The Eurytoma maslovskii conduces the unexpected plum dropping. It stayed overwinter inside the pits of the dropped plums and able to oviposit on plum surface when the diameter of the plums are over 16 mm prior to endocarp hardening. To control this harmful pests is too much essential to plum orchard. Therefore, the plum seed crusher (PSC) was designed and developed according to the purpose of perishing the pests through destroying the dropped plums. The rocks and the weeds were removed from the plum orchard prior to the test. Manually operated plum seed crusher picked-up the dropped plums from the ground and crushed them. The performance of PSC was evaluated by applying 2.5 and 3.0 km/h travelling speeds, and controlling the gaps; 18, and 28 mm intervals between plum pick-up discs. The test result showed the plum pick-up rate was 98±2.0%, and 92±5.3% with the machine travelling speed of 3.0 km/h in laboratory. Further, it changed to 95±8.7%, and 93±5.8% when the travelling speed was used 2.5 km/h. In both cases of test plum pick-up discs were maintained 18 mm, and 28 mm gap intervals, respectively. Furthermore, in field conditions, pursuing to similar gap intervals, the plum pick-up rate was 94±4.0%, and 92±2.0% with the speed of 3.0 km/h albeit it showed 92±4.0%, and 90±3.5% when the speed was decreased to 2.5 km/h. The maximum plum pick-up rate was found at 18 mm disc intervals with 3.0 km/h travelling speeds. The crushing teeth were selected 8 mm in height by repeated test to destroy the plum seeds. The result showed 100% crushing efficiency was facilitated to entire tests at 280 RPM crushing speeds regardless of plum sizes and shapes. This machine is preferred for the farmers to control the damage of plums by preventing the propagation of the identified pests.

매실에서 복숭아씨살이좀벌에 대한 친환경 방제법 개발을 위해 2년 동안 수행하였다. 낙과된 매실 핵을 수거하여 보관 장소를 달리하였는데, 장마전에 수거해서 노지에 방치한 경우는 10.7%가 월동하여 모두 성충이 되었다. 수거한 매실 핵을 온실에 보관하다 10월에 노지에 방치한 경우에는 23.3%가 월동하였고, 이 중 77.1%가 성충이 되었다. 그러나 수거 당시부터 이듬해 3월까지 온실에 보관한 경우는 월동률이 42.4%로 매우 높았지만 단지 3.1%만이 우화에 성공하였다. 피해 매실 핵에서 발생한 곰팡이균 Fusarium sp., Geotrichum candidum 2종을 동정하였는데, 매실 핵이 빨리 부식된 경우에는 유충이 핵내에서 곰팡이에 감염되거나 물이 스며들어 사망하였다. 곰팡이 종류는 Fusarium sp.이 더 효과적이 었고, 피복작물로 헤어리베치를 재배하면 더욱 부식이 빨라 핵의 무게와 경도가 낮아져 유충의 월동을 제한하였다. 한편 품종별 피해과율은 옥영품종이 88%로 가장 높았고, 천매품종은 피해가 없어 단일품종보다는 여러 품종을 섞어 재배하는 것이 필요하였다.

복숭아씨살이좀벌(Eurytoma maslovskii)에 의한 전남지역 매실 낙과피해는 해안지역인 완도, 신안, 여수, 무안을 제외한 전 지역에 발생하였고 평균 피해과율은 2013년 67%, 2014년 33.3%였다. 이 씨살이좀벌은 매실 씨방에서 노숙유충으로 월동을 하는데 7, 8월의 장마철을 지나며 생존율이 30% 내외가 되었다. 알은 길이 0.68 mm, 폭 0.29 mm의 유백색이며 장타원형으로 양 끝부분에 실모양의 돌기를 붙이고 있다. 다 자란 노숙유충은 길이 6.56 mm, 폭 3.18 mm이다. 번데기는 검정색 나용이고, 성충은 암 6.97 mm, 수 4.90 mm이고 암컷의 산란관 길이는 0.64 mm였다. 성충 우화시기는 4월 상순(매실 직경 4 mm)~5월 상순(17 mm)이고, 우화 최성기는 4월 중순이었다. 성충의 평균수명은 13.5일이고, 암수 성비는 45.9 : 54.1이다. 과일당 평균 산란수는 1개 61.5%, 2개 30.8%이고 최대 4개까지 산란하였지만 동종포식에 의해 최종적으로 1마리의 유충만 서식한다. 성충의 매실에 산란시기는 4월 하순(직경 12~16 mm)이며 그 후에는 씨방벽이 딱딱하게 경화되어 유충이 씨방으로 침투가 어려워진다. 따라서 성충의 산란을 예방하기 위한 방제적기는 4월 중순부터 5일 간격으로 2~3회 적용약제를 살포하는 것이다.

Twenty-five species of pests had occurred at orchards of Japanese Apricot, Prunus mume Siebold & Zucc., in Hadong and Jinju (Gyeongsangnam-do province) from 2005 to 2007. Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale (Sasaki), Singapora shinshana M., Tetranychus viennensis Zacher, and Synanthedon hector B. occurred as major pests and Anthonomus persicae sp. nov., Grapholita molesta (Busk), Spodoptera litura F., and Myzus persicae (Sulzer) as a sporadic pests. The population of S. shinshana had increased continuously during the season, from late April to late October. The population of T. viennensis occurred early May, reached the highest peak in late June to early July, and then declined with worsening consequences of nutritional conditions in the apricot leaves. A. persicae was observed to occur before breaking flower-bud of apricot and emerged adults were found in April to early May.

Occurrences of Rhopalosipnum rufiabdominalis damage in the leaves of Japanese apricots were observed in Hadong, Gyeongnam Province, a major producing area. R. rufiabdominalis occurred from early May to mid October, with the peak occurrence of damaged leaves in mid May. To find proper timing of chemical control against R. rufiabdominalis, acetamiprid WP was sprayed weekly from 3 April, before budbreak, to 8 May in 2007. The best time for control R. rufiabdominalis was on 17 April 2007, at which the leaves were still tender and developing up to 3 to 5 leaves.

To increase the fruit quality of the Japanese apricot, 3 species of insects, Apis mellifera, Bombus terrestris and Osmia cornifrons were used for pollination in Japanese apricot field in Jinju and Sancheong province. And also economical effect for crops of Japanese apricot fruit pollinated with same insect was analyzed. This study was also conducted using 3 kinds of methods for pollination effect, natural condition, net-house and control method. Because blooming period of Japanese apricot was different from the other fruit tree(Blooming time of Japanese apricot shows always in the middle of the March), foraging behavior of insects used in this examination showed different tendency each other. Especially O. cornifrons was not adapted to wind and lower temperature compared with A. mellifera and B. terrestris in this field condition. Rate of fruit set pollinated with A. mellifera and B. terrestris was showed 14.9% and 13% respectively. But O. cornifrons was lower than another 2 kinds of insects with 6% of fruit setting rate. Total rate of fruit set of Japanese apricot showed lower tendency compared with other kinds of fruit tree with under 30%. Quality of fruit pollinated with A. mellifera and B. terrestris showed higher than O. cornifrons in natural field condition in fruit weight. Economical income of Japanese apricot fruit producted by A. mellifera showed highest with 185% of benefit effect, and B. terrestris with 143% compared with natural field condition.

The effects of Japanese apricot(Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc.) flesh on baking properties of white breads were investigated by evaluation of specific loaf volume, pH, acidity, rheological property, color and sensory quality. Bread was processed by adding 4.7%, 9.4%, 14.1% and 18.8% of Japanese apricot flesh to basic formulation. The compositions of Japanese apricot flesh were 88.19% moisture, 0.45% crude ash, 4.10% dietary fiber, 4.04% citric acid and 0.41% total sugars. The specific loaf volume of the breads was decreased from 3.274mL/g to 1.857mL/g as Japanese apricot flesh contents increased from 0% to 18.8%. The pH of the breads decreased but the acidity of those increased as the percentage of Japanese apricot flesh to wheat flour increased. Lightness(L value) of the breads decreased by the addition of Japanese apricot flesh, while yellowness(b value) and redness(a value) increased. Texture measurement showed that springiness, cohesiveness and resilience decreased with increase of Japanese apricot flesh contents. While, hardness, gumminess and chewiness were the lowest in the bread with 9.4% Japanese apricot flesh, and increased in the bread with 4.7%, 14.1% and 18.8% Japanese apricot flesh contents. In sensory evaluation, the highest sensory scores for flavor, taste, aftertaste and overall acceptability were obtained when Japanese apricot flesh content was 4.7%, and softness and chewiness was the best when 9.4% of Japanese apricot flesh was added. The moisture content of the breads containing Japanese apricot flesh was higher than that of the control to add no flesh during storage at 25℃. Based on physical, rheological and sensory evaluation, addition of 4.7~9.4% Japanese apricot flesh suggested to be acceptable for processing bread.

The mortality was tested to organic control materials to the E. maslovskii adults by the dipping method in laboratory. As the result, in 2014, the extracts of Neem Ⅰ was not shown control effect by 10.2% control efficacy to E. maslovskii adults in laboratory. The extract of Sophora flavescens roots was shown 84.7% mortality. And other 5 materials were shown 100% insecticidal activity to the adults in laboratory. I n 2015, Plant extract+pyrolignous acid Matrine 0.45% and Plant extract Matrine 0.5+paraffin oil 8% were shown 100% and 94.6% control efficacy, respectively. In the Japanese apricot orchards, the fruit damage rate was low on spray at 21th April in Daap, Gwangyang city, and 8th May Hwangjeon, Suncheon city in Jeonnam province in 2014. The fruit damage rate differed from spray timing and materials, but it was considered that the control of E. maslovskii should be in late April to early May. Otherwise, in 2015, the fruit damage was significantly low in late April spray in Daap, but no significant was in between one spray at 21th, 27th April and 2 spray that days. Meanwhile, the control effect was better 2 times spray of the days in Hwangjeon, Suncheon city in Jeonnam province. Therefore, in organic Japanese apricot, the use of insecticidal materials recommended to control over twice spay in from meddle to late April.

"옥보석" 품종은 농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원 배시험장에서 1993년 "남고"와 "양청매"를 교배하여 2001년부터 2004년에 걸쳐 1차 선발하고, 2005년에 2차 선발하여 2006년 최종 선발하여 명명되었다. 과실은 약 14.0g으로 약간 작은 편이지만 다수성이며 과육률은 약 88.3% 이다. 원예적 성숙기는 6월 중순, 생리적 성숙기는 6월 하순이다. 만개기는 남고보다 약 4일 가량 늦고, 꽃은 분홍색 홑꽃이다. 과실은 검은별무늬병과 세균성구멍병

In order to discern the possibility of functional food product or ingredient of a new medicine, the leaf parts and fruit parts of Prunus mume was partitioned with various solvents and their antioxidative activity was measured. When the antioxidative activity of MeOH extracts of leaf parts and fruit parts of Korea and China was compared, all of them showed the highest antioxidative activity in EtOAc fraction. In case of Korean Prunus mume leaf parts showed that quantity required for RC50 to be 27.04μg in EtOAc fraction and in case of China Prunus mume leaf parts, it was 23.31 μg which is similar to that of α-tocopherol (22.14 μg) and showed the highest activation. In case of Prunus mume fruit parts MeOH extract, Korean fruit showed 29.16 μg, and Chinese fruit showed 31.21 μg in EtOAc fraction and thus Korean fruit extract showed a higher activity of antioxidant than the Chines fruit extract. When the antioxidative activity between the fruit parts and leaf parts of Prunus mume was compared, the leaf parts showed a higher antioxidative activity.

Twenty-three plants of Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) were collected from several sites around Mountains JIRI in Korea. Japanese apricots having the different morphological features were evenly distributed in the groups made from the cluster analysis, indicating no geographic distributions but artificial vegetations in Korea. Japanese apricots were, as based on the PCR-RAPD techniques, clustered into the three groups; a group (prototype) having the five white petals with the five red sepals, a group (green type) having the five white petals with the five green sepals, and a group (hybrid type) having the more than five red petals with various colored sepals. The prototype apricots showed higher toxicities than other type apricot against bacteria and production of less compounds in TLC plates. The polypetal types of Japanes apricot were related to those of p. armebiaca in the characteristics of seed (the ruggedness), but also to be closed to those of p. armebiaca in PCR-RAPD analysis. The cluster analysis of the twenty three apricots and its related species calculated from the two primers were shown to distinguish relationships of cultivars within species, or of individual plants within cultivars, but also to display the two overlapping bands resulted from PCR-RAPD technique.