• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.162-167
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• 2021

Aluminum (Al) stress in acidic pH is known to decrease the growth and productivity of alfalfa. However, not much is known about how the application of silicon (Si) affects the Al stress response in alfalfa. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of exogenous application of Si on the growth of alfalfa seedlings exposed to Al stress in pots. Alfalfa seedlings grown in pots for 2 weeks were treated either Al stress (pH 4.0, 0.2 mM Al) or Al stress + Si (1 mM) for 5 days, lengths and biomass of shoot and root, and chlorophyll and carotenoid contents in leaf tissues were analyzed respectively. Al stress treatment inhibited shoot and root growth, and decreased fresh and dry weights, and chlorophyll content in leaves, but increased carotenoid content. In contrast, when alfalfa seedlings treated with Al stress combined with Si, delayed growth caused by Al stress of shoot and root of alfalfa seedlings was restored, dry weight was increased and chlorophyll content of leaf tissue was increased, but carotenoid content was decreased. These results suggest that Si has a function of alleviating Al toxicity in alfalfa, of which it exhibits a mitigating effect by a function that overlaps with some of the intracellular functions of carotenoids.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.349-351
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• 2006

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.25-30
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• 1987

영양액을 사용한 고온하의 Growth chamber에서 근류균을 접종한 Alfalfa의 수양시기별 작물명부위에 대한 실표시비의 영향에 관한여 미국 University of Nevada에서 실험한 결과들을 요약하면 다음과 같다. 초장과 그장에 대한 실표시비의 효과는 높이 인정되었으나 근장에 있어서는 유의성이 없는 다소의 증가을 보였다. 실표시비의 작물의 용접과 건물수량은 무실표구에 비하여 2배이상의 증가를 보여 실표시비의 높은 효과를 나타냈다. 근류의 착생수에 있어서도 실표시비의 효과가 인정되었으나 전구 공히 근류균의 활동이 미흡한 것으로 사료된다. 이상의 결과들은 Alfalfa 분배시 소량의 실표시비의 장려를 암시하는 것 같다.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.137-145
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• 2022

Aluminum (Al) is one of the major factors adversely affects crop growth and productivity in acidic soils. In this study, the effect of Al on plants in soil was investigated by comparing the protein expression profiles of alfalfa roots exposed to Al stress treatment. Two-week-old alfalfa seedlings were exposed to Al stress treatment at pH 4.0. Total protein was extracted from alfalfa root tissue and analyzed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis combined with MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometry. A total of 45 proteins differentially expressed in Al stress-treated alfalfa root tissues were identified, of which 28 were up-regulated and 17 were down-regulated. Of the differentially expressed proteins, 7 representative proteins were further confirmed for transcript accumulation by RT-PCR analysis. The identified proteins were involved in several functional categories including disease/defense (24%), energy (22%), protein destination (9%), metabolism (7%), transcription (5%), secondary metabolism (4%), and ambiguous classification (29%). The identification of key candidate genes induced by Al in alfalfa roots will be useful to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of Al stress tolerance in alfalfa plants.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.148-152
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• 2019

Soil acidity or alkalinity are serious limitations for crop production. The purpose of this study was to clarify the negative effects of extreme pH stress (low and high) on alfalfa vegetative growth (VG) and biomass accumulation (BA). Two-week-old alfalfa seedlings were exposed to different pH (4.0, 4.5, 7.0, 8.0 and 8.5, respectively) levels for 72 hours. Alfalfa grown at pH 4.0 and 8.5 significantly reduced VG and BA, wherein as neutral pH (7.0) comparably exhibited better growth and biomass yield. These results indicate that extreme acidic or alkaline level are critical limiting factors for growth and biomass yield in alfalfa.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.151-156
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• 1986

저온하(低溫下)의 Growth chamber에서 근유균(根瘤菌)(R-12)를 접종(接種)한 Alfalfa의 수확시기별(收穫時期別) 작물(作物) 각부위(各部位)의 질소시비(窒素施肥)의 효과에 관하여 미국(美國) University of Nevada에서 실험(實驗)한 결과(結果)들을 요약(要略)하면 다음과 같다. 초장(草長), 근장(根長) 및 전장(全長)에 있어서는 질소시비(窒素施肥)의 효과가 나타나지 아니하였으며 작물(作物)의 용적(容積)과 건물수량(乾物收量)은 질소시비(窒素施肥)의 효과를 가져왔다. 질소시비구(窒素施肥區)의 근유균(根瘤菌)의 착생수(着生數)는 무질소구(無窒素區)에서 보다 많았으나 질소고정량(窒素固定量)이 작물(作物)의 원활한 생육(生育)을 위하여서는 미흡(未洽)한 것으로 생각(生覺)된다. 이상의 결과(結果)들은 Alfalfa를 재배시(栽培時) 소량(小量)의 질소시비(窒素施肥)의 필요성(必要性)을 암시하는 것 같다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.929-934
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• 2000

Optimum stand density of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) varies with locations and climates. Stand density is one of the factors that determines herbage yield, forage quality and persistence of alfalfa. As establishment costs increase, the question arises whether present population densities are optimum for obtaining maximum herbage yield and forage quality. The objectives of this study were: 1) to determine the optimum plant density for highest herbage yield and forage quality for the dehydrated alfalfa industry under Edmontons climatic conditions in Alberta, Canada; 2) to compare herbage yield and forage quality of the cultivars 'Algonquin' and 'Vernal' grown at a range of stand densities. Alfalfa seedlings of both cultivars were either transplanted at spacings of 6, 10, 15 and 25 cm or direct seeded at the 4.5 cm plant spacings, providing population densities of 494, 278, 100, 45 and $16plants/m^2$. The experimental design was a randomized complete block with a split-plot arrangement having three replicates; the main plots consisted of two alfalfa cultivars Algonquin and Vernal, and the sub-plots were the five population densities. The cultivar Vernal had significantly higher annual yield than did the cultivar Algonquin. There was no significant effect of plant density on herbage yield. There was no difference in crude protein (CP) between the two cultivars. At the first cut, there was a significant quadratic effect of plant density on CP content and the greatest CP occurred at the 100 plants/m2 density. Crude protein was not affected by plant density at the second cut. Acid detergent fiber (ADF) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) were not affected by plant density. The cultivar Algonquin usually had a lower ADF and NDF than cultivar Vernal. In conclusion, high population densities ($278plants/m^2$ or more) of alfalfa did not improve herbage yield and forage quality compared with low plant population densities ($100plants/m^2$ or less) of alfalfa.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.243-247
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• 2016

Arsenic (As) is a toxic element that easily taken up by plants root. Several toxic forms of As disrupt plant metabolism by a series of cellular alterations. In this study, we applied annealing control primer (ACP)-based reverse transcriptase PCR (polymerase chain reaction) technique to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in alfalfa roots in response to As stress. Two-week-old alfalfa seedlings were exposed to As treatment for 6 hours. DEGs were screened from As treated samples using the ACP-based technique. A total of six DEGs including heat shock protein, HSP 23, plastocyanin-like domain protein162, thioredoxin H-type 1 protein, protein MKS1, and NAD(P)H dehydrogenase B2 were identified in alfalfa roots under As stress. These genes have putative functions in abiotic stress homeostasis, antioxidant activity, and plant defense. These identified genes would be useful to increase As tolerance in alfalfa plants.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.309-316
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• 2001

Helianthus tuberosus has been known to inhibit the growth of weeds and other plants sharing its habitat. This study was conducted to identify the allelochemicals of Helianthus tuberosus which were extracted with water and solvents. Aqueous extracts of leaf, stem, root, tuber and tuber peel of Helianthus tuberosus except tuber did not show significant differences in phytotoxicity to alfalfa seedlings. It was considered that Helianthus tuberosus contained fewer or less potential water-soluble substances that were toxic to alfalfa. Methanol extract of leaves of Helianthus tuberosus was sequentially partitioned in increasing polarity with n-hexane, ethylacetate and n-butanol. Each extract had a yield of 148, 12, 15.7 and 9.5g, respectively. Inhibitory effects on germination of alfalfa seeds treated with four fractions were not significantly different. But the significant reductions on hypocotyl length were observed for all the solvent extracts. Among the four fractions, the ethylacetate fraction showed the most significant inhibition effect on bioassay with alfalfa. Further separation of the active ethylacetate fraction by open column chromatography led to the 25 subfractions. In bioassay of each sub-fraction with alfalfa seeds, sub-fraction No. 13 showed the most inhibitory effect on seedling growth. $^1$H NMR and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis revealed that sub-fraction No. 13 was the mixture of straight-chain saturated fatty acids.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.371-377
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• 2013

자운영 포장에서 알팔파바구미 성충의 발생양상과 1세대 성충의 밭작물 유식물에 대한 기주선호성을 조사하였다. 자운영 포장에서 포충망에 의한 알팔파바구미의 월동 성충은 3월 하순부터 발생하기 시작하여 4월 중순에 피크를 나타내었으며, 1세대 성충은 4월 하순부터 발생하기 시작하여 5월 하순에 피크를 나타내었다. 하지만 월동 성충의 발생량은 매우 적었고, 1세대 성충의 발생량은 매우 많았으나, 연차간 변이가 심하였다. 온실에서 배추 및 콩 등 11종의 유식물에 대한 알팔파바구미 1세대 성충의 7일 차 발생충수는 배추>콩>케일 순으로 유의하게 많았으며, 조, 땅콩, 기장, 가지 및 상추에서 매우 적었고, 옥수수, 쑥갓, 수수에서는 전혀 발생하지 않았다. 7일 차 유식물의 피해주율도 배추(60.0%)>콩(50.0%)>케일(30.0%)>조(16.7%), 기장(13.3%)>상추(3.3%) 순으로 유의하게 심하였다. 한편, 자운영포장에서 11종의 유식물에 대한 7일 차 피해주율은 배추(46.7%), 콩(43.3%)>케일(23.3%)>조(13.3%), 기장(13.3%) 순으로 유의하게 심하여 온실에서의 결과와 같은 경향을 나타내었다. 따라서 알팔파바구미의 기주선호성은 녹비작물포장 주변에서 밭작물의 안전한 재배를 위한 작물선택의 참고자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.