This study was conducted to determine the effects of combination of air temperature and soil water content on the growth, physiological disorder rate, and yield of hot peppers. The study was carried out in a typical plastic house (open on one side and with ventilation fans on the other side), which was maintained with gradient air temperature (maximum difference in air temperature: 6°C). The deficit irrigation (DI) treatment commenced 65 days after transplanting. The height of plant and fresh and dry weights of the stem increased at high air temperature (ambient + 6°C, extreme high temperature; EHT). Furthermore, the leaf area decreased significantly with the DI treatment. There were no significant differences in the stem diameter, number of branches, and fresh and dry weights of the leaves among all the treatments. The net photosynthesis rate of the full irrigation (FI) treatment was higher than that of the DI treatment. The photosynthesis rate at ambient air temperature was 19.7 μmol CO2m-2·s-1, the highest among all the treatments; however, the photosynthesis rate of the EHT treatment decreased by 60% (12.3 μmol CO2m-2·s-1). Additionally, the formation of guard cells in the leaf was abnormal with the EHT treatment, and there was a decrease in translocation efficiency. The effects of air temperature treatment were more pronounced on the physiological disorder rate and yield. The physiological disorder rate of the EHT treatment was the highest under the DI treatment condition. The yield of the AFI (ambient air temperature with full irrigation) treatment was 3,771 kg/10a, the highest among all the treatments; however, the yield of the EHT treatment with DI and FI was 1,282 and 1,327 kg/10a, respectively. These results indicate that growth and physiological disorder rate improved with the EHT treatment; however, there was a decrease in yield. Furthermore, the formation of guard cells was abnormal and malfunctional.

The optimum concentrations of clove oil as an anesthetic for olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) and the stress response of the fish to clove oil anesthesia were determined over a range of water temperatures, and investigated in a simulated transport experiment using analysis of various water and physiological parameters. While the time for induction of anesthesia decreased significantly as both the concentration of clove oil and water temperature increased, the recovery time increased significantly (P<0.05). The plasma cortisol concentration in fish at each temperature increased significantly up to 12 h following exposure (P<0.05), then decreased to 48 h (P<0.05). The DO dissolved oxygen concentrations, pH values, and the fish respiratory frequencies decreased over 6 h following exposure to clove oil in all experimental groups (P<0.05), whereas the NH4 + and CO2concentrations in all experimental groups increased up to 6 h (P<0.05). The pH values and DO concentrations increased with increasing clove oil concentration (P<0.05) in the 6 h following exposure, and the CO2 and NH4 + concentrations and the respiratory frequencies decreased with increasing clove oil concentration (P<0.05). The results of this experiment suggest that clove oil reduced the metabolic activity of olive flounder, thus reducing NH4 + excretion and O2 consumption. In conclusion, clove oil appears to be a cost-effective and efficient anesthetic that is safe for use and non-toxic to the fish and users. Its use provides the potential for improved transportation of olive flounder.

This study conducted experiments on the reclaimed land of Saemangeum located in Jeongrabuk-do in order to gain basic information about growth characteristics and yield ability according to soil salinity. Having soil excluding salt as a control group, this study adjusted the specimens’ soil salinity to level 4 and then planted four varieties including Ilmichal Corn to investigate the growth or grain yield according to salinity. About the corn establishment rate according to soil salinity, over 97% up to 3.2 dS m-1 was established, and then, it was reduced gradually according to the increase of concentration. According to the salt concentration of soil more required growth duration from seeding to heading comparing to non-treatment salt was delayed, at 1.6 dS m-1, two days were delayed, at 3.2 dS m-1, four to six days were delayed differently by varieties, and at 4.8 dS m-1, six to 10 days were delayed. About the plant fresh weight according to soil salinity, Chalok 4 and Eolrukchal indicated 93%~97% or so compared with the salt-free one at 1.6 dS m-1, and Chalok No. 4 showed 79% at the salinity of 3.2 dS m-1, too, and it was a relatively higher growth percentage than those of the other varieties. In terms of dried seed weight according to soil salinity, compared with the corns cultivated in the control group, averagely 12.1% was lowered at the time of cultivation at 1.6 dS m-1, and 3.2 dS m-1 40% was lowered, and about 70% was lowered at 4.8 dS m-1. According to the result of examining the point of time that dried seed start to reduce due to soil salinity with the regression equation, soil salinity which starts the reduction of grain weight is 1.67 dS m-1~2.18 dS m-1, and it differs by varieties, and EC of 50% that the yield reduces in half is 2.96 dS m-1 ~4.45 dS m-1. And the degree of influence on each of the growth factors according to soil salinity is founded to be in the order of establishment rate<plant length=the ear’s fresh weight<the plant fresh weight<yield.

Among the abiotic stresses, heavy metal (HM) toxicity is thought to be one of the major abiotic stresses leading to hazardous effects in plants. In spite of its potential physiological and economical significance, morphological alterations induced by heavy metals in plants have so far been grossly overlooked. In the present study, the morphological and physiological changes were observed in the leaf of sorghum plants treated with different concentrations (0, 50, 100, and 150 μM) of CdCl2. Results revealed that plants endured reduction in growth and morphological changes amazingly altered by cadmium. The growth of sorghum seedlings treated with 150 μM cadmium was more inhibited than that of sorghum seedlings treated with 100 μM Cd, 50μM and non-treated plants. The morphological characteristics revealed that the cadmium stress inhibited the root and shoot elongation after growing the rise seedling in the presence of cadmium. In the case of ion concentration, the concentrations of Zn2+, Ca2+ were decreased whereas Fe2+ concentration was increased except 100 μM under cadmium stress. In confocal microscopy, results showed that the absorption degree of cadmium was increased by the higher concentration of cadmium. The fluorescence intensity of cadmium was also increased. Thus, it seemed that cadmium has an influence on sorghum in the case of early stages of sorghum. This study reported the effects of heavy metal, cadmium on the growth and physiological characteristics of sorghum seedlings, hoping to provide references on the mechanism of heavy metal damaging plants, and phyto-remediation for heavy metal polluted soil.

포름알데히드의 고농도와 저농도에 따른 식물의 생리적 반응을 보기 위하여 실험을 실시하였다. 실내식물은 관음죽, 팔손이나무, 스킨답서스를 이용하였으며, 포름알데히드는 0, 2(2.5), 10(12.3), 100(123) ppm(mg･m-3)농도로 처리하였다. 그 결과 포름알데히드 처리에 대한 잎 피해증상은 100 ppm의 고농도에서 5시간 처리 후 검은 반점으로 나타났다. 외관상 피해증상은 어린잎과 노화된 모두에서 나타났으며, 팔손이나무의 경우에는 줄기에서도 일부 나타났다. 피해 잎의 책상조직과 해면조직이 파괴되거나 변형되었다. 전체적으로 Peroxidase와 Catalase 함량은 관음죽>팔손이나무>스킨답서스 순서였으며, 처리농도가 높아질수록 함량도 대체로 증가하였다. 피해가 심한 스킨답서스의 경우 고농도 처리시에 기공이 닫히는 비율이 약 80% 가장 높았으며, Catalase 증가량도 가장 컸다. 결과적으로 100 ppm의 고농도에서 포름알데히드 흡수를 저해하기 위해 기공이 닫히거나 효소 함량의 변화가 일부 나타났으나, 저농도에서 적극적 흡수를 위한 반응은 보이지 않았다.

제염중인 간척지 토양에 감자재배 가능성을 검토코자 새만금 간척지 토양을 대조구를 포함한 4수준의 염농도로 조정하여 충진한 포트에 5개의 감자 품종을 식재하여 시험을수행하였다.1. 토양염농도에 따른 감자 입모는 4.8 dS m-1까지 결주없이 균일하게 입모 되었다. 염농도별 감자 출현소요일수는 숙전토양 비하여 1.6 dS m-1에서는 품종에 따라 3-4일이 지연되었고, 3.2 dS m-1에서는 6-10일이,4.8 dS m-1에서는 7-13일이 지연되었다.2. 토양염농도에 따른 경수는 숙전토양에 비해 1.6 dS m-1에서는 품종에 따라 각각 14%-58%가 감소되었으며,이후 토양염농도가 높아질수록 감소가 심했다. 초장은주당 경수가 적었을 때 커지는 경향으로 염농도보다경수의 영향을 더 크게 받았다.3. 괴경 수량은 대조구 대비 1.6 dS m-1일때 33.7%, 3.2 dS m-1일때 59.5%, 4.8 dS m-1에서는 79.3% 가 감소되었다.4. 회귀곡선을 이용하여 수량의 감소가 시작되는 염농도를 분석한 결과 추동은 1.2 dS m-1, 추백은 1.8 dS m-1,추강과 추영은 1.9 dS m-1, 그리고 수미는 2.0 dS m-1이었고, 수량의 50%가 감소되는 염농도는 추백은 2.4 dS m-1,추동 2.45 dS m-1, 추강 2.81 dS m-1, 추영 3.03 dS m-1,수미는 3.29 dS m-1였다.이상의 결과를 종합하였을 때 간척지 재배에 적당한 감자품종은 수미로 판단된다.

Physiological responses to salinity stress were evaluated in six rice genotypes differing in their tolerance to salinity at the seedling stage. Susceptible genotypes ('Dongjingbyeo', 'Hwayeongbyeo', and 'IR29') showed salt injury symptoms (mean 8.8) and higher visual score under salt stress than that of tolerant ones ('Pokkali', 'IR74009', and 'IR73571'). As salinity affects growth and physiological parameters, the six genotypes thus showed significant reduction because of salt stress. Tolerant Japonica/Indica bred lines ('IR74009', 'IR73571') showed lower reduction, 33.9%, 34.5%, and 50%, respectively, in plant seedling height, dry shoot weight and dry root weight than those of the susceptible Japonica varieties ('Dongjingbyeo', 'Hwayeongbyeo'), and the highest reduction under salt stress was observed in dry root weight, followed by dry shoot weight and seedling height, respectively. Shoot Na+ concentration of IR74099 and IR73571 was lower than that of the susceptible varieties, 'Dongjinbyeo' and 'Hwayeongbyeo'. There were no significant differences among genotypes in root Na+ concentration. Shoot K+ concentration showed a reverse tendency compared to shoot Na+ concentration. IR74009 and IR73571 had considerably lower ratio compared to 'Dongjinbyeo' and 'Hwayeongbyeo' in Na+/K+ ratio of their shoot and was not different the tolerant check, 'Pokkali'.

Over the past few decades Miscanthus has been studied as a potential bioenergy crop in Europe but not much been studied in Korea although Korea has many native Miscanthus species and genetic resources. Because of their features, such as low demands of fertilizers and other agrochemicals, high water use efficiency and high productivity, Miscanthus can be cultivated in marginal lands. However, it is not known how Miscanthus can survive in saline soil and what extent Miscanthus can tolerate salt stress, one of main abiotic stresses in reclaimed lands or dry climates. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate physiological response of Miscanthus species to salt stress and thus to establish a salt stress threshold. Miscanthus sinensis and M. sacchariflorus showed similar responses to salt stress. Chlorophyll contents, photosynthesis and plant growth were all significantly affected by salt stress. Both species were completely killed at > 100 mM NaCl. The GR50 values estimated by non-linear regression analysis with the logistic model were 116.2 mM and 63.1 mM for M. sinensis and M. sacchariflorus, respectively. These GR50 values can be used as their thresholds of salt stress. Further studies will be conducted to screen salt-tolerant Miscanthus genotypes.

Global warming means not only increase in average air temperature but also increase in frequency of extreme weathers such as extremely high temperature over 45oC. Crops are generally sensitive to high temperature during their reproductive growth stage. This experiment was thus conducted to investgate physiological responses of rice (Oryza sativa cv. Chucheong) and soybean (Glycine max cv. Sinpaldal) to high temperature (HT) stress at their reproductive stage. Rice and soybean were exposed to different degrees of high temperature stress by keeping them in a growth cabinet deisnged to maintain air temperature up to 45oC for at least 5 hours in a day for different durations, 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 days. HT stress treatment delayed heading and flowering of rice and increased the sterility of its' main panicle with increasing duration of HT treatment; 19.7 43.4, 68.1, 81.5 and 91.1% at 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 days HT treatment, respectively. Increasing sterility due to HT treatment thus resulted in significant rice yield loss; 5.07 4.27, 4.32, 4.51 and 3.62 g/plant at 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 days of HT treatment, respectively. Soybean was also significantly affected by HT stress in its pod formation and sterility, particularly along the vertical stem. Increasing pod sterility with increasing HT treatemnt thus resulted in significant soybean yield loss.

This study was to investigate the dry weight, the amount of Na+ and K+ water potential and leaf photosynthesis rate in plants for determining the salt tolerance mechanism in rice cultivars on soil and solution culture with NaCl. The results obtained in this study are summarized as follows ; In general, rice cultivars, cv. Tetep and Jinbu, having high salt tolerance in ID(identified on dry matter production level) showed the higher salt tolerance in RGR (relative growth rate), compared with rice cultivars(cv. Nonglim 41ho, Dunraebyeo and Sobackbyeo) having low salt tolerance. The contents of Na in rice differed depending on culivars and plant parts. Tetep contained 2.9times higher amounts of Na+ than leaf blade and root part. High salt tolerance cultivar Obongbyeo showed a larger decrease in osmotic potential than low salt tolerance cultivar Dunraebyeo suggesting that osmotic adjustment was developed under salt stress conditions in a salt tolerant cultivar . In order to know the IY(identified on grain yeild level using rice cultivars having different salt tolerance the capacity of photosyntheiss was investigated. The capapcity of photosynthesis in cv. Tetep and Obongbyeo having high salt tolerance was much higher that in cv.Dunraebyeo and Nonglim 41 having low salt tolerance.

1. 삼투 potential(~Psi~pi =-10 bar)이 같은 P.E.G.와 NaCl 용액을 사용하여 유묘의 한해와 염해를 비교한 결과 초장, 유묘건물중, 엽록소 함량 그리고 엽수분 potential의 감소와 유리 proline 함량의 증가는 NaCl 처리보다는 P.E.G. 처리구에서 더 심하였다. 2. 유리 아미노산은 무처리(호그랜드 용액)보다 한해유발처리(P.E.G.)에서 2.6배 그리고 염해유발처리(NaCl)에서 3.6배 증가하였으나 유리 proline은 전 아미노산 함량 중 한해과 염해에서 각각 66%와 61%를 차지하였다. 3. P.E.G. 처리구에서는 phenylalanine이 그리고 NaCl 처리에서는 phenylalanine, alanine 및 asparagine이 현저히 증가한 경향이었다. 4. 보리 유묘기의 한해와 염해반응은 전반적으로 볼 때 비교적 동질적이고 유사한 경향이었다.

보리 품종들의 생리적 반응과 품종간 내염성을 이해하여 염해에 대처할 재배법 개선과 내염성 품종육성을 위한 기초자료로 활용하고자 본 시험을 수행하였던 바 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 월동 후 포트에 이식하여 재배한 보리를 출수 20일전, 10일전 그리고 출수기로부터 각각 10일간씩 삼투 potential이 -20 bar인 NaCl용액을 매일 관수하여 염해를 유발시킨 결과 출수기 처리에서 비교적 피해가 컸다. 2. 대조구에 대한 출수 10일전 염처리구의 비율은 평균 간장 87％, 주당수수 82％, 일수위수 92％, 천입종 94％, 수량 75％에 불과하였다. 3. 품종별 염처리 시기에 따라 반응이 매우 상이하여 알보리, 백동, 향맥은 출수기 처리에서, 그리고 올보리와 두루보리는 출수 10일전 처리에서 ,각각 수량 및 수량구성요율의 감소율이 가장 컸다. 4. 종실수량의 관점에서 공시품종의 내염성은 백동>알보리>향맥>올보리>두루보리의 순으로 백동이 내염성이 가장 높았고 두루보리가 가장 낮은 경향이었다.

보리 품종들의 염해반응의 생리적 특성과 품종간 차이를 이해하여 간척지에서의 재배법 개선을 위한 기초자료로 활용코자 NaCl용액으로 염해를 유발하여 생장저해정도, 엽록소 및 유리 proline 함량, 그리고 엽수분 potential 등을 조사하였던 바 그 결과를 보면 다음과 같다. 1. 품종간 생육저해 정도는 상당히 큰 차이를 보였는데 대조구에 비해 NaCl용액(Ψ/sub π/ =-20bar) 처리의 경우 초장은 2∼22％, 유묘건물중은 25∼39％가 감소되었다. 2. 엽록소함량은 대조구에 대하여 염분처리구에서 33∼49％ 감소되었고 엽건물 g당 유리 proline 함량은 대조구가 0.2∼0.3mg이나 염분처리 구는 9.6∼14.7mg으로 32∼74％나 증가되었다. 3. 엽수분 potential은 대조구가 -3.0 ∼ -4.1bar이나 염분처리구에서는 -7.4 ∼ -11.2bar와 -15.0 ∼ -17.9bar로 낮아졌으나 시간의 경과함에 따라 품종간 차이는 많지는 않았다. 4. 품종별로 엽생존율은 백동>밀양1002>올보리>두루보리>향맥의 순으로 높았으나 유묘 건물중 감소율은 백동>올보리>향맥>밀양1002>두루보리 순이었다. 5. 염처리구에서 제2엽의 유리 proline 증가율은 밀양1002>향맥>백동>두루보리>올보리의 순이 었다.

NaCl이 함유된 배지에서 보리가 자랄 경우 문제가 되는 생리적 현상들 - 광합성 능력, 엽록소 함량. 식물체의 체액 유출량, 유출액 중 단백질 함량 등 - 및 이들의 변화양상에 대하여 살펴본 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 세포유출액의 전기전도도나 Na함량은 수경액의 NaCl 함량이 높아짐에 따라 증가하였으며 세포액 유출양상으로 볼 때 NaCl에 의한 해는 건조나 동결에 의한 해와는 다른 양상을 보여 유출되는 속도가 완만하였다. 2. 엽록소 함량, 광합성 능력은 수경액의 NaCl농도에 의해 직접적으로 영향 받지 않았으나 배지의 NaCl 농도가 높을 경우 근활력은 무처리구에 비해 약간 감소하였다 3. 아미노산 함량은 염해에 의해 증가, 감소, 변화가 없는 군 등 3군으로 나눌 수 있었으나 잎과 뿌리의 변화양상은 일치하지 않았다. 4. 식물체의 건물중 K, Na, 당함량은 NaCl을 처리하지 않은 경우는 당이, NaCl의 농도가 100mM인 경우 Na이 가장 높았다. 5. 배지의 NaCl 함량이 높아짐에 따라 잎에서는 Na의 함량이 증가하였으나 뿌리에서는 거의 일정한 수준을 유지하였으며 K의 경우 배지의 Na함량이 높아짐에 따라 지상부 K함량 감소는 약 63%이었던데 비해 뿌리에서는 92%였으며 Na과 K을 합한 양은 수경액의 NaCl 함량이 높아짐에 따라 잎에서는 현저하게 증가하였으나 뿌리에서는 완만한 감소를 보였다.

검정콩 1호를 공시품종으로 하여 콩의 영양생장기에 15일간 습해처리하고 그에 따른 엽생장 및 지하부의 생리적 반응을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 습해처리기간중 근류는 심토층에서부터 사멸되기 시작하였으며 습해기간이 7일 이상 지속될 경우 전체 근류의 35%이상이 사멸되었다. 2. 습해를 받으면 근류의 Bacteroid층이 균열되기 시작하였으며 습해기간이 지속될 경우 균열 양상은 더욱 심화되었다. 3. 습해기간중 토심 5cm이하에 분포한 뿌리활력은 무처리에 비해 크게 감소하였으며 표토층에 분포한 뿌리는 큰 변화가 없었다. 4. 7일간의 습해처리로 주근의 외피조직 및 유관속조직의 분리현상과 일부 파괴현상이 관찰되었다. 5. 습해처리 기간 중의 엽면적 생장은 정상식물체의 엽면적 생장의 절반에 불과하였다.

벼의 Source와 Sink 관련형질의 동일주내 개체간 변이 및 상호관련성을 알기 위하여 조만성이 다른 6개벼 품종의 지상부 생육제특성을 조사, 분석하였던 바 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 동일건재에서 개체간 제형질의 편이 및 변이는 절간장은 하위절간, 엽신은 지엽, 엽 폭은 하위엽신에서 컸고, 수에 있어서는 2차지경과 2차지경 착생영화수에서 컸다. 2. 식물체 부위별 Source와 Sink 관련기관과 영화착색수와의 관계는 영화수는 제2엽신장 및 엽면적, 제2절간장, 제3정간태에 영향을 주는 고도의 유의적인 정상관관계이었다. 3. 절위별 절간장 및 엽위별 엽신장과 수장과의 상관관계도 제2엽신장 및 2정간장에 수장이 영향을 받는 정도가 컸다. 4. 1, 2차지경수와 영화수와의 관계는 1차지경보다는 2차지경수가 많을수록 영화수도 증가하는 상관관계이었다. 5. 식물체의 무기성분조성은 엽신, 엽초, 간, 수의 순위로 높은 함량을 나타냈다.