Background : This study was performed to investigate the morphological and growth characteristics and metabolomics approach for the diploid and tetraploid Polygonum multiflorum Thunb (PMT). Methods and Results : The present study was performed to investigate the effective induction method of tetraploid plants using colchicine treatment. To know the morphological and growth characteristics of PMT overground growing was investigated about the stem diameter, leaf length and width, a scape, inflorescence length, chlorophyll, seed length and seed width. Metabolite profiles from P. multiflorum were analyzed by an ultra performance liquid chromatography–quadrupole - time of flight (UPLC-Q-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS). The number of stomata and chlorophyll content was also higher in tetraploid. However, the physiological and morphological characteristics of the newly developed tetraploid showed noticeable results compared to the diploid plant. Also, the inherent characteristics of a newly acquired tetraploid also exhibited better results compared to diploid. Twenty one compounds including catechins from leaf and thirty compounds including stilbenes from roots were identified as major metabolites of PMT. The levels of most root metabolites except dethiobiotin, epigallocatechin gallate, procyanidin B1, epiafzelechin 3-O-gallate, and moupinamide from PMT were higher than those of diploid. The levels of 2,3-digalloylglucose, fallacinol, tricin, physcion-8-O-β-D-glucoside, torachrysone-8-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, questin, aloe-emodin 8-O-(6′-O-acetyl)-glucoside, polydatin, 2,5-dimethyl-7-hydroxychromone, 3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene, aloe-emodin, myrciacitrin II and ω-hydroxyemodin from teraploid PMT were 342, 32, 31, 21, 11, 11, 9, 8, 6, 5, 4, and 2 times, respectively, higher. Conclusion : From above results, overground growing of tetraploid P. multiflorum is fairly better than that of native P. multiflorum.

유기멀칭자재가 제초작업에 소요되는 노동력을 절감하고 대추 유목의 생장에 미치는 영향을 구명하고자 2012년부터 2013년까지 4종류의 유기 멀칭자재를 이용하여 시험을 수행하였다. 시험에 이용된 멀칭재료(볏짚, 왕겨, 톱밥 및 우드칩)는 2012년에 대추 유목이 심겨진 토양위에 처리되었다. 2012년 모든 멀칭재료별 잡초 발생 억제율은 96~98% 범위에 있었다. 2013년에 잡초 발생 억제율은 볏짚멀칭 처리구에서 7%, 왕겨멀칭 처리구에서 60%, 톱밥멀칭 처리구에서 27% 그리고 우드칩멀칭 처리구에서 79%이었다. 2013년 잡초 발생 억제율은 2012년에 비하여 감소하였다. 대추 유목의 생육은 우드칩멀칭에서 가장 양호하게 나타났으며, 왕겨멀칭에서 가장 저조하게 나타났다.