• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.345-358
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• 2015

Southeast Asia, a typical tropical region, plays an important role in exporting a variety of fruits worldwide. The market for fresh fruits has been growing consistently, and this is a chance for Southeast Asian countries to increase their national income. However, export of tropical fruits has limitations such as a short shelf life and difficulty in maintaining the quality because of tropical climate conditions and undeveloped postharvest technologies in Southeast Asia. An important objective for developing postharvest technologies is to extend the shelf life of fresh fruits without deterioration in fruit quality. Therefore, it is essential to determine factors that affect the shelf life of fruits. The shelf life of tropical fruits is significantly dependent on the inherent properties of the fruits, extrinsic conditions, postharvest treatment, and microbial contamination. Recently, Southeast Asian countries have supported agricultural research groups for developing new postharvest technologies and minimizing postharvest losses and maintaining export fruit quality so that the total sales of tropical fruit farms can increase. This review introduces how the primary factors for extending the shelf life of tropical fruits can be determined and discusses the development of postharvest technologies for tropical fruits in Southeast Asian countries.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.113-116
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• 2000

Different phenological patterns of leaf and fruit fall among native and non-native riparian species provide a spatially and temporally heterogeneous series of alternative food resources for detritivores. Relatively little is known about qualitative differences among these different riparian species. Rates of litter inputs, decomposition, and retention for different sources of riparian litter require long-term documentation. Species of freshwater shrimps, crabs. insects. and gastropods are known to consume a wide range of litter inputs but how these dynamic food webs function under changing climatic and land-use conditions is unknown, especially in tropical streams. On-going studies in the Luquillo Experimental Forest. Puerto Rico provide an example of how inputs of fronds and fruits from palms (Prestoea montana) serve as important foods and microhabitat for species of freshwater crabs and shrimp. Native riparian species such as Prestoea montana are commonly distributed in the Luquillo Mountains especially along steep slopes and stream banks. After tropical storms with high winds, the large fronds from these native riparian trees provide important inputs of leaf litter to the stream food web. In some streams, the input of ripe fruit from non-native trees such as Java plum (Syzigium jambos) also provides a major source of detrital food resources, especially during periods when fruit fall from native species of palms may be limited.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.252-263
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• 2018

본 연구는 SWOT 분석을 이용하여 망고 사례를 중심으로 국내 열대과일 재배의 타당성을 분석하였다. 국내 열대과일(망고) 재배의 기회 요인은 기후온난화로 국내 재배환경이 개선되었고, 국내 수요 증가로 소비시장이 확대되고 있으며, 일부 지자체에서 새로운 틈새작목으로 육성 및 지원하고 있다는 것이다. 그 외의 강점은 국내에서 신선한 고품질 상품 생산이 가능하고, 아직까지 소량 유통되어 수입산과 차별화되고, 국산 소비 매니아층이 형성되어 있으며, 약용 기능성 과일로 인식된다는 점이다. 위협 요인은 FTA 이행으로 수입산의 가격경쟁력이 더욱 강화되고, 폭설, 한파 등 이상기후로 인한 생산기반 약화가 우려된다는 것이다. 그 외의 약점은 초기 투자비용이 많이 투입되고, 광열비 등의 경영비 부담이 크고, 국내에 농약, 비료 등의 전문 농자재 공급체계와 재배기술 보급시스템이 부재하며, 판로 확보가 어렵다는 점이다. 망고를 비롯한 열대과일이 국내 과수산업의 한 축으로 성장하기 위해서는 이러한 강점과 기회 요인을 적극 활용하는 한편, '생산요소 투입-생산-가공 유통-판매'로 이어지는 가치사슬(value chain)의 각 단계별 약점을 보완하고 위협 요인에 대처해야 한다.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.313-316
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• 1997

Thomas'fruit-eating bat, Artibeus watssoni, is known to alter leaves of a wide variety of tropical plants to construct tent roosts. On Barro Colorado Island and Gigante Peninsula in the canal zone, Panama, A. watsoni is found to use the black palm, Astrocaryum standleyanum, as its tent plant. Bats cut the first five to ten pinnae from the proximal side of the terminal blade and chew additional four to nine pinnae without severing their central veins. The distance from the frond rachis to the cut decreases distally leaving an inverted V-shaped cut path. The distal portions of the bifurcated blade are then collapsed and folded to form the'bifid'tent with an inverted boat-shaped cavity underneath. All tents were in fronds of trunkless juvenile plants.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2013

제주도에서 열대과수로 망고(mango; Mangefera indica), 용과(dragon fruit; Hylocereus undatus), 아떼모야(atemoya; Annona cherimola ${\times}$ A. squamosa) 등이 주로 재배되고 있다. 2008년부터 2011년까지 이들 작물에 발생하는 해충 종류와 피해를 조사하였다. 망고 해충 중 총채벌레, 진딧물, 깍지벌레, 나방류 피해가 많았다. 오이총채벌레(Thrips palmi)와 볼록총채벌레(Scirtothrips dorsalis)는 망고 전 재배기간에 걸쳐 발생하여 큰 피해를 주었다. 오이총채벌레는 주로 잎을 가해하였지만 볼록총채벌레는 잎과 과실을 심하게 가해하였다. 나방류 해충은 주로 잎을 가해하였지만, 일부 차애모무늬잎말이나방(Adoxophes honmai.) 유충은 망고 과경지를 중심으로 과실표면에 서식하여 과실 피해를 유발하였다. 목화진딧물(Aphis gossypii)과 복숭아혹진딧물(Myzus persicae)은 신초에 피해를 주었고, 가루깍지벌레(Pseudococcus kraunhiae) 등 깍지벌레는 망고줄기와 과실에 많이 발생하였다. 용과는 개미와 목화진딧물(A. gossypii)에 의한 과실 피해와 담배거세미나방(Spodoptera litura) 유충은 줄기를 심하게 가해하였다. 아떼모야는 주로 나방류 해충인 담배거세미나방과 차잎말이나방(Homona magnanima) 피해가 심하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.48-53
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• 2017

농림축산식품부의 주요정책 중 하나가 농식품 수출액 100억 달러 달성이다. 2016년 현재 농식품 수출액은 65억달러로 수출목표 달성이 그리 쉽지는 않은 상황이다. 농림축산식품부 사업인 시설현대화사업, 첨단온실사업 등은 원예작물의 수출을 전제로 시행되고 있다. 이러한 정책 기조에서 수출활성화와 동시에 수입과일의 국내 직접재배를 통한 수입대체 효과를 고려할 필요가 있다. 온대 및 열대 신선과일 수입액은 2000년에 2천 억에서 2016년 1조 2천 억으로 6배 증가하였다. 온대 및 열대 신선과일 수입을 대체할 수 있는 방안을 찾아 시행한다면 농가소득을 올리고 과수농가의 성장도 이끌 수 있다. 우리나라에서 온 열대 과일 생산의 핵심과제는 난방비를 절감하는 것이다. 제주도 애플망고 생산 농가가 면세 등유와 발전소 온배수를 이용한 경우를 조사하여 비교 분석하였다. 분석결과에 의하면 난방비가 42.3% 감소하였다. 난방비 문제 해결 대안 중 발전소 온배수를 활용한 방안을 고려할 수 있다. 온배수를 이용하면 난방비를 획기적으로 줄일 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 수입 과일을 국내 생산으로 대체하는 효과를 얻을 수 있다. 수입과일과의 가격경쟁을 위해서 현재 시행되고 있는 여러 정부지원사업(국비 보조20%, 융자 20%, 지방비 30%, 자부담 20%)을 수입과일 대체를 위한 생산농가에게 적용하게 되면 상당한 효과가 있을 것으로 판단된다. 이 연구는 발전소 온배수를 활용하여 수입되고 있는 온대 및 열대 과일의 국내 생산을 위한 정책구상에 대한 검토와 더불어 몇 가지 정책적 시사점을 제안하고 있다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.594-602
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• 2021

Objective: An experiment was conducted to assess the effect of dragon fruit peel pellet (DFPP) as a rumen enhancer of dry matter consumption, nutrient digestibilities, ruminal ecology, microbial protein synthesis and rumimal methane production in Holstein crossbred bulls. Methods: Four animals, with an average live-weight of 200±20 kg were randomly assigned in a 4×4 Latin square design to investigate the influence of DFPP supplementation. There were four different dietary treatments: without DFPP, and with 200, 300, and 400 g/h/d, respectively. Results: Results revealed that dry matter consumption of total intake, rice straw and concentrate were not significantly different among treatments (p>0.05). It was also found that ruminal pH was not different among treatments (p>0.05), whilst protozoal group was reduced when DFPP increased (p<0.01). Blood urea nitrogen and NH3-N concentrations were increased at 400 g of DFPP supplementation (p<0.01). Additionally, volatile fatty acid production of propionate was significantly enhanced by the DFPP supplementation (p<0.05), while production of methane was consequently decreased (p<0.05). Furthermore, microbial protein synthesis and urinary purine derivatives were remarkably increased especially at 400 g of DFPP supplementation (p<0.05). Conclusion: Plant secondary compounds or phytonutrients (PTN) containing saponins (SP) and condensed tannins (CT) have been reported to influence rumen fermentation. DFPP contains both CT and SP as a PTN. The addition of 400 g of DFPP resulted in improved rumen fermentation end-products especially propionate (C3) and microbial protein synthesis. Therefore, DFPP is a promising rumen enhancer and indicated a significant potential of DFPP as feedstuff for ruminant feed to mitigate rumen methane production.

• 기술사
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.35-44
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• 1989

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.1677-1684
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• 2018

Objective: To find biological functions such as antibacterial and antioxidant activities in several tropical plants and to investigate the possibility of antibiotic substitute agents to prevent and treat diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria. Methods: Plants such as Poncirus trifoliata fruit (Makrut), Zingiber officinale Rosc (Khing), Areca catechu L. (Mak), Solanum melongena L. I (Makkhuayao), and Solanum melongena L. II (Makhurapro) were extracted by methanol, n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol and water. The free radical scavenging activities were measured using 2-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl photometric assay. Antibacterial activities with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) were observed by agar diffusion assay against pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli, Burkholderia sp., Haemopilus somnus, Haemopilus parasuis, Clostridium perfringens, and Pantoea agglomerans. Results: Poncirus trifoliata fruit methanol extract showed antibacterial activities against gram-negative and gram-positive pathogens. Additionally, this showed the strongest antibacterial activity against Burkholderia sp. and Haemopilus somnus with MIC $131{\mu}g/mL$, respectively. Areca catechu L. water extract showed antibacterial activities against Burkholderia sp., Haemopilus somnus, and Haemopilus parasuis. The MIC value for Haemopilus parasuis was $105{\mu}g/mL$ in this. Antioxidant activity of Zingiber officinale Rosc n-hexane extract showed 2.23 mg/mL effective concentration 50% ($EC_{50}$) value was the highest activity among tropical plants extracts. Total polyphenol content in Zingiber officinale Rosc methanol extract was $48.4{\mu}g/mL$ and flavonoid content was $22.1{\mu}g/mL$ showed the highest values among tested plants extracts. Conclusion: Taken together, these results suggest that tropical plants used in this study may have a potential benefit as an alternative antibiotics agent through their antibacterial and antioxidant activities.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.205-214
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• 2021

The use of the supernatant from a Bacillus subtilis culture mixed with sodium bicarbonate was explored as a means of controlling stem brown spot disease in dragon fruit plants. In in vitro experiments, the B. subtilis supernatant used with sodium bicarbonate showed a strong inhibition effect on the growth of the fungus, Neoscytalidium dimidiatum, the agent causing stem brown spot disease and was notably effective in preventing fungal invasion of dragon fruit plant. This combination not only directly suppressed the growth of N. dimidiatum, but also indirectly affected the development of the disease by eliciting the dragon-fruit plant's defense response. Substantial levels of the pathogenesis-related proteins, chitinase and glucanase, and the phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway enzymes, peroxidase and phenyl alanine ammonia-lyase, were triggered. Significant lignin deposition was also detected in treated cladodes of injured dragon fruit plants in in vivo experiments. In summary, B. subtilis supernatant combined with sodium bicarbonate protected dragon fruit plant loss through stem brown spot disease during plant development in the field through pathogenic fungal inhibition and the induction of defense response mechanisms.