• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.621-625
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• 2019

There is often the risk of confusing pollen grains with helminth eggs from archaeological sites. Thousands to millions of pollen grains can be recovered from archaeological burial sediments that represent past ritual, medication and environment. Some pollen grain types can be similar to parasite eggs. Such a confusion is represented by the diagnosis of enterobiasis in ancient Iran. The authors of this study confused a joint-pine (Ephedra spp.) pollen grain with a pinworm egg. This paper describes the specific Ephedra pollen morphology that can be confused with pinworm eggs.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.149-156
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• 1999

도라지 약배양에 있어서 저온처리가 화분 2형현상과 배형성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해 1핵성 소포자기의 도라지 약을 0.5 mg/L NAA와 1.0mg/L BA가 첨가된 MS배지에 배양하였다. 저온전처리는 이상화분과 균등분열에 의한 B형 화분, 다핵 및 다세포 화분수를 현저하게 증가시켰는데 특히 8$^{\circ}C$에서 5일간 저온전처리는 배양 전 이상화분이 20.6%가 증가되었고 배양 중에는 54.9%의 캘러스와 9.9%의 배형성율을 나타내 가장 효과적이었다. 배양 중 소포자로부터 배는 첫째. 주로 영양세포가 분열하거나 둘째, 영양세포와 생식세포가 각각 분열하거나 셋째, 균등분열에 의한 영양핵과 동일한 크기의 두 낭세포 모두가 분열하여 배를 형성하는 3가지 경로가 관찰되었다.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.147-152
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• 2010

화분량은 '금천' 수박을 제외하고 응화 1개당 10mg 이상이었다. '복' 수박은 1화당 화분무게가 13.8mg이었고, '스피드꿀' 수박은, 12.1mg으로 겨울철 저온기 재배에 인공수정용 화분생산 품종으로 적당한 것으로 판단된다. 유기용매 침지 후 즉시 건조된 화분발아율은 '금천' 수박이 67%로 기장 낮았고 '아폴로꿀' 수박이 92%로 가장 높았다. 유기용매에 15일간 저장했을 경우 '복' 수박 화분의 발아력이 74%로 가장 높았다. 저장 24일 후에는 5품종 모두 25% 이하의 발아율을 나타내었다. '금천'과 '삼복꿀' 수박의 화분관 신장속도는 $50{\mu}m/hr$ 미만(저장 24일)으로 다른 품종보다 낮았으며, 벌이도중 화분관이 파열되는 경우도 발생되었다. 유기용매 저장 24시간 후 화분발아율은 pentane, ethyl ether, n-hexane, ethyl acetate, acetone에서 각각 45, 39, 34, 23, 19% 순이었고 유기용매 침지시간이 길어질수록 화분활력이 급격히 감소되었다. 화분 표피는 유기용매에 저장한 시간이 길어질수록 장해를 많이 받았는데 유기용매의 종류에 따라 장해정도가 달랐다. '복' 수박이 화분량, 화분활력, 저장성이 우수하였는데 저온기 착과율 증진을 위한 화분생산 품종으로 보여진다.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.145-151
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• 2015

Morphological changes of flowers and insect visitors were observed to investigate pollinator of Caesalpinia decapetala. The flowers of C. decapetala are protandrous. Functionally, the flower is changed from male to female. As a male, pollen grain is released after anther dehisced while style is immature. After completed pollen grain release, the style starts to lengthen. It helps the stigma to easily touch the carpenter bee's thorax covered with pollen grain. At this time, flower functions as a female. The majority of taxa and individuals observed were Hymenoptera. The most frequent visitor was the Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans, carpenter bee. Carpenter bees exhibited only typical pollinator behavior among flower visitors, with touching reproductive organs and seeking nectar at the same time. The pollination behavior is as follows. Soon after carpenter bees perceived guide mark, they foraged rightward and grasped style and stamens with legs and they inserted proboscis into standard petal to seek nectar. With this behavior, the pollen grains of the male flower transfer to the ventral thorax of the carpenter bee. As the carpenter bee moves to another female flower, the deposited pollen grains are delivered to the stigma.

• Plant Resources
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.17-28
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• 2002

Palynological characters such as pollen grain polar axis length (PL), pollen equatorial diameter (ED), colpus length, colpus width, and P/E ratio of six species of Quercus subgenus Lepidobalanus Endl. from Korea were studied. A significant interspecific variation, unequal distances between the species, and various degree of intraspecific variations were found. The taxonomic value of the pollen morphology parameters measured was found to vary according to species. These results suggest a possible relationship between parameters measured and ploidy level of the Quercus species studied.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.1-5
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• 1962

Attempts were made in order to make clear the meiotic irregularities, male gametophyte formation and spermatogenesis for the purpose of applying these embryological facts to taxonomic works. Followings are the results obtained : 1. Meiosis is extremely irregular, giving rise to giant, micro, and empty, pollens. Meiotic division in each PMC is observed synchronizing. 2. In the microspore immediately before the vegetative-generative nuclear division, the nucleus locates appressed to the inner wall, most of the other part of the cell being occupied by large vacuoles. 3. Spindle symmetry in the microspore nuclear division is of intermediate type. 4. Nuclear divisions in each micropore are not synchronized as in meiosis. 5. Generative nucleus is located in close contact with the inner wall, while the vegetative nucleus occupies the central part of pollen grain. The pollen in this stage looks somewhat like broad bean. Afterward the generative nucleus loses contact with the wall, the nuclear shape changing from lenticular to roundsh. 6. The generative nucleus in fully matured pollen grain usually takes the shape of crescence, those in abortive pollen, lenticular or ellipsoidal, etc.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.87-108
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• 2007

콩과의 화분학적 자료를 제공하고 분류학적 연구에 기여하고자, 한국에서 생육하는 콩과 목본식물 12속 31분류군의 화분형태를 광학현미경과 주사형전자현미경으로 관찰하였다. 본 콩과의 화분립 형태는 단립이었으며, 적도면 입상은 약장구형 혹은 드물게 아장구형으로 나타났다. 화분립의 발아구는 적도면에서 일렬로 배열하는 삼공구형이거나 혹은 드물게, 한국에서 생육하는 콩목의 다른 과에서는 나타나지 않는, 삼복개형이었다. 본 과는 표면무늬에서 평활상, 미세공상, DMIP상, 세공상, 다각형 세공상, MAP상, MPG상, PMAP상, VPPS상, VP상, 과립상, 난선상, 망상, 세망상과 같은 다양성을 보여주었다. 화분학적 특징은 개느삼속이 고삼속으로 합병되어야 함을 지지하였고, 골담초속(Galegeae족)과 Sophoreae족 내 Sophora 그룹(Maackia, Sophora, Echinosophora)이 측정된 모든 특징과 표면무늬에서 서로 상당히 유사하였다. 발아구형, 화분립형태 그리고 표면무늬의 차이점에 근거하여 콩과의 11속이 인지되었고, 한국에서 생육하는 목본 콩과의 속수준의 화분검색표와 싸리속의 화분형검색표가 작성되었다. 조사된 Coronilla속과 등나무속 내 분류군들이 표면무늬에 의해 구별이 가능했다.

• 한국제4기학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.39-41
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• 2003

Pollen and spores as well as their morphological characteristics are biological stability materials in which contains historical information about vegetation and climate changes. As noted researcher Neishtadt in 1971, the lake and swamp deposits were developed only in Holocene period. The geological history of Darkhad depression which is situated in the Northern end of Mongolia from ancient time become under scientific interest of many researchers. Our investigation was focused on pollen analysis of lake sediment of Darkhad depression which caused bottom of paleolake. In Mongolia the palynology science is beginning to develop since 1990 and in 2000 the laboratory of palynology was established at the department of Biology, State Pedagogical University of Mongolia. Researchers from this laboratory working on pollen morphology of present flora in order to classify plants taxonomy. Another part of our investigation is mellitopalynology, which is studying of pollen grains in a honey. Although, this research has been extending by pollen analysis of sediment and lake deposits in past few years on the basis of high sensitive microscope and modem technology.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.9-18
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• 2020

Objectives : We tried to establish standards for genuine by discriminating 3 kinds of pollen and spore herbs that are highly to be mixed with each other. Using an scanning electron microscope, we prepare a standard for discriminating external morphological characters of minute herbs, thereby contributing to the stable supply of genuine herbal medicines. Methods : Standard samples were confirmed by literature review on external morphological characteristics of original plants and herbal medicines, and collection and identification of original plants. The herbal medicines on the market were purchased and classified with using naked eye observation and magnifier. Finally, micromorphological identifications were conducted using an scanning electron microscope. Results : 1. Pini Pollen was clearly distinguished by its relatively medium size and a pollen grain with two swollen reticulate sacci at both ends. The verrucate ornamentation on the exine surface of the corpus and a sunken leptoma germ pore may be used as a discrimination criteria. 2. Typhae Pollen was distinguished by its relatively small size and a saccus on the end of a pollen grain. Reticulate ornamentation of exine surface of the corpus, and a slightly clear ulcerate germ pore can be used as a discrimination criteria. 3. Lygodii Spora was distinguished by its relatively large triangular-ovate shape and trichotomous fissure. Verrucate-tuberculate ornamentation of exine surface and trilete aperture could be used as a discrimination criteria. Conclusion : These results indicate that the use of electron microscopy is very effective for discriminating the external morphology of minute herbal medicines.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• 제21권E3호
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• pp.107-113
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• 2005

Using a sampling device of our own making, airborne pollen has been monitored in Kyoto, Japan from the middle of February to the end of May 2004. From the morphological analysis of pollen grains by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), it was possible to identify some pollen types like Cryptomeria, Pine, Alder, Cyclobalanopsis, Chamaecyparis, and Equisetum. Daily average airborne pollen counts show strong variations from the day to day which makes the appropriate daily forecasts that could be of practical use for patients difficult. Diurnal variation of airborne pollen grains at our local sampling site is very irregular and shows no similarity between pollen types. The highest concentrations of Cryptomeria and Alder pollens in the south -west wind directions might be attributed to the airborne pollen transport, while the increase in Pine pollen grain in the southern wind direction was probably due to the local spread. Prevailing wind direction (SW) during the pollinating periods of Cryptomeria and Alder pollens could suggest a long-distance transport from a distant mountain.