경기도 의왕시 포일동의 후기 플라이스토세 퇴적층에 대한 화분분석 결과, 초본류 및 양치식물로 이루어진 저층의 발달과 함께 침엽수-낙엽성 활엽수 혼효림이 분포했던 것으로 나타났다. 기후조건을 반영하는 식생조성의 변화가 인지되는데, 약 43,100년 전-41,900년 전 시기에는 오늘날보다 다소 추운 한랭한 온대 기후하에서 초지식생을 수반한 침엽수-낙엽성 활엽수 혼효림이 발달하였다. 약 41,900년 전-41,200년 전 동안에는 양치식물 저층의 발달과 함께 침엽수-낙엽성 활엽수 혼효림 내에서의 아한대성 침엽수의 감소와 온대성 낙엽 활엽수의 증가가 나타나는데 이는 기후조건의 온난화를 지시한다. 약 41,200년 전-39,700년 전 시기에는 기후 한랭화에 따른 아한대성 침엽수의 증가와 식생밀도의 감소가 나타난다.

Bombus terrestris was released for pollination of apple flowers at apple orchards in Uileumgol, Milyang-sity, mid spring, 2008. Numbers of out-going bees and in-coming bees were 38heads at 10 a.m. and 23heads at 4 p.m., respectively. 75% bees per total in-coming bees collected the pollens about 10 a.m. and 63% bees per total in-coming bees collected the pollens around 4 p.m.. The SEM photography(A) showed that 82.7% of a pollen load were collected on apple flowers and 17.3% of a pollen load were collected from another plants and trees flowers. The another SEM photography(B) showed that 89.1% of a pollen load were collected on apple flowers and 10.9% of a pollen load were collected from another plants and trees flowers. Therefore these results show that B. terrestris mainly pollinates on the apple flowers but the bee seems to visit flowers of other plant species from time to time.

현재 재배되고 있는 장미 재배종은 오랜 기간 동안 종간교잡과 종내교잡을 통해 선발되어 온 것으로서 대 부분이 이형잡종의 게놈으로 구성되어 있어 발아율이 저조한 편이다. 따라서, 효율적인 교배를 위해서는 화 분의 활력 검정이 선행되어야 한다. 이에 본 연구에서는 염색액과 발아배지를 이용하여 7품종의 화분 임성율과 발아율 검정하고 이들 결과를 토대로 화분의 크기, 배수 성 및 교배조합과의 상관관계를 알아보고자 실시하였다. 화분 임성율은 ‘스칼렛미미’가 82%로 가장 높았으며 ‘피노키오’가 39%로 가장 낮았다. 발아율 관찰 결과 ‘스칼렛미미’가 41%로 가장 높았으며 ‘미니로사’가 1%로 가장 낮았다. 화분의 크기를 관찰한 결과 화분은 큰 화분 과 작은 화분으로 구분되었으며 화분의 직경은 각각 41.3- 45.4 μm과 30.7-37.4 μm로 관찰되었으며 화분의 크기는 10-40% 정도 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 화분의 크기 와 염색체 전체 길이의 합을 비교한 결과 염색체 크기와 화분의 크기는 정의 상관관계가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 교배조합 검정 결과 착과율과 발아율은 화분 발아율, 임성률 및 배수성과 상관관계가 있음을 확인하였다.

The complex analysis of male reproductive system of vines and fruit-tyees growing in zone of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) is realized. The obtained data demonstrate that the homogeneous pollen with high fertility and optimal morphometric parame

The purpose of this study is to clarify the environmental changes and human activities before and after the fortification of the Seongsan Sanseong Fortress (hereinafter mountain fortress) in Haman through using pollen analysis. For this purpose, samples were taken at the Tr-2 site in the Warm-temperate forest. The results of the analysis are as follow. ① Before and after the fortification of the mountain fortress, the area around it has changed from a broad-leaved forest (The HS-I period) into a deciduous broad-leaved forest (The HS-II period) and finally into a the mixed conifer and deciduous broad-leaved forest (The HS-III period). ② The HS-I period (before the middle of the 6th century, compared to the nationwide pollen zone RIIIa during the Postglacial) was covered with cool-temperate southern forests(including some species of Warm-temperate trees) and was very similar to the current climate environment during the Gaya period before the fortification. ③ The HS-II period (mid to late 6th century, pollen zone RIIIa) was covered with typical cool-temperate southern forests after the fortification and the temperature was slightly lower than the first stage. ④ The HS-III period (7th~8th century/9th century, pollen zone RIIIb) is an era of clear human interference, causing the destruction of forests in earnest and paving an active agricultural life.

Tissue-specific promoters are a very useful tool for manipulating gene expression in a target tissue or organ; however, their range of applications in other plant species has not been determined, to date. In this study, we identified two late pollen-specific rice promoters (ProOsLPS10 and ProOsLPS11) via meta-anatomical expression analysis. We then investigated the expression of both promoters in transgenic rice (a homologous system) and Arabidopsis (a heterologous system) using ProOsLPS10 or ProOsLPS11::GFP-GUS constructs. As predicted by microarray data, both promoters triggered strong GUS expression during the late stages of pollen development in rice, with no GUS signals detected in the examined microspores and sporophytic tissues. Interestingly, these promoters exhibited different GUS expression patterns in Arabidopsis. While in Arabidopsis, the OsLPS10 promoter conferred GUS expression at the uni- and bi-cellular macrospore stages, as well as at the shoot apical region during the seedling stage, the OsLPS11 promoter was not active in the pollen at any stage, or in the examined sporophytic tissues. Furthermore, by performing a complementation analysis using a sidecar pollen (scp) mutant that displays developmental defects at the microspore stage, we found evidence that OsLPS10, which can be an applied promoter expressed in Arabidopsis, is useful for directing gene expression in the early stages of pollen development. Our results indicate that the OsLPS10 and OsLPS11 promoters can drive the expression of target genes during the late stages of pollen development in rice, but not in Arabidopsis. Our results also emphasize the necessity of confirming the applicability of an established promoter to heterologous systems.

For the reconstruction of the past vegetational changes in Jeju Island, Korea, pollen analysis and radiocarbon dating on the sediments obtained from the Mulyeongari fen were carried out. By the results, the vegetational changes around the Mulyeongari fen from ca. 3,300 cal. yr BP to the present can be interpreted and reconstructed. The pollen record from the Mulyeongari fen was divided into two local pollen assemblage zones and three sub-pollen assemblage zones. Zone I (Quercus-Carpinus-Herbs Zone) was characterized by the predominance of Quercus(30~63%), Carpinus(9~35%) and herbs(40~424%). Zone II was characterized by three sub-pollen assemblage zones and the high occurrence ratio of the tree layer in comparison with Zone I. In Zone IIa (Quercus-Carpinus Zone), herbs(3~161%) were drastically decreased in predominance of Quercus(28~56%) and Carpinus(14~31%). In Zone IIb (Carpinus-Quercus Zone), Carpinus(36~48%) was preferentially increased but Quercus(29~39%) was slightly decreased. In Zone IIc (Quercus-Carpinus Zone), Carpinus(26~38%) was decreased inversely but Quercus(36~50%) was increased. In addition, Cyperaceae was also increased to 52%. Consequently, it is suggested that cool temperate southern/sub-montane vegetation composed of Quercus and Carpinus which was physiognomy of deciduous broad leaved forest was distributed around the Mulyeongari fen from ca. 3,300 cal. yr BP. In addition, Cyclobalanopsis(4~23%), Castanopsis(1~12%) and Myrica(under 1%) which are warm-temperate evergreen deciduous forest components were constantly appeared from this period. Accordingly, it can be inferred that the present vegetation type around the Mulyeongari fen was formed from ca. 180 cal. yr BP.