• 한국식물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물생명공학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.41-47
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• 2002

Adverse environmental conditions such as drought, high salt and cold/freezing are major factors that reduces crop productivity worldwide. According to a survey, 50-80% of the maximum potential yield is lost by these 'environmental or abiotic stresses', which is approximately ten times higher than the loss by biotic stresses. Thus, improving stress-tolerance of crop plants is an important way to improve agricultural productivity. In order to develop such stress-tolerant crop plants, we set out to identify key stress signaling components that can be used to develop commercially viable crop varieties with enhanced stress tolerance. Our primary focus so far has been on the identification of transcription factors that regulate stress responsive gene expression, especially those involved in ABA-mediated stress response. Be sessile, plants have the unique capability to adapt themselves to the abiotic stresses. This adaptive capability is largely dependent on the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA), whose level increases under various stress conditions, triggering adaptive response. Central to the response is ABA-regulated gene expression, which ultimately leads to physiological changes at the whole plant level. Thus, once identified, it would be possible to enhance stress tolerance of crop plants by manipulating the expression of the factors that mediate ABA-dependent stress response. Here, we present our work on the isolation and functional characterization of the transcription factors.

• Weed & Turfgrass Science
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.174-182
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• 2014

This paper provides some of the scientific background on how projected environmental conditions could affect weeds and weed management in crops. Elevated $CO_2$ levels may have positive effects on crop competitiveness with $C_4$ weeds, but these are generally outnumbered by $C_3$ species in weed populations. Moreover, higher temperatures and drought will favor $C_4$ over $C_3$ plants. The implementation of climate change adaptation technologies, such as drought-tolerant germplasm and water-saving irrigation regimes, will have consequences for crop-weed competition. Rainfed production systems are thought to be most vulnerable to the direct effects of climate change and are likely to face increased competition from $C_4$ and parasitic weeds. Biotic stress-tolerant crop cultivars to be developed for these systems should encompass weed competitiveness and parasitic-weed resistance. In irrigated systems, indirect effects will be more important and weed management strategies should be diversified to lessen dependency on herbicides and mechanical control, and be targeted to perennial rhizomatous ($C_3$) weeds. Water-saving production methods that replace a weed-suppressive floodwater layer by intermittent or continuous periods of aerobic conditions necessitate additional weed management strategies to address the inherent increases in weed competition. Thus, climatic conditions have a great effect on weed population dynamics all over the world.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2023

The Quercus variabilis and Quercus dentata, which are said to be relatively drought tolerant among the important genus Quercus that represent deciduous broad-leaved forests in Korea. These two species are widely distributed worldwide in Korea, Japan and China (northern, central, western and eastern subtropical regions). This study compared the ecological niche breadth and overlap according to growth response in 4 soil moisture gradients for the two species and tried to reveal degree of competition and ecological niche characteristics. The ecological niche breadth was 0.977±0.020 for Q. variabilis and 0.979±0.014 for Q. dentata, the latter being slightly wider. And they were similar in 5 traits (stem length, leaf lamina length, leaf width length, stem weight, leaf petiole weight), Q. variabilis was more dominant in 4 traits (leaves number, stem diameter, leaf area, leaf petiole length), and Q. dentata was more dominant in 7 traits (root length, shoot length, plant weight, root weight, shoot weight, leaf weight, leaf petiole weight). The ecological niche overlap for soil moisture between the two species overlapped most in plant structure-related traits and least in photosynthetic organ-related traits such as petiole length. As a result of principal component analysis, degree of competition between the two species for soil moisture was more severe when the soil moisture condition was low than high. Among the measured traits that affect the two-dimensional distribution, 8 traits (Leaves number, Shoot length, Stem length, Plant weight, Root weight, Shoot weight, Stem weight, Leaves weight) were correlated with the factor 1, and 2 traits (Leaf width length, Leaf petiole weight) were correlated with the factor 2 (r>0.5). These results show that the ecological response of the two species to soil moisture is not a few traits involved, but several traits are involved simultaneously.

• BMB Reports
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.27-32
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• 2014

Plant abiotic stress tolerance has been modulated by engineering the trehalose synthesis pathway. However, many stress-tolerant plants that have been genetically engineered for the trehalose synthesis pathway also show abnormal development. The metabolic intermediate trehalose 6-phosphate has the potential to cause aberrations in growth. To avoid growth inhibition by trehalose 6-phosphate, we used a gene that encodes a bifunctional in-frame fusion (BvMTSH) of maltooligosyltrehalose synthase (BvMTS) and maltooligosyltrehalose trehalohydrolase (BvMTH) from the nonpathogenic bacterium Brevibacterium helvolum. BvMTS converts maltooligosaccharides into maltooligosyltrehalose and BvMTH releases trehalose. Transgenic rice plants that over-express BvMTSH under the control of the constitutive rice cytochrome c promoter (101MTSH) or the ABA-inducible Ai promoter (105MTSH) show enhanced drought tolerance without growth inhibition. Moreover, 101MTSH and 105MTSH showed an ABA-hyposensitive phenotype in the roots. Our results suggest that over-expression of BvMTSH enhances drought-stress tolerance without any abnormal growth and showes ABA hyposensitive phenotype in the roots.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제64권4호
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• pp.422-431
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• 2019

본 연구는 옥수수 유수형성기(본 잎 6개)에 10일 동안 수분부족처리를 하였을 때 F₁ 옥수수 교잡종 식물체의 생리적 반응과 프로테옴 변화를 분석한 것이다. 실험에 사용한 품종은 일미찰과 광평옥이었다. 1. 정상구에 비해 수분이 결핍된 옥수수 교잡종에서는 평균 3개의 잎이 감소했고, 잎 면적은 각각 32~34 % 감소했으며, 경장은 일미찰에서는 약 14%, 광평옥에서는 약 27% 줄었다. 웅수 길이는 일미찰과 광평옥에서 각각 74, 82%가 감소하였다. 2. V4~6 엽기 때 10일간의 수분 결핍 처리는 옥수수의 모든 부분에서 건물중을 감소시켰으며 특히, 줄기의 건물중이 잎과 뿌리보다 훨씬 감소하였다. 일미찰과 광평옥에서 잎과 줄기의 건물중은 각각 약 83%, 73% 감소했으며, 수술 건물중은 각각 약 35, 86% 감소했다. 3. V4~6 엽기 때 10일간의 수분 결핍 처리는 옥수수의 모든 부분에서 건물중을 감소시켰으며 특히, 줄기의 건물중이 잎과 뿌리보다 훨씬 감소하였다. 일미찰과 광평옥에서 잎과 줄기의 건물중은 각각 약 83%, 73% 감소했으며, 수술 건물중은 각각 약 35, 86% 감소했다. 4. 이차원전기영동방법으로 정상구와 한발 스트레스를 받은 교잡종에서 다른 단백질 발현양상을 나타내는 21 개의 단백질 spot을 확인하였다. MALDI-TOF MS (matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry) 및 단백질 데이터베이스 분석을 통해 21개의 단백질 spot 중 탄수화물 대사에 관련된 단백질이 8개, 스트레스 관련 단백질이 6개, 지방산 이화작용 및 광합성에 관련된 단백질이 각각 2개, 에너지 대사 및 수송에 관련된 단백질이 각각 1개가 분석되었다. 5. 이들 단백질 중 Triosephosphate isomerase, fructose-bisphosphate aldolase, uncharacterized protein을 제외하고 한발 스트레스 처리시 일미찰과 광평옥 모두에서 단백질 발현양이 증가하였으며, lactoylglutathione lyase, delta 3,5-delta 2,4-dienoyl-CoA isomerase은 광평옥에서만 과발현되었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.411-419
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• 2020

GM 작물의 개발은 경제적 중요성을 갖게 되었고 상업적인 GM 작물을 재배하는 국가들은 1960년대 이후 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 비록 GM 작물의 경작과 상업화는 경제적 중요성을 얻었지만, 여전히 non-GM 작물에 비해 그들의 농업적 특성을 평가할 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 유전공학에서 사용된 방법의 결과로 발생할 수 있는 의도하지 않은 문제 발생 여부를 확인하기 위해 내건성 유전자 CaMsrB2를 포함한 GM 쌀과 non-GM 쌀의 농업적 특성을 내건성 온실과 관개수답에서 평가했다. 관개수답에서는 GM벼와 non-GM벼의 모든 농업형질에서 유의미한 차이가 없었다. 그러나 내건성온실에서 수수와 수량에서 GM벼와 non-GM벼에서 유의미한 차이가 있었다. 따라서 본 연구 결과는 CaMsrB2 유전자를 함유한 GM벼가 내건성 조건에서 non-GM 쌀에 비해 경제적 가치가 우수하다는 것을 시사한다. 이 결과는 또한 CaMsrB2 유전자를 함유한 GM 벼는 가뭄에 취약한 지역에서 안정적으로 수량을 유지 하면서 재배 가능 하다.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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• pp.91-91
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• 2017

Drought is the most serious abiotic stress limiting rice production. However, little progress has been made in the genetic analysis of drought tolerance, because it is a complex trait controlled by a number of genes and affected by various environmental factors. In here, we screened 218 rice genetic resources for drought tolerance at vegetative stage and selected 32 highly drought tolerant varieties in greenhouse. Under rain-fed conditions, Grain yield of Nagdong was decreased by 53.3% from 517 kg/10a to 241 kg/10a when compare to irrigation condition. By comparison, grain yield of Samgang was decreased by 23.6% from 550 kg/10a to 420 kg/10a. The variety Samgang exhibited strong drought tolerance and stable yield in rain-fed conditions and was selected for further study. To identify QTLs for drought tolerance, we examined visual drought tolerance (VDT) and relative water content (RWC) using a doubled haploid (DH) population consisted of 101 lines derived from a cross between Samgang (a drought tolerance variety) and Nagdong (a drought sensitive variety). Three QTLs for VDT were located on chromosomes 2, 6, and 11, respectively, and explained 41.8% of the total phenotypic variance. qVDT2, flanked by markers RM324 and S2016, explained 8.8% of the phenotypic variance with LOD score of 3.3 and an additive effect of -0.6. qVDT6 was flanked by S6022 and S6023 and explained 12.7% of the phenotypic variance with LOD score of 5.0 and an additive effect of -0.7. qVDT11, flanked by markers RM26765 and RM287, explained 19.9% of the phenotypic variance with LOD score of 7.1 and an additive effect of -1.0. qRWC11 was the only QTL for RWC to be identified; it was in the same locus as qVDT11. qRWC11 explained 19.6% of the phenotypic variance, with a LOD score of 4.0 and an additive effect of 9.7. To determine QTL effects on drought tolerance in rain-fed paddy conditions, seven DH lines were selected according to the number of QTLs they contained. Of the drought tolerance associated QTLs, qVDT2 and qVDT6 did not affect tiller formation, but qVDT11increased tiller number. Tiller formation was most stable when qVDT2 and qVDT11 were combined. DH lines with both of these drought tolerance associated QTLs exhibited the most stable tiller formation. These results suggest that qVDT11 is important for drought tolerance and stable tiller formation under drought stress condition in field.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.475-483
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• 2019

Vegetation cover plays a vital role in stabilizing the soil structure, thereby contributing to surface erosion control. Surface vegetation acts as a shelterbelt that controls the flow velocity and reduces the kinetic energy of the water near the soil surface, whereas vegetation roots reinforce the soil via the formation of root-particle interactions that reduce particle detachment. In this study, two vegetation-testing trials were conducted. The first trial was held on cool-season turfgrasses seeded in a biopolymer-treated site soil in an open greenhouse. At the end of the test, the most suitable grass type was suggested for the second vegetation test, which was conducted in an environmental control chamber. In the second test, biopolymers, namely, starch and xanthan gum hydrogels (pure starch, pure xanthan gum, and xanthan gum-starch mixtures), were tested as soil conditioners for improving the water-holding capacity and vegetation growth in sandy soils. The results support the possibility that biopolymer treatments may enhance the survival rate of vegetation under severe drought environments, which could be applicable for soil stabilization in arid and semiarid regions.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.242-249
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• 2021

Forage crop management is severely challenged by global warming-induced climate changes representing diverse a/biotic stresses. Thus, screening of valuable genetic resources would be applied to develop stress-tolerant forage crops. We isolated two NAC (NAM, ATAF1, ATAF2, CUC2) transcription factors (ANAC032 and ANAC083) transcriptionally activated by multi-abiotic stresses (salt, drought, and cold stresses) from Arabidopsis by microarray analysis. The NAC family is one of the most prominent transcription factor families in plants and functions in various biological processes. The enhanced expressions of two ANACs by multi-abiotic stresses were validated by quantitative RT-PCR analysis. We also confirmed that both ANACs were localized in the nucleus, suggesting that ANAC032 and ANAC083 act as transcription factors to regulate the expression of downstream target genes. Promoter activities of ANAC032 and ANAC083 through histochemical GUS staining again suggested that various abiotic stresses strongly drive both ANACs expressions. Our data suggest that ANAC032 and ANAC083 would be valuable genetic candidates for breeding multi-abiotic stress-tolerant forage crops via the genetic modification of a single gene.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.25-28
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• 1980

본 연구(硏究)는 잣나무, 젓나무, 은행나무의 내건성(耐乾性)의 관계((関係)하는 수분특성(水分特性)의 저요인(諸要因)을 pressure chamber technique에 의해 1980년(年) 8월(月) 10일(日)부터 9월(月) 4일(日)에 걸쳐 측정, 그 결과(結果)를 고찰(考察)한 것이다. 지엽(枝葉)의 최대포수시(最大飽水時)의 침투압(浸透圧)(${\pi}_0$), 초기원형질분리점(初期原形質分離点)의 침투압(浸透圧)(${\pi}_p$) 및 상대함수율(相対含水率)(RWC), 총(総) symplasmic water(Vo)에 대한 초기원형질분리점(初期原形質分離点)의 생세포군(生細胞群) 함수량(含水量)(Vp)과의 비(比)(Vp/Vo)등을 비교(比較)할때, 젓나무는 잣나무보다 선천적(先天的)으로 내건(耐乾)에 강(強)한 지엽(枝葉)의 수분특성(水分特性)을 갖고 있으며, 은행나무는 이들 양수종(両樹種) 보다 강(強)한 내건성(耐乾性)임을 시사(示唆)했다.