충우화 방제율은 33-63%, 종실 피해 방제율은 13-49%이었다. 추출물의 농도가 증가할수록 살충력, 성충우화 및 종실피해 방제율 등이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같이 5종의 식물 헥산추출물들은 밭바구미 친환경 방제제로 이용가능성이 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.206-214
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• 2010

The laboratory and green house studies evaluated the effect of three different environmental factors on the seed germination, seedling emergence and survival of four major weed species in coconut plantations, Mimosa pudica, Ureana lobata, Panicum maximum and Pennisetum polystachyon. Germination percentage of all the weed species was significantly reduced with increasing soil moisture stress, no germination was observed at -0.9 MPa. Germination of both grass seeds ranged from 8% to 25% and 10% to 45% as moisture stress decreased from -0.4 MPa to 0 MPa, respectively. In contrast, seeds of M. pudica, and U. lobata were moderately tolerant to soil moisture stress and best adapted to moist environment. All the weed species seeds germinated over a wide range of soil pH values with the highest germination occurring at pH 6. In all the species, seedling emergence was declined rapidly with increasing depth with the exception of U. lobata. Seedling emergence significantly declined when the duration of flooding was three days or longer in dicotyledonous weed species and two days or longer in monocotyledonous weeds. This study illustrates the adaptability of these weeds to different environmental conditions which would enable the development of management strategies to reduce their populations below economic threshold levels in coconut plantations.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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• pp.224-224
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• 2017

In plants, cysteine(Cys) is decisive for protein and glutathione that acts as an indispensable sulfur grantor for methionine and many other sulfur containing secondary products. Cys formation is involved in the consecutive two reactions using two enzymes-serine acetyl transferase (SAT) and O-acetylserine (thiol)lyase (OASTL) and appeared in plant cytosol, chloroplast and mitochondria. OASTL is able to produce mimosine with 3-hydroxy-4-pyridone (3H4P) in lieu of $H_2S$ for Cys. In this report, we describe the first time cloning, purification and characterization of cytosolic(cy)OASTL from M. pudica and its expression in Escherichia coli and try to find out the cross link between this OASTL and the mimosine formation and to elucidate the metabolic role of cy-OASTL in M. pudica. The purified recombinant protein was 34.7 KDa. The optimum reaction pH and temperature was 6.5 and $50^{\circ}C$, respectively. The Michaelis constant (Km) and the Vmax value of the enzyme was $252{\pm}25{\mu}M$ and $57{\pm}3{\mu}M\;cysteine\;min^{-1}\;{\mu}g\;protein^{-1}$ for sulfide and $159{\pm}21{\mu}M$ and $58{\pm}2.4{\mu}M\;cysteine\;min^{-1}\;{\mu}g\;protein^{-1}$ for OAS subsequently. After cleaving the His-tag, we tried to observe cy-OASTL to form mimosine with appropriate substrate but it was not successful. It may be concluded that cy-OASTL of the present study is only Cys specific, not mimosine.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.422-428
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• 1999

The mineral status of native goats and forage species, namely; Cynodon plectostachyus, Pennisetum purpureum. Eleusine indica, Cynodon dactylon, Calopogonium muconoides, Centrosema pubescens, Leucaena leococephala, and Mimosa pudica in lahar affected areas of Concepcion, Tarlac, Philippines were determined. Forage and blood samples were collected six times in 1996-97, and analyzed for calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulfur, copper, iron, molybdenum, selenium, and zinc. Forage calcium and sulfur are non-limiting. Most species had low phosphorus, copper and selenium, while some had magnesium and zinc levels lower than the critical limit because of low mineral content and high percolation rate of lahar deposits. Iron and molybdenum were in excess. The effect of seasonal variation was observed only in copper, sulfur and iron. Average blood mineral concentration of the animals was above critical limit, but there were no significant differences between seasons. All the animals had plasma phosphorus and magnesium above critical level; but 20 % had low copper, zinc and selenium especially in dry season possibly due to insufficient amount of these elements and excessive molybdenum and iron in most forage. Conversely, calcium in forage was high; but 40 % of the animals had low plasma calcium concentration. Although no clinical signs of mineral deficiencies were observed, supplemental feeding would be important since the condition of the pasture in lahar-laden areas is not expected to improve in the next five years. Intensified use of L. leucocephala with better mineral profile would be ideal.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.269-280
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• 1997

말레이지아 Selangor지역(地域)의 부식질 경지토양(耕地土壤)의 토심(土深) 0-25cm에 매립(埋立)되어있는 잡초종자(雜草種子)들의 종류(種類)와 분포특성(分布特性)을 조사분석(調査分析)하였으며, 이를 지상(地上)에 자라고 있는 잡초식생조사결과(雜草植生調査結果)와 관련시켜 고찰한 결과는 다음과 같이 요약(要約)된다. 1. 경지토양(耕地土壤)에 매립(埋立)되어 있는 잡초종자(雜草種子)는 14과(科)에 속하는 45종(種)의 잡초(雜草)가 식별되었으며, 그중 24종(種)이 광엽잡초(廣葉雜草)이었고, 화본과(禾本科) 12종(種), 사초과(莎草科) 9종(種)으로 지상(地上)에 자라고 있던 19과(科) 31종(種)과는 다소 달랐다. 2. 매립종자수(埋立種子數)는 $8.14{\times}10^7$/ha 토심(土深)25cm 수준이었으며, 초종별(草種別)로 매립종자수(埋立種子數)에 큰 차이(差異)를 보였는데 매립종자수(埋立種子數)에서 광엽잡초(廣葉雜草) 53.2%, 화본과잡초(禾本科雜草)31.2%, 사초과잡초(莎草科雜草) 15.6%로 구성(構成)되어 있었다. 3. 매립종자수(埋立種子數)(종자수(種子數)ha 토심(土深) 25cm)가 많은 10 순위(順位) 초종(草種)은 Cleome rutidesperma($2.347{\times}10^7$), Heteropogon contortus($5.64{\times}10^6$), Paspalum commersonii(4$4.64{\times}10^6$, Amaranthus gracilis ($3.60{\times}10^6$), Bracharia reptans($3.30{\times}10^6$), Fimbrysylis miliacea($2.64{\times}10^6$), Eleusine indica ($2.32{\times}10^6$, Murdannia nudiflora($2.08{\times}10^6$, Ageratum conyzoides($1.92{\times}10^6$), 및 Mimosa pudica($1.92{\times}10^6$)이었다. 4. 매립종자수(埋立種子數)의 토심별(土深別) 분포(分布)는 표토(表土) 0-10cm에 69%, 10-15cm에 17.9%, 15-20cm에 8.6%, 20-25cm에 4.0%로서 표층(表層)에 현저히 많이 분포(分布)하였다. 5. 토중(土中) 매립종자수면(埋立種子數面)에서의 우점종(優點種)은 지면생육중(地面生育中)의 우점도(優點度)와 달라서 매립종자수(埋立種子數)가 제일 많은 C. rutidesperma는 지상(地上)에서 우점도(優點度) 6순위(順位) 이었고 지상(地上)에서 우점도(優點度) 2, 4순위(順位)이었던 M. nudiflora와 A. conyzoides가 매립종자수(埋立種子數)에서 각각 8, 9순위(順位)이었으며 그 밖에는 우점도(優點度) 10순위내(順位內)에서 서로 관련되지 않았다. 6. 매립종자(埋立種子)들의 지리적(地理的) 위치분포(位置分布)에 관하여 분산/평균비(分散)/平均比), Lloyd의 평균군집도(平均群集度), Lloyd의 집중성(集中性) 분석(分析)을 한 결과 평균군집도(平均群集度)가 Cyperus iria 등 5초종(草種)은 1.244수준인데 대하여 Cleome rutidosperma는 9,607.7이었고, 우점도(優點度)는 Aeschynomene indica의 5.1 에서 Bracharia reptans의 188.5까지 초종별(草種別)로 다양한 차이(差異)를 보였다.