팽이버섯 생육용 톱밥배지 내 질소함량(1.2~1.8%)과 생육단계 중 억제기 온도(2, 4, 6 ̊C)에 따른 자실체 특성과 저장기간별 저장 특성을 조사하였다. 톱밥배지의 이화학성 분석 결과 배지 내 질소함량에 따른 pH, 탄소함량 등은 차이를 보이지 않았다. 자실체 생육 특성은 배지내 질소함량이 높아질수록 수량은 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 억제기온도의 경우 질소함량에 따라 자실체 생육에 미치는 경향이 달랐는데 질소함량이 1.28%로 낮은 T1의 경우 억 제기온도에 따른 자실체생육에 차이가 없었고 질소함량 1.5% 이상 배지에서는 억제기 온도가 낮을수록 수량과 갓, 대의 길이가 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 저장기간에 따른 중량감소율은 배지 내 질소함량에 따른 변화는 관찰되지 않았고, 억제기 온도 4 ̊C이하에서 1.50~1.93%로 6 ̊C보다 낮은 중량감소율을 보였다. 자실체 갓 색도는 저장 31일 후 배지 내 질소함량이 높은 T3에 억제기 온도 4 ̊C처리 에서 L값 84.81, ΔE값이 6.3으로 다른 처리구에 비해 갈변도가 적은 것으로 나타났고 관능평가 또한 저장 31일 후에도 5.2점을 받아 판매 가능한 수준의 품질을 유지하였다. 하지만, 전체적인 결과를 봤을 때 배지 내 질소함량과 억제기 온도에 따른 상관관계는 나타나지 않았으며, 두 조건이 복합적으로 팽이버섯의 품질과 저장성에 영향을 끼치는 것으로 보인다. 따라서, 톱밥배지 내 질소함량 및 생육단계별 온·습도 조건에 따른 팽이버섯의 생육과 저장성 특성에 관한 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

Aquaporin (AQP) 3, a facilitated transporter of water and glycerol, expresses in placenta and fetal membranes, but the detailed localization and function of AQP3 in placenta remain unclear. To elucidate a role of AQP3 in placenta, we defined the expression and cellular localization of AQP3 in placenta and fetal membranes, and investigated the structural and functional differences between wild-type and AQP3 null mice. Gestational sacs were removed during mid-gestational period and amniotic fluid was aspirated for measurements of volume and composition. Fetuses with attached placenta and fetal membranes were weighed and processed for histological assessment. AQP3 strongly expressed in basolateral membrane of visceral yolk sac cells of fetal membrane, the syncytiotrophoblasts of the labyrinthine placenta and fetal nucleated red blood cell membrane. Mice lacking AQP3 did not exhibit a significant defect in differentiation of trophoblast stem cells and normal placentation. However, AQP3 null fetuses were smaller than their control litter mates in spite of a decrease in litter size. The total amniotic fluid volume per gestational sac was reduced, but the amniotic fluid-to-fetal weight ratio was increased in AQP3 null mice compared with wild-type mice. Glycerol, free fatty acid and triglyceride levels in amniotic fluid of AQP3 null mice were significantly reduced, whereas lactate level increased when compared to those of wild-type mice. These results suggest a role for AQP3 in supplying nutrients from yolk sac and maternal blood to developing fetus by facilitating transport of glycerol in addition to water, and its implication for the fetal growth in utero.

The present study aimed to determine the influence of various root restriction media on seedling quality and early growth of strawberry after transplanting. The root activity of the seedlings, measured 20 days after fixation, was considerably higher (0.096, 0.090, and 0.063 mg·g-1·h-1 at 420, 450, and 480 nm, respectively) in expanded rice hull (ERH) treatment than in the sandy loam and loamy sand treatments. The volumetric water content (VWC) of the root media tested across 3 irrigation regimes (15 d, 30 d, 45 d) in the nursery field was highest in sandy loam (65.0–66.8%), followed by 59.4–61.3% in loamy sand and 38.6–45.3% in ERH. When growth parameters of runner plantlets were compared, ERH treatment was found to result in the highest crown thickness and fresh weights of root and above-ground parts. This had a favorable influence on above-ground tissue growth after transplanting to plastic house soil. As mentioned above, ERH treatment resulted in the highest seedling quality and early growth after transplanting. The results of this study would serve as useful on-site data for the production of high-quality strawberry seedlings.