• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.521-529
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• 2019

Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus is a species of the widespread geminiviruses. The infection of Nicotiana benthamiana by Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus (TYLCCNV) causes a reduction in photosynthetic activity, which is part of the viral symptoms. ${\beta}C1$ is a viral factor encoded by the betasatellite DNA ($DNA{\beta}$) accompanying TYLCCNV. It is a major viral pathogenicity factor of TYLCCNV. To elucidate the effect of ${\beta}C1$ on plants' photosynthesis, we measured the relative chlorophyll (Chl) content and Chl fluorescence in TY-LCCNV-infected and ${\beta}C1$ transgenic N. benthamiana plants. The results showed that Chl content is reduced in TYLCCNV A-infected, TYLCCNV A plus $DNA{\beta}$ (TYLCCNV A + ${\beta}$)-infected and ${\beta}C1$ transgenic plants. Further, changes in Chl fluorescence parameters, such as electron transport rate, $F_v/F_m$, NPQ, and qP, revealed that photosynthetic efficiency is compromised in the aforementioned N. benthamiana plants. The presense of ${\beta}C1$ aggravated the decrease of Chl content and photosynthetic efficiency during viral infection. Additionally, the real-time quantitative PCR analysis of oxygen evolving complex genes in photosystem II, such as PsbO, PsbP, PsbQ, and PsbR, showed a significant reduction of the relative expression of these genes at the late stage of TYLCCNV A + ${\beta}$ infection and at the vegetative stage of ${\beta}C1$ transgenic N. benthamiana plants. In summary, this study revealed the pathogenicity of TYLCCNV in photosynthesis and disclosed the effect of ${\beta}C1$ in exacerbating the damage in photosynthesis efficiency by TYLCCNV infection.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.547-555
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• 2021

To compare the vitality among cool-season turfgrasses under summer weather conditions and to obtain information to improve the management of turfgrasses in golf courses and sports fields., the chlorophyll fluorescence of three cool-season turfgrasses commonly planted on golf courses in the Jeju area was measured. The turfgrasses were perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.), and creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris Huds.). In perennial ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass, the chlorophyll index was low in early summer and high in late summer. In creeping bentgrass, it remained low throughout the study. Fo tended to be low in the early summer and high in late summer in the three turfgrasses. However, the difference in F_o between late summer and early summer was markedly higher in perennial ryegrass than in Kentucky bluegrass or creeping bentgrass. F_m tended to be low in early summer and high in late summer, without obvious differences among the three turfgrasses. F_v/F_m, a measure of photochemical efficiency, was also low in early summer and high in late summer in the three turfgrasses. However, F_v/F_m in late summer was mostly higher in Kentucky bluegrass and creeping bentgrass than in perennial ryegrass, indicating that the former are more resistant to the high temperature and humidity of late summer. Furthermore, Kentucky bluegrass had a high chlorophyll index in late summer and would be most resistant to the harsh conditions of late summer.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.168-176
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• 2023

Silicon (Si) has the potential to improve plant growth and stress tolerance. The study aimed to explore Si-involving plant responses and molecular characterization of different Si-responsive genes in alfalfa. In this study, the exogenous supplementation of Si enhanced plant growth, and biomass yield. Si-acquisition in alfalfa root and shoot was higher in Si-supplemented compared to silicon deficient (-Si) plants, implying Si-acquisition has beneficial on alfalfa plants. As a consequence, the quantum efficiency of photosystem II (Fv/Fm) was significantly increased in silicon-sufficient (+Si) plants. The quantitative gene expression analysis exhibited a significant upregulation of the Lsi1, Lsi2, Lsi3, NIP5;1, and NIP6;1 genes in alfalfa roots, while BOR1, BOR4, NIP2, and NIP3 showed no significant variation in their expression. The MEME results further noticed the association of four motifs related to the major intrinsic protein (MIP). The interaction analysis revealed that NIP5;1 and Lsi1 showed a shared gene network with NIP2, BOR1, and BOR4, and Lsi2, Lsi3 and NIP3-1, respectively. These results suggest that members of the major intrinsic proteins (MIPs) family especially Lsi1, Lsi2, Lsi3, NIP5;1, and NIP6;1 genes helped to pass water and other neutral solutes through the cell membrane and those played significant roles in Si uptake and transport in plants. Together, these insights might be useful for alfalfa breeding and genome editing approaches for alfalfa improvement.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2023년도 임시총회 및 춘계학술대회
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• pp.10-10
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• 2023

투구꽃속(Aconitum L.)은 미나리아재비과(Ranunculaceae)의 가장 큰 속(Genus) 중 하나로 300-400 여종(Species)이 북반구 온대지역에 분포한다(Tamura, 1993). 둥근 투구모양의 꽃받침이 특징적이며, aconitine과 같은 알칼로이드 성분을 함유하고 있어 전통적으로 약용소재로서 활용되었다(Khorana, 1968). 세뿔투구꽃(Aconitum austrokoreense Koidz.)은 한국 경상도, 전라남도에만 국지적으로 자라는 한국 특산식물이자, IUCN에서 CR(Critical Endangered) 등급으로 지정된 희귀식물이다. 이 종은 다년생이지만, 서식지에서 개체수가 적거나 유묘의 발견이 어려운 등 자생지 축소 및 절멸의 우려가 높다. 세뿔투구꽃을 보호하고 종을 보존하기 위해서는 종자 발아 · 휴면에 대한 지속적 연구와 종자번식법의 개발이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 세뿔투구꽃의 종자의 휴면유형을 분석하고 호르몬에 의해 휴면타파를 유도하였으며, 특히 발아 2단계에서 일어나는 생리적 변화를 단백질체학적 관점에서 분석하였다. 세뿔투구꽃 종자는 미발달된 배를 가지고 있으며, 충분한 수분과 온도의 조건에서도 발아가 관찰되지 않아 형태 · 생리적 휴면으로 판단되었다. 종자는 BAP 처리에서 휴면이 타파되는 것을 확인하였으며, 특히 BAP 농도에 따른 발아율은 통계적으로 유의한 값을 가졌다 (F=23.208, P<0.01). 건조된 종자에 비해 BAP 처리된 종자는 발아 2단계에서 몇가지 단백질의 증가가 관찰되었다. 대부분의 종자는 30S ribosomal protein subunit으로, 휴면상태에서 발아상태로 변환이 일루어지는 생리적 변화의 증거로 확인된다. 특히 발아2단계를 지나는 세뿔투구꽃 종자에서는 cytochrome subunit과 photosystem II protein의 급격한 증가가 관찰되었는데, 이는 배아의 발달 결과인 자엽이 발아 즉시 광합성이 가능하도록 준비하는 과정에서 발현 된 것으로 추정한다. 본 연구는 발아2단계에서 휴면타파에 직접적인 영향을 미치는 요인을 발견하지 못하였으나, 휴면타파에 중요한 단계인 발아 2단계 종자의 생리학적 변화를 이해하기 위한 기초자료로 활용 될 수 있을 것이다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.829-838
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• 2015

본 연구는 마늘의 초기생장에 미치는 온도의 영향을 살펴보기 위하여 맹아가 출현된 마늘의 인편을 온도를 달리하여 재배하고, 마늘의 생육특성, 광계II 활성과 항산화효소의 발현 양상을 살펴보았다. 마늘의 생육은 $15-25^{\circ}C$ 조건에서 양호하여 지상부의 생장과 엽수가 빠르게 발달하였다. 특히, 지상부와 인경의 건중량과 전체 건중량이 $20^{\circ}C$에서 가장 높았으며, 그보다 높은 온도에서는 지상부, 인경과 뿌리의 건중량이, 그리고 낮은 온도에서는 지상부의 건중량이 크게 감소하였다. $F_v/F_o$와 $F_v/F_m$ 또한 $15-20^{\circ}C$에서 높았으며 그 이상의 온도에서 크게 감소하였다. OKJIP 곡선의 패턴에서도 $15-20^{\circ}C$에서 $F_i$, $F_p$가 다소 증가하고, $25^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서는 점차 감소하였으며, $F_k$와 $W_k$는 $30^{\circ}C$에서 뚜렷하게 증가하였다. 그리고, 항산화효소들 중에 잎의 catalase와 superoxide dismutase, 그리고 뿌리의 peroxidase는 $20-25^{\circ}C$에서 높고 $30^{\circ}C$에서 크게 낮았다. 이러한 결과는 $30^{\circ}C$ 조건이 마늘의 초기생장에 있어 스트레스 요인으로 작용하고 있으며, $20^{\circ}C$ 전후에서 재배하는 것이 바람직함을 나타내 주고 있다. 그리고, $F_v/F_o$, $F_v/F_m$, $F_k$, $ET_o/CS_m$, $PI_{abs}$ 등의 엽록소형광 변수들은 마늘의 전체 건중량과 의미있는 상관을 보여, 마늘 생산성을 사전에 예측하는데 유용한 변수로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.2951-2957
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• 2015

유해 유독 적조생물의 대발생은 해양생물 건강성과 수산어족자원에 심각한 피해를 입힌다. 본 연구에서는 미세조류의 대발생을 억제하기 위해 개발된 Thiazolidione 유도체(TD49)와 현장에서 적조생물을 제어하기 위하여 살포되는 황토에 대한 살조능을 조사하였다. 아울러 적조생물 생사판별과 관련된 자가영양생물의 광합성에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 활성엽록소(activity Chl. a), 광합성효율($F_v/F_m$), 전자 전달율(electron transport rate, ETR)등을 평가하였다. 대상적조생물은 유해조류 3종과 비유해 조류 1종을 선택하였으며, 유해조류는 침편모조류 Heterosigma akashiwo, Chattonella marina와 더불어 와편모조류 Heterocapsa circularisquama를 비교하였고, 비유해조류는 은편모조류 Rhodomonas salina에 대하여 평가하였다. 유해조류 3종은 살조물질(TD49)에 의하여 빠른 시간에 세포가 파괴되어 우수한 살조 효과(>80%)를 보인 반면, 황토에 관해서는 살조효율이 30%이하로 낮게 나타났다. 또한 TD49에 대한 유해조류 3종의 살조효율은 H. circularisquama> C. marina> H. akashiwo 순으로 높게 나타났으며, 광합성 효율 및 전자전달율 또한 극히 낮게 나타나, 광합성에 치명적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 사료되었다. 반면, 유해조류 3종에 관해서 황토에 대한 광합성 효율과 전자전달율은 대조군과 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(p>0.01). 비유해종 R. salina 은 대조군에 비하여 TD49와 황토의 살조 효과, 광합성효율 및 전자전달율의 차이는 명확하게 나타나지 않았고, 오히려 TD49물질에서 성장에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였다. 결과적으로 본 연구에서 TD49물질은 유해적조 생물을 선택적으로 제어 할 수 있으며, 현장 적용시 우수한 살조 효과를 가질 수 있을 것으로 판단된 반면, 황토는 적조생물 제어에 적합하지 않을 것으로 사료되었다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.659-664
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• 2013

The aim of this study is to determine the drought stress index through photochemical analysis in red pepper (Capsiumannuum L.). The photochemical interpretation was performed in the basis of the relation between Kautsky effect and Photosystem II (PSII) following the measurement of chlorophyll, pheophytin contents, and $CO_2$ assimilation in drought stressed 5-week-old red pepper plants. The $CO_2$ assimilation rate was severely lowered with almost 77% reduction of chlorophyll and pheophytin contents at four days after non-irrigation. It was clearly observed that the chlorophyll fluorescence intensity rose from a minimum level (the O level), in less than one second, to a maximum level (the P-level) via two intermediate steps labeled J and I (OJIP process). Drought factor index (DFI) was also calculated using measured OJIP parameters. The DFI was -0.22, meaning not only the initial inhibition of PSII but also sequential inhibition of PSI. In real, most of all photochemical parameters such as quantum yield of the electron transport flux from Quinone A ($Q_A$) to Quinone B ($Q_B$), quantum yield of the electron transport flux until the PSI electron acceptors, quantum yield of the electron transport flux until the PSI electron acceptors, average absorbed photon flux per PSII reaction center, and electron transport flux until PSI acceptors per cross section were profoundly reduced except number of QA reducing reaction centers (RCs) per PSII antenna chlorophyll (RC/ABS). It was illuminated that at least 6 parameters related with quantum yield/efficiency and specific energy fluxes (per active PSII RC) could be applied to be used as the drought stress index. Furthermore, in the combination of parameters, driving forces (DF) for photochemical activity could be deduced from the performance index (PI) for energy conservation from photons absorbed by PSII antenna until the reduction of PSI acceptors. In conclusion, photochemical responses and their related parameters can be used as physiological DFI.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.860-868
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• 2015

본 연구는 고온 스트레스에서 규소가 분화용 포인세티아(Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. 'Ichiban')의 내고온성과 생장에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 포인세티아를 삽목하여 발근된 삽목묘 중 균일한 개체를 선발하여 상토가 담긴 10cm 화분에 정식하였다. 세 가지 규산염($K_2SiO_3$, $Na_2SiO_3$, $CaSiO_3$)을 0(-Si), 또는 $50(+Si)mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ Si농도로 순환식 저면베드에서 저면관수 또는 엽면살포 방식으로 약 2개월간 재배하였다. 포인세티아의 고온 스트레스에 대한 저항성을 알아보기 위하여 규소 처리 8주째에 식물생장상의 온도를 $35^{\circ}C$로 조절하여 18일동안 재배하였다. 모든 규산염처리에서 효소적 항산화 효소인 APX의 활성이 증가하였고, 비효소적 항산화 효소인 ELP의 활성은 감소하였다. 저면으로 공급한 $K_2SiO_3$와 $Na_2SiO_3$처리에서 대조구에 비해 Fv/Fm, 광합성율, 규소함량이 증가하였다. 따라서 규산염 처리가 대조구보다 고온 스트레스에 의해 발생하는 생장의 저해가 적었으며, 특히 저면으로 $K_2SiO_3$와 $Na_2SiO_3$를 공급하였을 때 가장 효과적이었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.1323-1334
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• 2010

The effect of nitric oxide (NO) on antioxidant system and protective mechanism against oxidative stress under UV-B radiation was investigated in leaves of maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings during 3 days growth period. UV-B irradiation caused a decrease of leaf biomass including leaf length, width and weight during growth. Application of NO donor, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), significantly alleviated UV-B stress induced growth suppression. NO donor permitted the survival of more green leaf tissue preventing chlorophyll content reduction and of higher quantum yield for photosystem II than in non-treated controls under UV-B stress, suggesting that NO has protective effect on chloroplast membrane in maize leaves. Flavonoids and anthocyanin, UV-B absorbing compounds, were significantly accumulated in the maize leaves upon UV-B exposure. Moreover, the increase of these compounds was intensified in the NO treated seedlings. UV-B treatment resulted in lipid peroxidation and induced accumulation of hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$) in maize leaves, while NO donor prevented UV-B induced increase in the contents of malondialdehyde (MDA) and $H_2O_2$. These results demonstrate that NO serves as antioxidant agent able to scavenge $H_2O_2$ to protect plant cells from oxidative damage. The activities of two antioxidant enzymes that scavenge reactive oxygen species, catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) in maize leaves in the presence of NO donor under UV-B stress were higher than those under UV-B stress alone. Application of 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4, 4, 5, 5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3- oxide (PTIO), a specific NO scavenger, to the maize leaves arrested NO donor mediated protective effect on leaf growth, photosynthetic pigment and free radical scavenging activity. However, PTIO had little effect on maize leaves under UV-B stress compared with that of UV-B stress alone. $N^{\omega}$-nitro-L-arginine (LNNA), an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), significantly increased $H_2O_2$ and MDA accumulation and decreased antioxidant enzyme activities in maize leaves under UV-B stress. This demonstrates that NOS inhibitor LNNA has opposite effects on oxidative resistance. From these results it is suggested that NO might act as a signal in activating active oxygen scavenging system that protects plants from oxidative stress induced by UV-B radiation and thus confer UV-B tolerance.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.77-88
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• 2011

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of soil depth and planting density on the growth of lettuce, crown daisy, and strawberry on a rooftop condition using artificial soil as a growth media. The vegetable crops showed better growth for plant height (cm), plant width (cm), plant fresh weight (g), and Fo, Fm and Fv/m on 20cm depth soil than 10cm depth soil except strawberry. Planting density of $16/m^2$ and $64/m^2$ did not show significant differences on the growth of the crops. Soil moisture content and EC were low for 10cm depth soil in lettuce plots, whereas there was no significant differences on soil moisture and EC between two soil depth in strawberry plots. Hunter's L, a, and b values showed the leaf color of lettuce dark green on 20cm depth soil and reddish on 10cm depth soil. Results showed that soil depth suitable for crop growth on rooftop conditions was 20cm rather than 10cm. Growth response of the crops showed no significant difference between $16/m^2$ and $64/m^2$, indicating that planting density of 64 $plants/m^2$ could be practiced on rooftop conditions. Lettuce growth rapidly changed in control treatment in which leaves were not pinched out, while slowly changed in plants which leaves were periodically pinched out. In the case of control plot, it was impossible to harvest because withering of lower leaves after blossom on June 22. The plant of crown daisy in which pinching was not conducted, blossomed on June 7, and the plants were removed since its aesthetical value was lost. Strawberry seemed to be a suitable vegetable crop for rooftop conditions based on its high covering rate and extended growth period until late October. The soil depth 20cm and planting density 64 $plants/m^2$ were suitable for vegetable crops on green roof system using artificial soil.