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Ultrastructure of the Epiphytic Sooty Mold Capnodium on Walnut Leaves

  • Kim, Ki Woo
    • 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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    • 2015.11a
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    • pp.14-14
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    • 2015
  • Cellular aspects of sooty mold on walnut leaves were investigated by using light and electron microscopy. A black coating developed on the adaxial leaf surface of a walnut tree. No infestations were found on the abaxial leaf surface with peltate glandular trichomes. Light microscopy showed that fungal complexes from the leaf surface were composed of brown conidia and hyphae. Conidia, with longitudinal and transverse septa, were variable in length ranging from 10 to $30{\mu}m$, and commonly found in clusters, forming microsclerotia. Neither epidermal penetration nor hyphal entrance to host tissues was observed. Based on their morphological characteristics, the fungal complexes were assumed to be Capnodium species. An electron-dense melanized layer was present on the cell wall of multi-celled conidia. Concentric bodies in the fungal cytoplasm had an electron-translucent core surrounded by an electron-dense margin with a fibrillar sheath. Chloroplasts without starch granules in the palisade mesophyll cells of sooty leaves had electron-dense stromata and swollen plastoglobuli. These results suggest that the epiphytic growth of fungal complexes can be attributed to the melanized layer and concentric bodies against a water-deficient environment on the leaf surface. Ultrastructural characteristics of the sooty leaves indicate typical features of dark-adapted and non-photosynthetic shade leaves.

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Relation of pH value to the availability of P32 (인산흡수와 산성도와의 관계)

  • 차종환
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.10 no.1_2
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    • pp.36-40
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    • 1967
  • 1. The effect of the pH value on P32 absorption of leaves of three forest trees under the water culture is investigated. 2. The degree of the P32 absorption to the pH value is quite different in each forest tree. 3. The phosphorus contents are proved higher in the leaves of Quercus accutissima(the saw shaped oak) than in the leaves of Pinus densiflora(the red pine) and Lespedeza bicolar (bush clover). 4. Larger contents of phosphorus are found in acidity plots than in alkalinity. The leaves of treated plot of the pH 4 (red pine), of the pH 5.0 (bush clover), and of the pH 5.0-6.5 (saw shaped oak) have a higher nutrient capital as indicated by P32 compared with that of the other pH values. 5. It is also noticed that P32 absorption capacity is decreased with the higher pH values. 6. The content of P of leaves shows the lowest value in the plot of the pH 6.5 (pine), of the pH 7.5(bush clover), and of the pH 9.0(saw shaped oak). It is also noticed that the red pine is to do very well in acid cultivation and then follow bush clover and saw shaped oak in the order.

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Proper Tree Vigor and Crop Load in High Density Planting System for 'Fuji'/M.9 Apple Trees (사과 '후지'/M.9 밀식 사과원의 성과기 적정 결실 및 수세 기준)

  • Park, Moo-Yong;Park, Jeong-Kwan;Yang, Sang-Jin;Han, Hyun-Hee;Kang, In-Kyu;Byun, Jae-Kyun
    • Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.306-311
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    • 2008
  • Proper tree vigor and crop load were determined for 'Fuji'/M.9 apple trees in high density planting system from 2001 to 2003. Leaf/fruit ratio was highly correlated to mean fruit weight (y=1.715x+205.02, $R^2=0.66^{**}$) and yield (y=-35.l56x+5963.7, $R^2=0.44^{**}$). In addition, there was a significant correlation between the number of leaves per tree and mean fruit weight. However, crop load did not affect tree growth, soluble solids content of fruit, and Hunter a value. To harvest the fruits heavier than 300 g without biennial bearing, it was appropriate to crop 55 to 64 fruits in a tree with 55 leaves per fruit of adult tree. The good indices for proper tree vigor could be 20 to 25 cm of mean shoot length and above 95% of shoot termination rate. Moreover, no secondary growth and 20 to 30% of spur formation could be the indices for highly productive tree vigor.

Seasonal and Sexual Variation of Ginkgolides Contents in Ginkgo Leaves (계절, 성에 따른 은행잎 중의 Ginkgolides 함량의 변화)

  • Sung, Sang-Hyun;Jeon, Soon-Hwa;Moon, Young-Shim;Lee, Heum-Sook;Huh, Hoon;Kim, Young-Choong
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.20-23
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    • 1994
  • The contents of ginkgolides were determined in the leaves of male and female Ginkgo biloba from late spring until mid-autumn. Ginkgolides were detected during the whole growing season in the leaves of each tree. Ginkgolides content was low in late spring, gradually increased to reach a maximum in august and decreased thereafter. The male trees have two or three times higher ginkgolides content than the female trees. Comparing our results with that of previously reported values, the sexual variation of ginkgolides content seemed not to be genetic.

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Two New Caffeoyl Threonate Esters from the Leaves of Toxicodendron vernicifluum

  • Jang, Jae Young;Ahn, Jong Hoon;Jo, Yang Hee;Turk, Ayman;Kang, So Young;Hwang, Bang Yeon;Lee, Mi Kyeong
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.354-357
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    • 2019
  • Toxicodendron vernicifluum, also called as Rhus verniciflua is a deciduous tree belonging to Anacardiaceae family. Two new caffeoyl threonate esters, rhuseols A (1) and B (2), together with 5-O-(E)-caffeoylquinic acid methyl ester (3) were isolated from the leaves of T. vernicifluum. The structures of isolated compounds were established by using 1D and 2D NMR in combination with HR-ESI-MS. Compounds 1 - 3 showed DPPH radical scavenging effects with IC50 values of 47.9, 107.8 and 15.4 μM, respectively. Taken together, these compounds might contribute to the antioxidant properties of the leaves of T. vernicifluum, which will be useful for various oxidative stress mediated diseases.

Analysis of Carbon Emissions from Combustion of Three Arbor in Youngdong Area (영동지역 교목 3수종 생엽의 연소에 따른 탄소배출량 분석)

  • Park, Young-Ju;Lee, Hae-Pyeong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.210-215
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    • 2010
  • In this study, when the forest fire occurred, in order to estimate greenhouse gas emissions, tree glow in Gangwon Youndong area, Juglans mandshurica, Alnus japonica, Acer palmatum of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide emissions were about. Water content were measured before the experiment, Juglans mandshurica 196.24%, Alnus japonica 169.17% Acer palmatum 210.10% moisture content showed a big difference, Living leaves of Acer palmatum were a lot of moisture. Also, 50g weight of carbon dioxide on the Juglans mandshurica 53.3644g, Alnus japonica 49.4256g, was released about Acer palmatum 51.3394g, Juglans mandshurica living leaves were the most carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon monoxide emissions result, About weight 50g Juglans mandshurica 1.5329g, Alnus japonica 1.7189g, 2.5002g about Acer palmatum was released, Acer palmatum living leaves were the most carbon monoxide emissions.

Developing a Scanner for Assessing Foliage Moisture

  • Nakajima, Isao;Ohyama, Futoshi;Juzoji, Hiroshi;Ta, Masuhisa
    • Journal of Multimedia Information System
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.155-164
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    • 2019
  • We intended to confirm that microwave attenuation by tree leaves is strongly linked to water content in leaves. We sampled natural broadleaves, including Japanese cinnamon, and investigated their effects on the microwave (3 to 20 GHz) frequency characteristics using a network analyzer. Experiments determined that microwave attenuation by foliage increases as a linear function of frequency per unit weight (gram). As the frequency increases, the spatial resolution increases, but the phase difference (imaginary component) increases. So we solved the dispersion of phase difference by sweeping the frequency and taking the intermediate value. Based on these experimental results, we developed a microwave scanner on 10Ghz to describe foliage moisture as a image and to enable assessments of leaf condition. Photosynthesis is the process whereby plants synthesize oxygen and sugars from carbon dioxide and water, thereby converting light energy into chemical energy. Since water is a major parameter of photosynthesis, the quantity of water accumulated inside a leaf reflects leaf health. The equipment described here and related microwave technologies will help assess the capacity of leaves to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Anti-photoaging Constituents from Eurya emarginata Leaves

  • Sung Chun Kim;So Yeon Oh;Hyejin Hyeon;Boram Go;Seon-A Yoon;Yong-Hwan Jung;Nam Ho Lee;Young-Min Ham
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.67 no.2
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    • pp.150-155
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    • 2023
  • Eurya emarginata is an evergreen tree growing in the southern regions of Korea including Jeju Island. In this study, antioxidant and anti-photoaging effects were investigated with the extracts of E. emarginata leaves. As comparative studies with the extract and five solvent fractions, the EtOAc fraction showed the most effective DPPH and ABTS+ radical scavenging activities. The EtOAc fraction also inhibited matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) production most effectively. Phytochemical study on the EtOAC fraction resulted in the isolation of three compounds; eutigoside C (1), eutigoside B (2) and quercitrin (3). Among the isolates (1-3), quercitrin (3) showed excellent antioxidant activities and inhibitory properties on MMP-1 production. Based on these results, it was suggested that extracts of E. emarginata leaves could be developed as natural anti-photoaging agents in cosmetic formulations.

Comparison of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activity on Chestnut, Chestnut Shell and Leaves of Castanea crenata Extracts (밤 과육, 껍질 및 밤나무 잎 추출물에 대한 항산화 및 항염증 활성 비교)

  • Kim, Jin Yoon;Kim, Seung Yeon;Kwon, Hyoung Min;Kim, Chan Hyun;Lee, Seung Jin;Park, Seung Chun;Kim, Kyung Hwa
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.8-16
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    • 2014
  • The present study was carried out to evaluate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of three extracts (hot water, 50% ethanol and mixed solvent;water, ethanol, butylene glycol, propylene glycol) of dried chestnut, chestnut shell, chestnut leaves and dried chestnut leaves obtained from Castanea crenata tree. When conducted DPPH assay, radical scavenging activity of ethanol extract of chestnut shell was the highest with $IC_{50}$ $10.8{\mu}g/mL$ among four extracts from these parts (p < 0.05). In additional results by the xanthine oxidase assay, antioxidant activity showed that water extract of chestnut leaves showed the highest xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity in the tested extracts (p < 0.05). Futhermore, extracts of chestnut shell and leaves exhibited no cytotoxicity in RAW 264.7 cells (p < 0.05). Also, anti-inflammatory activity by NO assay showed LPS-induced NO was significantly inhibited following treatment with extracts of chestnut shell and leaves of 3mg/mL (p < 0.05). These data suggest that extract of chestnut shell have antioxidant and anti-inflamantory activity including chestnut leaves. Therefore, it is considered that Castanea crenata research range and selection of functional material can broaden chestnut shell to other fractions such as chestnut and chestnut leaves.

Variations in Peroxidase and Nitrate Reductase Activities and Growth Populus alba × Populus glandulosa F1 Clones (제1대(第一代) 잡종(雜種)포플러, Populus alba × Populus glandulosa F1 클론의 과산화효소(過酸化酵素), 질산환원효소(窒酸還元酵素)의 활성변이(活性變異) 및 생장(生長)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Lee, Don Koo;Kim, Gab Tae;Lee, Kyung Joon
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.70 no.1
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    • pp.63-71
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    • 1985
  • To sled the superior clones of Populus alba ${\times}$ Populus glandulosa $F_1$, growth and some growth-related enzyme activities were examined for thirteen, two-year-old and fifteen, three-year-old trees at Seoul National University nursery in Suwon. Clonal differences in total dry weight per tree and leaf surface area per tree were significant at the 5% level. Significant correlations were found between total dry weight per tree and leaf surface area per tree (r=0.875), between leaf peroxidase activity per tree and total dry weight per tree (r=0.854), and between leaf nitrate reductase activity per tree arid total dry weight per tree (r=0.914). Leaf peroxidase and nitrate reductase activities per unit fresh weight of one-year-old tree increased with increasing leaf order numbers basipetally, reaching maximum values in the eighteenth and thirty-third leaves, respectively, and decreased gradually from those leaves to basipetal lower leaves. Clones 65-29-19, 66-15-3, 65-22-11, 66-14-93, and 66-26-55 among two-year-old trees, and clones 64-6-44, 66-14-29, 66-26-55, 65-22-11, and 68-1-54 among three-year-old trees showed greater leaf surface areas, peroxidase and nitrate reductase activities per unit leaf fresh weight than other clones, Growth of Populus alba ${\times}$ Populus glandulosa $F_1$ clones might be estimated from either leaf surface area per tree or peroxidase and nitrate reductase activities per tree. Therefore, measurements of leaf surface area and leaf enzyme activities appear useful to select superior Populus clones at early growth stages.

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