It is important to accelerate rooting and establishment of seedlings after transplanting for higher dry matter production and tuber yield in sweet potato cultivation. Therefore, this study was conducted to obtain some information about the effects of vine-cutting holding on rooting and plant growth after transplanting. Vines were cut 20-25cm long and stored for 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9 days in a shade room at 20~pm 0.5~circC , RH 68~pm,/TEX>1%. Peroxidase activity in the vine cuttings increased as the holding period increased and the highest catalase activity was detected in the 5-day holding. Length of main vine, number of branches and nodes on main vine also increased in the 5-day holding. There was little difference in the diameter of main vine among the various holding periods. The data obtained indicate that transplanting of vine cuttings after 5-day holding could promote rooting and vine growth

Effects of acute anoxia on carbohydrate hydrolytic enzyme activities and free amino acid contents in malt were examined. Malts were prepared with barley grains germinated for 7 days which contained the highest levels of amylolytic and(1-3,1-4)-β -glucanase activities. α -Amylase and β -amylase activities in malts were not significantly affected by anoxia for 5 or 10 h.(1-3,1-4)-β -Glucanase activity, however, decreased about 7 to 10% by anoxia for 5 or 10 h. Alanine and ~gamma -aminobutyric acid content changed drastically. Alanine contents in malts increased by 2.2- and 2-fold, and ~gamma -aminobutyric acid contents by 1.4- and 1.9-fold under anoxia for 5 and 10 h, respectively.