A field experiment was conducted to investigate effects of application time and rate of biofertilizer alone and in combination with chemical NPK fertilizer on growth, yield and quality of rice. The biofertilizer used composted food waste as substrate and added with effective microorganism. The treatments included recommended NPK fertilizer(RF, 11-5.5-4.8kg~;10a-1 ), half recommended NPK fertilizer(HRF, 5.5-2.8-2.4kg~;10a-1 ), half recommended NPK fertilizer plus 250kg~;10a-1 biofertilizer(HRF+Bio 250) and 500kg~;10a-1 biofertilizer(HRF+Bio 500). The biofertilizer treatments were applied at 0, 5 and 10 days before transplanting(DBT). Grain yield of HRF+Bio 250 at 5 DBT(648.4kg~;10a-1 ) was statistically similar to the highest obtained in the RF(654.1kg~;10a-1 ). Tiller numbers at HRF plus biofertilizer treatments were already high during the maximum tillering stage, and were similar with that of the RF and higher than that of the HRF during heading stage. Likewise, ripening ratio at HRF plus biofertilizer treatments was similar with that of the RF and higher than that of the HRF. Furthermore, all the biofertilizer treatments improved protein content but reduced the amylose content and palatability compared to treatments with chemical NPK fertilizer alone. Thus, HRF+Bio 250 at 5 DBT can be used to save 50% chemical NPK fertilizer and at the same time obtain an improved rice grain yield and quality.

蓮(Nelumbo mucifera Gaertn)은 그 아름다운 꽃으로 유명하지만 또한 연 식물체의 거의 모든 부위는 식용 및 약용으로 쓰일 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 蓮根을 대상으로 Agrobacterium 세포감염 방법으로 유전적인 형질전환을 시도하였다. 즉, 蓮根을 1 mm 정도의 두께로 얇게 썰어서 절편으로 준비한 후 이에 대해 agroinfiltration 및 동시배양(3일, 22℃, 암 조건)을 수행하였다. 이러한 일반적인 agroinfiltra

의학적 중요성에도 불구하고 다년생 약용식물의 하나인 황기(Astragalus membranaceus)와 관련된 분자육종 연구의 전무한 편이다. 본 연구에서는 황기의 유묘를 대상으로 agroinfiltration법을 이용한 in planta 형질전환을 시도하였다. 형광 및 염색법에 의한 GUS발현 분석에서 황기는 Agrobacterium 감염이 쉽지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 발아 후 2-3일이 결과한 유묘에 대하여 NaOH나 과산화수소를 적절히 처리

The effect of biofertilizer in enhancing nutrient quality and antioxidant property of rice grain was investigated. The experiment was carried out in a randomized complete block design with 3 replications and 7 treatments namely : RF = N-P2O5-K2O(11-5.5-4.8kg~;10a-1); half of the recommended fertilizer rate, HRF=N-P2O5-K2O(5.5-2.75-2.4kg~;10a-1): HRF+Bio 250=HRF combined with 250 kg Biofertilizer 10 a-1 ; HRF+Bio 500=HRF combined with 500 kg Biofertilizer 10 a-1; Bio 250=250 kg Biofertilizer 10 a-1; Bio 500=500 kg Biofertilizer 10 a-1; and NF=No Fertilizer. Results showed that HRF+Bio 500 obtained a significantly higher protein content but a significantly lower amylose content compared with RF and NF treatments. Highest phytic acid content was recorded in NF treatment while the lowest was observed in HRF+500 treatment. The highest values in both electron donating ability and reducing power were obtained in HRF+Bio 500 treatment. All treatments obtained higher reducing power than that of the RF treatment and that NF treatment showed comparable values in both electron donating ability and reducing power with those of the treated plots. Highest antimutagenicity property was also observed in HRF+Bio 500 treatment followed by Bio 500 treatment. This study showed the possibility of using biofertilizer to enhance nutritional quality and antioxidant property of rice.

Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Brassica juncea cultivars has been extensively performed for the purpose of molecular breeding. B. juncea L. Czern var. Laciniata Makino, a vegetable crop also called kyona, can be transformed using its hyp