• Plant Biotechnology Reports
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.179-183
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• 2010

Ethylene is a key gaseous hormone that controls various physiological processes in plants including growth, senescence, fruit ripening, and responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. In spite of some of these positive effects, the gas usually inhibits plant growth. While chemical fertilizers help plants grow better by providing soil-limited nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphate, overusage often results in growth inhibition by soil contamination and subsequent stress responses in plants. Therefore, controlling ethylene production in plants becomes one of the attractive challenges to increase crop yields. Some soil bacteria among plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) can stimulate plant growth even under stressful conditions by reducing ethylene levels in plants, hence the term "stress controllers" for these bacteria. Thus, manipulation of relevant genes or gene products might not only help clear polluted soil of contaminants but contribute to elevating the crop productivity. In this article, the beneficial soil bacteria and the mechanisms of reduced ethylene production in plants by stress controllers are discussed.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.759-771
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• 2023

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are naturally occurring bacteria that intensively colonize plant roots and are crucial in promoting the crop growth. These beneficial microorganisms have garnered considerable attention as potential bio-inoculants for sustainable agriculture. PGPR directly interacts with plants by providing essential nutrients through nitrogen fixation and phosphate solubilization and accelerating the accessibility of other trace elements such as Cu, Zn, and Fe. Additionally, they produce plant growth-promoting phytohormones, such as indole acetic acids (IAA), indole butyric acids (IBA), gibberellins, and cytokinins.PGPR interacts with plants indirectly by protecting them from diseases and infections by producing antibiotics, siderophores, hydrogen cyanide, and fungal cell wall-degrading enzymes such as glucanases, chitinases, and proteases. Furthermore, PGPR protects plants against abiotic stresses such as drought and salinity by producing 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase and modulating plant stress markers. Bacteria belonging to genera such as Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Burkholderia, Pantoa, and Enterobacter exhibit multiple plant growth-promoting traits, that can enhance plant growth directly, indirectly, or through synergetic effects. This comprehensive review emphasizes how PGPR influences plant growth promotion and presents promising prospects for its application in sustainable agriculture.

• ALGAE
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.189-204
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• 2016

Microalgal bioremediation of CO₂, nutrients, endocrine disruptors, hydrocarbons, pesticides, and cyanide compounds have evaluated comprehensively. Microalgal mitigation of nutrients originated from municipal wastewaters, surface waters, and livestock wastewaters has shown great applicability. Algal utilization on secondary and tertiary treatment processes might provide unique and elegant solution on the removing of substances originated from various sources. Microalgae have displayed 3 growth regimes (autotrophic, heterotrophic, and mixotrophic) through which different organic and inorganic substances are being utilized for growth and production of different metabolites. There are still some technology challenges requiring innovative solutions. Strain selection investigation should be directed towards identification of algal that are extremophiles. Understanding and manipulation of metabolic pathways of algae will possible unfold solution to utilization of algae for mitigation of dissolve organic nitrogen in wastewaters.

• 한국해양학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.204-222
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• 1991

한반도 남해안에 위치한 반폐쇄성 연안해역으로 영양염류가 풍부한 진해만에서의 영양염류와 용존 산소의 계절적인 순환양상을 최초로 보고 하였다. 진해만의 수리학적 인 양상은 성층화된 여름 (4-9월)과 수직적으로 잘 혼합된 겨울로서 특징지울 수 있 다. 진해만의 내부는 여름에 표층에서는 용존산소가 400 uM을 넘으나 저층에서는 50 uM 이하로 무산소 환경을 이룬다. 10월경 성층이 파괴된 후에도 2월경까지는 물기둥 절체가 용존산도로 불포화 되어 있다. 질소계 영양염류는 육지로부터 일년내내 유입된 다. 그러나 간단한 수지 계산결과 모든 영양염류들은 진해만 생태계 내에서 효과적으 로 순환되고 외부 대륙붕으로의 유출은 거의 없는 것으로 생각된다. 따라서 엄밀한 의 미에서 영양염류의은 거의 일어나지 않는 것으로 보인다. 겨울철 벤틱층(해저표면을 포함하는 인접수층)에서의 호흡률을 용존산소 현존량과 대기-해양 교환량을 이용하여 추정하면 최소 21-24 mmol m/SUP -1/d/SUP -1/이다. 이는 겨울철 식물플랑크톤에 의한 광합성량의 20% 정도를 차지하는 양이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.231-235
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• 2012

In order to explore the role of nutrients and bioactive related substances in colorectal cancer, we conducted a case-control in Uruguay, which is the country with the highest production of beef in the world. Six hundred and eleven (611) cases afflicted with colorectal cancer and 1,362 controls drawn from the same hospitals in the same time period were analyzed through unconditional multiple logistic regression. This base population was submitted to a principal components factor analysis and three factors were retained. They were labeled as the meat-based, plant-based, and carbohydrates patterns. They were rotated using orthogonal varimax method. The highest risk was positively associated with the meat-based pattern (OR for the highest quartile versus the lowest one 1.63, 95 % CI 1.22-2.18, P value for trend = 0.001), whereas the plant-based pattern was strongly protective (OR 0.60, 95 % CI 0.45-0.81, P value for trend <0.0001. The carbohydrates pattern was only positively associated with colon cancer risk (OR 1.46, 95 % CI 1.02-2.09). The meat-based pattern was rich in saturated fat, animal protein, cholesterol, and phosphorus, nutrients originated in red meat. Since herocyclic amines are formed in the well-done red meat through the action of amino acids and creatine, it is suggestive that this pattern could be an important etiologic agent for colorectal cancer.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.37-40
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• 2014

This research investigates the quality changes during composting of bagasse and pig manure amended with 30% of surfactant-coated charcoal (SC). Two treatments, 30% uncoated charcoal (UC) amendment and no charcoal (NC) amendment, were done as control. Charcoal was coated with 0.37 mM tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TDMA), a cationic surfactant, at the dosage of 10 g/L. At the end of the composting period, the carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratio of SC amendment was 9.7; whereas, the C/N ratios of UC and NC amendment were 12.6 and 21.4, respectively. Plant nutrients contents of the compost produced from SC amendment were 20.7 mg $NH_4{^+}-N/g$, 42.8 mg $NO_3{^-}-N/g$, and 41.7 mg P/g. High nitrate and phosphate concentrations in SC amendment were due to the adsorption of these anions on the positive charge of TDMA. Desorption of plant nutrients retained in the compost pellets was also investigated. It was predicted that nitrate was fully desorbed from a pellet at 23 days for SC amendment, which was later than UC (14 days) and NC (10 days) amendment. A slow release of nitrate from the compost pellet will reduce the nitrate leaching into the environment. Thus, the adding of SC in the compost pile is one of the alternative methods to improve the quality of compost and plant nutrient retention.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제12권
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• pp.15-20
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• 1972

본 실험은 동위원소를 이용한 Ion 흡수 및 증산량측정과 고저위답토양에 규산질비료를 첨가하여 시행된 배양실험의 두가지 면에서 고찰된 바 앞서 말한 것을 종합해 보면 수도에 시용된 규소는 수도체내에 흡수집적되어 잎에서는 증산작용을 억제함으로써 증산류를 감소시킨 결과 Ion의 흡수 및 지상부 이동량이 적어지는 것으로 생각된다. 염소는 다른 Ion과는 달리 뿌리에서 소극적으로 흡수를 하고 있는 것이 밝혀졌는데 특히 규소결제구에서 생육된 수도근에서는 규소의 흡수가 매우 저조했고 오직 증산류에 의한 지상부에의 이동량이 많았다는 것은 뿌리에서의 흡수량과 지상부이동은 서로 다른 생리적 현상의 결과라 생각된다. 또 토양배양실험에서는 규산질비료가 토양중에 존재하는 다른 무기 Ion들의 용해도등에 직접적으로 관여하고 있지 않코 다만 비료에 포함된 가용성 무기물함량이 비효도에 기여할 것으로 추측되는 바 시판되는 규산함유 각종비료에 대한 성분분석이 행해져야 될것으로 믿는다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제34권2호통권94호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2001

이 연구는 식물플랑크톤(Scenedesmus sp.)이 영양염류를 흡수하는 원리를 이용하여, 영양염류를 제거하기 위하여 실시하였다. 식물플랑크톤을 교반하여 배양할 경우, 가장 빨리 증식되었고, 오수방류수를 식물플랑크톤 배양액에 50% 되도록 혼합하여, 약 2일 동안 배양시키는 것이 영양염류를 제거하는데 효율적이었다. 이러한 최적조건에서 증식된 식물플랑크톤을 GF/C glass fiber filter로 여과하여 분석한 결과, TKN는 88% 이상 제거되었고, DIP는 70${\sim}$80% 제거되었으며, 이때 식물플랑크톤이 최대한 1300mg/m$^{3}$로 증식되었다. 또한, 3시간 간격으로 영양염류의 이용과정을 분석한 결과, 식물플랑크톤의 증식은 NH$_{3}$-N(r$^{2}$=0.96)와 DIP(r$^{2}$=0.92)와는 높은 상관관계를 보였다. 영양염류를 섭취하여 증식된 식물플랑크톤을 여과시키거나, 동물플랑크톤에 적용시켜 먹이연쇄 관계를 이용한다면, 생태공학적으로 영양염류를 제거할 수 있고, 수계의 부영양화를 방지할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.361-365
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• 2004

키틴, 키토산 및 그 유도체의 토양처리와 종자 피복 등이 토마토 생육에 미치는 효과를 조사하고 분석하였다. 키틴과 그 유도체의 토양 처리는 토마토 초기 생육을 촉진하였으며, 키틴과 키토산을 토양에 혼화 처리한 경우 그 효과가 가장 탁월하였다. 이들의 처리는 토마토 근부의 생육을 촉진하였다. 토마토 식물체 중의 무기성분을 분석하여 이들의 처리효과를 분석하였던 바, 키틴 키토산의 처리는 질소와 칼륨의 흡수를 촉진하였으며 칼슘의 흡수를 억제하였다. 그러므로 이들은 식물의 무기양분 흡수의 조절을 통하여 생육을 촉진하는 것으로 판단하였다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.396-406
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• 2016

Continuous supplementation of mineral nutrients and salicylic acid (SA) as foliar application could improve efficacy in controlling basal stem rot (BSR) disease in oil palm seedling. It is revealed from the results that the highest disease severity index (58.3%) was recorded in T8 treatments at 9 months after inoculation. The best disease control was achieved by T7 treatments (calcium/copper/SA [Ca/Cu/SA]) (5.0%) followed by T1 (5.5%), T5 (5.8%), T3 (8.3%), T6 (8.3%), T4 (13.3%), and T2 (15.8%) treatments. Continuous supplementation of Ca/Cu/SA was found to be the most effective in controlling the disease and the high performance liquid chromatography results showed the detection of ergosterol at very low concentration in the treated samples. Moreover, the transmission electron microscopy analysis results clearly indicated that T7 treatment was also enhancing lignification, which was responsible for the thickness of the secondary cell walls and middle lamella compared to untreated samples. It was therefore, concluded that continuous supplementation of minerals nutrients and SA could effectively suppress disease severity by reducing ergosterol activity and also improve the process of lignification in the treated plants. Furthermore, this treatment also managed to delay the onset of BSR symptoms and promote the growth of the seedlings and eventually suppress the BSR disease.