A strain of Alexandrium species was established by isolating cells from Jangmok Bay, Korea. Its morphology and molecular phylogeny based on LSU rRNA gene sequences were examined. In addition, growth responses of this Alexandrium species to changes in temperature, salinity, and nutrient concentrations were investigated. This Alexandrium species from Jangmok Bay had a ventral pore on the 1′, which was morphologically consistent with previously described Alexandrium tamarense and A. catenella. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that this isolate was assigned to A. pacificum (Group IV) within A. tamarense species complex. In growth experiments, relatively high growth rates and cell densities of A. pacificum (Group IV) were observed at 15°C and 20°C. This species also grew under a wide range of salinity. This indicates that this Korean isolate of A. pacificum (Group IV) is a stenothermic and euryhaline species. In growth responses to changes in nutrient levels, enhanced growth rates and cell densities of A. pacificum (Group IV) were observed with additions of nitrate and phosphate. In particular, rapid uptakes of phosphate by A. pacificum (Group IV) were observed in experimental treatments, indicating that the increase in phosphate concentration could stimulate the growth of A. pacificum (Group IV).

Vegetative characters (e.g. habitat, root, ramification and habit of stem, phyllotaxy, leaf sape, shape of leaf margin, shape of division and lobe of division, number of division, thick and texture of leaf and shape of stipule) on 35 species of Asian Geranium were reviewed to discussion propriety of taxonomic character and evolutionary trends. Wilfordii group is characterized by three divided leaf, Farreri group was grown a high altitude, and Maculatum group is grouped by life cycle of anneal. Arrangement state of leaf is alternate type G, tripartitum, G. eriostemon, and G. erianthum is thought the more primitive than the other taxon, and regarded as more advanced group the sibiricum group and pseudosibiricum group which divided of leaf deeply. Shape of leaf, division degree of lobes, shape of leaf margin and number of division are considered a good identification characters because width of change are fixed between population.

화청벼 에서 유기된 초거대배 돌연변리계통을 육성하고 그의 미립 외형특성, 단백질함량 및 아미노산 조성, 지질함량 및 지방산 조성, 비타민 함량등의 영양특성 및 작물학적 특성을 원품종과 대비하여 조사하였다 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 초거대배 변리계통의 현미 외형크기는 원품종과 차이가 없었으나, 1000립중은 원품종의 74.5%이었고, 1립당 배의 크기는 건물중으로 322%이었다. 2. 현미의 단백질함량은 8.99%로 화청벼의 7.39%에 비해 높았고, 저장단백질의 조성은 차이가 없었다. 아미노산조성에서는 현미 전체로 볼 때 lysine 함량이 월등히 증대되었고, methionine, serine, ,tyrosine 함량이 다소 감소되었다. 3. 현미의 지질함량은 5.7%로 원품종의 3.8%에 비해 1.5배 증가하였다. 지방산 중 팔미틴 산 함량은 증가하였고, 리놀산 함량은 감소하였다. 4. 배의 비타민 B1,B2 , niacin함량에서 초거대배미와 원품종과는 차이가 없었으며, α-tocopherol 함량은 감소하였으나, 현미 전체로 보면B1,B2 , α-tocopherol 함량이 월등히 증가하였다. 5. 초거대배미는 고영양미로서의 이용가치가 클것으로 판단되었다. 6. 초거대배 변이계통(M4)들의 정조수량은 원품종인 화청벼(556kg/10a)에 비해 69.2～78.8% 정도이었다. 생육형질의 변이계수로 보아 대부분 계통들이 고정된 것으로 나타났다.