• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.307-314
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• 2007

We studied changes in the biochemical and physiological status and ROS-scavenging enzyme (superoxide dismutase, catalase and peroxidase) activity in leaves and roots of rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants exposed to high salinity. Under salt stress, the reduction in RWC (relative water content) in leaves was relatively severe in comparison with that of roots. The proline content was also significantly higher in leaves of rice plants following salt treatment. The activities of CAT and POX in roots increased with increasing NaCl concentration, but the activity of SOD decreased. These results suggest that the increase of endogenous proline is closely associated with the increase of CAT and POX activities, which may play important roles in salt tolerance. Therefore, we conclude that the alleviation of oxidative damage and increased resistance to salinity may result from the presence of efficient antioxidative systems.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.83-93
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• 2008

간척지에서 식생의 분포에 대한 평가는 토양관리 및 환경적 연구를 위해 필요하다. 본 연구는 한국 중부 서해안 경기만 내의 3개 간척지에서 식생의 분포와 토양 염농도 간의 관계를 규명하기 위하여 실시하였다. 식생이 연속분포를 보이는 지점에서 토양 염농도를 측정하고 출현식물종을 분류하여 연속분포의 특성을 기술하였다. 간척지 내에 나타나는 식생의 공간변이는 부분적으로 이루어지지만 각각의 공간변이를 토양 염농도를 기준으로 연결한 결과 토양 염농도 구배와 내염성 식물종의 분포가 일치하는 연속분포(continuum distribution)를 보여, 토양 염농도가 높은 곳은 내염성 식물종이, 낮은 곳은 비내염성 식물종이 분포하였다. 연속분포는 간척 경과 년 수가 오래된 곳에서 유형이 다양하고 명확하게 구분되나, 간척 초기 지역에서는 연속분포 현상이 뚜렷하지 않았다. 연속분포 유형은 순차적 유형과 비순차적 유형으로 구분되었다. 순차적 유형은 토양 염농도가 높은 곳을 기점으로 할 경우 토양 염농도가 연속적으로 낮아지는 방향으로 이어지며 식물종도 이에 따라 선구종 염생식물(pioneer halophyte)에서 저염생식물(facultative halophyte), 중성식물(glycophyte)의 순으로 변화하였다. 비순차적 유형은 비연속적 토양 염농도의 변화에 의해 형성되며, 식생의 분포도 단계적 변화를 보이지 않고 비정형적이다. 간척 경과 년 수가 오래된 지역에서는 토양 염농도가 높은 식생 고사지역이 있고 식생 비분포지와 함께 이 지점을 기점으로 식생의 연속분포가 형성되었다.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제16권1_2호
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• pp.25-29
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• 2000

우리나라 연안역에서 중요한 어업자원의 하나인 고막, Anadara granosa bisenensis의 성장에 관여하는 환경 요인 중 가장 중요한 수온과 염분에 대한 생존범위를 파악하고, 성장을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 고막의 서식 수온범위를 3$^{\circ}C$에서 36$^{\circ}C$까지 3$^{\circ}C$간격으로 12개의 실험구에서 24시간동안 조사한 결과, 3-33$^{\circ}C$ 범위 내에서 100%의 생존율을 보인 반면, 36$^{\circ}C$ 실험구에서는 수용 30분 이내에 전량 폐사하였다. 고막의 염분 내성을 염분도 0-100$\textperthousand$까지 10$\textperthousand$ 간격으로 10개의 실험구에서 70시간동안 조사한 결과, 0-50$\textperthousand$ 범위 내에서는 해수로 전환시 100%의 생존율을 보였고, 60-90$\textperthousand$ 범위에서는 5시간 침적 후 해수로 전환시 100% 생존하였으나, 100$\textperthousand$ 구에서는 80%만이 생존하였다. 고막의 월별성장도 조사를 위한 사육수는 자연해수를 이용하였는데, 실험개시시 평균 각장 및 전중이 10.11$\pm$0.E9 mm와 0.40$\pm$0.06 g이던 치패가 실험종료시인 150일 후에는 각각 13.17$\pm$0.98 mm, 0.69$\pm$0.11 g의 성장을 보였다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.270-274
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• 1997

자포니카 벼 내염성 품종육성을 위한 모본들의 조합능력을 아는 것은 교배친의 선정과 육종효율면에서 대단히 중요하다. 본 연구는 유묘기 내염성 관련형질에 대해 내염성 정도가 다른 9개 품종을 가지고, 이면 교배를 실시하여 모본 및 F$_1$에 대한 유묘기 내염성 검정을 통하여 조합능력을 평가할 목적으로 수행하였다. 유묘기 내염성 평가형질에 대한 일반조합능력 및 특수조합능력은 친품종간 및 F$_1$간에 고도로 유의한 차이가 있었으며, 특히 일반조합능력이 특수조합능력보다 크게 나타나서, 여기에는 상가적 유전자작용이 비상가적 유전자작용보다 훨씬 크게 관여하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 각 모본들에 대한 일반조합능력은 Gaori, Namyang 7 그리고 Agami M1 같은 내염성 품종들이 지상부 건물중 및 뿌리 건물중 감소율에서 모두 다른 친품종들에 비하여 우수하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.1045-1059
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• 2021

Various abiotic stressors like drought, salinity, temperature, and heavy metals are major environmental stresses that affect agricultural productivity and crop yields all over the world. Continuous changes in climatic conditions put selective pressure on the microbial ecosystem to produce exopolysaccharides. Apart from soil aggregation, exopolysaccharide (EPS) production also helps in increasing water permeability, nutrient uptake by roots, soil stability, soil fertility, plant biomass, chlorophyll content, root and shoot length, and surface area of leaves while also helping maintain metabolic and physiological activities during drought stress. EPS-producing microbes can impart salt tolerance to plants by binding to sodium ions in the soil and preventing these ions from reaching the stem, thereby decreasing sodium absorption from the soil and increasing nutrient uptake by the roots. Biofilm formation in high-salinity soils increases cell viability, enhances soil fertility, and promotes plant growth and development. The third environmental stressor is presence of heavy metals in the soil due to improper industrial waste disposal practices that are toxic for plants. EPS production by soil bacteria can result in the biomineralization of metal ions, thereby imparting metal stress tolerance to plants. Finally, high temperatures can also affect agricultural productivity by decreasing plant metabolism, seedling growth, and seed germination. The present review discusses the role of exopolysaccharide-producing plant growth-promoting bacteria in modulating plant growth and development in plants and alleviating extreme abiotic stress condition. The review suggests exploring the potential of EPS-producing bacteria for multiple abiotic stress management strategies.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.499-505
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• 2020

We investigated growth, survival and stress response depending on salinity changes in hybrid grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀×E. polyphekadion ♂, BCG) juvenile. Experiment I (Exp I), the hybrids were stocked at 32 psu and reared for 30 days under decreasing salinity at a rate of 5-7 psu per day (25, 20, 15, 10, 5 psu). Experiment II (Exp II), the salinity was decreased from 32 psu to 5 psu during a period of 24, 48 and 72 h. Experiment III (Exp III), acclimatized BCGs were exposed from 5 psu to decreasing salinity at 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 psu. In the Exp I, 90% survival only in the 5 psu. Growth were 5 and 32 psu had significantly low growth than other treatment. In the Exp II 100% survived by the end of the experiment. The plasma cortisol level was highest in the treatment the salinity rapidly dropped, but all the treatment recovered quickly after 24 h of salinity reduction. In the Exp III, the lower the salinity, the faster the mortality occurred in salinity below 5 psu. It is therefore concluded that the BCGs are highly tolerant of low salinity and the salinity tolerance threshold is 5 psu.

• ALGAE
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.361-373
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• 2020

The community dynamics of benthic diatoms in the hypersaline environment are investigated to advance our understanding how salinity impacts marine life. Diatoms were sampled in the two salterns encompassing salt Ponds, ditches, and seawater reservoirs (n = 11), along the salinity gradient (max = 324 psu), and nearby tidal flats (n = 2). The floral assemblages and distributions across sites and stations showed great variations, with a total of 169 identified taxa. First, not surprisingly, higher diversity of benthic diatoms was found at natural tidal flats than salterns. The saltern diatoms generally showed salinity dependent distributions with distinct spatial changes in species composition and dominant taxa. Biota-environment and principal component analysis confirmed that salinity, mud content, and total nitrogen were key factors influencing the overall benthic community structure. Some dominant species, e.g., Nitzschia scalpelliformis and Achnanthes sp. 1, showed salinity tolerance / preference. The number of diatom species at salinity of >100 psu reduced over half and no diatoms were found at maximum salinity of 324 psu. The highest salinity for the observed live diatoms was 205 psu, however, a simple regression indicated a theoretical salinity threshold of ~300 psu on the survival. Finally, the indicator species were identified along the salinity gradient in salterns as well as natural tidal flats. Overall, high species numbers, varying taxa, and euryhaline distributions of saltern diatoms collectively reflected a dynamic saltern ecosystem. The present study would provide backgrounds for biodiversity monitoring of ecologically important microalgal producers in some unique hypersaline environment, and elsewhere.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.938-945
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• 2018

Salinity stress is an important environmental problem that adversely affects crop production by reducing plant growth. The impacts of rhizobacterial strains to alleviate salinity stress on the germination of Lactuca sativa and Raphanus sativus seeds were assessed using different concentrations of NaCl. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) strains were also examined to improve the early germination of Chinese cabbage seeds under normal conditions. Lactobacillus sp. and P. putida inoculation showed higher radicle lengths compared with non-inoculated radish (Raphanus sativus) seeds. LAP mix inoculation increased the radicle length of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seedlings by 2.0 and 0.5 cm at salinity stress of 50 and 100 mM NaCl concentration, respectively. Inoculation by Azotobacter chroococcum significantly increased the plumule and radicle lengths of germinated seeds compared with non-inoculated control. A. chroococcum increased the radicle length relative to the uninoculated seeds by 4.0, 1.0, and 1.5 cm at 50, 100, and 150 mM NaCl concentration, respectively. LAP mix inoculation significantly improved the radicle length in germinated radish seeds by 7.5, 1.3, 1.2, and 0.6 cm under salinity stress of 50, 100, 150, and 200 mM NaCl concentration, respectively. These results of this study showed that PGPR could be helpful to mitigate the salinity stress of different plants at the time of germination.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.202-206
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• 2012

Root colonization by the rhizobacterium Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6 in Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0 plants resulted in induced tolerance to drought and salinity caused by halide salt-generated ionic stress but not by osmotic stress caused by sorbitol. Stomatal apertures decreased following root colonization by P. chlororaphis O6 in both wild-type and ABA-insensitive Arabidopsis mutant plants. These results suggest that an ABA-independent stomatal closure mechanism in the guard cells of P. chlororaphis O6-colonized plants could be a key phenotype for induced systemic tolerance to drought and salt stress.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.1129-1137
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• 2008

We investigated the ecological characteristics of reed populations growing in Korea and tried to select reed populations showing better growth patterns in waste landfill leachate. To examine the growth characteristics, 14 reed populations from various habitats were collected. Four reed populations were from inland reclaimed habitats, 4 reed populations from brackish or salt marsh habitats, and 6 reed populations from fresh water habitats. Total plant biomass after the treatment with landfill leachate showed that Daebudo and Nanjido reed populations had the higher biomass with 3755 g DW/pot and 3305 g DW/pot, respectively. Reed populations being sampled from the higher salinity and landfill habitats had relatively higher total biomass than that of other reed populations. Especially reed populations from landfill habitats showed higher biomass. Reed populations from Songjiho and Daebudo, which were believed to have tolerance to salt stress, also showed good growth patterns. Population from the fresh water habitats exhibited relatively lower tolerance to leachate treatment compared to others. From the results, we could conclude that reed populations from Nanjido and Daebudo with higher biomass and better salt tolerance were able to good candidates for purification of waste landfill leachate.