• 제목/요약/키워드: forest plants research

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Screening for α-amylase Inhibitory Activities of Woody Plants

  • Lee, Wi Young;Park, Young Ki;Park, So Young;Ahn, Jin Kwon
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • 제32권6호
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    • pp.36-42
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    • 2004
  • Inhibitors of α-amylase are important for the treatment of diabetes and obesity. Using enzyme inhibitor's activity, ethanolic extracts of 87 species in 12 families were screened and compared their inhibitory effect on α-amylase, As a results, we can find that extracts of Distylium racemosum, Acer tegmentosum, Corylapsis veitchiana, Cornus walteri and Corylapsis spicata showed higher α-amylase inhibitory activities than the others and have potential possibility of using control agents for carbohydrate-dependent disease.

In vitro Plant Propagation: A Review

  • Kumar, Nitish;Reddy, M.P.
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • 제27권2호
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    • pp.61-72
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    • 2011
  • Micropropagation is an alternative mean of propagation that can be employed in mass multiplication of plants in relatively shorter time. Recent modern techniques of propagation have been developed which could facilitate large scale production of true-to-type plants and for the improvement of the species using genetic engineering techniques in the next century. An overview on the in vitro propagation via meristem culture, regeneration via organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis is presented. The usefulness of the plants in commercial industry as well as propagation techniques, screening for various useful characteristics and the influence of different cultural conditions in the multiplication, rooting and acclimatization phases on the growth of tissue cultured plant discussed.

Characteristics of Vascular Plants in East Asian Alder (Alnus japonica) Forest Wetland of Heonilleung Royal Tombs

  • Cha, Du-Won;Lee, Seung-Joon;Oh, Choong-Hyeon
    • Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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    • 제2권3호
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    • pp.188-197
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    • 2021
  • This study aimed to obtain fundamental data for demonstrating biodiversity of vegetation of East Asian alder (Alnus japonica) Forest Wetland of Heonilleung Royal Tombs. A total of 166 vascular plants (159 species, three subspecies, three varieties, and one cultivar) belonging to 132 genera and 59 families were found, accounting for 8.3% of 1,996 vascular plant species found in Seoul. Therophyte was the most common life-form of plants in Heonilleung Wetland. As for rare plant species, one Least Concern (LC) species was found. There were 15 floristic regional indicator species in the research area. Three of them belonged to floristic grades III and IV. This indicates that their habitats are discontinuous and isolated to some degree. Nineteen invasive alien plant species were found, most of which were introduced from North America after the year 1964 with a spread rate of V (widespread, WS).

Characterization of Biometry and Chemical and Morphological Properties of Fibers from Bagasse, Corn, Sunflower, Rice, and Rapeseed Residues in Iran

  • Kiaei, Majid;Samariha, Ahmad;Kasmani, Jafar Ebrahimpour
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • 제26권2호
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    • pp.75-82
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    • 2010
  • The biometry, morphological properties and chemical composition of bagasse, corn, sunflower, rice, and rapeseed residues plants were analyzed. The results revealed differences in biometry properties and chemical composition of the different types of agricultural resides investigated. The greatest proportion of fiber length (1.32 mm) and cellulose (55.56%) was found in residues of bagasse plants, with a low ash (1.78%) and lignin (20.5%). The lignin of all types of agricultural resides was less than hardwood and softwood. In addition, the rice and rapeseed residues plants had highest amount of ash and extractive component. The slenderness and flexibility ratios of the all types of agricultural resides fibers were similar to some of hardwood and softwood species.

울진 소광리 일대의 관속식물상 (The Vascular Plant Species in Sogwang-ri, Uljin-gun)

  • 신현탁;이명훈;윤정원
    • 한국자원식물학회지
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.214-235
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    • 2011
  • 본 연구는 소광리 일대의 관속식물상을 밝히고 주요 식물들의 분포를 조사하였다. 2009년 4월부터 2010년 9월까지 총 10회에 결쳐 조사를 수행하였다. 그 결과 관속식물은 89과 253속 367종 3아종 53변종 7품종의 430분류군이 확인되었다. 그 중 산림청 지정 희귀식물은 11분류군, 특산식물은 13분류군이 조사되었다. 또한 식물구계학적 특정식물종은 54분류군, 국외반출 승인대상 식물에는 19분류군이 조사되었다. 한편 귀화식물은 15분류군으로 확인되었으며, 귀화율은 3.4%로 나타났다. 조사된 430분류군의 유용도는 식용이 176분류군(40.9%), 약용 145분류군(33.7%), 목초용 114분류군(26.5%), 관상용 63분류군(14.6%), 목재용 15분류군(3.4%), 섬유용 11분류군(2.5%) 그리고 공업용이 4분류군(0.9%)으로 나타났다.

The Changes of Understory Vegetation by Partial Cutting in a Silvopastoral Practiced Natural Deciduous Stand

  • Kang, Sung Kee;Kim, Ji Hong
    • 한국산림과학회지
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    • 제97권2호
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    • pp.156-164
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    • 2008
  • Recognizing the importance of the multi-purpose management of natural deciduous forest, this study was carried out to implement the partial cutting for stand regulation to examine agroforestry practice as well as other concurrent forest resource production, and to investigate the changes in stand characteristics and understory vegetation in a silvopasture practiced natural deciduous stand in the Research Forest of Kangwon National University, Korea. Three different partial cutting intensities (68.1%, 48.6%, and control) were performed in the unmanaged natural deciduous stand in order to improve the growing condition, especially light condition, for introducing some commercial herbaceous plants on the forest floor to establish agroforestry and/or silvopastoral system. Dominated by Quercus varibilis Blume (50.5%) and Quercus dentata Thum. ex Murray (42.6%), eight tree species were composed of the study forest, including poles of Pinus desiflora Siebold & Zucc and sapling of Pinus Koraiensis Siebold & Zucc. The total of 87 (13 tree species, 12 shrub species, 58 herbaceous species, and 4 woody climbers) vascular plant species were observed in study site after partial cutting treatments, while that of before partial cutting was 53 species (14 tree species, 8 shrubs species, 30 herbaceous species, and 1 woody climbers). The proportion of life form spectra in plot B was Mi (28.4%)-Na (23.0%)-Ge (17.5%)-Ch (10.8%)-He (9.5%)-MM (6.7%)-Th (4.1%). No statistically significant differences were observed in changes of life form spectra from before to after partial cutting treatment and among partial cutting gradients in this study. Partial cutting and scratching for forage sowing made plants invade easily on the forest floor, and light partial cutting (LPC) plot (500 stems/ha) had much higher number of undersory species than those of heavy partial cutting (HPC) plot (310 stems/ha) and control plot (1,270 stems/ha).

제주도 범섬의 식물상 (The Flora of Beomseom Island, Jeju-do)

  • 김찬수;송관필;문명옥;송국만;김진;이은주
    • 한국자원식물학회지
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    • 제18권2호
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    • pp.285-301
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    • 2005
  • 본 조사는 식물상을 밝힘으로서 체계적이고 효율적인 보존관리대책을 마련하데 필요한 정보를 제공하고 우리나라 최남단에 속하는 도서에 있어서 식물자원의 분포특성을 파악하고자 수행하였다. 관속식물은 65과 140속 162종 2변종으로 총 164분류군이었는데 그 중 양치식물은 6과 13속 15종, 나자식물은 1과 1속 1종, 피자식물에 있어서는 쌍자엽식물이 49과 97속 114종 1변종으로 115분류군, 단자엽식물은 10과 29속 32종 1변종으로 33분류군이 출현하여 계 59과 126속 146종 2변종으로 계 148종이었다. 미기록 종은 양치식물 중 점고사리, 쇠고비, 큰족제비고사리, 사다리고사리 등 4종, 단자엽식물 중 강아지풀, 줄, 송이고랭이, 꽃토란, 개구리밥, 부채마 등 6종, 쌍자엽식물 중 큰사방오리, 개모시풀, 애기싱아, 미국자리공, 갯장구채, 새머루, 누리장나무, 보리장나무. 진득찰 등 9종 총 16과 19속 19종이었다. 희귀식물로서는 국내 거문도와 제주도에만 분포하는 것으로 알려진 박달목서가 자생하고 있으며, 바위연꽃의 자생지도 확인되었다. 또한 귀화식물은 총 20과 33속 34종 1변종으로 총 35분류군이었다.

약용식물 전시포에 발생하는 곤충의 종류와 발생시기 (Kinds and Occurring Time of Insect Pests in Medicinal Plant Garden)

  • 이동운;한건영;박정찬;유황빈;김동수;이상명;김철수;박정규;추호렬
    • 한국약용작물학회지
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    • 제15권6호
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    • pp.371-390
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    • 2007
  • 2005년 10월부터 2006년 11월까지 경남 산청군의 농업기술센터 약초전시포에서 32목 50과 121속 132종의 약용식물을 가해하는 절지동물들을 조사하였다. 그 결과 9목 44과 86속 98종의 해충류가 채집되었는데, 대부분의 약용식물에서 5종 이하의 해충이 채집되었다. 그러나 부용 (Hibiscus mutabilis), 갯기름나물 (Peucedanum japonicum), 독활 (Aralia cordata), 물푸레나무 (Fraxinus rhynchophylla), 바디나물 (Angelica decursiva), 뻐꾹채 (Rhaponticum uniflorum), 인동덩굴 (Lonicera japonica), 자작나무(Betula platyphylla), 짚신나물(Agrimonia pilosa)등에서는 5종 이상의 해충이 채집되었다. 채집된 절지동물 중 98.5%가 약용식물의 잎을 가해하고 있었다. 시기별로는 5월이 6목 20과 32속 36종으로 가장 많았다. 해충들은 대부분 5종 이하의 약용식물에서 채집되었지만 섬서구메뚜기 (Atractomorpha lata) 와 알락수염노린재(Dolycoris baccarum), 복숭아혹진딧물 (Myzus persicae), 애긴노린재(Nysius plebejus)는 각각 42종, 22종, 20종, 15종의 약용식물에서 채집되었다. 그리고 섬서구메뚜기와 복숭아혹진딧물의 기주범위가 넓었으며 발생량도 많아 가장 문제되는 해충들이었다. 5월에는 목화진딧물 (Aphis gossypii)이 우점 해충이었으며 6월에는 알락수염노린재, 8월과 9월은 섬서구메뚜기, 10월에는 복숭아혹진딧물이 우점 해충이었다.

Enzymatic Release of Ferulic Acid from Ipomoea batatas L. (Sweet Potato) Stem

  • Min, Ji-Yun;Kang, Seung-Mi;Park, Dong-Jin;Kim, Yong-Duck;Jung, Ha-Na;Yang, Jae-Kyung;Seo, Won-Teak;Kim, Seon-Won;Karigar, Chandrakant S.;Choi, Myung-Suk
    • Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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    • 제11권4호
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    • pp.372-376
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    • 2006
  • Ferulic acid is a phenolic compound that serves as a major biosynthetic precursor of vanillin in higher plants. We investigated the ability of the 3 commercial enzymes - Ultraflo L, Viscozyme L, and ${\alpha}-Amylase$ - to induce the release ferulic acid from the Ipomoea batatas L. (sweet potato) stem. The rate of release for ferulic acid was optimal when Ultraflo L (1.0%) was used compared with the other enzymes, whereas Viscozyme L was most effective for the release of vanillic acid and vanillin. Thus, these enzymes may be useful for the large-scale production of ferulic acid and other phenolic compounds from sweet potato stem.

Creation of an Environmental Forest as an Ecological Restoration

  • Lee, Chang-Seok;You, Young-Han
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.101-109
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    • 2001
  • We created an environmental forest on the basis of ecological design around the incineration plant of Jindo Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd., which is located in Jeongwang-dong, Siheung-si, Kyunggi-do. To get ecological information of this site, physico-chemical properties of soil on salt marsh, which is located close to the syudy site and of forest soil transported from other sites for ecological restoration were analyzed. Texture of salt marsh and transported soils were loam and sandy loam, respectively. pH, organic matter, T-N, available P, and exchangeable K and Na contents of salt marsh and transported forest soils were 6.7 and 5.4, 4.1 and 0.4%, 1.0 and 0.3mg/g, 46.7 and 6.8ppm, 521 and 207ppm, and 3.8 and 0.5mg/g, respectively. Introduced plants were selected among the dominant species of forests and the species composing the potential natural vegetation around the present study site. Those plants were selected again by considering the tolerances to air pollution and to salt, and their availability. Selected trees were Pinus thunbergii, Sophora japonica, Celtis sinensis, Quercus aliena, Q. serrata, Q. dentata, and Q. acutissima. Selected sub-trees were Albizzia julibrissin, Koelreuteria poniculata, and Styrax japonica and shrubs were Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense, R. mucronulatum, Callicarpa japonica, Euonymus alatus, E. japonica, and R. schlippenbachii. On the other hand, introduction of herbs was not considered except for Liriope platyphylla, which was ornamentally planted in one site. Planting bed of mound type was adopted to provide the fine drainage system. Mound was designed to furnish litter, A, B, and C layers simuating the profile of forest soil. Slope of mound was mulched by rice straw of 2cm in thickness to prevent for sliding of litter and soil in cases of strong wind or heavy rain. Height of mound was designed to secure more than 1 m by combining A and B layers. Narrow zones, in which mound with stable slope degree cannot be prepared, was designed to equip the standard soil depth with the introduction of stone for supporting. On the other hand, plants with shallow root system were arranged in some zones, in which satisfactory soil depth cannot be ensured. Plants were arranged in the order of tree, sub-tree, and shrub from center to edge on the mound to make a mature forest of a dome shape in the future. Dispersion of plants was designed to be random pattern rather than clumped one. Problems on creation of the environmental forest by such ecological design were found to be management or inspection by non-specialized project operators and inspecting officers, and regulations for construction without ecological background. Alternative plans to solve such problems were suggested.

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