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Diversity of Endophytic Fungi Associated with the Roots of Four Aquatic Plants Inhabiting Two Wetlands in Korea

  • You, Young-Hyun;Park, Jong Myong;Park, Jong-Han;Kim, Jong-Guk
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.43 no.3
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    • pp.231-238
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    • 2015
  • A total of 4 aquatic plants, Eleocharis kuroguwai Ohwi, Hydrocharis dubia Backer, Salvinia natans All., and Zizania latifolia Turcz., were sampled from representative two wetlands of South Korea. A total of 38 endophytic fungal strains were isolated from aquatic plants native to the Daepyeong wetland, and 27 strains were isolated from the Jilnal wetland. The internal transcribed spacer regions of fungal isolates were sequenced and a phylogenetic analysis was performed. In addition, endophytic fungal diversity from each wetland and host plant species was deduced. A total of 25 fungal genera were purely isolated, and 16 fungal genera were isolated from each of the two wetlands. Commonly isolated genera from both wetlands were Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Clonostachys, Fusarium, Leptosphaeria, Penicillium, and Talaromyces. This study revealed that fungal diversity varied with environmental conditions and by host plant in representative two wetlands.

Effect of Controlled Light Environment on the Growth and Ginsenoside Content of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer (광환경 조절이 인삼의 생육과 진세노사이드 함량에 미치는 영향)

  • Jang, In Bae;Yu, Jin;Kweon, Ki Bum;Suh, Su Jeoung
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.277-283
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    • 2016
  • Background: The photosynthetic efficiency cool-season, semi-shade ginseng is normal at low morning temperatures, but drops at high afternoon temperatures. Therefore, optimal plant performance would be ensured if it were possible to control daily light transmission rates (LTR). Methods and Results: Plants were grown in a controlled light environment that replicated 11 AM conditions and comparatively analyzed against plant grown under normal conditions. Growth in the controlled light environment resulted in a 2.81 fold increase in photosynthetic efficiency with no change in chlorophyll content, although LTR were high due to low morning temperatures. Increased aerial plant growth was observed in the ginseng plants adapted to the controlled light environment, which in turn influenced root weight. An 81% increase in fresh root weight (33.3 g per plant on average) was observed in 4-year-old ginseng plants grown in controlled light environment compared to the plants grown following conventional practices (18.4 g per plant on average). With regard to the inorganic composition of leaves of 4-year-old ginseng plants grown in controlled light environment, an increased in Fe content was observed, while Mn and Zn content decreased, and total ginsenoside content of roots increased 2.37 fold. Conclusions: Growth of ginseng under a favorable light environment, such as the condition which exist naturally at 11 AM and are suitable for the plant's photosynthetic activity creates the possibility of large scale production, excellent-quality ginseng.

Enhancement of Photosynthetic Characteristics and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities on Chili Pepper Plants by Salicylic Acid Foliar Application under High Temperature and Drought Stress Conditions (고온 및 건조 스트레스 조건 하에서 살리실산 경엽처리에 의한 고추의 광합성 특성 및 항산화효소 활성 증대)

  • Lee, Jinhyoung;Lee, Heeju;Wi, Seunghwan;Lee, Hyejin;Choi, Haksoon;Nam, Chunwoo;Jang, Seonghoe
    • Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.311-318
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    • 2022
  • Salicylic acid (SA), a phenolic compound, plays a pivotal role in regulating a wide range of physiological and metabolic processes in plants such as antioxidant cellular defense, photosynthesis, and biotic and abiotic stress responses during the growth and development. We examined the effect of exogenous SA application (100 mg·L-1) on the growth, yield, photosynthetic characteristics, lipid peroxidation, and antioxidant enzyme activity of chili pepper plants under high temperature and drought stress conditions. SA treatment induced increases of net photosynthetic rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs) and transpiration rate (Tr) under the stress condition with the highest level after the third treatment. The contents of malondialdehyde and H2O2 were significantly lower in the third treatment of SA compared to the control. The activity of ascorbate peroxidase, catalase, peroxidase and superoxide dismutase, increased in treated plants by up to 247, 318, 55 and 54%, respectively compared to the nontreated control. There was no significant difference in the growth characteristics between SA-treated and nontreated plants, while the SA treatment increased marketable yield (kg/10a) by about 15% compared to the nontreated control. Taken together, these results suggest that foliar application of SA alleviates physiological damages caused by the combination of drought and heat stress, and enhances the photosynthetic capacity and antioxidant enzyme activities, thereby improving tolerance to a combination of water deficit and heat stress in chili pepper plants.

The Biological Activities of Extracts and Fractions of Herbal Plants (수종의 한약재 분획물의 생리활성 효과)

  • Kim, Jeong-Hwan;Ko, Youn-Seok
    • Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.47-56
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    • 2011
  • Objectives : This study was conducted to identify the antimicrobial anti-oxidative and tyrosinase inhibitory effect of three kinds of herbal plants, Polygonum cuspidatum, Chelidonii herba, Pharbitis nil L. naturally grown across the nation. Methods : To investigate in vitro anti-oxidative activity assay, antimicrobial effect and tyrosinase inhibitory activity, MeOH 80% extract, n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and water fractions of herbal plants were tested by diphenylpicrylhydrazyl(DPPH) method. Results : Bsutanol fractions of each plants showed about 90% on anti-oxidative effect. In case of tyrosinase activity, ethlyacetate fraction of Polygonum cuspidatum showed a potent inhibition effect. In the antimicrobial effect, ethylacetate fraction of Polygonum cuspidatu, hexane fractions of Chelidonii herba and the methanol 80% extracts of Pharbitis nil L. exhibited inhibition effect significantly. Conclusions : In MeOH 80% extracts, we couldn't found any extracts or fractions which have antimicrobial, anti-oxidative and tyrosinase inhibitory activity, however ethylacetate fractions of Polygonum cuspidatum showed effects commonly in these three assay system.

Report on Tyrophagus neiswanderi (Acari: Acaridae) as a Pest of Greenhouse Cucumber in Korea (오이에 피해를 주는 오이긴털가루응애(신칭), Tyrophagus neiswanderi 보고)

  • Hwan Kim, Hyeong;Kim, Dong Hwan;Yang, Chang Yeol;Kang, Taek Jun;Jung, Jae A;Lee, Jong Ho;Jeon, Seong-Uk;Song, Jin Sun
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.53 no.4
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    • pp.491-495
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    • 2014
  • Mites were collected from organic cultivations of greenhouse cucumbers and identified as Tyrophagus neiswanderi (Acari: caridae). T. neiswanderi (length, $490.1{\mu}m;$ width, $288.1{\mu}m$) is a very small, milky-white, and egg-shaped mite, and it mainly causes damage to the leaves, flowers, and fruits of cucumber plants. In the early growing season of cucumbers, the shoots of seedlings became pale and yellow because of T. neiswanderi, and eventually shrinkage or bud-failing was observed in the plants. In the middle of the growing season, T. neiswanderi caused white spots on the leaves and flowers of the plants, and the spots gradually became holes. T. neiswanderi also caused severe damage to young fruits by feeding on the rinds of the fruits, inducing malformations and lowering the economic value.