Biotype Q of Sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) was raised in seven tomatoes and eight red pepper varieties; however, biotype B did not grow in red pepper varieties. Rokkusanmaru variety of tomato and Cheongpungdaegun variety of red pepper showed the highest susceptibility to biotype B and Q. HPLC (ELSD Detector) analysis showed that the presence of sugars such as erythritol, xylose, xylitol, fructose, glucose, mannitol, and sucrose in red pepper varieties; erythritol, xylose, fructose, glucose, and mannitol was in tomato varieties. Tomato varieties lacks xylitol and sucrose, which were present in the red pepper varieties. Subsequent bioassay with these two sugars, sucrose did not show significant difference between two biotypes; however, xylitol was showed only repellent effect against B biotype. Therefore, it seems that xylitol may play a key role in the selection of host plant by biotype B of sweetpotato whitefly.

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of phosphorus acid (H3PO3) addition to the horticultural bed soil on the initial growth of red pepper (Capsicum annuum L. cv.), cucumber (Cucumis sativus L. cv.), and kimchi cabbage (Brassica campestris L. ssp. pekinensis (Lour.) Rupr. cv.). The stem heights of red pepper and cucumber were 46.1% and 23.0% greater in the 50 mg/L of phosphorus acid treatment than the untreated (control). Further, the stem diameter of pepper and cucumber were 48.7% and 23.0% greater in the 50 mg/L of phosphorus acid treatment than the control. In addition, the number of kimchi cabbage leaves was 47.5% greater in the 50 mg/L of phosphorus acid treatment than the control. The dry weights of red pepper, cucumber and kimchi cabbage were 72.9%, 16.5%, and 30.4% heavier in the 50 mg/L than the control, respectively. Cations (K, Ca, and Mg) and total phosphorus (T - P) were quantitatively analyzed for these three horticultural crops. The concentrations of K, Ca, and Mg, and T - P were higher in the 50 mg/L of phosphorus acid than the control, respectively. Based on the results obtained in this study, it appears that treatment of phosphorus acid in horticultural bed soil enhanced the growth of red pepper, cucumber and Kimchi cabbage.

녹차(Camellia sinensis L.)는 약용으로도 널리 사용되어 왔다. 하지만, 대부분의 연구는 녹차 잎을 연구의 대상으로 이루어졌으며, 지금까지도 잎 외의 다른 부분은 연구가 많이 이루어지지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 외부환경의 미세먼지(particulate matter 2.5; PM2.5)에 의한 normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEKs)의 손상을 뿌리 추출물이 효과적으로 보호할 수 있는 효과를 확인하였다. 30년 된 녹차뿌리 표본은 아모레퍼시픽의 Dolsongi tea field에서 채취되었으며 70%의 에탄올로 추출한 녹차 뿌리 추출물은 총 순수 사포닌 함량이 54%로, 인삼 추출물보다 더 많은 사포닌을 함유한 것을 확인하였다. 그리고 PM2.5에 의한 손상으로부터의 보호 효과를 평가하기 위해 건선환자의 특이적 바이오 마커인 IL-36G를 관찰한 결과 IL-36G mRNA 발현량은 PM2.5 처리시 녹차 뿌리 추출물 처리를 통해 IL-36G 식의 유의적인 감소를 확인할 수 있었 다. 결론적으로, 30년 된 녹차뿌리 추출물은 사포닌 함량이 높은 자연 계면 활성제로 사용될 수 있으며, 또한 피부질환마커인 IL-36G 발현의 억제를 통해 PM2.5에 의해 유발되는 손상에 대한 보호 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다.