This study was conducted to determine the optimal dipping time and concentration of gibberellin for improving the growth and quality of domestic cultivar 'Seolhyang' strawberry when using runner plants. Strawberry runner plants were collected on November 10th and soaked in GA3 concentrations of 50, 100, and 150 mg·L-1 for 30 and 60 minutes, respectively. After 75 days of planting, the growth results showed that in the 30-minute, 50 mg·L-1 treatment, the crown diameter was thicker and the T/R ratio was lower, indicating better plant vitality. Runner length increased with lower gibberellin concentrations, particularly promoting vegetative growth. Photosynthetic efficiency was more influenced by gibberellin concentration than dipping time, and using concentrations above a certain threshold acted as a stress factor for runner plants, leading to decreased photosynthetic efficiency. For enhancing seedling growth, soaking with 50 mg·L-1 of gibberellin for 30 minutes was found to be optimal. This study verified the effects of gibberellin treatment on strawberry runner plants to improve plant growth and quality, providing useful basic data for using gibberellin.

농업 재배지 토양으로부터 auxin 생성세균 KSD16, KSD33 그리고 KSD36를 분리하였다. 분리 균주 KSD16, KSD33 그리고 KSD36 는 16S rRNA 유전자 계통분석을 통해 Arthrobacter 속으로 분류되 었다. 이들 균주는 R2A배지에 0.1% L-tryptophan를 첨가한 배지에서 28℃, 48 시간 배양한 결과, auxin 의 일종인 indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)를 204.4 mg L-1 생성하는 것으로 확인되었다. IAA 생성세균의 녹 두종자 발아에 미치는 영향을 확인한 결과, Arthrobacter 속 균주 KSD16, KSD33 그리고 KSD36 는 대조 군에 비해 뿌리길이와 발근수가 증가하였다. Arthrobacter 속 균주의 녹두 성장촉진 효과를 확인한 결과, 녹두의 발아율이 대조군보다 73.4 % 증가하는 특징을 나타내었다.

An auxin-producing bacterium Yangsong-1 was isolated from a button mushroom bed in Chung cheongnam-do. The strain Yangsong-1 was classified as a novel strain of Arthrobacter enclensis based on a chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic analysis. The isolated A. enclensis Yangsong-1 was confirmed to produce indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), which is one of the auxin hormones. When the concentration of IAA was assessed by HPLC quantity analysis, the maximum concentration of IAA, 152.903 mg L-1, was detected from the culture broth incubated in R2A medium containing 0.2% L-tryptophan for 48 h at 35oC. A negative relationship between IAA production and pH was estimated to show that the increase in IAA caused pH acidification of the culture. The effect of the supplement on L-tryptophan, a known precursor of IAA production, appeared to be at maximal production at 0.2% concentration and was rather reduced at concentration above 0.4%. To investigate the growth-promoting effects on the crops, the culture broth of A. enclensis Yangsong-1 was placed in water cultures and seed pots of mung beans and lettuce. In consequence, the adventitious root induction and root growth of mung beans and lettuce were 1.5 and 1.9 times higher, respectively, than those of the control.

충청남도 부여군 석성면 양송이 재배 농가에서 양송이 수확 후 배지로부터 토양을 채취하여 auxin(IAA) 생성능이 뛰어난 세균 Jopap-1 균주를 분리하였다. TLC 및 HPLC 분석을 통해 분리균이 생성한 IAA 농도를 확인한 결과, 0.1% L-tryptophan를 함유한 pH 7.0의 R2A broth 배지에 35℃, 48시간 배양 시 최대 생성농도는 96.05 mg L−1이었다. 생리적 특성 및 계통학적특성 분석을 통해 분리균은 Gram 음성 간균인 Klebsiella michiganensis Jopap-1로 동정되었다. 배양조건별 IAA의 생산능 비교 시, IAA 농도의 증가가 배양액의 pH 산성화에 기인함으로서 IAA 생성량과 pH 변화에는 부의 상관성이 있는 것으로 관측되었다. IAA 생성을 위한 전구물질로 알려진 L-tryptophan의 첨가효과는 0.1% 첨가 시 균의 생육 및 IAA 생성량이 최대이었으며, 0.2% 이상 고농도 첨가 배지에서는 오히려 IAA의 생성이 저해되었다. 또한 분리균에 의한 식물 생육 촉진 효과를 조사하기 위하여 수경재배 및 pot 재배를 통한 녹두발근 생검법과 상추발근 생검법을 수행한 결과, K. michiganensis Jopap-1의 배양액 접종 시 녹두발근 생검법에서는 대조구에 비해 발근수와 뿌리길이에서 약 2.1배의 뿌리 신장 효과를 보였고, 상추발근 생검법에서는 대조구에 비해 뿌리길이와 무게에서 약 1.8배의 뿌리신장효과를 보였다.

An auxin-producing bacterial strain, designated 4-3, was isolated from waste button mushroom compost in Boryeong-si, Chungnam. The strain 4-3 was classified as a novel strain of Leucobacter tardus, based on chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic analyses. TLC and HPLC the isolated L. tardus strain 4-3 produced indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), the auxin. Maximum IAA productionof 94.3 mg L-1 was detected for bacteria cultured in R2A medium with 0.1% l-tryptophan, incubated for 24 h at 35oC. Negative correlationwas observed between IAA production and pH of the culture medium, indicating that the increase inIAA caused acidification ofthe medium. The effect of supplementation with varying concentrations of l-tryptophan, a known precursor of IAA, was also assessed. production was maximal at 0.1% l, but decreased at lconcentrations above 0.2%. To investigate the plant growth-promoting effects of the bacterium, L. tardus strain 4-3 culture broth was used to inoculate water cultures and seed pots of mung bean. We found thatadventitious root induction and root growth were 2.2-times higher in thethan in the non-inoculated plants.

An auxin-producing bacteria (A-1) was isolated from soils of Oyster mushroom farmhouse in Daejeon city, South Korea. The strain A-1 was classified as a novel strain of Ochrobactrum anthropi based on a chemotaxanomic and phylogenetic analyses. The isolate was confirmed to produce indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), one of auxin hormones, by TLC and HPLC analyses. The maximum concentration of IAA, 5.6 mg L-1 was detected from the culture broth of O. anthropi A-1 incubated for 24 h at 35oC in R2A broth containing 0.1% L-tryptophan. To investigate the growth-promoting effects to the crops, the culture broth of O. anthropi A-1 was inoculated to water cultures and seed pots of mung bean as well as lettuce. In consequence, the adventitious root induction and root growth of mung bean and lettuce were 2.7 and 1.4 times higher than those of the non-inoculated, respectively.

Endophytes are microorganisms that live in the internal tissues of plants without harming the host plants. In this symbiotic relationship, the host plants provide nutrients and shelter to the endophytes, in turn, endophytes can promote the growth of host plants and act as a biological control agents against plant pathogens. Plant-microbe interactions like this are noted for natural methods for sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation. However, in spite of the infinite potential, there are only a few reports on the endophytes present in ginseng. In this study, we isolated and identified the endophytes from Panax ginseng seeds and evaluated the biological activities (IAA production ability, nitrogen fixation ability, phosphate solubilization capacity, siderophore production ability, and antifungal activities) of the endophyte isolates. Eight different endophytes were identified by 16S rRNA sequencing. Most of the endophytes have antibiotic and plant growth promoting (PGP) activities. Particularly, PgSEB5-37E have the highest antibiotic activity, both PgSEB5-37B and PgSEB5-37H have high PGP traits such as an abilities to produce IAA, solubilize phosphate and fix nitrogen. These results indicated that the endophytes from P. ginseng seeds may have applicable value to many industries. In order to use the isolated endophytes, quantitative analysis and field tests are needed to be performed.

Endophytic Aspergillus Fumigatus sp. LH02, isolated from the roots of soybean and indentified through phylogenetic analysis of 18S rDNA sequence, was found stimulatory to the growth of Waito-C rice seedlings among 13 other endophytic strains screened. In growth hormone analysis, pure culture of fungal isolate produced three gibberellins viz GA4, GA9 and GA12. To know the role and effect on soybean in endophytic association (EA) and non-endophytic association (NEA) under salt stress (70 and 140mM), experiment was carried out at growth chamber using complete randomized block design. The results elaborated that the EA has significantly increased the shoot length, shoot and root fresh and dry weights, chlorophyll content, photosynthesis rate and leaf area of the plants with and without salt stress compared to control. Field emission scanning electron microscope analysis of root's surface showed that EA plants were extensively colnized by Aspergillus fumigatus LH02 under high salanity. In phytohormonal anlysis, ABA contents in EA and NEA were almost similar. Howere, when plants were exposed th salt stress, ABA levels were found significantly low in EA compared to NEA plant. In isoflavone content analysis, aglycones, malonyl, acetyl and glucosides isoflavones (total 11 compounds) were analyzed for each treatment through extensive HPLC andalysis. The quantities of isoflavone were found higher in EA plant's leaves with and without salt stress compared to NEA plant leaves. In conclusion, such endophytic association can be beneficial to explore ways to improve crop production under stressful conditions.