Background : Bai Zhu (Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz.) has been generally harvested in 1-2 years after seedstock planting. Recently, seed is used increasingly for planting in spring and rhizome is harvested in 1 year. In 1 year open field culture, seed harvesting rate is low below 30% and supply and demand of seed is so hard. This study was carried out to improve seed harvesting for stable seed supply and demand in Atractylodes macrocephala Methods and Results : Seed of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidzumi was directly sown in open field, under tunnel and rain shielding condition in mid-April. Tunnel was installed from prebloom, mid-september to seed harvesting time, November using 240 ㎝ wires for 120 ㎝ by interval and 20 ㎝ by height in furrow to assure insect pollination and wind fertilization. In rain shielding condition, plant height was highest as 38.2 ㎝ and number of branches, number of nodes, and content of chlorophyll were higher as 7.8 ea/plant, 8.7 ea/plant, and 65.4 respectively compared to open field and under tunnel. Flowering time was earliest as 23rd September in rain shielding condition and in open field and under tunnel was 26th September. There is no blossom rot in rain shielding condition while blossom rot occurrence was highest in open field by 5 in degree. Seed setting rate was highest as 42.0% in tunnel cultivation and seed weight per plant and 1,000 seed weight were highest as 3.7 g/plant and 22.3 g respectively. Total seed yield was higher as 58% and 65% in tunnel and rain shield condition respectively compared to 29 ㎏/10 a of open field. Tunnel cultivation for seed production of Atractylodes macrocephala is more beneficial for lower installation cost. Conclusion : Tunnel cultivation for seed production of Atractylodes macrocephala is more beneficial due to low blossom rot degree by 1, higher 1,000 seed weight and seed setting rate as 19.0 g and 42%, increased seed yield, and lower installation cost.

Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) is an annual herbaceous crop of the Malvaceae family. Recently, kenaf is being used in many diversified applications such as pulp, animal feed, bioplastics and cellulosic biofuel etc. A new cultivar 'Jangdae' was developed by mutation breeding using irradiated with 300 Gy gamma-rays. Jangdae has a few distinguishable characteristics such as early flowering, high seed yield and palmate leaf, compared to wild type (Jinju). The fresh matter (FM) and dry matter (DM) yield of Jangdae are similar to those of Jinju, their seed yield (833.3 kg/ha) is approximately 4 times higher than that of Jinju. In addition, the FM and DM yield of Jangdae are 40% higher than those of early-maturing cultivar (C11). We performed the nutritive value of four kenaf cultivars (Jangdae, Jinju, C11 and Hongma300) at 100 day after seeding. The crude protein content of Jangdae, Jinju, C11 and Honma300 were 10.5, 11.0, 9.4 and 10.6%, respectively. The crude fiber, neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber contents were no significant difference among the cultivars. Jangdae, which afforded both a high biomass and seed yield in South Korea, may be useful as potential source of feed and industrial materials.

A soybean cultivar for soy-paste, ‘Uram’, was developed from the cross between ‘Suwon190’ and ‘SS99244’ (Shinpaldal-2 X T243) by soybean breeding team at the National Institute of Crop Science (NICS) in 2010. A promising line, SS00232-B-B-3SSD-9-4-1-1, was selected and designated as the name of ‘Milyang188’. It was prominent and had good result from regional adaptation yield trials (RYT) in southern area of Korea for three years from 2008 to 2010 and released as the name of ‘Uram’. It has a determinate growth habit, white flower, gray pubescence, yellow seed coat, yellow hilum, spherical seed shape and large seed (25.8 grams per 100 seeds). ‘Uram’ was found to be resistant to bacterial pustule and soybean mosaic virus, the major soybean diseases in Korea. The lowest pod height of ‘Uram’ was 19cm and it will be able to reduce seed loss during mechanical harvesting. The average yield of ‘Uram’ is 3.27 ton per hectare in southern double cropping area. Through these results, ‘Uram’ is soybean cultivar that is favorable for mechanization harvesting, resistant to diseases and highly yield.

This study was carried out to know the characteristics of flowering and bearing fruit, the optimum period, regions and methods for seed harvesting, the optimum temperatures for seed storage and germination, and the optimum period for sowing at nursery bed and seedling transplanting of Valeriana fauriei Briquet. The flowering and bearing fruit of Valeriana fauriei was developed from the before-year root. Optimum period for seed harvest of Valeriana fauriei was from late July to middle August, and optimum areas were the high elevated areas over 500 m above the sea level as Jinbu-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do. Using of net-bag for seed harvesting was the effective method to gather the full ripe seed, and bagging of net-bag was necessary from the season of middle May that was the flowering middle-stage. Germination rates don't show the difference among the different temperatures of storage as approximately 41% at -20℃, 2℃ or 20℃ of seed storage temperatures. The optimum temperature range was in 15~30℃ for seed germination at nursery bed. The optimum period for seed sowing at nursery bed was the late February, and the optimum period for seedling transplanting was the middle April.

1996년부터 2002년까지 7년간 국내 35진역에서 수집한 재래종 896개체를 대상으로 수형, 재배적응성과 관련한 생육특성을 조사하고 1차 선발된 계통을 다시 생장량 및 내병성등을 기준으로 2차 선발을 하여 총 34개통을 선발하여 가시오갈피 종자생산용 계통을 육성하였다. 종자생산용 가시오갈피 품종육성을 위하여 34계통에 대한 개화기 수정 결실특성을 집중적으로 검정하여 총 3조합 6계통을 선발하였다. 이들 3조합 6계통은 생육특성과 수분 결실능력의 연차가 변이검정을 수행하여 최종적으로 수분수용 수그루 및 채종수용 암그루를 각각 1계통씩 선발하여 종자생산용 가시오갈피 품종으로 선발하였다. 최종 선발된 수그루 '천수'는 활성화분비율이 높고 주산형화서수가 많아 수분수로 접합하며 연평균 신초발생수가 많은 등 생육이 우수한 것이 특징적이고 개화기가 7월 1일로 다소 늦어 이루어지는 개체를 선발해야 하는 것을 유의해야 한다. 최종선발된 암그루 '미수'는 전엽기가 매우 느린 편이며 신초발 생수가 많고 생육이 양호하며, 열매 수확량이 7년생 기준으로 1주당 1.5kg로 높은 편이다. 병해 저항성이 높고 채종포 조성에 적합한 품종으로 판단되었다.

우리나라에서 호밀을 채종 목적으로 재배할 때 여름 장마로 인한 호밀 성숙후기 이후에 발생하는 종자 품질저하를 최소화할 수 있는 조기수확한계기를 구명하고자 팔당 호밀(재래종)을 공시하여 출수후 25일부터 55일까지 5일 간격으로 수확기를 달리하고 종실발육 수량 및 종자활력에 관한 시험조사를 1984년 및 1986년에 영남대학교 실험농장에서 실시하였던 바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 수확기별 천립중변화는 출수후 50일까지는 수확 지연에 따라 직선적으로 증가하나 그 이후는 연차에 따라 일정하지 않았다. 종실수분함량은 수확이 늦었을 때 반대로 감소하였다. 2. 종실의 길이는 출수후 30일까지 빠르게 그리고 그 이후는 완만하게 신장되었고, 두께와 폭은 출수후 50일까지 완만하게 발육되었다. 3. 수확기가 늦어짐에 따라 수량이 높아지는 영향은 뚜렷하나 출확기 40일과 45일 수확에서 차이가 크다. 4. 20℃ 항온에서 종자발아율은 출수후 25일 수확구를 제외하면 종자성숙에 따라 발아율의 차이가 없으나, 10℃ , 30℃ 에서는 출수후 35일 이전 수확에서 발아율이 낮았다. 실온에서 pot 에 파종한 경우 발아율은 20℃ 항온에서와 유사하였다. 5. pot에서 초장은 종자성숙이 진전될수록 긴 경향이나 출수후 45일 이후 수확 종자간에는 차이가 없고 유묘의 건물중은 출수후 50일까지 종자성숙기간이 길수록 높았다. 6. 항온에서 종실의 성숙일수와 발아율간의 상관은 저온(10℃ ) 및 발아초기(치상후 4일)에서만 정의 상관이 있었다. pot 에서는 종실의 성숙일수와 초장, 건물중 그리고 천립중간에는 유의한 정의 상관을 보였다. 7. 포장에서 월동후 유식물수 비율은 57~67%로 출수후 30일~50일에 수확한 종실간의 차이가 없으나 생육초기의 초장은 출수후 35일 이전 수확한 종실의 경우는 작았다. 출수기는 출수후 40일 수확한 종실은 출수기가 늦지 않으며 간장은 종자 성숙정도 차이가 인정되지 않았다. 8. 채종목적인 호밀 재배에서 우기를 회피하여 종자 수량감소 최소화할 수 있는 수확기는 출수후 45 일 (개화후 38일)경 이라고 본다.