Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of packaging material on the growth of rootstock of Liriope platyphylla. Methods and Results: This study examined the effects of two types of packaging material, LDPE (low density polyethylene) and functional film on the growth of the tubers of L. platyphylla, at 5℃. During the 16-weeks of storage period, the ratio of loss and decay of the tubers was examined at intervals of 4, 8, and 16 weeks to detect the quality of the plant. After 16 weeks of storage, the treated tubers were own. Subsequently, plant height and the number of leaves were recorded. The results revealed that functional film at 5℃ was the ideal material for the storage of L. platyphylla tubers. The rate of loss was the highest (57.42%) with a onion net and the lowest (22.12%) with a functional film. Similarly, the rate of tuber decay was highest (8.20%) using onion net and the least (4.60%) when the functional film was used. Conclusions: Thus, the use of the functional film proved to be the most effective in the storage of L. platyphylla tubers when compared with the LDPE.

Background : Liriope platyphylla Wang et. Tang is a perennial plant and its tuberous root is used as herbal medicine. Liriope platyphylla is grown throughout a year from April to April of next year. Recently, the production was lowered because of severe drought/rainfall and injury by successive cropping. The ridge height affected the growth of shoots and roots as affected by drought or rainfall. It is necessary to establish the cultivation techniques for stable quantity per unit area and good tuber’s quality. This experiment was carried out to select a cultivar of good tuber quality and to determine the ridge height for high-yielding. Methods and Results : It were investigated the characteristics of roots and tubers depending on different ridge heights in four varieties of Liriope platyphylla Wang et. Tang. There was not significantly different in shoot growth by different ridge heights. The tubers distribution in less than 10cm soil depth at the surface was decreased about 6.6% in the 15cm ridge height compared to 5cm. So, the mean distributed position of tubers was deepened at higher ridge. The cultivars that tubers were mainly distributed in the 10cm depth from surface was Seoungsu and Cheongyang natives’s lines. The no. of tubers per a plant and the ratio of marketable tubers were increased about 13.2% and 20.1% in the 15cm ridge height compared to 5cm. Considering the tuber sizes and ratio of marketable tubers, Cheongshim and Maekmundong 1 has good quality than Seoungsu or Cheongyang natives’s lines. The tuber yield increased about 19.5% in the 15cm ridge height compared to the 5cm. So, high ridge was advantaged to increase the yield. Conclusion : From the above results, the quality and quantity of tubers of Liriope platyphylla Wang et. Tang was good in the higher ridge. We recommended Cheongshim cultivar because of the large tuber sizes and high ratio of marketable tubers.

The goal of this study was to investigate the nutritional characteristics and physiological functionality of Liriope tuber for development of new bioactive compound from Liriope tuber. Crude protein and carbohydrate contents of Chenogsim were 9.25% and 77.98%, respectively and crude protein, 9.86% and carbohydrate, 79.08% were also contained in Liriope tuber No.1. Both of Liriope tubers were showed very high contents of sucrose (Cheongsim; 4.08%, Liriope tuber No.1; 4.91%), oxalic acid (0.98%, 0.86%) and glutamic acid (3.736 g/100 g, 4,196 g/100 g). Among several physiological functionalities, tyrosinase inhibitory activity were showed very high 86.4% in Cheongsim and 82.02% in Liriope tuber No.1, respectively.

Optimal conditions for hot water extraction of Liriope spicata tuber were investigated with changes in solvent ratio(2∼6 fold) and heating time(1∼5 hr) by response surface methodology. The content of extractable solids increased with an increased in solvent ratio, and the highest content showed at heating time of 3 hr. The content of total steroid saponin increased with a decrease in solvent ratio, and increased with an increase in heating time at increasing the solvent ratio. The content of non-reducing sugar containing oligosaccharides at a lower solvent ratio didn’t show changes depending on heating time, while that at a higher ration decreased with an increase in heating time. Optimal extraction conditions using hot water as the limited conditions of 15∼18% extractable solids, 1.5∼2.0% total steroid saponin, 6∼8% reducing sugar, 6∼7% non-reducing sugar and 13∼15 brix were 3 hrs of heating time and 4 fold of solvent ratio.

맥문동(麥門冬)의 괴근비대기간중(塊根肥大期間中)의 괴근비대양상(塊根肥大樣相), 수량(收量)및 성분변이(成分變異)를 조사(調査)하기 위하여 맥문동 1호를 공시(供試)하여 '92년 .4월 10일에 30×10cm로 정식(定植)해서 다음해 1월 15일부터 4월 15일까지 15일 간격(間隔)으로 수확하여 수량관련형질(收量關聯形質) 및 성분변이(成分變異)를 조사한 결과를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 맥문동의 지상부 생육은 월동중(越冬中)에도 계속 증가(增加)하였고 괴근(塊根)의 형성(形成)은 1월 15일 이전에 결정(決定)되는 것으로 판단(判斷)되었다. 2. 괴근의 비대(肥大)는 월동중(越冬中)에 진행(進行)되며 2월 28일 이후에 완료(完了)되는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 괴근수량은 3월 15일에서 387kg/10a로 최고수량(最高收量)을 보여 수확적기(收穫適期)로 판단(判斷)되었다. 3. 괴근의 전당함량(全糖含量)은 1월 30일에 가장 높았고, 그 이후 점차(漸次) 감소(減少)하여 3월 15일에 가장 낮으며, 전당함량(全糖含量)과 수량(收量)과는 고도(高度)의 부(負)의 유의상관(有意相關)(-0.788**)을 보였다.

맥문동(麥門冬) 재식밀도(栽植密度)에 따른 생육(生育) 및 수양성(收量性)을 구명(究明)코자 맥문동(麥門冬) 1호(號)를 공시(供試)하여 재식밀도(栽植密度)는 조간(條間) 20cm× 주간(株間) 10cm, 30×10cm, 30×30cm의 4수준(水準)으로 하고 주당본수(株當本數)는 2,4,6본(本)으로 4월(月) 10일(日)에 정식(定植)하여 시험(試驗)을 실시(實施)한 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 시험포장(試驗圃場) 토양(土壤)의 이화학적(理化學的) 특성(特性)은 중점토(重點土)로 유기물(有機物), 유효린산(有效隣酸), Ca, Mg는 전국치(全國値)보다 낮은 반면, K, C.E.C.함량(含量)은 높았다. 2. 재식밀도(栽植密度)에 다른 맥문동(麥門冬)의 지토부(地土部) 생육(生育)은 밀치(密値)에 비하여 소치(疎値)할수록, 잎은 크고, 분얼수(分蘖數)도 많았으며, 경엽중(莖葉重)은 무거운 경향(傾向)이었다. 재식밀도별(栽植密度別) 지토부(地土部)의 수양구성요소(收量構成要素) 및 수양성(收量性)은 재식거리(栽植距離) 30×10 재식본수(栽植本數) 6본(本)으로 정식(定植)한 것이 괴근수(塊根數)가 43개(個)로서 많았고, 건근수률도 372kg /10a로 높았다. 4. 각형질간(各形質間)의 상관관계(相關關係)를 보면 분얼수(分蘖數) 뿌리무게, 괴근수간(塊根數間)에 유혜성(有蕙性)이 있었고, 괴근수(傀根數)와 수양간(收量間)에도 고도(高度)의 정(正)의 상관(相關)을 보였다.

맥문동(麥門冬)의 발아촉진방법(發芽促進方法)과 실생묘(實生苗)와 분주묘(分株苗)의 생육(生育) 및 수량성(收量性)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 구명(究明)코자 시험(試驗)을 실시(實施)하였던바 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 1. 맥문동(麥門冬)은 실내(室內)(25℃)에서 발아율(發芽率)이 濃黃酸(농황산)과 GA3 처리(處理)가 각각(各各) 100%, 층적저장(層積貯藏)이 98%로 가장 높았고, 발아기간(發芽期間)은 층적저장(層積貯藏)이 11일(日)로서 가장 빨랐으며, 포장(圃場)에서는 층적저장(層積貯藏)이 발아율(發芽率)은 93%, 출아기간(出芽期間)이 76일(日) 로서 가장 빨랐다. 2. 신초출현기(新梢出現基)는 실생묘(實生苗) 1년차(年次), 2년차(年次), 3년차(年次), 분주묘(分株苗), 4년차(年次) 처리(處理) 순(順)으로 빨랐고 개화기(開花期)는 반대(反對)로 실생묘(實生苗) 4년차(年次), 3년차(年次), 분주묘(分株苗), 2년차(年次) 순(順)으로 빨랐으나 1년차(年次)는 개화(開花)되지 않았다. 3. 지상부(地上部) 생육상황(生育狀況)은 생육최성기(生育最盛期)(11. 20)와 수확기(收穫期)(4. 10)가 비슷하였으나, 괴근수(塊根數)는 수확기(收穫期)가 2배정도(培程度) 많았고, 처리별(處理別) 생육상황(生育狀況)은 실생묘(實生苗) 3년차(年次), 4년차(年次), 분주묘(分株苗), 2년차(年次) 순(順)으로 좋았다. 4. 건괴근수량(乾塊根收量)은 분주묘(分株苗)에 비(比)해 실생묘(實生苗) 3년차(年次)가 25%, 실생묘(實生苗) 4년차(年次)가 10%, 실생묘(實生苗) 2년차(年次)에서도 5% 증수(增收)되었다. 이상(以上)의 결과(結果)로 맥문동(麥門冬) 재배시(裁培時) 분주묘(分株苗)를 계속사용(繼續使用)하는것 보다는 실생묘(實生苗)를 이용(利用)하므로서 4년차(年次)까지는 증수효과(增收效果)가 있을 것으로 사료(思料)된다.