Azuki bean beetle (ABB), Callosobruchus chinensis (L.) is a field-to-storage pest of legumes and its female produces sex pheromone with two isomeric components, 2Z-homofarnesal and 2E-homofarnesal. Two day old virgin adults were exposed to 0, 200, 300, 400, 500 & 600 Gy gamma radiation and effect on longevity, fecundity, sterility and pheromone production were studied. Longevity (female; P < 0.001, male; P < 0.001) and fecundity (P < 0.001) were dose-dependently affected by the gamma irradiation. Both adults were totally sterilized by the tested doses of gamma irradiation as depicted by the null hatchability of laid eggs. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for solid phase micro extraction revealed that both of the pheromone components were significantly but not completely reduced by 300 Gy. It is a pre-requisite for a successful sterile insect technology that the sterility of ABB is induced without the total disruption of calling behavior.

Ionizing irradiation can be used as an alternative to chemical fumigants for disinfestation of cut flowers, agricultural products, seeds, foods, medical products, and spices. In this study, we investigated the effect of electron beam irradiation on reproduction and development in Spodoptera litura. When irradiated to the adults, there was no difference in fecundity. However, egg hatching was considerably decreased. When irradiated to the pupae, fecundity was decreased as dose increased and wing deformity of newly emerged adults was increased as time passed. When irradiated to the larvae, developmental period and pupa deformity was significantly increased. In order to investigate the molecular mechanism of sterility and abnormal development, we performed quantitative real-time PCR and SDS-PAGE.

Hz-2V, which belongs to nudiviridae, is a sexually transmitted insect virus of corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea. Hz-2V is transmitted during mating or mating attempt of infected individuals, and specifically replicates in the reproductive tissues to cause abnormal development of testes and ovary in the adult moths of next generations. The malformation of Hz-2V reproductive tissues started during the early pupal stage without clear sign of virus replication. The virus replication started at the late pupal stage to cause sterility of the emerged moths. Interestingly, the infected female moths showed a unique pathology, so called ‘waxy-plug’, which is filled with virus particles, and abnormal mating behavior while they produced 6~7 times more of pheromone than the normal female moths did. To investigate the factors of Hz-2V which control the physiological, and behavioral changes of the infected moths, the whole genome sequence of Hz-2V was determined. Bioinformatics analysis demonstrated that Hz-2V contains 113 putative ORFs including juvenile hormone esterase (JHE) and histone binding protein homologues, and a miRNA candidate which probably controls the expression of viral JHE.

The purpose of this work was to study the effects of electron beam irradiation on development and reproduction and evaluate the DNA damage in Plutella xylostella. Adults and pupae of P. xylostella were irradiated with 30, 50 and 100 Gy electron beam. Hatchability and fecundity of adults declined as increased irradiation doses. When pupae were irradiated with 100 Gy, fecundity of emerged adults significantly decreased and no eggs hatched. However, the adults longevity and emergence of pupae did not change. Assessment of DNA damage in cells obtained from adults and pupae of P. xylostella was carried out using single-cell electrophoresis (comet assay). Electron beam-radiated adults and pupae showed that tail length and percentage of DNA damage at all the doses were significantly larger than the control batch. Our results suggest that electron beam induces sterility through the DNA damage and this technique could contribute to analytical identification of an effective disinfestation and quarantine treatment.

본 실험은 Hempa 처리가 쌀바구미 (Sitophilus oryzae L.)에 미치는 생물학적 영향과 부분불임성의 유전성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 우화후 1-3일된 숫컷을 및 의 Hempa로 처리된 소맥에서 2일간 섭식처리하여 당대의 치사율, 수명 및 산란수에 미치는 영향을 조사하고 세대에 미치는 처리효과를 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. (1) 처리웅충의 평균수명은 대조구에 비하여 차가 없었으며 당대 치사율도 처리시 보정 치사율은 로 유의차가 없었다. (2) 처리웅충과 교배된 정상 자충의 3일간 평균 산란수는 무처리구 3.60에 비하며 구에서 각각 3.78, 4.05, 3.75 및 3.61개로 유의차가 없었으며 비교배자충 구에서는 1.91로 현저한 산란수의 감소를 보였다. (3) 처리웅충과 무처리자충의 교배에서 얻은 대의 처리후 27일간 총평균 부화율은 대조구 에 대하여 구에서 각각 로 처리농도의 증가에 따라 부화율이 감소되었다. (4) 처리후 산란 시기별로 산하된 란의 부화율은 모든 처리구에서 처리후 10-12일까지는 부화율이 감소하다가 그후 다시 증가하는 회복현상을 보였다. (5) 고농도 처리구인 구에서는 처리후 1-3일에 산하된 란의 부화율이 낮았고 10-12일 이후에도 회복의 속도가 느렸다. 이와같은 현상은 배우자 형성 과정에서 영향을 받는 시기의 범위가 넓기 때문이라고 생각되었다. (6) 유충기 치사율은 대조구 에 비하여 구에서 각각 로 처리농도의 증가에 따라 치사율의 증가를 보였다. (7) 난기 치사율과 유충기 치사율의 관계는 처리구에서 상관계수가 각각 r=+0.89, +0.83 및 +0.85로 난기 치사와 유충기 치사는 동일형의 영향임을 알 수 있었다. (8) 치사인자 발현에 대한 난기와 유충기의 감수성은 각각 및 초 난기가 유충기보다 감수성이 쳤다. 또한 미우화에 미치는 영향은 이들 둘의 공동작용의 결과임으로 로 더욱 감수성이 컸다. (9) 대의 우화 성충은 처리구에서 암컷대 숫컷의 비율이 100 : 125, 100 : 108 및 100 : 124로 숫컷의 출현빈도가 높은 듯 하였으나 우화 개체수가 적은 관계로 통계적인 유의성은 없었다. (10) 이 처리후 16-18일에 산하한 난에서 우화한 웅충을 무처리 자충과 교배하였을 때 구에서는 구에서는 의 난기 치사율을 나타내었고 도 각각 와 의 치사율을 나타내고 있어 염색체 이상의 결과라고 생각되었다. (11) 세대의 유충기 치사율은 자충 퇴교배구가 웅충 퇴교배구 보다 높았고 형매교배에서 가장 높았다. (12) 및 세대의 유충발육은 산난후 제17일에 1-2영충이 대조구 에 비해 자충 퇴교배구, 웅충 퇴교배구 및 구에서 각각 및 로 분화의 지연작용을 나타내는 듯하였다. (13) 세대에서도 난기 및 유충기 치사율이 형매교배구가 퇴교배구 보다 높았다. 이는 열성치사인자가 영향한 때문이라고 생각한다. (14) Hempa 처리에 의하여 유기된 불임은 주로 전좌나 결실과 같은 염색체 이상로 유기되는 우성치사돌연변이에 기인된 것이라고 생각되었으며 이들 인자의 영향은 처리 후 제3세대에까지 전달됨을 알 수 있었다.

Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) is a widely-consumed root vegetable that is grown worldwide. To utilize the radish genetic resources for breeding research, we collected radish germplasms and evaluated their morphological and genetical characteristics. Here, phylogenetic relationship of 288 accessions were analyzed using 16 SSR markers and classified cytoplasm male sterility (CMS) types using cpDNA-based molecular markers. To create a collection of 288 accessions, 188 and 73 accessions were selected from RDA-Genebank (Korea) and NIAS-Genebank (Japan), respectively, after generation advancement for the accessions with low uniformity. In addition, 27 elite lines currently used for commercial radish breeding programs were included. In the result of phylogenetic analysis, 288 accessions were clustered into 5 major groups corresponding to the morphological traits and origins at the similarity coefficient value of 0.51. Analysis of CMS types revealed that majority of accessions were determined as DBRMF1 and DBRMF2 mitotypes, 15 accessions to Ogura and 4 accessions to DCGMS mitotypes. Further genetic analysis for radish germplasm will be valuable in assisting radish f1 hybrid breeding.

Hybrid sterility is one of the major barrier to the application of wide crosses in plant breeding and is commonly encountered in crosses between indica and japonica rice varieties. Ten mapping populations comprised of two reciprocal F2 and eight BC1F1 populations generated from the cross between Ilpumbyeo (japonica) and Dasanbyeo (indica) were used to identify QTLs and to interpret the gametophytic factors involved in hybrid fertility or sterility between two subspecies. Frame maps were constructed using a total of 107 and 144 STS markers covering 12 rice chromosomes in two reciprocal F2 and eight BC1F1 populations, respectively. A total of 15 main-effect QTLs and 17 significant digenic- epistatic interactions controlling spikelet fertility (SF) were resolved in the the entire genome map of F2 BC1F1 populations . Among detected QTLs responsible for hybrid ferility, four QTLs, qSF5.1 and and qS F5.2 on chromosome 5, qSF6.2 on chromosome 6, and qSF12.2 on chromosome 12 were identified as major QTLs since they were located at corresponding position in at least three mapping populations. Loci qSF5.1, qSF6.1 and qSF6.2 were responsible for both female and male sterility, whereas qSF3.1, qSF7 and qSF 12.2 affected the spikelet fertility only through embryosac factors, and qSF9.1 did through pollen factors. Five new QTLs identified in this study will be helpful for understanding the hybrid sterility and for breeding programs via inter-subspecific hybridization.

Hybrid sterility is one of the major barrier to the application of wide crosses in plant breeding and is commonly encountered in crosses between indica and japonica rice varieties. Ten mapping populations comprised of two reciprocal F2 and eight BC1F1 populations generated from the cross between Ilpumbyeo (japonica) and Dasanbyeo (indica) were used to identify QTLs and to interpret the gametophytic factors involved in hybrid fertility or sterility between two subspecies. Frame maps were constructed using a total of 107 and 144 STS markers covering 12 rice chromosomes in two reciprocal F2 and eight BC1F1 populations, respectively. A total of 15 main-effect QTLs and 17 significant digenic- epistatic interactions controlling spikelet fertility (SF) were resolved in the the entire genome map of F2 BC1F1 populations . Among detected QTLs responsible for hybrid ferility, four QTLs, qSF5.1 and and qS F5.2 on chromosome 5, qSF6.2 on chromosome 6, and qSF12.2 on chromosome 12 were identified as major QTLs since they were located at corresponding position in at least three mapping populations. Loci qSF5.1, qSF6.1 and qSF6.2 were responsible for both female and male sterility, whereas qSF3.1, qSF7 and qSF 12.2 affected the spikelet fertility only through embryosac factors, and qSF9.1 did through pollen factors. Five new QTLs identified in this study will be helpful for understanding the hybrid sterility and for breeding programs via inter-subspecific hybridization.

Cytoplasmic male sterility caused by DCGMS (Dongbu cytoplasmic and genic male-sterility) cytoplasm and its nuclear restorer-of-fertility locus (Rfd1) with a linked molecular marker (A137) have been reported in radish (Raphanus sativus L.). To construct a linkage map of the Rfd1 locus, linked amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers were screened using bulked segregant analysis. A 220-bp linked AFLP fragment sequence from radish showed homology with an Arabidopsis coding sequence. Using this Arabidopsis gene sequence, a simple PCR marker (A220) was developed. The A137 and A220 markers flanked the Rfd1 locus. Two homologous Arabidopsis genes with both marker sequences were positioned on Arabidopsis chromosome 3 with an interval of 2.4 Mb. To integrate the Rfd1 locus into a previously reported expressed sequence tag (EST)-simple sequence repeat (SSR) linkage map, the radish EST sequences located in three syntenic blocks within the 2.4-Mb interval were used to develop single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for tagging each block. The SNP marker in linkage group 2 co-segregated with male fertility in an F2 population. Using radish ESTs positioned in linkage group 2, five intron length polymorphism (ILP) markers and one cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) marker were developed and used to construct a linkage map of the Rfd1 locus. Two closely-linked markers delimited the Rfd1 locus within a 985-kb interval of Arabidopsis chromosome 3. Synteny between the radish and Arabidopsis genomes in the 985-kbp interval were used to develop three ILP and three CAPS markers. Two ILP markers further delimited the Rfd1 locus to a 220-kb interval of Arabidopsis chromosome 3.

이 실험의 목적은 유채 F1 종자 생산시 종자친과 화분친의 재식비 및 수확시기별 종자의 지방산 함량에 영향을 미치는지 알아보고자 실험을 수행하였다. 안정적인 종자 생산을 위해, 두 가지의 실험을 노지에서 수행하였다. 실험 1은 F1 종자 생산을 위한 종자친과 화분친의 재식 비별(4:2, 10:2, 10:1)로 정식하였고 유채 개화 후 40, 45, 50, 55, 60에 지방산 함량을 조사하였다. 실험 2는 F2 종자의 개화 후 등숙시기별로 종자를 수확하여 지방산을 분석하였다. 실험의 결과, 종자친과 화분친 재식비에 따른 등숙시기별 유채 종자의 지방산 조성 및 함량은 차이를 보여 주었으나 지방산의 오염 정도 척도인 erucic acid는 재식비에 따라 영향을 미치지 않았다. 종자친과 화분친의 비에서 얻어진 F1 과 F2 종자 비에서 palmitic acid, stearic acid과 linoleic acid은 등숙 시기에 따라 감소하였다. 그러나 oleic acid는 두 실험 모두에서 개화 후 55일까지 상대적으로 증가하였지만, 개화후 60일째 영향을 미치지 않았다. 지방산 생합성 관련 유전자인 SAD, FAD1 및 FAD2의 발현양상도 등숙 시기별 지방산 조성 및 함량과 일치하였다. 이런 결과는 종자친과 화분친의 비에 따른 재식비과 F2 종자의 비에 따른 지방산 조성이 큰 문제가 되지 않음을 보여주므로 F1 종자의 안정적인 생산을 위해 종자친의 파종비는 늘리고 화분친비를 줄이면 유채 종자 생산량이 높아질 것으로 사료가 된다.