This study was investigated to evaluate germination rate of Astragalus membranaceus B. in Korea as affectedby storage temperature, germination temperature and storage period of seed. The highest germination rate was obtainedfrom condition of 25℃ in germination temperature. Seeds were stored at −20℃ and 5℃ for 8 weeks has showed higher ger-mination rate than one at room temperatures. The germination rates showed significantly difference by harvested year of2010, 2011 and 2012. The seed of A. membranaceus in harvested year of 2011 and 2012 had germinated well. On the otherhand, seeds in harvested year of 2010 were not nearly germinated. Consequently, the longer storage period after seed har-vest lower germination rate and seed vigor as well.

This study was carried out to compare the characteristics of seed germination and the first stage of growth in Cynanchum wilfordii (Maxim.) by different light conditions such ass fluorescent light, dark and light emitting diode (LED). There was not much difference from the germination rate of C. wilfordii (Maxim.) in different light conditions for 10 days. The highest of germination rate occurred over 91.11 percentage by LED red condition at 26℃. Also mean germination velocity and promptness index were represented the highest results of 2.3 ea/day and 52.67 under red light, respectively. But mean germination time under both LED red and blue light was represented low data that it takes over three days for germinating of seed. Even though handling both LED red and blue lights, the germination uniformity was not constant. These results may help our understanding of variations in germination characteristics for C. wilfordii (Maxim.) seeds treated under different light conditions.

This study was carried out to select the appropriate medium (especially, carbon and nitrogen source, potassium phosphate and pH) for somatic embryogenesis in order to develop the rapid mass production system in suspension culture of Oplopanax elatus Nakai. Direct somatic embryos were obtained from root explants in the hormone free suspension culture (MS). Combination of NH4NO3 and KNO3 at the ratio of 1650 (mg/l) : 1900 (mg/l) obtained the better result to produce somatic embryo in suspension culture. MS medium supplemented with 170mg/l KH2PO4. The addition of 1 and 3% sucrose was effective for formation of embryogenic callus. Therefore, this report will be helped to improve the establishment for suspension culture in Oplopanax elatus Nakai.

This study was investigated seed germination of Rheum undulatum L. depends on storage temperature (-20, 5℃ and room temperature), germination temperature (5, 15, 25 and 40℃) and a soaking treatment (no soaking, 2 days and 4 days). There was not much difference from the germination rate of R. undulatum L. in storage temperature conditions for 8 weeks. The highest of germination rate occurred over 80 percentage at 25℃. When R. undulatum L. was soaked with tap water for four days, the average values of germination velocity and germination day were represented of 1.7 ea/day and 1.68 days. These results may help our understanding of variations in germination characteristics for R. undulatum L. seeds treated under various germination conditions.

억새 수집종의 초장 길이를 조사한 결과, 개화 전과 후 전체 생육기간 동안 200 cm 이상 우량한 생육을 나타낸 개체 자원은 India에서 수집한 억새 MS013이며, 개화 후에는 MS005, MS010, MS011, MS014 억새도 200 cm 이상의 생육을 보여주었다. 대부분의 억새 수집종의 경우 분얼수가 2-3개 정도로 나타났다. 엽장의 길이가 100 cm 이상인 수집종은 MS001, MS002, MS005, MS012, MS013, MS014로 6종이며, 엽폭은 1-2 cm 사이가 63%이상으로 대부분의 수집종들이 이에 속하였으며, MS002, MS003, MS005 억새의 엽폭은 2 cm 이상으로 잎이 넓은 것을 확인할 수 있었다. MS005 억새는 초장, 간경, 마디수, 분얼수 뿐만 아니라, 엽장, 엽폭에 있어서도 다른 지역에서 수집한 억새보다 수치가 높은 것을 확인하였으며 바이오에너지용 억새로서의 가치가 있다고 사료된다.

This study is part of research to develop the technology for managing major medicinal crops after harvest. We studied the optimal germination conditions of Cynanchum wilfordii (Maxim.) Hemsl. The mean germination time (MGT) of C. wilfordii seeds was higher after soaking for 4 days after storage at 5℃ for 8 weeks, than with germination at 25℃ (3 days). However, the germinative energy (GE) decreased as the number of days soaking increased. The greatest germination rate (83.3±8.8%) was at 25℃ with no soaking of seeds stored at -20℃ for 8 weeks. Based on these results, we characterized the germination conditions of a major medicinal crop.

This study evaluated the germination rate of Rheum palmatum L. in Korea as affected by storage temperature, germination temperature, and a soaking treatment. The germination rate of R. palmatum L. stored at various conditions for 8 weeks was 〉 60%. The highest germination rate occurred at 25℃. The germination point of R. palmatum L. with soaking was started 1 day after application, and non soaked seeds germinated in 2 days. When R. palmatum L. was soaked with water, the germination rate was lower, but mean germination velocity was the highest. These results may help our understanding of variations in germination characteristics for seeds treated under different germination conditions.

본 연구는 미국 수수 수집종의 작물학적 특성 및 생리활성을 검정하기 위하여 수행되었다. 대부분의 미국 수수 수집종은 200 cm 이상의 큰 초장을 보였으며, 간경 또한 2cm 이상의 값을 나타냈다. 수수 수집종 중에서는 Sweet-N-Sterile(#4)이 가장 우량한 수수의 생장 특성을 보였다. 수수의 DPPH를 이용한 활성 검정 결과, Premium stock(#1), Early Sumac(#7), SS Silage(#9), WGF Grain Sorghum(#11) 4개의 수집종에서 기존의 항산화제인 α-tocopherol과 BHA와 비슷한 활성을 보였고 BHT보다는 높은 활성을 보였다. 항미생물 실험결과 BMR Gold I(#3)이 가장 높은 활성을 나타냈으며, 특히 Escherichia coli에서 125 μg/ml으로 높은 활성수치를 나타냈다.

Morus alba (Mulberry) leaves were exposed to fermentation for varying amounts of time: no fermentation (0 min, MANF), medial fermentation (10 h, MAMF), and full fermentation (24 h, MAFF). The chemical compositions of the teas were determined and compared with those of commercial Camellia sinensis teas. The results showed that mulberry leaf teas contained significantly higher amounts of ash and fat than Camellia sinensis tea. Compared with Camellia sinensis teas, all mulberry leaf teas contained significantly more total free amino acids (24.26~54.25mg L-glutamic acid equivalent g-1), but the concentration of caffeine was relatively low for mulberry leaf teas. High thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin contents were found in all mulberry leaf teas, but ascorbic acid and pyridoxine were found at higher levels in Camellia sinensis teas than in mulberry leaf teas. Color measurements demonstrated that mulberry leaf tea infusions generally had lower a* (greenness) and b* (yellowness) values than Camellia sinensis tea infusions. All infusions exhibited low turbidity levels (less than 10%). The contents of total phenols were measured as 71.8 and 74.9mg 100 ml-1 infusion in MANF and MAFF, respectively, but the MAMF tea infusion showed significantly lower total phenols (64.6mg 100ml-1 infusion). The total flavonoid contents of mulberry leaf tea infusions were lower (8.9~20.6mg 100 ml-1 infusion) than those of Camellia sinensis teas and thus had lower antioxidant capacities (DPPH: 326.8~526.9 μm trolox equivalent g-1 and FRAP: 364.6~387.6 μm trolox equivalent g-1) than Camellia sinensis teas. The amounts of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and rutin were higher in fermented mulberry leaf teas; the level of GABA increased with increasing fermentation time and the content was highest in MAFF, but rutin content was highest in MAMF.

The leaves of Hippophae rhamnoides were extracted with methanol and then further fractioned with hexane, ethyl acetate, butanol and water in order to investigate biological activity. Two flavonol glycosides were isolated and identified from ethyl acetate soluble fraction, which showed the strongest antioxidant activity (RC50 = 4.33 μg/ml). Isolated two compounds have shown strong free radical scavenging activity. Especially, quercetin 3-O-glucoside (RC50 = 2.60 μg/ml) was more active than α-tocopherol (RC50 = 4.67 μg/ml). Total phenol and flavonoid contents were the highest to 4.17 and 1.14 mg/ml in the ethyl acetate soluble fraction. In addition, ethyl acetate soluble fraction was shown to the strongest α-glucosidase inhibitory activity (IC50 = 137.88 μg/ml) among the fractions. The results suggest that leaves of H. rhamnoides could be a potential source of natural antioxidant.

1. 수수 성숙기에 간장 길이를 조사한 결과 6개체(12.2%) 가 300 cm 이상의 길이로 바이오매스가 우량한 것으로 파악되었으며, 10개체(20.4%)정도는 200~300 cm 사이의 평균 길이를 나타내었다. 2. 성숙기의 수수 줄기 직경에는 큰 차이를 보여준 개체는 없었으며, 대부분의 수수 수집종들은 2.2±0.1 cm 정도의 직경을 갖는 것으로 드러났다. 3. 본 연구에 시험한 수수 수집종들은 엽장이 60~70 cm 정도의 길이에 속하는 유전자원이 22 개체가 되는 것으로 나타났으며, 7개체는 70 cm 이상되는 것으로 나타났다. 4. 엽형은 49% 정도의 개체가 협단으로 분류되었고, 대부분의 엽맥색은 백색으로 나타났다. 5. 본 연구에 사용된 대부분의 수수의 수형은 반밀수 타원형이 많은 것으로 나타났으며, 수장은 평균적으로 20~30 cm에 달하는 것으로 나타났다.

본 연구는 수수의 성숙 종자로부터 캘러스유기 및 재분화 효율 조사하기위하여 수행되었다. 배발생 캘러스 형성을 살펴보기 위해 생장조절제 효과를 조사하였다. 수수 성숙종자로부터 캘러스 유기에 적합한 생장조절제 종류와 농도는 2 mg/L 2,4-D인 것으로 나타났다. 배발생 캘러스의 고효율 빈도는 B5 배지에 2 mg/L 2,4-D을 첨가하였을 때 가장 양호한 것으로 나타났다. 배발생 캘러스로부터 식물체 재분화는 BAP와 IBA를 넣은 MS 배지가 가장 적절한 것으로 나타났다. BAP 농도가 높을수록 신초재분화가 활발하였다. 따라서, 본 연구 결과로부터 수수 기내배양시 신초와 발근 형성에 효과적인 생장조절제 조합은 0.5 mg l-1 BAP와 0.25 mg l-1 IBA인 것으로 나타났다.

‘봄내엽1호’ 들깨 품종은 강원대학교 농장에서 2006년에서 2008년에 걸쳐 파종과 계통선발을 통해 육성하였다. 품종의 특성검정은 2006년부터 2008년까지 들깨의 적정 재배조건 아래서 3회에 걸쳐 조사하였다. ‘봄내엽1호’ 들깨 품종은 대조 품종보다 경장이 크고, 화방군수와 화방군당삭수가 많으며 잎색은 대조품종에 비해 진한 녹색을 띤다. 정유 성분 분석결과 ‘봄내엽1호’ 들깨잎의 주요성분으로는 Perilla ketone, Beta-caryophyl

Astragalus membranaceus has a long history of medicinal use in Chinese herbal medicine. It has been shown to have immunostimulant, tonic, antioxidant, antiperspirant, diuretic, anti-diabetic, expectorant properties, and a supplementary medicine during cancer therapy. In this study, we investigated the effect of anti-oxidation of Astragalus membranaceus root extract. The anti-oxidative activities of water, 80% methanol, and 100% methanol extracts from Astragalus membranaceus were analyzed by DPPH free radical scavenging activity, Superoxide dismutase-like activity, reducing power, and crude ash. The water extract demonstrated to be more effective than methanol extract for a DPPH radicals scavenging activities and reducing power. Superoxide dismutase-like activity showed higher efficiency in 80% methanol extract. Our results indicate that Astragalus membranaceus extracts could be used as a source of antioxidant ingredients in the food industry.