• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.323-330
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• 2021

Zygotic embryo culture was performed to propagate evergreen oak, Quercus myrsinifolia, which has recalcitrant seeds and is difficult to propagate by cuttings. Zygotic embryos appeared in WPM medium after 14 days, and after 56 days, they developed into complete plants with cotyledons and roots. The medium suitable for zygotic embryo culture was 1/4 WPM medium, showing a shoot growth of 2.43 cm and root growth of 8.7 cm after 8 weeks of culture. As a result of investigating the effect of GA₃ on the growth of plants germinated from zygotic embryos through GA₃ treatment, the best growth was shown in 0.5 mg/l GA₃ treatment. The in vitro rooting and growth of IBA-treated zygotic embryo-derived plants were good in the 0.5 mg/l IBA treatment and rooting and shoot growth were not observed at higher concentrations. And the callus induction rate also increased as the concentration of IBA increased. Plants grown in vitro were transferred to a plastic pot containing artificial soil and acclimatized in a greenhouse for about 4 weeks, resulting in more than 90% survival. As a result of this study, the zygotic embryo culture method was confirmed to be effective for mass propagation of Q. myrsinifolia. The results of this study are expected to contribute significantly to the mass propagation of elite Q. myrsinifolia.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1013-1025
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• 2022

This study was carried out to analyze water cycle characteristics and evaluate water retention function in Jeju Gotjawal forest from 2013 to 2017. The average ratio of throughfall, stemflow, interception loss in Seonhul Gotjawal (SH) and Cheongsu Gotjawal (CS) was 43.1%, 15.8%, and 41.1%, respectively. Rainfall-throughfall, rainfall-stemflow, and rainfall-interception loss were expressed as linear regression equation (p<0.001). The comparison results showed that SH was higher than CS (p<0.05), indicating that the canopy area had an important effect on the difference in stand structure. The average water resources retention rate of the Gotjawal region was 41.9%, which is similar to the total water resources retention rate (40.6%) of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (JSSGP). Currently, the development of Gotjawal is in progress in JSSGP. The development of Gotjawal will lead to a decrease in the water resources retention rate due to changes in the surface environment such as an increase in impervious areas, which will affect the total groundwater content of JSSGP. Therefore, the conservation of the Gotjawal area is judged to be very important from the point of view of water conservation.

• Plant Breeding and Biotechnology
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.363-370
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• 2017

In this study, Quercus acutissima seedlings were subjected to drought for 30 days then analyzed to determine their response to water deficit. The growth phenotype, chlorophyll fluorescence response, fresh weight, dry weight, photosynthetic pigment levels, soluble sugar content, and malondialdehyde (MDA) were measured to evaluate the effects of drought on plant growth and physiology. The growth phenotype was observed by infrared (IR) digital thermal imaging after 30 days of drought treatment. The maximum, average, and minimum temperatures of drought-treated plant leaves were $1-2^{\circ}C$ higher than those of the control. In contrast, the fresh and dry weights of the dehydrated leaves were generally lower than those of the control. There were no significant differences between treatments in terms of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, and carotenoid levels. Nevertheless, for the drought treatment, the $F_v/F_m$ and $F_v/F_o$ ratios (chlorophyll fluorescence response) were lower than those for the control. Therefore, photosynthetic activity was lower in the dehydrated plants than the control. The drought-stressed Q. acutissima S0536 had lower soluble sugar (glucose and fructose) and higher MDA levels than the controls. These findings may explain the early growth and physiological responses of Q. acutissima to dehydration and facilitate the selection of drought-resistant tree families.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.137-141
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• 2012

This study was conducted from February 2005 to October 2007 to investigate bird distribution at three types of forest (mixed, broadleaf and coniferous) in Gwangneung forest. As a result, more birds used mixed forests than broodleaf and coniferous forest. During forest was opened to public, more birds also frequently used mixed forests. When forest was closed to public, there was no preference among three forest types. We also compared the number of species and individuals between open and restricted area. More species and individuals used restricted area.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.562-572
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• 2023

In this study, we aimed to evaluate the quality of Aralia elata shoots according to different packaging methods during storage at 2℃. The highest level of dehydration and wilting incidences were observed in polypropylene containers with polyvinyl chloride wrap (PP+PVC), and these levels continually increased during the entire storage period, compared to other packaging methods. The overall marketability of A. elata shoot packaged in polyethylene terephthalate container (PET) and PP with the mineral-coted functional warp (PP+F) constantly declined during storage with a similar level of 38.6 and 36.0% at 15 days in storage, respectively. PP with PET cover packaging (PP+PET) showed the lowest decay and wilting rates during the entire storage, and the wilting score at 10th day was 51.9, 58.0, 51.8% suppressed, as compared to PET, PP+PVC, and PP+F, respectively. Consequently PP+PET packaging effectively decreased the deterioration of A. elata and maintained marketability for 10 days of storage at 2℃.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.762-771
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• 2017

Predicting the amount and distribution of moisture content within wood allows calculating the various mechanical dynamics of the wood as well as determining the drying time. For boxed-heart wood with a large cross-section, since it is difficult to measure the moisture content of the interior, it is necessary to predict the moisture content distribution. This study predicted the moisture movement in boxed-heart red pine timber, during high temperature drying, by using the three-dimensional finite difference method for the efficient drying process. During drying for 72 h, the predicted and actual moisture content of the tested wood tended to decrease at a similar rate. In contrast, the actual moisture content at 196 and 240 h was lower than predicted because surface checking of the wood occurred from 72 h and excessive water emission was unexpectedly occurred from the checked and splitted surface.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제107권4호
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• pp.446-455
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• 2018

일자리의 양과 질, 사회적 가치의 측면에서 산림일자리가 얼마나 양질인가를 평가하기 위한 3대 기준과 11개 지표를 개발하였다. 기준 및 지표의 중요도와 가중치는 산림일자리위원회, 학계 등 일자리 관련 전문가 50명을 대상으로 실시한 설문을 통해 설정하였다. 설문에 응답한 35명의 전문가들은 '일자리 창출 잠재력'을 가장 중요한 기준으로 선택하였으며, '일자리 질'이 '사회공헌도'보다 상대적으로 높은 중요도를 갖는 것으로 인식하였다. 지표의 가중치는 일자리 창출 잠재력의 '정책적 의지'가 가장 높게 나타났고, 일자리 질의 '고용 안전성'을 다음으로 높게 인식하였다. 반면 일자리 질의 '임금 수준'은 가장 낮은 가중치를 나타내었다. 개발된 기준과 지표는 신규 산림일자리는 물론 기존의 산림일자리에 대한 양질의 일자리 평가 수단으로써 활용이 가능하다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.384-394
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• 2021

본 연구는 작약의 재배지별 토양특성과 albiflorin, paeoniflorin 함량 간의 상관관계를 구명하기 위하여 수행되었다. UPLC를 사용하여 직선성, LOD, LOQ, 정밀성, 정확성, 회수율을 평가하여 분석법을 검증하였다. 작약의 albiflorin 함량은 0.04 ± 0.00 ~ 2.79 ± 0.21%, paeoniflorin은 1.98 ± 0.14 ~ 6.67 ± 0.84%로 확인되었다. 또한 작약의 개체별 뿌리 중량을 조사한 결과, 0.06 ± 0.02 ~ 1.27 ± 0.28 kg로 지역별 차이를 확인하였다. 작약 재배지의 토양특성은 pH, 전기전도도, 유기물 함량, 질소전량, 유효인산, 치환성 칼륨, 치환성 칼슘, 치환성 마그네슘, 치환성 나트륨, 양이온치환용량 등을 분석하였다. 재배지 토양특성과 작약 뿌리 중량 간의 상관관계를 분석한 결과, 토양의 유효인산과 작약 뿌리 중량 간의 유의적인 정의 상관관계를 확인하였다. 또한 작약 뿌리 중량과 지표성분 함량 간의 상관관계를 분석한 결과, 작약 뿌리 중량은 지표성분인 albiflorin, paeoniflorin의 함량과 유의적인 부의 상관관계를 보이는 것을 확인하였다. 따라서 작약 재배에 있어 지표성분과 생산량을 동시에 증가시키는 재배법 개발에 유용한 정보를 제공할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.82-86
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• 2018

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) is widely distributed in the southern part of the United States and it has been used as a major economic species in the region due to its excellent growth and stem straightness. The tree also grows only in the southern part of Korea because it is susceptible to cold. Recently climate changes have had widespread impacts on forest trees. Thus, the use of good quality seeds is prerequisite for assessing assisted migration adaptation trial. In this study, we conducted to investigate its cone and seed characteristics of each family, which is expected to improve seeds productivity for planting valuable timber trees. A total of 14 families were selected from the experimental forest in Boseong, Jeonnam province in 1981. The seed production capacity was estimated to range from 87.2 to 129.4 among families and the average was 111.3. The number of aborted ovules was investigated in the range of 11.4 to 29.5 for the first test and 7.4 to 22.2 for the second test. The average number of empty and filled seeds was 1.4 and 79.2 per cone, respectively. Based on the results, we can conclude that there is a strong correlation between the number of fertile scale and the seed production ability.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.115-120
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• 2019

There are many countries having a long history of exotic tree introduction from different countries and several countries including New Zealand, Brazil and Hungary have successfully introduced exotic trees. Korea's tree breeding program for introduction of exotic tree was originally started from 1924. Records reveal that hundreds of tree species were introduced from many countries and tested their germination and viability. About 415 introductions were eliminated since they had been introduced and tested. Subsequently, seven exotic trees that proved successful in trials and plantations have planted for afforestation. Simultaneously, several promising exotic trees are still under the test. In this paper, we will succinctly review and evaluate their comparative growth performance of the exotic trees in the plantation programs of the country to coping with climate change.