The physiologically advantageous aspects of green tea have been identified recently and green tea has been a favorite drink of many people. Due to the increased awareness of green tea’s positive effects on human health, the demand for foods containing green tea has increased. This has led to the development of diverse green tea-related beverages; thereby many companies in Korea have put a wide variety of manufactured green tea beverages on the market. However, the components within green tea beverages have not been examined in Korea yet. In this study, we investigated the contents of the physiologically functional materials found in green tea, such as catechin, catechin gallate, epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatecin gallate, gallocatechin gallate and caffeine. Fifty-six green tea products purchased from the local grocery stores and cafes were analyzed using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis. As a result, all tested products contained catechin and caffeine, although the amount of each component was largely different. The total amount of catechin derivatives in the manufactured green tea beverages purchased from cafes was 263.17 mg/L, while they were 61.99 mg/L in the beverages purchased from the local grocery stores. And, to the almost samples the amount of caffeine was proportional to the amount of catechin.

This study aimed to determine the optimal harvesting time for wheat to make grain silage, in Honam region of Korea. We harvested wheat grain every third day from 30 to 42 days after heading (DAH). The moisture content decreased from 61.6% at 30 DAH to 42.8% at 42 DAH. Yield of wheat grain significantly increased from 30 to 42 DAH (p< 0.05). Yield at 39 DAH (3.46T/ha) was not significantly different from that at 42 DAH (p< 0.05). With respect to the feed value of wheat grain silage, the amount of crude protein, crude fiber, and crude ash was different by harvesting time (p< 0.05). However, the amount of total digestible nutrients (TDN) from 30 and 42 DAH was not significantly different. The pH of wheat grain silage from 30 to 42 DAH was between 3.8 and 4.5 and it was stable until 39 DAH (p< 0.05). The lactic acid content of wheat grain silage from 30 to 42 DAH decreased from 3.08% to 1.10%. With respect to moisture content, yield, feed value, and fermentation, the optimal harvesting time for wheat grain silage was 39 DAH.

사시나무(Populus davidiana Dode)는 동아시아에 분포하는 산지형 속성수이다. 우리나라에서는 이전 에 치산녹화에 중요한 조림수종이었으며, 줄기 삽목에 의한 증식이 어려워 근삽(Root cutting)을 이용 한 증식이 가능한 것으로 알려져 있다. 근삽은 줄기 삽목에 비하여 클론 개체를 얻는 효율이 낮기 때문 에 근삽을 이용한 개체 증식을 시도할 때 많은 개체를 얻기 위하여는 근맹아 발생량을 높이기 위한 연 구가 필요하다. 이에 본 연구는 사시나무 근삽수의 저온 저장 처리가 근맹아 발생 효율에 미치는 영향 을 알아보고자 수행되었다. 근삽수는 오대 19호를 포함한 총 9개의 클론에서 채취되었다. 실험은 같은 샘플들을 4℃와 24℃의 온도 조건에서 3주간 처리한 다음 항온 유지 온실에서 근삽목을 실시하였고, 15주간 근맹아 발생을 관찰하며 진행되었다. 그 결과, 24℃ 대조구는 4℃ 처리구에 비하여 총 근맹아 발생량이약 1.9배로 우수하였다. 처리구는 5주차까지 총 발생량의 95%가 발생하고 나서 8주차까지 총 2개가 추가 발생한 후 모든 발생이 멈췄다. 반면에 처리구에서는 5주차까지 총 발생량의 52%가 발생하였으며, 그 후 14주차까지 37개의 근맹아가 불규칙적으로 추가 발생하였다. 본 실험을 통하여 저온처리를 한 사시나무 근삽의 근맹아 발생이 대조구에 비해 조기에 멈추는 것을 확인하였다. 향후 사시나무의 근맹아 발생량을 높이기 위해서는 더욱 다양한 후속연구가 필요하다.

Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)–copper (Cu) composites are successfully fabricated by a combination of a binder-free wet mixing and spark plasma sintering (SPS) process. The SPS is performed under various conditions to investigate optimized processing conditions for minimizing the structural defects of CNTs and densifying the MWCNT–Cu composites. The electrical conductivities of MWCNT–Cu composites are slightly increased for compositions containing up to 1 vol.% CNT and remain above the value for sintered Cu up to 2 vol.% CNT. Uniformly dispersed CNTs in the Cu matrix with clean interfaces between the treated MWCNT and Cu leading to effective electrical transfer from the treated MWCNT to the Cu is believed to be the origin of the improved electrical conductivity of the treated MWCNT–Cu composites. The results indicate the possibility of exploiting CNTs as a contributing reinforcement phase for improving the electrical conductivity and mechanical properties in the Cu matrix composites.

The contents of eleven kinds of biogenic amines were investigated from June to October, 2017 for twenty kinds of cabbage Kimchi, ten kinds of fish sauce, and forty kinds of salted fish purchased from small and medium sized grocery stores in Gyeonggi-Do. In the case of cabbage-kimchi, the amount of each of the BAs in the present study was slightly lower when comparing the detection amounts of each of the ten kinds of BAs and the existing research reports of Joe et al. All five anchovy sauces were less than Maximum Residue limits of European Union(histamine 400 mg/kg) but three of five cases of sandlance sauces were violated Maximum Residue limits of European Union(histamine 400 mg/kg). As a result of analysis of the content ratio of five kinds of BAs reported to be highly toxic to total 11 kinds of analyzed BAs, there was no quantitative correlation between the residual amount of BAs and the residual amount of toxic inducible five kinds of BAs. Estimated daily intake of five kinds of BAs with high possibility of toxicity of kimchi and fermented fish were not more than 6 mg.

본 연구에서는 초임계 이산화탄소 추출을 이용해 도라지(Platycodon grandiflorum A. DC) 종자로부터 유지를 제조하여 새로운 식용유지로서의 물리화학적 특성을 조사하였다. Soxhlet 용매 추출에 비해 6,000 psi 압력 및 40℃ 온도조건에서의 초임계 이산화탄소 추출로 더 많은 유지를 얻을 수 있었고 특히 볶은 종자로부터는 32.7%까지 얻을 수 있었다. 볶은 종자로부터 얻은 초임계 도라지 종자유는 시판 대두유나 들깨유와 마찬가지로 대부분 중성지질로 구성되어 있음을 TLC 분석으로 확인하였다. 또한 이 유지는 고도로 불포화된 지질로 대두유나 들깨유보다 linoleic acid(73.27%) 함량이 훨씬 높았으며 그 다음으로 oleic acid(13.16%) 함량이 높았다. 유지의 물리화학적 특성으로, 비중 0.92, 점도 45.37 cP, 굴절률 1.48, 색도 L=47.30, a=-3.69, b=25.72, 요오드가 141.57 g I2/100 g oil, 비누화가 191.21 mg KOH/g oil, 산가는 2.60 mg KOH/g oil 였다. 이런 특성들 중에서 지질의 불포화도와 관련이 있는 굴절률, 점도 및 요오드가는 두 시판 유지들의 중간값을 나타내었다. Rancimat 법으로 측정한 산화유도기간을 비교한 결과에서도 초임계 추출 도라지 종자유(2.03 hr)는 대두유(2.94 hr)보다는 낮으나 들깨유(1.79 hr)보다는 높은 중간값을 나타내었다. 종자 볶음 공정은 유지의 추출 수율을 증가시킬 뿐만 아니라 콜레스테롤에스터 함량과 산가 감소에 긍정적 효과도 있었다. 이상으로부터, 초임계 이산화탄소 추출을 통해 볶은 도라지종자로부터 높은 수율로 유지를 제조할 수 있었고 이 유지는 식용유지로서 적합한 특성을 가진다고 판단되었다.

'Dakyeong' (Avena sativa L.), a winter oats for forage use, was developed by the breeding team at National Institute of Crop Science, RDA in 2016. It was derived from a cross between ‘CI7505’(IT133304) and ‘Swan’(IT197920). Subsequent generations followed by the cross were handled in bulk and pedigree selection programs at Iksan and Jeonju, respectively. After preliminary and advanced yield test for 2 years, ‘SO2004009-B-B-10-8-3-9’, designated as a line name of ‘Gwiri91’, were subsequently evaluated for earliness and forage yield during 3 years in four parts such as Jeju (upland), Yesan (upland), Iksan (upland), and Jeonju (paddy), from 2014 to 2016, and finally named as ‘Dakyeong’. Cultivar ‘Dakyong’ has leaves of dark green color, thick diameter culm and long grain of brown color. Over 3 years, the heading date of ‘Dakyeong’ was about 5 days earlier than that of check cultivar ‘Samhan’ (April 30 and May 5, respectively), and their average forage dry matter yield harvested at milk-ripe stage was higher 12% (15.7 tone ha-1) than 14.0 tone ha-1 of check cultivar. Cultivar ‘Dakyeong’ was lower than the check cultivar ‘Samhan’ in terms of the protein content (6.1% and 7.0%, respectively) and total digestible nutrients (62.1%, and 62.5%, respectively), while the TDN yield was more than the check (7.79 tone ha-1 and 7.64 tone ha-1, respectively). Fall sowing cropping of ‘Dakyeong’ is recommended only in areas where average daily minimum mean temperatures in January are higher than -6°C, and it should not be cultivated in mountain areas, where frost damage is likely to occur.

Oats (Avena sativa L.), which are known as one of the forage crops of Korea, have good livestock palatability and are popular to cattle farmers because of their high dry matter. However, the cultivation of double cropping in the rice field was reluctant due to the late maturing for farmers to plant rice continuously. 'Hi-early', a winter oats for forage use, was developed by the breeding team at National Institute of Crop Science, RDA in 2016. It was derived from a cross between ‘517A2-121’(IT133383) and ‘CI7604’ (IT133379). Subsequent generations followed by the cross were handled in bulk and pedigree selection programs at Suwon, Iksan and Jeonju, respectively. After preliminary and advance yield test for 2 years, ‘SO2004015-B-B-23-1-3-7’, designated as a line name of ‘Gwiri92’, were subsequently evaluated for earliness and forage yield during 3 years in four parts such as Jeju (upland), Yesan (upland), Iksan (upland), and Jeonju (paddy), from 2014 to 2016, and finally named as ‘Hi-early’. Cultivar ‘Hi-early’ has the characteristics of medium leaves of green color, thick diameter culm, and medium grain of brown color. Over 3 years, the heading date of ‘Hi-early’ was about 9 days earlier than that of check cultivar ‘Samhan’ (April 26 and May 5, respectively). Average forage fresh yield of ‘Hi-early’ harvested at milk-ripe stage was similar to check cultivar (40.2 tone ha-1 and 40.0 tone ha-1, respectively), and dry matter yield also was similar to check cultivar (14.2 tone ha-1 and 14.0 tone ha-1, respectively). Cultivar ‘Hi-early’ was lower than the check cultivar ‘Samhan’ in terms of the protein content (6.2% and 7.0%, respectively) and total digestible nutrients (61.0%, and 62.5%, respectively), while the TDN yield was more than the check (7.91 tone ha-1 and 7.64 tone ha-1, respectively). Fall sowing cropping of ‘Hi-early’ is recommended only in areas where average daily minimum mean temperatures in January are higher than -6°C, and it should not be cultivated in mountain areas, where frost damage is likely to occur.

This study was conducted to investigate the feed value and silage quality according to storage period and film layers in whole crop oat silage. The crude protein content was increased in all silage during the storage periods compared to those before silage, under prolonged storage period slightly and the number of film layers of silage, six layer were higher than four layers, but no significant. NDF and ADF contents were also increased in all silage of storage duration compared to those before silage, but they was similar level between storage duration and number of film layers. TDN content was decreased of the storage duration. However, it was similar under the storage duration and the number of film layers. The pH value was decreased during prolonged storage period and six layers was lower than four layers depending on the film layers. In the organic acid contents, lactic acid and acetic acid were increased under the prolonged storage duration, and butyric acid was higher significantly(p<0.05), six layers of the film were showed higher lactic acid and lower butyric acid(p<0.05). Therefore, oat silage should be used within 6 months it was when treated with 4 layers, if considering the long-term storage, it is desirable to treat it with 6 layers or more.

A new barley(Hordeum vulgare L.) cultivar ‘Dachung’ having high forage yielding and good silage quality was developed at National Institute of Crop Science, RDA in 2015. This cultivar was derived from a cross of the ‘Sunwoo’ and ‘Keunalbori1ho’ in 2002. And it’s promising line showed both high yield and lodging resistance through the preliminary and advanced yield trials(PYT, AYT) at Iksan from 2010 to 2012. It was designated as the ‘Iksan479’. ‘Iksan479’ was conducted to regional yield trials(RYT) in six locations around Korea for three years from 2013 to 2015. And it was released as the name of ‘Dachung’. It has erect plant type, growth habit of IV and green leaf. In the paddy field its heading date was April 24 and maturing date was May 26, same day with ‘Youngyang’. Plant height of ‘Dachung’ was 99cm. Dachung’s spikes per m2 was 625. It has high rate of leaf blades, resistance to BaYMV(Barley Yellow Mosiac Virus) and better winter hardiness than that of ‘Youngyang’. The average dry matter of ‘Dachung’ was about 11.9 ton ha-1 in paddy field. And average feed quality of ‘Dachung’ was 9.0% of crude protein content, 31.3% of ADF (Acid Detergent Fiber), 54.4% of NDF (Neutral Detergent Fiber), 64.0% of TDN (Total Digestible Nutrients). ‘Dachung’ had grade I of silage quality. This cultivar would be suitable for the area above the daily minimum temperature of -8℃ in January in Korean peninsula.

This study was performed to investigate the body fat-lowering effect of garlic powder in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1 α (PGC-1α)-luciferase transgenic mice (TG). In this study, we generated transgenic mice with a PGC-1α promoter (—970/+412 bp) containing luciferase as a reporter gene. Mice were fed a 45% high-fat diet for 8 weeks to induce obesity. Subsequently, mice were maintained on either a high-fat control diet (CON), or high-fat diets supplemented with 2% (GP2) or 5% (GP5) garlic powder for an additional 8 weeks. Dietary garlic powder reduced the body weight in the GP2 and GP5 groups, compared to the CON group. Furthermore, garlic supplementation significantly decreased the plasma levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, and leptin in the GP5 group, compared to the CON group. Specifically, luciferase activity in liver, white adipose tissue (WAT), and brown adipose tissue (BAT) was increased by garlic supplementation in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that the body fat-lowering effect of garlic powder might be related to PGC-1α by the increase in luciferase activity in liver, WAT, and BAT. Furthermore, transgenic mice might be useful for evaluating the body fat-lowering effect of various health functional foods.

농경지에서 해충발생 및 피해의‘실태조사’란 기후변화 또는 이상기상으로 야기된 현상을 조사하는 것을 말하며,농작물에서 해충실태 조사는 직접조사와 간접조사의 방법을 통하여 실시한다.‘영향평가’란 기후·기상 인자가 안정화된 현재의 농업생산시스템(적지, 생산성, 병해충, 생물다양성 등)에 변화를 일으키는 영향값을 산출하는 것이다.즉, 현재 상태를 기준으로 하여 기후변화에 따른 병해충의 피해 영향값 차이를 평가하는 것을 말한다. 농경지에서해충발생 및 이에 따른‘취약성’이란 기후변동과 극한현상을 포함한 기후변화의 부정적 영향에 대해 민감하게 반응하거나 대처할 수 없는 정도를 말한다. 따라서 ‘해충발생 취약성평가’는 기후변화의 부정적 영향값을 낮추거나 제거할수 있는 기술·정책의 유무 및 해당 기술·정책이 영향값 조절에 기여하는 정도를 차감하여 평가하는 것을 말하며,본 연구자들은 이번 주제발표에서 개별 해충에 대한 ‘실태조사, 영향평가, 취약성 평가’방법론에 관해 제안 및방법론의 정당성에 대해 논의한다.

This study was performed to investigate the effects of garlic on uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) transcriptional regulation of UCP2- luciferase transgenic mice fed on a high fat diet to induce obesity. To examine the transcriptional regulation of UCP2, we generated transgenic mice with a UCP2 promoter (-1,830/+30 bp) containing luciferase as a reporter gene. UCP2-luciferase transgenic mice were fed a 45% high-fat diet for 8 weeks to induce obesity. Subsequently, mice were maintained on either a high-fat control diet (TG-CON), or high-fat diets supplemented with 2% (TG-GL2) or 5% (TG-GL5) garlic for a further 8 weeks. Dietary garlic reduced body weight and energy efficiency ratio in the TG-GL5 group, compared to the TG-CON group. Furthermore, garlic supplementation significantly decreased white adipose tissue fat mass and plasma levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, and leptin in the TG-GL2 and TG-GL5 groups, compared to the TG-CON group. Specifically, UCP2 promoter activity in metabolic tissues such as liver, white adipose tissue, brown adipose tissue, and skeletal muscle was increased by garlic supplementation. These results suggest that dietary garlic was partially associated with an increase of UCP2 transcriptional activity in metabolic tissues for decreasing obesity.

Aluminum-oxide(Al2O3) thin films were deposited by electron cyclotron resonance plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition at room temperature using trimethylaluminum(TMA) as the Al source and O2 plasma as the oxidant. In order to compare our results with those obtained using the conventional thermal ALD method, Al2O3 films were also deposited with TMA and H2O as reactants at 280 oC. The chemical composition and microstructure of the as-deposited Al2O3 films were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), X-ray photo-electric spectroscopy(XPS), atomic force microscopy(AFM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). Optical properties of the Al2O3 films were characterized using UV-vis and ellipsometry measurements. Electrical properties were characterized by capacitance-frequency and current-voltage measurements. Using the ECR method, a growth rate of 0.18 nm/cycle was achieved, which is much higher than the growth rate of 0.14 nm/cycle obtained using thermal ALD. Excellent dielectric and insulating properties were demonstrated for both Al2O3 films.

식물기생성 선충인 뿌리혹선충과 뿌리썩이선충은 국내에서 생강을 포함한 수입 구근류에서 주로 검출되는 검역대상 해충이다. 그러나 이 러한 선충류가 검출된 수입 생강의 경우 적절한 소독처리기준이 마련되어 있지 않아 폐기 및 반송처리로 인한 경제적 손실이 발생하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 생강에 침입한 검역 대상 선충의 사멸을 위한 식물소독처리 기준 마련을 위해 뿌리혹선충과 뿌리썩이선충을 사멸할 수 있는 온탕침지 법에 관하여 조사하였다. 그 결과, 뿌리혹선충과 뿌리썩이선충은 각각 48°C와 49°C에서 30초간의 온탕침지 처리로 사멸되었다. 52.5°C로 설정 된 60 L의 항온수조에 침지된 생강의 열전도 조사에서 생강 중심부와 내부 5 mm 두께의 온도가 50°C까지 도달하기까지는 각각 10~32분과 6~16분이 소요되었으며 51°C에서 30분 동안 온탕침지한 생강은 정상적으로 생육하였다. 본 결과를 바탕으로 뿌리혹선충의 유충을 생강에 인공 접종 한 후 51°C에서 30분간 온탕침지 하였을 때 처리한 선충이 모두 사멸되었다. 따라서 이상의 온탕침지 처리 조건은 생강에 영향을 주지 않고 두 종의 선충을 사멸시킬 수 있는 식물소독법의 기초자료가 될 것이다.