Background : Excessively high concentration of sodium ion causednutrient deficiency and significantly decrease growth. This study was carried out to determine the limiting concentration range of sodium ion in the soil of ginseng field. Methods and Results : The growth of the ginseng cultivar Chunpoong reduced with increase in salinity, and the rate of growth reduction was higher in shoots than that of roots. Particularly, ginseng plants cultivated at high level of nitrate nitrogen or sodium may suffer delayed development and stunted growth. Chlorophyll damage occurred on the leaves of ginseng planted in relatively high levels (> 0.2 c㏖+/㎏) of sodium ion, as determined by the fluorescence reaction. The incidence of physiological disorder in ginseng cultivated at 249 sites was correlated with the concentration of sodium ion in the soils. About 74% of ginseng fields in which physiological disorders occurred had concentrations of sodium ion in soil greater than 0.2 c㏖+/㎏. In contrast, the concentration of sodium ions at 51 of 85 sites where no damage occurred was relatively (0.05 c㏖+/㎏- 0.15 c +/㎏). Conclusions : The concentration of sodium ion in soil of ginseng fields can be classified into three levels optimum (≤ 0.15), permissible allowance (0.15 - 0.2) and excessive (> 0.2).

High temperature impairs rice grain yield and quality. To understand the effect of high temperature on leaf physiological activity and grain filling, two cultivars of rice that Dongan and Ilpum were exposed to high temperature during ripening stage. Grain filling rate, perfect grain ratio and grain weight of high temperature (27℃±4℃) treated both rice cultivars were decreased than those of control temperature (22℃±4℃) treated. The reduction rates of grain filling ratio, perfect grain ratio and grain weight of high temperature treated to control treated rice were higher in Ilpum than Dongan. Chlorophyll contents of rice leaves under high temperature at early ripening stage were higher than those of control temperature, but those were slowly decreased with no difference between temperature treatment since at mid ripening stage. Although chlorophyll a/b ratio under high temperature was decreased from heading to 15 days after heading, that was gradually increased since 15 days after heading. Protein concentrations of rice leaves for ripening stage was a similar pattern with chlorophyll changes. The rate of photosynthesis at 14 days after heading under high temperature was higher than those of control temperature, but there was no difference at those of 7 and 34 days after heading between two temperature treatment. Free sugars under high temperature treated leaves were lower than control temperature. Consequently, these results exhibit that high temperature accelerate leaf physiological activity as chlorophyll synthesis and photosynthesis rate unlike the deterioration of grain filling.

The response of the freshwater microalga Chlorella vulgaris to mercuric ion (Hg2+) stress was examined using chlorophyll a fluorescence image analysis and O-J-I-P analysis as a way to monitor the toxic effects of mercury on water ecosystems. The levels of photosynthetic pigments, such as chlorophyll a and b and carotenoids, decreased with increasing Hg2+ concentration. The maximum photochemical efficiency of photosystem Ⅱ(Fv/Fm) changed remarkably with increasing Hg2+ concentration and treatment time. In particular, above 200 μM Hg2+, considerable mercury toxicity was seen within 2 h. The chlorophyll a fluorescence transient O-J-I-P was also remarkably affected by Hg2+; the fluorescence emission decreased considerably in steps J, I, and P with an increase in Hg2+ concentration when treated for 4 h. Subsequently, the JIP-test parameters (Fm, Fv/Fo, RC/CS, TRo/CS, ETo/CS, ΦPO, ΨO and ΦEO) decreased with increasing Hg2+ concentration, while N, Sm, ABS/RC, DIo/RC and DIo/CS increased. Therefore, a useful biomarker for investigating mercury stress in water ecosystems, and the parameters Fm, ΦPO, ΨO, and RC/CS can be used to monitor the environmental stress in water ecosystems quantitatively.

Loss of leaf green color results from chlorophyll (Chl) degradation in the chloroplasts, but little is known about how Chl catabolism is tightly regulated throughout development. Using the stay-green (sgr) mutant in rice which maintains leaf greenness during senescence, we identified SGR by map-based cloning. SGR is a function-unknown gene encoding senescence-induced chloroplast protein. Transgenic rice overexpressing SGR produced yellow leaves, indicating that SGR regulates Chl degradation at the transcriptional level. Leaf stay-greenness of the sgr mutant is mainly associated with a failure in the destabilization of light-harvesting complexes (LHCs) of thylakoid membranes, which is a prerequisite event for the degradation of Chl and LHCs during leaf senescence. SGR binds to light harvesting complex of photosystem II (LHCII), but its biochemical role is so far unknown. During senescence, Chl should be degraded rapidly and safely because Chl catabolic intermediates producing ROS under light are extremely toxic to the plant cells. For safe and rapid degradation of Chl and its catabolic intermediates, Chl catabolic enzymes (CCEs) must catch the Chl intermediates effectively. In recent years, although molecular functions of SGR and CCEs have been characterized in detail, their biochemical mechanism for Chl detoxification remain elusive. Here we show that all five CCEs also specifically interact with LHCII. In addition, SGR and CCEs interact directly or indirectly with each other at LHCII, and SGR is essential for recruiting CCEs in senescing chloroplasts. These data indicate a predominant role for the SGR-CCE-LHCII protein interaction in the breakdown of LHCII-located Chl, likely to allow metabolic channeling of phototoxic Chl breakdown intermediates upstream of nontoxic pFCC.

Development of transgenic plant with desirable traits to cultivated plant is one of the important procedures in plant molecular breeding. However, applicable assessment of transgenic plant in laboratorial scale is not much except cultivating transgenic plant for a whole life in field condition. Here, we analyzed chlorophyll fluorescence in three transgenic soybean lines with AtMYB44 transcription factor for assessment of photosynthetic activity under abiotic stresses such as drought. Soybean varieties used in this study were ‘Bert’ and ‘Bert’ derived three transgenic soybeans, ‘AtMYB44 CM35101’, ‘AtMYB44 CM2471’, and ‘AtMYB44 CM4481’. Analyzed five different chlorophyll fluorescence variables are maximum PSII quantum yield (QY_max), steady state PSII quantum yield (QY_Lss), steady state non-photochemical quenching (NPQ_Lss), coefficient of photochemical quenching in steady-state (Qp_Lss), and fluorescence declineratio in steady-state (Rfd_Lss). To determine main chlorophyll fluorescence variable affected by abiotic stress, principal component analysis (PCA) was conducted with five chlorophyll fluorescence variables measured from four varieties. QY_Lss and NPQ_Lss were main chlorophyll fluorescence variables to evaluate abiotic stress, particularly in drought stress. In comparison with transgenic soybean lines based on chlorophyll fluorescence variables, ‘AtMYB44 CM2471’ and ‘AtMYB44 CM4481’ are more tolerant to drought than the others. Interestingly, three transgenic soybean lines which have a same AtMYB44 gene with different regions of chromosome revealed the quite different responses of chlorophyll fluorescence to drought treatment.

An average Korean known to ingest 3.4 times of the nitrate ADI level are found to have taken in 97% of nitrates through vegetables. This study analyzed the contents of nitrates and chlorophyll in organic Chinese cabbages, a major favorite vegetable for Koreans, with a view to lowering daily intake of nitrate. Our findings show that, in organically cultivated cabbages, the further outward the leaf was located, the more significantly the contents of nitrates increased, with the midrib and leaf blade showing positive relationship of r=0. 789 , and =0.659 , respectively. In the case of the midrib, the contents increased as high as 79 times ranging from 40ppm for the innermost leaf to 3, 177ppm for the outermost one, and when it comes to the leaf blade, the contents rose as high as 87 times, showing a range of 40 - 3,481ppm. Our findings also suggest that it is advisable to discard 1/3 of the outermost leaves before eating Chinese cabbages, since the outer leaves with known high contents of chlorophyll also have high contents of nitrates.

Suspended and sinking particles were collected in austral summer during ODP Leg 119 to the Indian Ocean sector of the Antarctic Ocean. Field work was carried out at four sampling sites in Prydz Bay. Two of these sites were located in the Outer Bay, and two in the Inner Bay. At the four locations, a total of ten deployments of a sediment trap array were made. The concentrations of chlorophylls and their degradation products both in suspended and sinking particulate matter in Prydz Bay were analyzed using HPLC. Chlorophylls a and c were the dominant algal pigments both in suspended and sinking particles. Because of the abundance of fecal pellets at Site 740, the mean fluxes at 200 m averaged 6 fold greater than that at 50 m. This implies that a dense swarm of zooplankters, presumably large copepods and/or salps, may "feed and excrete" mainly in between 100-200 m depths at this site, closest to land in Prydz Bay. Interestingly, The flux of phaeophorbide a was generally similar in magnitude to that of chlorophyll a throughout the study areas. This is an evidence that materials escaping from near-surface regions in austral summer derive mainly from the gazing of zooplankters. "New production" from sediment-trapped CHL pigment fluxes in Prydz Bay was estimated using f-ratio of 0.15, ranging from 520 to 1,605 μgC m-2 day-1.

고품질 녹색자엽 검정콩 신품종 육성 연구의 일환으로 녹색자엽의 유전자원별 녹색의 정도를 평가할 수 있는 엽록소 함량 및 조성과 이들의 유전양상을 검토하고, 유전적 배경을 달리한 녹색자엽 자원을 활용한 녹색자엽 검정콩의 선발 효율을 검토한 결과를 요약하면 아래와 같다. 1. 유전적 배경이 상이한 녹색자엽 자원을 검정콩 육종프로그램에 도입코자 실시한 특성조사 결과 핵유전 녹색자엽 유전자 d1d2를 보유한 자원은 세포질 유전 녹색자엽 유전자 cytG를 보유한 자원보다 총 엽록소의 함량이 매우 높은 경향이었고, 조성에서는 d1d2 보유 자원은 엽록소 a의 함량이 엽록소 b보다 2배 이상 높고, cytG 보유 유전자원은 엽록소 b의 함량이 엽록소 a 함량 보다 높은 경향이었다. 2. 핵유전 녹색자엽 유전자(d1d2)는 당대의 종실에서 발현되어 F1 세대의 F2 종실에서부터 선발이 가능하며, 2개의 열성유전자에 지배를 받는다. 3. 녹색 종피의 핵유전 녹색자엽(d1d2)과 황색자엽 검정콩(D1D2)의 교배후대에서 검정색 종피에 녹색자엽 종자를 가진 개체는 모본의 유전적 배경에 따라 조금은 다르지만 F2 전체 개체 중 3% 미만의 낮은 비율로 나타나, 향후 핵유전 녹색자엽 검정콩 신품종 육성효율 증진을 위해서는 핵유전 녹색자엽 검정콩 중간모본 개발과 선발방법 개선이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

As cool-season plant, Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer is planted under shade-installation with tall front and low rear. However, at different planting positions, distinct differences come out because ginseng grows at the same position within 3~5 years and the growth circumstance changes a lot by the shade-installation. So, in this study, changes of temperature, photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence with varieties of shading material and planting position were investigated. Light transmittances by polyethylene shade net and silver-coated shading plate as planting materials were measured according to different planting positions. Photosynthetic rate and chlorophyll fluorescence were measured by LI-6400-40 (Li-Cor). According to different planting positions, light intensity was higher in silver-coated shading plate than in polyethylene shade net, and higher at front than rear. Also, photosynthetic rate showed the same tendency, which had a positive correlation to light intensity. But this treatment caused a lower Fo compared with polyethylene shade net because of the stress by light and temperature. Also, Fv/Fm and ETR were higher in silver-coated shading plate. Fo was similar at front and rear according to silver-coated shading plate and ETR was higher at front.

우리나라에 천연분포하는 흑오미자 4종류(자웅동주 제주 #41, #6, 숫그루, 암그루), 오미자 및 남오미자의 잎의 형태적 특성과 엽록소 함량 변이를 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 오미자과의 잎 형질, 기공 및 목부 해부학적 특성을 조사한 결과, 수종 간 많은 차이가 있었으며, 흑오미자 4종류 내에서도 암그루, 숫그루 및 자웅동주 개체 간 많은 차이를 보였다. 잎의 길이는 남오미자가 가장 크고 다음이 오미자, 흑오미자 순이었으며, 흑오미자 4종류에서는 암그루가 가장 크고 자웅동주 개체가 중간이었다. 엽병길이는 흑오미자가 오미자와 남오미자에 비해 2배 이상 길었다. 기공길이에서는 흑오미자가 92.5~105.9 μm, 오미자가 79.9 μm, 남오미자가 76.2 μm 로 흑오미자의 기공길이가 길었으며, 기공 폭에서도 유사한 경향을 보여 흑오미자의 기공 크기가 큰 것으로 나타났으나 기공밀도는 오미자나 남오미자에 비해 낮았다. 도관요소 및 목부섬유의 크기도 기공과 유사한 경향을 보였으며, 흑오미자 4종류 내에서도 자웅동주와 암그루, 숫그루 간 차이를 보였다. 엽록소 함량조사 결과 종 간 및 개체 간 변이가 크게 나타났으며, 흑오미자와 남오미자의 SPAD-501 값은 각각 38.8±6.7, 39.5±8.2로 큰 차이를 볼 수 없었으나, 오미자는 SPAD-501 값이 29.2±6.2로 다른 두 수종에 비하여 매우 낮은 값을 나타내었다.

인삼의 해가림구조에서 차광판 및 차광망의 차광재료 차이에 따른 인삼 재배포의 광량 및 미기상 반응과 광수용체로 작용하는 엽록소 함량의 변화를 조사하여 인삼생육에 적합한 해가림 차광재료의 표준화를 위한 기초 자료를 제공하고자 한 본 연구의 결과를 요약하면 아래와 같다. 1. 차광재료에 따라 맑은 날의 광량은 차광판이 차광망에 비해 70 ~ 76%, 흐린 날은 77 ~ 82% 수준으로 감소되는 양상을 나타내었다. 2. 두둑위치 중 전주의 경우는 하루 총 누적광량에 대비해 맑은 날의 경우 39% 수준, 흐린 날의 경우 51% 누적광량이 높은 양상을 나타내며, 중앙 및 후주행은 맑은 날 및 흐린 날 구분 없이 모두 하루 총 누적광량에 비해 낮은 양상을 나타내므로, 두둑위치에 따른 누적광량의 차이가 분명하였으며, 차광재료에 관계없이 두둑위치에 따라서는 전주 > 중앙 > 후주행의 순으로 광량이 낮아지는 양상을 나타내었다. 3. 차광재료에 따라 차광망이 차광판에 비하여 높은 온도를 유지하였고, 두둑위치에 따라 차광망이 차광판 보다 1.9~3.1℃ 높은 양상을 나타내었다. 4. 차광재료별 맑은 날의 평균 누적온도는 외부온도 대비차광판의 경우 7.3% 감소하는 양상을 나타내었으나, 차광망의 경우 0.7% 증가되는 양상을 나타내었고, 흐린 날의 평균 누적온도는 차광판의 경우 0.7% 감소하는 양상을, 차광망의 경우 1.6% 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 5. 차광재료에 따른 두둑위치별 일일 누적온도의 차이를 비교해 보면 차광망이 차광판에 비해 맑은 날의 경우 전주, 중간 및 후주행이 각각 7.0, 7.8 및 8.8% 높은 양상을 나타내고, 흐린 날의 경우 각각 1.7, 1.6 및 3.5% 높은 양상을 나타내어 두둑위치에 관계없이 차광판이 차광망에 비해 온도가 낮은 양상을 나타내었다. 6. 엽록소 SPAD 값은 전주와 중앙의 두둑위치에서는 차광판이 차광망에 비하여 높게 나타났고 후주에서는 차이가 없었다.

This study was conducted to investigate the influence of shading material on the chlorophyll fluorescence, photosynthesis, transpiration, stomatal conductance and its any correlations in Panax ginseng C.A.Meyer. Fo was higher in polyethylene shade net than in silver-coated shading plate, but this treatment caused a lower Fm in comparison with silver-coated shading plate. Also, Fv/Fm and PhiPS2 showed higher in silver-coated shading plate than in polyethylene shade net. The relationship between net photosynthetic rate and transpiration, stomatal conductance were increased as the PAR (Photosynthetic active radiation) was increased and reached maximum at the 200-400 μmol/m2/s of PAR in all of leaves, and the higher in silver-coated shading plate than in polyethylene shade net. A linear equation was obtained between net photosynthetic rate and transpiration, net photosynthetic rate and stomatal conductance. SPAD was higher in silver-coated shading plate than in polyethylene shade net.

When three cultivars, “Shinsunchalbyeo”, “Nokmi” and “GW-05-01”, which was collected from native glutinous rice, were exposed to increased salinity stress in exogenous solution and duration of salt stress, leaf relative water content (RWC), root water uptake and chlorophyll fluorescence were observed the significant decrease at ≥500mM NaCl concentration for 4 day stress. These decrease in leaf RWC showed 69%, 77% and 67% for Shinsunchalbeyo, Nokmi and GW-05-01, respectively, in water uptake these effects showed 84%, 85% and 91%. The difference in Fv/Fm of plants treated with 500mM NaCl showed 0.62, 0.68 and 0.78 compared with 0.78, 0.81 and 0.75 in control treatment. The effects of NaCl stress in rice seedlings indicate that the leaf RWC and photosynthetic capacity is more sensitive GW-05-01 in comparison with Shinsunchalbyeo and Nokmi, and water uptake in root is more resistant. Average plant height in Shisunchalbyeo, Nokmi and GW-05-01 showed 107, 102 and 111cm, and the 1000 grains weight were 25.5, 20.3 and 21.8, respectively.

인삼은 연작지 재배가 불가능하고 주산지의 우량 예정지 고갈로 인하여 제주도를 제외하고 국내 전국에서 재배하고 있다. 지역별 기후형태가 상이함에도 불구하고 동일한 해가림 구조로 재배하고 있어 일부지역에서 피해가 발생하고 있어 지역에 적합한 표준 해가림 재배기술이 필요하다고 생각된다. 따라서, 본 연구는 남부지역(밀양, 나주, 해남)에서의 적정 해가림구조를 밝히고자 실시하였다. 실험은 2008년 부산대학교 부속농장(밀양)에 묘삼을 이식하였고 해가림 시설은 차광망(검정 차광망), 차광판(비누수 광반사 차광판), 차광지+망(청색 비누수차광지에 검정색 차광망), 차광지(청색 비누수차광지)를 후주연결식으로 설치하여 삼집내 광량과 온도를 측정하였고(Li-cor사의 LI-2000) 광합성속도와 엽록소 형광반응은 생육하고 있는 2년생 인삼을 이용하여 Li-cor의 LI-6400으로 조사하였다. 해가림 자재별 광량은 차광판과 차광지에서 높은 경향을 보였으며, 차광판의 경우 전주에서의 반사광의 유입으로 삼집내 광량이 높은 경향이 있었고, 차광지의 경우 투광량이 높아 광량이 높게 나타냈다. 차광지+망과 차광망에서는 광량이 낮은 경향이었다. 온도는 차광판이 가장 낮은 경향이었는데 이는 직접광이 삼집내로 투과되지 못한 원인으로 사료되며, 다음으로 차광망, 차광지+망, 차광지 순으로 높은 경향을 보였다. 차광지의 경우 투광량이 높아 인삼에서 고온장해가 생기는 현상이 나타났다. 광합성의 경우, 광강도가 증가함에 따라 광합성속도가 증가하는 경향이 있었고, 해가림 자재에 따라 비교하면 차광판에서 높은 경향을 보였으며, 다음으로 차광망과 차광지+망이 높았고, 차광지에서 낮은 경향이었다. 엽록소 형광반응에서 Fo는 차광판에서 낮은 경향이었으며, 다음으로는 차광망, 차광지+망, 차광지 순으로 높은 경향을 보였다. Fv/Fm에서는 차광판에서 높았고, 차광망, 차광지+망, 차광지 순으로 낮은 경향이 있었다. ETR은 차광판에서 가장 높은 경향이 나타냈으며, 다음으로 차광망, 차광지+망, 차광지로 낮은 경향을 보였다.

4가지 다른 광도조건의 비음처리구에서 2년간 생육한 먼나무 묘목의 총 엽록소 함량은 비음처리 강도가 높아질수록 총 엽록소 함량도 큰 값을 나타냈다. 광합성 특성을 알아보기 위해 조사된 광합성 능력, 엽육내 CO2 농도, 수분이용효율 모두 무처리에서 가장 높은 광합성 효율을 나타냈으며 비음처리별 비교에서도 광도가 낮아질수록 낮은 광합성 효율을 나타냈다. 특히, 가장 낮은 광도조건인 70% 차광처리구는 높은 광도조건에서 가장 낮은 광합성 효율을 나타냈는데 이는 낮은 광도조건에 순화된 광합성 기구가 높은 광도 조건에 적응하지 못한 결과로 사료된다. 잎의 형태적 특성에서는 광도조건이 낮을수록 큰 엽면적을 나타냈으며 단위면적당 건중량은 무처리에서 가장 큰 값을 나타냈다.

In order to investigate the effect of inflow of Yangze river on the distribution of chlorophyll-a, the results of serial oceanographic observation during 2000-2005 were used. The oceanographic conditions in the northern East China Sea is influenced by the Tsushima Warm Current and low saline water derived from the Yangze river. The distributions of these water masses vary significantly by the season in the northern East China Sea. The sea surface temperature and salinity were stable and concentrations of chlorophyll-a were low in the eastern part of 126°E. On the contrary, the salinity was significantly influenced by the low saline water derived from Yangze river with the high concentrations of chlorophyll-a. It is suggested that the low saline water inflowed from the Yangze river affects high concentrations of chlorophyll-a in the northern East China Sea in summer.

Temporal and spatial variabilities of chlorophyll a (Chl-a) in the northern East China Sea (ECS) are described, using both 8-day composite images of the SeaWiFS (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor) and in-situ data investigated in August and September during 2000-2005. Ocean color imagery showed that Chl-a concentrations on the continental shelf within the 50 m depth in the ECS were above 10 times higher than those of the Kuroshio area throughout the year. Higher concentrations (above 5 mg/m3) of yearly mean Chl-a were observed along the western part of the shelf near the coast of China. The standard deviation also showed the characteristics of the spatial variability near 122-124°E, where the western region of the East China Sea was grater than that of the eastern region. Particularly the significant concentration of Chl-a, up to 9 mg/m3, was found at the western part of 125°E in the in-situ data of 2002. The higher Chl-a concentrations of in-situ data were consistent with low salinity waters of below 30 psu. It means that there were the close relationship between the horizontal distribution of Chl-a and low salinity water.