Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) is one of important forage crop grass widely cultivated in Korea. The genetic manipulation of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) necessitates a reliable and efficient, genotype-independent method of transformation. We are interested in developing molecular breeding methods to improve its nutritional quality and abiotic stress resistance. Development of a rapid and efficient transformation system is the basis for genetic manipulation of Italian ryegrass. In order to establish an efficient Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system was applied to transfer genes into seven genotypes of Italian ryegress, namely cv. 'Kogreen', 'Kopeed', 'Kowinearly', 'Kowinmaster', 'Hwasan 101', 'Hwasan104' and 'Kowinner.' The transformation system developed in this study would be useful for Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Italian ryegrass plants with genes of agronomic importance.

벼 키다리병 방제를 위한 종자소독약제는 2007년도에는 prochloraz 처리가 89% 사용이 되었으나, 2008년도에는 prochloraz+fludioxonil 약제의 사용이 급격히 증가하였다. 종자소독 약제의 육묘단계별 벼 키다리병 발생은 prochloraz 약제처리에서는 못자리와 본답에서 동일하게 발생이 되었으나, prochloraz+fludioxonil 약제처리에서는 못자리에서 벼 키다리병의 발생이 없었다. 품종별 벼 키다리병의 발생비율은 2007년도에는 주남벼가 65%이었고, 2008년도는 주남벼 43%, 호품벼 33%로 밀양 165호 계통에서 발생이 많았다. 종자소독을 위한 방법으로 최아기를 이용하는 농가비율은 2007년 45%에서 2008년 54%로 증가되었고, 종자소독시간도 48시간 소독이 2007년 67%에서 2008년 84%로 길어졌다.

“Yeonganbyeo”, a new japonica rice variety (Oryza sativa L.), is a mid- maturing ecotype with high lysine content in kernels that was developed by the rice breeding team of National Yeongnam Agricultural Experiment Station (NYAES) in 2001 and released in 2002. This variety was originated from the single cross of Milyang 122/YR13616 Acp1 (in 1992/1993 winter) and was selected by means of a mixed method of bulk and pedigree breeding. The pedigree of “Yeonganbyeo” was YR15815-B-B-B-30 and designated in 1998 as “Milyang 164”. It has about 83cm in culm length with lodging tolerance. This variety is resistant to bacterial leaf blight (K1, K2, K3), stripe virus, and moderately resistant to leaf blast disease. Milled rice kernels of “Yeonganbyeo” has high lysine content of 4.31% (ratio of amino acid components in total protein), a clear translucent with non-glutinous endosperm and clear in chalkness and good at eating quality by pannel test. The yield potential of “Yeonganbyeo” in milled rice is about 5.45 MT/ha at ordinary fertilizer level of local adaptability test. This cultivar would be adaptable to the southern plain of Korea.

“Ilyeop” (Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton), a new cultivar for leaf vegetable, was developed from a cross between Ipdeulkkae1 and YCPL187 at the National Yeongnam Agricultural Experiment Station, RDA, in 2001. For the cultivation of leaf vegetable perilla, the plants are grown with a spacing of 10 × 5 cm between rows and plants and all branches are removed to harvest uniform leaves from main stem, indicating that the amount of the next harvesting leaf is a important characteristic for the growth of the plant. “Ilyeop” grows vigorously and yields high quality leaf with higher amount of the next harvesting leaves composed with a check cultivar, “Ipdeulkkae1”. “Ilyeop” has five days of earlier seed maturity (Oct. 24) than that of “Ipdeulkkae1” under natural condition, less chance of frost damage is expected. The flowering date of “Ilyeop” is same with that of “Ipdeulkkae1” in winter cultivation with night break treatment.

This study was carried out to develop a prom ising japonica rice variety resistant to brown planthopper(Bph) through marker-assisted selection(MAS) and backcross breeding methods. 'Milyang 64' which is known as resistant japonica variety to Bph used as a

This japonica cultivar was developed from a cross between two F₁ hybrids of YR13168 (Milyang 95/Iri390) and YR13198 (Milyang101/Iri390) using anther culture. It has about 104 days of growing duration from seeding to heading and relatively short

Areumbyeo', a second generation Tongil-type rice variety (Oryza sativa L.), has been developed at National Yeongnam Agricultural Experiment Station (NYAES) from 1983 to 1999 and released in 2000. A single cross between YR3299-34-2-2 and Suweon 318 (was co

Nonghobyeo', was derived from a mutant of Milyang 95, by pure line selection method, which was developed from the single cross between Chukei 1016 and Milyang 79, by the rice breeding team of National Yeongnam Agricultural Experiment Station (NYAES) in 19

Mananbyeo was developed from a three way cross ilyang110/Yeongdeog7//Milyang110 in 1999. It has short growing duration about 71 days from seeding to heading and short culm length of 75 cm. It has almost similar number of panicles per hill , spikelets per

Sujinbyeo', a new mid-late maturing japonica rice variety (Oryza sativa L.), was developed by the rice breeding team of National Yeongnam Agricultural Experiment Station (NYAES) in 1999 and released in 2000. This variety originated from a three way cross

Two rice varieties, 'Oochikara' with large grain and 'Hwayeongbyeo' and their progenies (F1 , F2 , B1 and B2 ) were tested to understand gene action of morphological traits of rice grain and their relationships. The evaluated traits were 1,000-grain weight, grain length, width, thickness, length-width ratio and chalkiness of brown rice. Correlation between grain weight and chalkiness was highly significant in the all progenies, and grain length were not associated with width and thickness in an F2 population. Scaling test and jonit scaling test revealed that inheritance of grain traits were fitted to additive-dominance model without epistasis. Additive effects for the traits were much greater than the dominance effects.