“Daeyou” was developed at the National Crop Experiment Station, RDA in 2001 through the crossing lines of high oil content Yeupsildlkkae and Heukim's hybrid line and it was combined by Pakesa and low seedcoat ratio variety Suwon 8 in 1991. Daeyou has grey

“Kwangim” was developed at the National Crop Experiment Station, RDA in 2001 through induced mutations breeding by EMS treatment on the Suwon 38 perilla seeds in 1993. Kwangim has dark brown seedcoat colour with abundant and long clusters. Anthesis of Kwa

“Dasil” was developed at the National Crop Experiment Station, RDA in 2001 through induced mutation by γ-ray irradiation on local perilla accession “Yechon” in 1994. Dasil is characterized as short plant height, dark-brown seedcoat color, medium size of s

The effects of basal media, carbon, nitrogen, phosphate and some major macro elements on growth and shikonin production in Lithospermum erythrorhizon hairy root culture were studied. Among examined media, growth of hairy root cultured in B5 liquid medium was rapid, whereas shikonin production was high in MS liquid medium. Under B5 basal medium, sucrose concentration for optimal growth and shikonin production was 9% and 4% respectively. The growth and shikonin production on pH changes in B5 medium resulted little effect in pH 5.8 to pH 8.8 ranges, whereas growth was decreased dramatically in both above 8.8 and under 5.8. Nitrogen source and concentration effected on the growth and shikonin production. The highest growth rate was in B5 medium (50 mM KNO3 and 1 mM NaH2PO4), whereas the highest shikonin production was in the condition supplemented with 5 mM KNO3 and 10 mM NaH2PO4.

One-dimensional sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (1D SDS-PAGE) was used to determine whether it would provide improved resolving power of hordein proteins concomitant with improved identification of Korean barley cultivars and germplams. This system gave rapid and reproducible separations of hordein polypeptides. Total fourteen of clear and easily scorable subunits were identified in Korean barley cultivars and germplasms and their polymorphic constitutions could provide biochemical genetic information in progeny analysis and endosperm quality improvement in barley breeding programs. Each hordein polypeptides residing in B, C, and D hordein pattern designations were scored to prepare a cultivar catalogue of protein patterns. On the basis of this character, 7 hordein polypeptide patterns were constructed from 108 barley cultivars and experimental lines. The molecular weight of hordein subunits in Korean barley cultivars and experimental lines varied in the range of 98 to 48 kDa. In contrast, less polymorphic hordein polypeptides were found in the low protein barley lines including malting barleys than those found in Korean barley cultivars and experimental lines