• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.93-119
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• 2014

Tropical tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) is a polyphagous silk producing forest silkworm of commercial importance in India. Forest dependent people rear its larvae on different forestry host plants twice or thrice in a year for small household income. Larvae of A. mylitta feeds on many forest tree species, but always show a great degree of selectivity as a function of its behavioural responses to physical structure and chemical features of the host plants. Cocoon crop of A. mylitta is influenced by heterogeneity of tasar food plants and climatic conditions of the habitat. The role of host plants, temperature, humidity, rainfall, photoperiod and climatic variables on the growth and development of insects have clearly been demonstrated. This article entails an in-depth analysis on ecological and nutritional aspects of A. mylitta, which may provide selective information to researcher and forest managers, who are particularly associated with livelihood improvement of the poor people in forested area through location specific forest insect industry.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2010

Protein phosphorylation is one of the major mechanisms for controlling many cellular processes in all living organisms. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades are known to transducer extracellular stimuli to several cellular processes, including cell division, differentiation as well as responses to various stresses. In plants, several studies have revealed that MAPK cascade pathways play an important role in responses against biotic and abiotic stresses, including wounding, pathogen infection, temperature, drought, salinity and plant hormones. It is also known that MAPK cascades-mediated signaling is an essential process in the resistance step to pathogens by regulating the activity of transcription factors. Here, the insights into the functions of MAPK cascade pathways in plant defense response signaling from Arabidopsis, tobacco and rice are described.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.104-115
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• 2015

This study was conducted during April-June in 2008 and 2010, following the Taean Oil Spill. We measured year-to-year changes in benthos species abundances and composition in 16 intertidal zone regions of Chungcheongnam-do. In total, 154 species were found 2008 and 134 in 2010; the mean abundance per area was $403ind./m^2$ and $242ind./m^2$, respectively. In 2008, the 10 dominant species included four species of arthropods, three species of annelids, and three species of mollusks. In 2010, dominant species included five species of annelids, three species of mollusks, one species of arthropods, and one other species. We used bray-curtis similarity to group species and found two groups in 2008 and five in 2010, complementing our NMDS analysis. Finally, we tested correlations between abiotic and biotic factors, and implemented a BIO-ENV analysis, which showed that sediment type, MZ (Phi), and organic content are important environmental factors affecting benthos in the Chung-nam tidal flats.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.157-165
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• 1984

Seasonal and spatial variations in propagule numbers of Trichoderma species were investigated every other month for one year in deciduous and coniferous forest soils and evaluated the relationships of Trichoderma spp. populations to soil environmental factors. The total population of Trichoderma spp. increased until summer and then declined until winter. The yearly mean frequency of Trichoderma spp. exceeded 1.4% of total fungal propagules in two sites. Decreases of absolute an relative propagule numbers of Trichoderma spp. with increasing soil depth were found and variation in Trichoderma spp. propagules caused by differences in soil depth ($0{\sim}50cm$) was greater than that caused by differences in sampling time. The most common species occurring in two sites was T. viride, followed by T. polysporum, T. koningii, and T. hamatum. Individual species of Trichoderma showed diferent abundance trend in accordance with sampling time. T. viride was dorminant from spring to autumn, while T. polysporum dominated over the other speicies in winter. Variations in propagule number of Trichoderma sppp. were principally mediated by the actions of biotic environmental factors rather than by the direct effects of abiotic factors. In multiple-regression analyses, 48% of the total vaiation in Trichoderma spp. propagules in deciduous site could be accounted for by total fungal propagules and soil CMCase actvity. In coniferous site, 65% of total variation could be accounted for by total fungal and bacterial propagules, moisture content and organic carbon content.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.130-141
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• 2017

유해 남조류를 친환경적으로 제어하기 위해 개발된 생물유래 물질인 naphthoquinone (NQ) 유도체의 현장 적용 가능성을 확인하고자 하였다. 기흥 저수지 수변에 30 ton 규모의 mesocosm을 설치하여 현장 조건에서의 살조효과와 비생물학적, 생물학적 요인을 모니터링하였다. NQ 2-0 물질을 처리한 결과, 대조구에서는 대상 조류인 Microcystis sp.의 세포밀도가 지속적으로 증가한 반면, 처리구에서는 실험 초기 $7.9{\times}10^4cells\;mL^{-1}$에서 접종 후 점진적으로 세포수가 감소하여 10일차 $9.7{\times}10^2cells\;mL^{-1}$으로 대조구 대비 99.4% 감소하였다. 실험 종료시인 15일차에는 Microcystis sp. 세포수가 100% 제거되었다. 대상 조류인 Microcystis sp. 종만을 선택적으로 제어하였을 뿐만 아니라, 다른 식물플랑크톤의 성장과 식물플랑크톤 종 다양성 지수도 증진되었다. 또한, 식물플랑크톤을 제외하고 NQ 2-0 물질에 의하여 물리 화학적요인 (수온, 용존 산소, pH, 전기전도도, 영양염)과 생물요인 (박테리아, HNFs, 섬모충, 동물플랑크톤)에 영향을 미치지 않았으며, 대조구와 처리구에서 유사한 경향이 관찰되었다.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.121-139
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• 2019

Decomposition of litter is a function of various interrelated variables, both biotic and abiotic factors. Litter decomposition acts like a natural fertilizer play a prime role in maintaining the productivity and nutrient cycling in agroforestry systems. There are few studies of decomposition carried out in agroforestry systems with coffee; so it is necessary to perform more research work to fill the research gap, which will allow a better understanding of the management of the coffee agroforestry systems. This paper is based on the theoretical and conceptual aspects of leaf litter decomposition in agroforestry systems, emphasizing the combination with coffee cultivation and critically examined the role of the different factors involved in the decomposition. This study made a comparison of different investigations with regards to weight loss, decomposition rates (k), initial chemical composition, and release of the main nutrients. This study suggested that it is necessary to implement studies of decomposition and mineralization, and the microflora and fauna associated with these processes, so that serves as an important tool to develop a model for enabling a description of the short, medium, and long-term dynamics of soil nutrients in coffee agroforestry systems.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제106권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2017

산림 벌채 후 형성되는 가장자리 효과의 발생 여부과 회복 과정을 이해하는 것은 생태계 천이와 경관 및 서식지의 공간 영향을 분석하고 이해하는 필수 요소임에도 불구하고, 우리나라에서 관련 주제의 실증 연구는 찾아보기 어렵다. 본 연구는 강원 남부 지역의 소나무림 벌채 후 1, 3, 10, 16년이 경과한 장소에 형성된 벌채지 및 임내 가장자리에서 비생물 및 생물 요인의 변화 양상을 선 (20개) 및 방형구 (340개) 조사법을 병용하여 조사하였다. 벌채 후 초기(3년 이내)는 가장 자리에서 인접 숲 내부 방향으로, 15m 깊이까지 식생 피도, 풍부도, 수관 열림도, 그리고 대기 온도 및 습도가 급격하게 변화하였다. 가장자리 형성 이후, 비생물 요인 및 식물 풍부도의 안정화는 각각 10년 및 16년이 소요되었다. 교목종이 초본식물에 비하여 가장자리 환경에서 더 높은 증가 양상을 나타내었고, 교목종의 높은 증가는 하층식생의 동태에 영향을 주었다. 본 연구 결과를 통해 벌채에 의한 직 간접적인 서식지 변화는 최소 인접 산림의 15 m에서 20 m까지, 그리고 16년 수준까지 지속적으로 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과는 경관 및 서식지 패치 평가에 필수적인 가장자리 효과의 깊이에 대한 첫 국내 첫 실증 연구자료로 친환경벌채 기준제시 등 활용성이 높다.

• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.84-96
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• 2022

Most of the islands of Korea are distributed in the South and West Sea, and it consists of independent small stream. As a result, the fish community that inhabits the island's stream is isolated from the mainland and other island. This study utilized a Self-Organizing Map (SOM) and a random forest model to analyze the relationship between environmental variables and fish communities inhabiting islands in South Korea. Through the SOM analysis, the fish communities were divided into three clusters, and there were differences in biotic and abiotic factors between these groups. Cluster I consisted of sites with relatively larger island areas and a higher number of species and population. It was found that 15 out of 16 indicator species were included. Meanwhile, the remaining clusters had fewer species and populations. Cluster II, especially, showed the lowest impact from physical variables such as water width and depth. As a result of predicting the species richness using the random forest model, physical variables in habitats, such as stream width and water depth, had a relatively higher importance on species richness. On the other hand, forest area was the most important variables for predicting Shannon diversity, followed by maximum water depth, and gravel. The results suggest that this study can be used as basic data for establishing a stream ecosystem management strategy in terms of conservation and protection of biological resources in streams of islands.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.93-106
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• 2003

Soilborne diseases pose a serious problem for mulberry cultivation during nursery plantation and established gardens, which cause severe loss in revenue generation of mulberry growers as compared to foliar diseases. Various soilborne diseases affect mulberry. Among them, root knot and root rot affect the established plantation resulting in severe loss in leaf yield apart from deterioration in leaf quality, which is a pre-requisite in successful sericulture to get the good quality of cocoons. Besides, stem-canker, cutting rot, collar rot and die-back, affect the initial establishment and survivability of mulberry plantation in nursery. The problem is difficult to handle, due to the complex nature of the diseases and also involvement of various biotic and abiotic factors. This is compounded by the occurrence of disease complex (especially nematode ＋ soilborne pathogenic microbes) in established mulberry gardens, which facilitates quick spread of the disease and enhance the plant mortality, resulting substantial loss in leaf yield. Therefore, prevention and timely control measures need to be taken up to protect the mulberry plants from different soilborne plant pathogens. In this review article, symptomatology, epidemiology, disease cycle and control measures of soilborne diseases of mulberry are discussed.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.58-64
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• 2006

WRKY family proteins are a class of plant-specific transcription factors involved in stress response signaling pathways. In this study a gene encoding a putative WRKY protein was isolated from a pepper EST database (http://genepool.kribb.re.kr). The cDNA, named Capsicum annuum WRKY2 (CaWRKY2), encodes a putative polypeptide of 548 amino acids, containing two WRKY domains with zinc finger motifs and two potential nuclear localization signals. Northern blot analyses showed that CaWRKY2 mRNA was preferentially induced during incompatible interactions of pepper plants with PMMoV, Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae 61, and Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria race 3. Furthermore, CaWRKY2 transcripts were strongly induced by wounding and ethephon treatment, whereas only moderate expression was detected following treatment with salicylic acid and jasmonic acid. CaWRKY2 was translocated to the nucleus when a CaWRKY2-smGFP fusion construct was expressed in onion epidermal cells. CaWRKY2 also had transcriptional activation activity in yeast. Taken together our data suggest that CaWRKY2 is a pathogen-inducible transcription factor that may have a role in early defense responses to biotic and abiotic stresses.