8일간 생장한 보리 유식물에 72시간 동안 dimethipin을 처리하면서 엽록소 함량의 변화와 광합성적 전자전달 활성을 측정하였다. 10/sup -3/M dimethipin을 72시간 처리한 경우 엽록소 함량이 33% 감소하였다. 이에 비해 7일간 암소에서 생장시킨 후 dimethipin을 처리한 보리 유식물은 녹화 48시간에 10/sup -4/M에서 대조구에 비해 43% 엽록소 함량이 감소하였으며, 엽록소 a/b 비율이 증가하였다. 24시간의 dim

Effects of dimethipin on α-amylase activity of barley seeds were investigated. In the treatments of 1 μM and 10 μM dimethipin, the indexes of germination were reduced to 17% and 24 % respectively. After seed germination, dimethipin was added to germinated seedlings and then the seedlings were kept to measure seedling length under illumination for 7 days. In control, the length of seedling was 5.7 cm, but in the treatments of 1 μM dimethipin and 10 μM dimethipin, seedling lengths were 5.5 cm and 1.2 cm respectively. In the relationship between dimethipin concentrations and α-amylase activities, there was a linear curve. The more dimethipin was added to the seeds, the more α-amylase activities were inhibited. In the treatments of 1 μM dimethipin and 10 μM dimethipin, α-amylase activities were reduced to 33% and 71% respectively. Dimethipin also inhibited α-amylase activities increased by gibberellin and the content of soluble protein. Therefore, it could be suggested that dimethipin might inhibit directly the activities of hydrolysis enzymes including α-amylase or the expression of α-amylase genes as germination and seedling growth were severely disturbed.