• Plant Biotechnology Reports
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.243-251
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• 2010

Nitric oxide (NO) has been shown to be involved in diverse physiological processes in microbes, animals and plants. In this study, the involvement of NO in the development and possible roles in oxidative stress protection of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis cv. Samrack-ulgari) seedlings were investigated. Exogenous application of sodium nitroprusside (SNP) retarded root elongation, while increasing lateral root formation of Chinese cabbage. Plants showed no signs of external stress due to SNP application in true leaves. Cotyledons of 3-week-old Chinese cabbage plants were found to be highly sensitive to SNP application. Treated cotyledons displayed rapid tissue collapse and associated cell death. Although SNP application reduced root growth under normal growth conditions, it also enhanced methyl viologen (MV)-mediated oxidative stress tolerance. Analysis of SNP application to Chinese cabbage leaf disks, revealed SNP-induced tolerance against oxidative stresses by MV and $H_2O_2$, and evidence includes prevention of chlorophyll loss, superoxide anion (${O_2}^-$) accumulation and lipid peroxidation. This report supports a role for nitric oxide in modulating early seedling development, programmed cell death and stress tolerance in Chinese cabbage.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.430-441
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• 2012

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of natural bioactive products such as Manda enzyme (T1), Yangmyeongwon (T2), effective microorganisms (T3), and Kelpak (T4) on the growth and ginsenoside contents of Panax ginseng cultured in an aeroponic system using a two-layer vertical type of nutrient bath under natural light conditions. The growth of ginseng plants showed specific characteristics according to the positions in which they were cultured due to the difference of light transmittance and temperature in the upper and lower layers during aeroponic culture in a two-layer vertical type of system. The growth of the aerial part of the leaves and stems of ginseng plants cultured in the lower layer (4,000 to 6,000 lx, $23^{\circ}C$ to $26^{\circ}C$) of the nutrient bath was observed to be superior to that of the ginseng plants cultured in the upper layer (12,000 to 15,000 lx, $25^{\circ}C$ to $28^{\circ}C$). The leaf area was significantly larger in the treatment of T2 and T4 (46.70 $cm^2$) than with other treatments. Conversely, the values of the root weight and root diameter were higher in ginseng plants cultured in the upper layer of the nutrient bath. The root weight was significantly heavier in the treatment of T4 (6.46 g) and T3 (6.26 g) than with other treatments. The total ginsenoside content in the leaves and roots was highest in the ginseng plants cultured by the treatment of T1, at 16.20%, while the total ginsenoside content obtained by other treatments decreased in the order of T4, T5 (control), T2, and T3, at 13.21%, 12.30%, 14.84%, and 14.86%, respectively. The total ginsenoside content of the ginseng leaves was found to be significantly higher in the treatment of T1 in the lower layer of the nutrient bath, at 15.30%, while the content of the ginseng roots in the treatments of T3 and T4, at 1.27% and 1.23%, respectively, was significantly higher than in other treatments in the upper layer of the nutrient bath.

• BMB Reports
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• 제50권7호
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• pp.343-344
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• 2017

Plants are able to recognize even small changes in surrounding temperatures to optimize their growth and development. At warm temperatures, plants exhibit diverse architectural adjustments, including hypocotyl and petiole elongation, leaf hyponasty, and reduced stomatal density. However, it was previously unknown how such warm temperatures affected the early stages of seedling development. In our recent study, we demonstrated that the RNA-binding protein, FCA, is critical for sustaining chlorophyll biosynthesis during early seedling development, which is a prerequisite for autotrophic transition at warm temperatures. FCA plays a dual role in this thermal response. It inhibits the rapid degradation of protochlorophyllide oxidoreductases (PORs) that mediate chlorophyll biosynthesis. In addition, it induces the expression of POR genes at the chromatin level, which contributes to maintaining functional enzyme levels. Our findings provide molecular basis for the thermal adaptation of chlorophyll biosynthesis during the early stages of seedling development in nature.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2020년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.67-67
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• 2020

Though there is an on-going need for the diversity of ornamental plants for in-door environment, their growth and stress adaptability in comparatively low light intensity condition require further studies for implementation. Here investigates the growth and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters of Farfugium japonicum (L.) Kitam, Liriope muscari (Decne.) L.H.Bailey and Acorus gramineus Aiton under several light intensities which were based on common in-door environment. The growth measurement of the plants included the quantity, length, width and SPAD value of the leaves. Calculated values of Fm/Fo, Fv/Fm, Pi_Abs, ETo/RC and DIo/RC were used as the parameters of the chlorophyll fluorescence under 10, 50, 100 and 200 PPFD (μmol·m^-2·s^-1) light intensities. In-door plants group was put in a closed room allowing no other light sources for 10 weeks and the control group was put in glass-greenhouse for the same period. The overall in-door growth of L. muscari was not significantly different in all light intensities compared to the control group and even showed the higher SPAD values. Also, an increasing tendency of Pi_Abs value under 10 to 100 PPFD was observed implying that L.muscari could adapt well to in-door environment. Measurement of A. gramineus growth mostly showed the highest values in the control group especially in the number of the leaves. Nevertheless, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters showed no significant value difference between in-door and the control groups and thus, A. gramineus might have possibility of successful adaptation to in-door environment. F. japonicum showed deficient growth in plant height and leaf length compared to the control but, it seemed to be able to sustain ornamental value under in-door light intensities. Furthermore, Pi_Abs and DIo/RC values were increased under in-door light conditions suggesting potential adaptability of F. japonicum.

• 한국방송∙미디어공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방송∙미디어공학회 2022년도 하계학술대회
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• pp.78-80
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• 2022

Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) cultivation methods are rapidly changing from traditional soil cultivation to high bed hydroponics, which are easy to agricultural working. The objective was to evaluate the growth characteristics of three strawberry cultivars cultivated high bed system. The "Seolhyang", "Altaking", and "Keumsil" strawberry plants were transplanted in a glass-type greenhouse at Kyungpook National University Gunwi Agricultural Field. The cultivation period was approximately seven months from September 17, 2021 to April 21, 2022. Growth parameters measured including the number of leaves, plant height, petiole length, leaf length, leaf width, and crown diameter at two-week intervals. The environmental parameters for each location in the greenhouse were collected. Plant height in all cultivars continued to decrease from the early stage to the late stage of growth. The crown diameter was increased by 50 DAT, and then gradually decreased until late growth stage in all cultivars. Results indicated that the growth parameters represented to vary according to the cultivar of strawberry plants.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.143-157
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• 2019

Medicinal plants are high-value natural resources that have been used as precautionary drugs by many people globally. The increasing global demand for bioactive compounds from medicinal plants has led to the overexploitation of many valuable species. One widely used approach to overcome this problem is the use of adventitious root cultures as a propagation strategy. This review examines the scientific research published globally on the application of adventitious root cultures for many medicinal plants. Adventitious roots generated under aseptic environments in suitable phytohormone-augmented medium exhibit high growth rates and production of important secondary metabolites. Parameters such as medium properties and composition, growth hormone type, and elicitation strategies for in vitro grown adventitious roots of medicinal plants, are the main topics discussed in this review. We also examine current developments in bioreactor system cultivation for plant bioactive compounds using adventitious root cultures, a technology with possible commercial applications, via several studies on adventitious root culture of medicinal plants in which bioreactor systems play a role. In conclusion, the development of adventitious root cultures for medicinal plants is highly useful because of their capability for vegetative propagation and germplasm preservation.

• 환경생물
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.197-205
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• 2020

본 연구는 경관식재용 지피식물의 혼식 설계를 위하여 생활형이 다른 9종의 식물의 연중 생장 특성을 파악하고 식물들 간의 피복 특성을 분석하여 생활형에 따른 적정 식재조합을 도출하고자 본 연구를 실시하였다. 단립형으로 초장 20 cm 이상 생장하는 둥굴레, 맥문동, 일월비비추는 4월 식재 후 60일 이내 생육이 증가한 후 형태를 유지하였다가 9월 이후 지상부가 퇴화하며 휴면기에 들어가는 경향을 보였고, 분지형으로 20 cm 이하로 생장하는 바위취, 패랭이꽃, 애기기린초는 4월 식재 후 9월까지 지속적으로 생장하다가 9월 이후 생장이 감소하는 특성을 나타냈다. 포복형으로 지면에 붙어서 생장하는 리시마키아는 식재 후 3개월 경과부터 급속한 생장을 보였으며 돌나물은 8월까지 서서히 생장하다가 온도가 하강하는 9월부터 지상부가 퇴화하는 특성을 보였다. 꽃잔디는 초반 생장은 좋았으나 개화기가 지나고 난 후에는 전반적인 생육발달이 더뎌져 식재 후 7개월 동안 11.0%의 낮은 생장 특성을 보였다. 이와 같이 각기 다르게 생장하는 9종의 식물들을 혼식하였을 때 피복하는 특성을 조사한 결과 각 식물의 생장 특성이 피복에 영향을 미치는 것을 알 수 있었는데, 초장이 10~20 cm 자라며 로제트형으로 자라는 형태와 포복형 식물들의 조합이 높은 피복률을 나타냈다. 식물별로는 포복형인 돌나물이 맥문동, 일월비비추, 패랭이꽃, 애기기린초, 꽃잔디 등이 가장 많은 식물들과 혼식하였을 때 생장이 증가하는 종이었다. 로제트형 중에서는 일월비비추가 애기기린초, 바위취, 리시마키아, 돌나물과 동반생장이 가능한 종이었고, 지표면에서 분지가 밀생하여 자라는 패랭이꽃은 잎이 밀생하지 않는 맥문동, 바위취, 리시마키아, 돌나물과 혼식이 유리한 경향을 나타났다. 이 결과는 식물의 생장형 분류 중 근경이 분지하는 종보다 땅위로 뻗는 줄기로 번식하거나 무근경으로 영양 생장하는 종이 다른 종들과 혼식하기에 좋은 유형이라고 사료되었다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.337-344
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• 2020

식물생장촉진 미생물은 식물 뿌리에 영양을 원활하게 공급하거나 휘발성 유기화합물(Volatile Organic Compound, VOC)를 이용하여 식물의 내재 인자와 상호작용을 통해 생장을 촉진한다. 본 연구에서는 식물 생장 촉진 진균 UOS의 담배에서의 생장 촉진 효과를 평가하고, 계통발생학적 분석을 통해 동정하였다. 또한, UOS의 식물 생장 촉진 인자를 탐색하고자 Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) 분석을 통해 UOS의 VOCs를 확인하였다. UOS를 처리한 담배는 무처리구에 비해서 3.8배의 생중량이 증가하였고, I-plate를 이용한 분리된 공간에서는 UOS처리구가 무처리에 비해 생중량이 4.2배 증가하였다. 또한, UOS 처리구의 식물은 주근의 길이가 약2배 짧아지고 측근의 수가 약2배 증가하였다. UOS은 포자 및 균사 형태와 Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 유전자 염기서열을 통하여 Phoma sp.으로 동정되었으며, 이들은 GC-MS분석을 통해 UOS는 hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane (D3)라는 VOC를 갖고 있는 것이 밝혀졌다. 이 결과들은 Phoma sp.의 진균 UOS가 VOC물질인 D3을 통해서 간접적으로 식물 생장 촉진 및 뿌리 발달에 영향을 미치는 것을 나타낸다. UOS와 그의 VOC인 D3의 활용은 농업에서 생장량 증대에 기여할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물학회 1987년도 식물생명공학 심포지움 논문집 Proceedings of Symposia on Plant Biotechnology
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• pp.117-132
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• 1987

Plants are inherited spatial and temporal coordination systems in their growth and differentiation processes which are precisely governed by the two interlocked control systems; autogenous and environmental. Looking into the overall course of plant development from molecular to organismal level, it can be comparable to a concerto for plant hormones, environmental stimuli and plant genomic orchestra conducted by an unidentified virtuoso. Some of the recent significant attempts to puzzle out the mystery of the life processes of plant development are briefly reviewed. The revolutionary advances in understanding the mystic processes are contemporarily achieved by the application of various molecular techniques. The characterization of plant genomes is now attained through recombinant DNA approaches, and the sensitive detection of specific gene products during the plant development is perimitted by the immunochemical procedures. However, along with the recognition of underlying molecular events such as developmental changes in gene expression and hormone-receptor interrelation associated with tissue sensitivity to hormones, more emphasis should be placed upon the physiological approaches of organismal level for the understanding the correlative systems of the developmental processes of plants as intact eukaryotic organisms.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제39권8호
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• pp.587-593
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• 2016

As sessile organisms, plants must be able to adapt to the environment. Plants respond to the environment by adjusting their growth and development, which is mediated by sophisticated signaling networks that integrate multiple environmental and endogenous signals. Recently, increasing evidence has shown that a bHLH transcription factor PIF4 plays a major role in the multiple signal integration for plant growth regulation. PIF4 is a positive regulator in cell elongation and its activity is regulated by various environmental signals, including light and temperature, and hormonal signals, including auxin, gibberellic acid and brassinosteroid, both transcriptionally and post-translationally. Moreover, recent studies have shown that the circadian clock and metabolic status regulate endogenous PIF4 level. The PIF4 transcription factor cooperatively regulates the target genes involved in cell elongation with hormone-regulated transcription factors. Therefore, PIF4 is a key integrator of multiple signaling pathways, which optimizes growth in the environment. This review will discuss our current understanding of the PIF4-mediated signaling networks that control plant growth.