Fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a polyphagous agricultural pest that damages about 80 species of plants. It mainly damages Poaceae and plants used as food resources for humans. Its original habitat is the American continent, but it unintentionally settled in tropical and subtropical Asia, including Africa, India, and Sri Lanka. It occurs every year even in southern China, which is geographically adjacent to the Korean Peninsula, causing damage to crops. In Korea, it was first discovered on Jeju Island in June 2019 and is being discovered every year in Jeju and some inland areas. In 2023, there were a total of 13 discoveries, including those in the Jeju and Jeonbuk regions. Quarantine agency identified the maternal genotypes of all currently discovered individuals using COI and identified differences in genetic traits between individuals using the sex-related Z-chromosome. For comparison with the information on the individuals that invaded the country, 15 individuals from Guangxi and Guangdong provinces in China were collected and secured. Through the analysis of overseas samples, a database has been added to compare genetic information with domestic invasive species, and the reliability of the analysis is expected to increase.

돼지는 경제적으로 중요한 동물이며, 장기 이식용 동물들 중 인간의 장기와 크기 및 구조가 유사한 돼지에 대한 연구가 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 그 중 Major Histocompatibility Complex(MHC)는 돼지에서 SLA(Swine Leukocyte Antigen)이라 불리어지며, 이종장기 이식시 면역거부 반응에 매우 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구는 돼지 SLA class Ⅲ 영역에 존재하는 다양한 SNP들의 haplotype을 추정하고, 이를 이용한 계통발생학적 분류와 LD block을 조사함으로써 SLA class Ⅲ 영역 내에 존재하는 많은 SNP들이 어떤 조합의 형태로 다음 세대로 전달되는 지를 규명하고자 실행하였다. SLA class Ⅲ 영역의 haplotype을 조사하기 위해 약 10 kb 간격으로 48개의 SNP들을 선발하였고, 8품종(총 111두)에서 111개의 haplotype을 확보하였다. Principal Component Analysis(PCA)를 수행한 결과 미니돼지는 독립적인 group을 형성하였으며, Large White, Landrace, Berkshire가 하나의 group을 형성하였다. 또한 한국 재래돼지와 Duroc, 한국 야생멧돼지와 Tongcheng pig가 각각 group으로 형성되었다. SLA class Ⅲ 영역에서 선발한 48개 SNP들의 LD를 추정한 결과 모든 품종에서 SNP들 사이의 LD block이 형성되지 않았다. 이는 haplotype이 고정되어 지지 않는 이유와 마찬가지로, SLA class Ⅲ 영역에 존재하는 SNP들이 면역 또는 질병과 연관되어 있어 같은 품종 내 에서도 다형성을 보이는 것으로 사료된다.

Preharvest sprouting (PHS) not only causes reduction of grain yield, but also affects the quality of grains, resulting into significant economic losses. PHS is governed by multiple genes. Little is known about the large genetic variation of preharvest sprouting in rice. In the present study, genetic variations of four PHS genes, OsVP1, Osaba1, Alpha-amylase3D and OsGA20ox1 were studied by using whole-genome resequencing data of 84 accessions of rice core set. A total of haplotype groups; 27, 29, 6 and 14, for OsVP1, Osaba1, Alpha-amylase3D and OsGA20ox1, respectively, were detected among the 84 accessions. Some new SNPs and InDels were found in exon part of PHS related genes were expected to result in amino acid changes following analysis of the genetic code variations, and the germplasm or varieties which are resistant to preharvest sprouting were explored. Based on this step, phenotyping for PHS is ongoing, and the association mapping of PHS will be conducted by using SNPs resulted from the haplotyping data. The present results will be ultimately useful to the molecular breeding for the development of PHS resistant rice cultivars.

Rice blast disease caused by the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most destructive rice diseases worldwide. Resistance to rice blast pathogen mostly shows a quantitative trait controlled by several genes. A total of 13 major blast resistance (R) genes were reported in a number of Korean rice varieties using molecular markers. The Pi-ta gene, which locates near to the centromere of chromosome 12, was haplotyping using 1790 accessions including cultivated and wild varieties in previous research. However, the genetic variations of other R genes in rice still not clear. Three R genes, Pi9, Pia, and Pib on chromosome 6, 11 and 2 respectively, were resequenced among 84 accessions of rice core set. Different types of halotype among the 84 accessions were detected. Some new SNPs and InDels found in exon part of R genes were expected to result into amino acid changes following analysis of the genetic code variations, and the germplam in this rice core set which are resistance to blast were explored. We are expecting to develop the new functional markers and incorporate of resistance genes into existing rice cultivars and finally these apply outcomes in breeding rice resistance to blast diseases.