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A New Report on Edible Tropical Bolete, Phlebopus spongiosus in Thailand and Its Fruiting Body Formation without the Need for a Host Plant

  • Kumla, Jaturong;Suwannarach, Nakarin;Lumyong, Saisamorn
    • Mycobiology
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    • 제48권4호
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    • pp.263-275
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    • 2020
  • Phlebopus spongiosus is a well-known edible ectomycorrhizal mushroom indigenous to southern Vietnam. The mushroom specimens collected from northern Thailand in this study were identified as P. spongiosus. This identification was based on morphological characteristics and the multi-gene phylogenetic analyses. Pure cultures were isolated and the relevant suitable mycelial growth conditions were investigated. The results indicated that the fungal mycelia grew well on L-modified Melin-Norkans, and Murashige and Skoog agar all of which were adjusted to a pH of 5.0 at 30 ℃. Sclerotia-like structures were observed on cultures. The ability of this mushroom to produce fruiting bodies in the absence of a host plant was determined by employing a bag cultivation method. Fungal mycelia completely covered the cultivation substrate after 90-95 days following inoculation of mushroom spawn. Under the mushroom house conditions, the highest amount of primordial formation was observed after 10-15 days at a casing with soil:vermiculite (1:1, v/v). The primordia developed into a mature stage within one week. Moreover, identification of the cultivated fruiting bodies was confirmed by both morphological and molecular methods. This is the first record of P. spongiosus found in Thailand and its ability to form fruiting bodies without a host plant.

Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): A Comprehensive Review on Pharmacology Phytochemistry, and Ethnomedicinal Uses

  • Fatima, Suhail;Siddiqui, Aisha;Khan, Afshan
    • 셀메드
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    • 제9권4호
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    • pp.4.1-4.5
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    • 2019
  • The medicinal plants are extensively used for curing variegated malady in day to day life. There is an emergent demand for plant based medicines, food supplements, health products, pharmaceuticals etc. Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.) is one of the valuable medicinal plants used in Unani system of medicine since relic belongs to family Bombacaceae. It is a tall tree and widely distributed through India, Africa, Australia and tropical Asia. Many parts of the plant (root, stem bark, gum, leaf, prickles, flower, fruit, seed and heartwood) are used for the treatment of a variety of ailments. It is reported to possess nafe sailanur reham (beneficial in leucorrhea), mujaffif (siccative), muqawwi reham (uterine tonic), qabiz (constipative), muallide mani (production of semen), mumsik wa mughalliz mani (increase consistency of semen), dafe fasaad khoon wa safra (purifies blood and bile) etc. It is used in asthma, diarrhoea, wound, leprosy, boils and many other skin diseases. Also possess some important pharmacological activities such as antioxidant, analgesic, antipyretic, antibacterial, diuretic, hepatoprotective, anticancer, hypoglycaemic and hypotensive etc. It is reported to contain phytoconstituents like polysaccharides, naphthoquinones, anthocyanins, lupeol and naphthol etc. This paper provides a compendium review on pharmacological, phytochemical properties and therapeutic benefits of the plant.

Two new generic records in the orchid flora of Myanmar

  • KANG, Dae-Hyun;CHO, Seong-Hyun;ONG, Homervergel G.;LING, Shein Man;KYAW, Naing Oo;KIM, Young-Dong;KURZWEIL, Hubert
    • 식물분류학회지
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    • 제49권1호
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    • pp.96-99
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    • 2019
  • The species diversity of Orchidaceae is believed to be extremely high in Myanmar. Like in other plant groups, little basic inventory work has been done thus far. During floristic surveys conducted in Popa Mountain Park (Mandalay Region), Natma Taung National Park (Chin State), and in the Ywangan area (southwestern Shan State), we encountered two interesting orchid species which were determined to be new generic records in the flora of Myanmar. Thuniopsis cleistogama was previously considered endemic to Yunnan Province (China) and was only known from the type locality. However, here the species is newly reported from two localities in central and western Myanmar. Disperis neilgherrensis is known from several widely scattered localities in tropical and subtropical Asia. This tiny orchid species was discovered in the Ywangan area in the southwestern area of the Shan State of Myanmar. These two species will be valuable additions to the updated checklist of the orchids of Myanmar.

Estimation of radiostrontium, radiocesium and radiobarium transfer from arid soil to plant: A case study from Kuwait

  • Aba, Abdulaziz;Ismaeel, Anfal;Al-Boloushi, Omar
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제53권3호
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    • pp.960-966
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    • 2021
  • A technical approach to design and carry out an experiment to determine the uptake of selected radionuclides in site-specific conditions in Kuwait was developed and successfully executed for developing a radioecological decision support system. The radionuclides from soil-to-plant transfer factors have been obtained for leafy and non-leafy vegetables, and root crops cultivated in Kuwait. Two types of vegetated soils were selected and spiked with high concentrations of three relatively short-lived selected radionuclides (85Sr, 134Cs, and 133Ba). The highest strontium and barium transfer factors were found in the order: leafy vegetables > root crops > non-leafy vegetables. The approximate range of radiocesium transfer factor was found to be low in all plant groups and was comparable to those reported elsewhere in different soil types of temperate and tropical environments. A strong negative correlation between the obtained transfer factors and the distribution coefficient of the radionuclide in soil was found. It is recommended to adopt the newly derived parameters for the sensitive areas in Kuwait and other Gulf countries instead of using the generic parameters, whenever dose calculation codes are used. This will help to more accurately assess and predict the end results of the committed effective dose equivalent through ingestion pathway.

Enhancing in vitro Growth of Bulbs for Mass Propagation of Lily Germplasm

  • Song, Jae-young;Lee, Young-yi;Yi, Jung-yoon;Lee, Jung-ro;Yoon, Mun-sup
    • 한국자원식물학회지
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    • 제34권1호
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    • pp.17-22
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    • 2021
  • Plants regenerated from in vitro cultures carry chromosomal variations, especially in long-term culture. Reducing the duration of plant tissue culture is one of the ways to reduce genetic and epigenetic changes. In this study, we reduced the duration of long-term culture and repeat subculture using small bulblets derived from bulb scales in two lily cultivars. The adventitious bulblets derived from bulb-scale tissue were cultured on three different media containing Murashige and Skoog (MS) basal medium supplemented with 1 g/L Charcoal, MS medium containing 0.3 mg/L IAA and 0.4 mg/L BA hormone with or without Charcoal, respectively. About seven weeks later, the number of newly propagated multiple shoots in the two media, A and B media, showed little differentiation. Compared to both media, the number of propagated multiple shoots increased 5-fold in MS medium containing 0.3 mg/L IAA and 0.4 mg/L BA hormone without Charcoal (C medium). The number of propagated multiple shoots ranged from 5 to 6 and 4 to 6 with an average of 5 in TropicalPink and GreenStar cultivars, respectively. The flow cytometric measurements indicated no variation in the ploidy level between control and in vitro propagated plants.

Amblovenatum immersum (Thelypteridaceae): A new record for the flora of Vietnam

  • SON, Doan Hoang;HAI, Do Van;QUANG, Bui Hong;CHEN, Cheng Wei;DUONG, La Anh;HIEU, Trinh Van;CHOUDHARY, Ritesh Kumar;LEE, Joongku
    • 식물분류학회지
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    • 제52권2호
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    • pp.108-113
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    • 2022
  • Amblovenatum immersum (Blume) Mazumdar (Thelypteridaceae) is newly recorded in Vietnam. It is similar to A. terminans (Panigrahi) J. P. Roux in its woody rhizome and cristate spores but differs in terms of its plant size, lobed pinnae, lobed segments, veinlets, sori and indusia. It was previously found to exist in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand as well as in east Africa, tropical America, northern Australia and Micronesia. The present study provides a detailed description, photos, and line drawing of the species. Furthermore, a comparison of the diagnostic characters with the closely related species in Vietnam A. terminans is provided.

제주도에서 재배되는 망고, 용과, 아떼모야의 주요 해충과 피해 (Pest Lists and Their Damages on Mango, Dragon Fruit and Atemoya in Jeju, Korea)

  • 최경산;양진영;박영미;김소라;최활란;유동표;김동순
    • 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.

Seroprevalence and B1 gene Phylogeny of Toxoplasma gondii of Dogs and Cats in Republic of Korea

  • Park, Yeojin;Noh, Jinhyeong;Seo, Hyun-Ji;Kim, Keun-Ho;Min, Subin;Yoo, Mi-Sun;Yun, Bo-Ram;Kim, Jong-Ho;Choi, Eun-Jin;Cheon, Doo-Sung;Hong, Sung-Jong;Yoon, Soon-Seek;Cho, Yun Sang
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제58권3호
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    • pp.257-265
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    • 2020
  • The outbreak of human toxoplasmosis can be attributed to ingestion of food contaminated with Toxoplasma gondii. Toxoplasmosis recently increased in domestic and stray dogs and cats. It prompted studies on the zoonotic infectious diseases transmitted via these animals. Sero- and antigen prevalences of T. gondii in dogs and cats were surveyed using ELISA and PCR, and B1 gene phylogeny was analyzed in this study. Toxoplasmosis antibodies were measured on sera of 403 stray cats, 947 stray dogs, 909 domestic cats, and 2,412 domestic dogs collected at nationwide regions, Korea from 2017 to 2019. In addition, whole blood, feces, and tissue samples were also collected from stray cats (1,392), stray dogs (686), domestic cats (3,040), and domestic dogs (1,974), and T. gondii-specific B1 gene PCR was performed. Antibody prevalence of stray cats, stray dogs, domestic cats, and domestic dogs were 14.1%, 5.6%, 2.3%, and 0.04%, respectively. Antigen prevalence of these animals was 0.5%, 0.2%, 0.1%, and 0.4%, respectively. Stray cats revealed the highest infection rate of toxoplasmosis, followed by stray dogs, domestic cats, and domestic dogs. B1 gene positives were 5 of stray cats, and identified to high/moderate pathogenic Type I/III group. These findings enforce that preventive hygienic measure should be strengthened at One Health level in dogs and cats, domestic and stray, to minimize human toxoplasmosis infections.

Cryopreservation of Mulberry Germplasm Core Collection and Assessment of Genetic Stability through ISSR Markers

  • Rao, A. Ananda;Chaudhury, Rekha;Kumar, Suseel;Velu, D.;Saraswat, R.P.;Kamble, C.K.
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • 제15권1호
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    • pp.23-33
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    • 2007
  • A simple and reliable cryo technique using desiccation and slow freezing of winter dormant buds was employed for 238 core collection of mulberry germplasm collected from diverse geographical regions and maintained under tropical conditions in the ex situ field gene bank to develop long-term biodiversity conservation for ensuring sustainable utilization of these valuable resources. Desiccation and freezing tolerance of bud grafts and excised shoot apices in the axillary buds of different Morus species under in vivo and in vitro condition indicated species-specific variation and most of the wild Morus species were found sensitive. In vitro regeneration and cryopreservation($-196^{\circ}C$) protocols using differentiated bud meristem like axillary winter dormant buds were worked out for a wide range of Morus species, land races, wild and cultivated varieties. Successful cryopreservation of mulberry winter dormant buds of different accessions belonging to M. indica, M. alba, M. latifolia, M. cathayana, M. laevigata, M. nigra, M. australis, M. bombycis, M. sinensis, M multicaulis and M. rotundiloba was achieved. Among wild species Morus tiliaefolia, and M. serrata showed moderate recovery after cryopreservation. Survival rates did not alter after three years of cryopreservation of different Morus species. ISSR markers were used to ascertain the genetic stability of cryopreserved mulberry, which showed no difference detected among the plantlets regenerated from frozen apices in comparison to the non-frozen material.

Transcriptome Profiling of Differentially Expressed Genes in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) Under Salt Stress

  • Byeong Hee Kang;Woon Ji Kim;Sreepama Chowdhury;Chang Yeok Moon;Sehee Kang;Bo-Keun Ha
    • 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국작물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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    • pp.261-261
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    • 2022
  • Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] is one of the most important grain legumes that enhance soil fertility and is well-adapted to various abiotic stress. Also, it is cultivated worldwide as a tropical annual crop, and the semi-arid regions are known as the main cowpea-produced regions. However, accumulation of soil salinity induced by low rainfall in these regions is reducing crop yields and quality. In general, plants exposed to soil salinity cause an accumulation of high ion chloride, which leads to the degradation of root and leaf proteins. In this study, we identified candidate genes associated with salinity tolerance through an analysis of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in four cowpea germplasms with contrasting salinity tolerance. A total of 553,776,035 short reads were obtained using the Illumina Novaseq 6000 platform for RNA-Seq, which were subsequently aligned to the reference genome of cowpea Vunguiculata v1.2. A total of9,806 DEGs were identified between NaCl treatment and control of four cowpea germplasms. Among these DEGs, functions related to salt stress such as calcium transporter and cytochrome-450 family were associated with salt stress. In GO analysis and KEGG analysis, these DEGs were enriched in terms such as the "phosphorylation", ''extracellular region", and "ion binding". These RNA-seq results will improve the understanding of the salt tolerance of cowpea and can be used as useful basic data for molecular breeding technology in the future.

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