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Traditional oil palm (Elaeis guineensis jacq.) and its medicinal uses: A review

  • Owoyele, Bamidele Victor;Owolabi, Gbenga Opeyemi
    • CELLMED
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.16.1-16.8
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    • 2014
  • The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) has been reported to originate along the gulf of the guinea in West Africa. The various parts of the tree have been used locally and traditionally for various medicinal purposes. Some of these uses have been proved by scientific experiments. Palm oil is extracted from the mesocarp of the fruit and is used traditionally for the treatment of headaches, pains, rheumatism, cardiovascular diseases, arterial thrombosis and an atherosclerosis due to its rich phytonutrients. The leaves are also used for the treatment of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, kidney diseases and wound healing. The sap also has been found to be rich in phytonutrients that can be used to treat various diseases. This review therefore seeks to explore many of the uses of the oil palm using the various parts of the oil palm.

First Report of Foliar Blight on Dendropanax morbifera Caused by Alternaria panax

  • Deng, Jian Xin;Kim, Chang-Sun;Oh, Eun-Sung;Yu, Seung-Hun
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.316-320
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    • 2010
  • Leaf spot and blight disease was observed on two-year-old seedlings of Dendropanax morbifera (Korean name: Hwangchil tree) during July of 2008 in Jindo Island, Korea. Symptoms included yellow-brown to dark brown irregularly enlarged spots frequently located along the veins of leaves. The lesions were often surrounded by chlorotic haloes. Severe leaf blight and subsequent defoliation occurred when conditions favored disease outbreak. The causal organism of the disease was identified as Alternaria panax based on morphological characteristics and sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region of rDNA. A. panax isolates induced leaf spots and blight symptoms not only on D. morbifera but also on the other members of Araliaceae tested. This is the first report of foliar blight caused by A. panax on D. morbifera.

Rendering Trees Using Billboarding Method with View Dependent Texture Re-creation in Real-Time (시점 종속적 빌보드 텍스쳐 재생성을 이용한 나무의 실시간 렌더링)

  • Min, Sung-Hwan;Kim, Chang-Hun
    • Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.9-16
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    • 2002
  • In this paper we propose an extended billboarding method for rendering trees. It's difficult circumstance that PC renders forest by general polygon rendering in real-time, because tree object consists of tremendous leaves and limbs. Our method re-creates an appropriate texture image by 3D image warping equation each frame, and we use it for a billboarding method. For speed up, we use warping method with a image pyramid and image caching.

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Study on Aboveground Biomass of Pinus sylvesris var. mongolica Plantation Forest in Northeast China Based on Prediction Equations

  • Jia, Weiwei;Li, Lu;Li, Fengri
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.68-74
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    • 2012
  • A total of 45 Pinus sylvestnis var. mongolica trees from 9 plots in northeast China were destructively sampled to develop aboveground prediction equations for inventory application. Sampling plots covered a range of stand ages (12-47-years-old) and densities (450-3,840/ha). The distribution of aboveground biomass of whole-trees and tree component (stems, branches and leaves) of individual trees were studied and 4 equations were developed as functions of diameter at breast height (DBH), total height (HT). All the equations have good estimation effect with high prediction precision over 90%. Forest biomass was estimated based on the individual biomass prediction equations. It was found forest biomass of all organs increased with the increasing of stand age and density. And the period of 45-50 years was the suitable harvest time for Pinus sylvesris plantation.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOREST STAND PARAMETERS AND MULTI-BAND SAR BACKSCATTERING

  • Shin, Jung-Il;Yoon, Jong-Suk;Lee, Kyu-Sung
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2008.10a
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    • pp.332-335
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    • 2008
  • Newly developing SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) sensors commonly include high resolution X-band those data are expected to contribute various applications. Recent few studies are presenting potential of X-band SAR data in forest related application. This study tried to investigate the relationship between forest stand parameters and multi-band SAR normalized backscattering. Multi-band SAR data was radiometric corrected to compare signal from different forest stand condition. Then correlation coefficients were estimated between attribute of forest stand map and normalized backscattering coefficients. Although overall correlation coefficients are not high, only X-band shows strong relationship with DBH class than other bands. The signal of C- and L-band is composed of a large number of discrete tree components such as leaves, stems, even background soil. In forest, strength of radar backscattering is affected by complex parameters. Further study might be considered more various forest stand parameters such as canopy density, stand height, volume, and biomass.

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Occurrence of the sycamore lace bug, Corythucha ciliata (Say) (Hemiptera: Tindidae) in Korea (새로운 침입해충 버즘나무방패벌레 발생)

  • 정영진;권태성;여운홍;변봉규;박철하
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.137-139
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    • 1996
  • The sycamore lace bug, Corythucha ciliata (Say), attacking a sycamore tree, Platatanus orientalis L., was first found in Korea, and was widely distributed in the central part of the country. The adult was milky white in color and 3.0-3.2 mm long, and the matured nymph was black. Heavily infested trees appear yellowish white as a result of feeding by the nymphs on the under surface of leaves.

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New Record of Two Marine Algal Species in Korea: Bryopsis triploramosa and Sargassum polyporum (한국산 미기록 해조 2종, 흐린깃털말 및 가시모자반)

  • KANG, Pil Joon;NAM, Ki Wan
    • Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.1858-1864
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    • 2016
  • Morphological and molecular information of two marine algae collected from Korea is given. One belonging to a green alga, is characterized by small size up to 4 cm high, much branched thalli on all sides, slender and linear branchlets which is constricted near base, axes without prominent branch scars, chloroplasts with a prominent central pyrenoid. The other, as a brown alga, is distinct from other Korean species in having cylindrical elevated projections at all parts of thallus axis, leaves with slightly serrulate margin together with distinct midrib bearing spines and absence to rarely occurred vesicles. In phylogenetic tree based on rbcL sequences, these two species are nested in the same clade with Bryopsis triploramosa and Sargassum polyporum, respectively. In this study, these two species are newly recorded in the Korean marine algal flora based on the morphological and molecular data.

Effects of Mulching Materials on Growth of Allium tuberosum Rottler and Weed Control

  • Kim, Jin-Han
    • Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.242-247
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    • 2010
  • This study was carried out to elucidate the effect of mulching materials on the growth of Chinese chive (Allium tuberusum Rottler) and weed control. Chinese chive was grown under five mulching materials, pine leaf, oak leaf, rice straw, rice hull and sawdust, at the Experimental Farm of Chungbuk National University from June 20, 2009 to September 30, 2009. Amaranthus mangostunus, Digitaria sanguinalis, Portuclaca. oleracea, Echinochioa crus-galli var. frumetacea and Setaria viridis were dominant weeds. Both pine and oak leaves were significantly effective mulching materials in terms of weed control indices in both nursery and field. Soil moisture contents were 1.2~3.7% higher in mulching, especially in oak leaf mulching. Mulching with pine leaf significantly increased plant height, sheath length, leaf length, bulb-, root- and leaf-weights and yield of Chinese chive, but there were no significant differences among the other mulching materials although better than those in non-mulching.

Seed propagation and softwood cutting of native styrax japonicus for landscape tree uses (한국 자생 때죽나무의 조경수 이용을 위한 번식방법에 관한 연구)

  • 권오준;심경구;하유미
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.9-19
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    • 1997
  • These studies were carried out to investigate seed propagation method and conducted using stem cuttings of Styrax japonicus for using as a woody landscape plant. The results are obtained as follows. After the H\sub2\SO\sub 4\ and GA\sub 3\ treatment to the seeds of Styrax japonicus, three months of warm treatment followed by cold stratification for four months increased seed germination rate. The rooting rate of Styrax japonicus was increased by the treatment with concentrated IBA, especially highest at 7,000ppm. Rooting percentages were highest for cuttings taken on July 15, 1995. Therefore, the most effective method for rooting of Styrax japonicus was treatment with 7,000ppm IBA on July 15 cuttings, which showed rooting rate of over 90%. Half-leaf-remained cuttings were more effective than those with two leaves on rooting of Styrax japonicus. Dipping for 10 seconds in IBA solution resulted in rooting rate of over 70%. The longer the treatment time the worse the rooting.

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Etymological Study of Species in Scientific Names of Landscape Plants. (조경식물의 학명에서 종명의 어원 연구)

  • 최상범
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.8-16
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    • 1993
  • The purpose of this paper is to analyze the linguistic origin of the species manes of landscape plants in order to help students understand the physical characteristics of the plants through the botanical names. This study includes the plants that are possible to use as landscape material as well as both the native and foreign plants that are already used. Name of Species of Scientific name in Landscape plant be derived from region or nations of habitat, botanist, plant explors, and their sponser, and plant form and number of leaves or flowers, character or ingredient of plants and shape of stem, tree crown form. In this paper, about 300 species(contains varieties, formas) are interpreted into etymological meanings.

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