The complete mitochondrial genome of Miquel, a plant of the Ericaceae family.

1866 is a deciduous shrub native to Northeast Asia, including Korea, China, and Japan Its polyphenol-rich edible berries may aid in managing chronic diseases. Despite its importance, the mitogenome of this species remains understudied. This study assembled the complete mitogenome, consisting of 626,941 bp with 45.

Methods for Improving the Germination of (Thunb.) Makino Seeds through Endocarp Removal.

(Thunb.) Makino is known to have a seed dispersal that is thick and stony (endocarp + seeds) and has potential as a landscaping tree seed. In several Rosaceae species, seeds are covered with a hard endocarp, making the internal seeds water-impermeable and germination difficult.

The complete chloroplast genomes of , , and (Amaryllidaceae) from Korea.

The genus comprises some of the most commonly consumed food crops worldwide. The chloroplast genomes of , , and are 152,444, 153,459, and 154,056 bp circular molecular genomes, respectively. The annotation results revealed the presence of 132 (89 protein-coding, 35 tRNA, and eight rRNA), 132 (86 protein-coding, 38 tRNA, and eight rRNA), and 132 (86 protein-coding, 38 tRNA, and eight rRNA) genes with 36.

Dormancy-release and germination improvement of Korean bellflower (Campanula takesimana Nakai), a rare and endemic plant native to the Korean peninsula.

Korean bellflower (Campanula takesimana Nakai) is a rare and perennial herb with medicinal and ornamental values, is endemic to the Ulleung Island of Korea. In this study, we investigated the dormancy-release and germination characteristics of C. takesimana (Campanulaceae) seeds by subjecting them to varying temperatures (5, 10, 15, 20, and 25°C and diurnal/nocturnal temperatures of 15/6, 20/10, and 25/15°C), cold stratification periods (0, 4, 8, or 12 weeks at 5°C), and gibberellic acid (GA3) concentrations (0, 10, 100, or 1,000 mg·L-1 at 15/6°C and 25/15°C) to identify the ideal seed propagation conditions.

Complete Genome Sequences of Two Apple Stem Grooving Viruses in Cnidium officinale in Korea.

We determined the whole-genome sequences of two apple stem grooving viruses (ASGV) detected in infected plants. The analyzed ASGV genomes were 6,494 nucleotides long and encoded two overlapping open reading frames. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the two ASGV isolates to be most closely related to the ASGV isolate Xinjiang-3.

Non-Deep Simple Morphophysiological Dormancy and Germination Characteristics of var. (Kusn.) H. Hara (Gentianaceae), a Rare Perennial Herb in Korea.

This study investigated the kind of seed dormancy and seed germination of var. (Kusn.) H.

Improving Restoration Efficiency by Modeling Optimal Sowing Periods: A Case Study of Two Native Plants and Restoration of a Site.

Efficient ecological restoration techniques are urgently required to minimize seed consumption and labor requirements. Here, we determined the optimal sowing period for two native species, (Korean mint) and (False goat's beard), toward their use for ecological restoration of Mt. Gariwang, a site damaged by the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics' activities.

First Complete Genome Sequence of Barley Virus G Identified from Proso Millet () in South Korea.

The complete genome sequence of an Uiseong isolate of barley virus G (BVG) on proso millet plants in a field in South Korea was determined by RNA sequencing and Sanger sequencing. To our knowledge, this is the first complete genome sequence report of BVG infecting proso millet in South Korea.

Development of multiplex rt-PCR for simultaneous detection of garlic viruses and the incidence of garlic viral disease in garlic genetic resources.

Garlic generally becomes coinfected with several types of viruses belonging to the Potyvirus, Carlavirus, and Allexivirus genera. These viruses produce characteristically similar symptoms, they cannot be easily identified by electron microscopy (EM) or immunological detection methods, and they are currently widespread around the world, thereby affecting crop yields and crop quality adversely. For the early and reliable detection of garlic viruses, virus-specific sets of primers, including species-specific and genus-specific primers were designed.

Development of the large-scale oligonucleotide chip for the diagnosis of plant viruses and its practical use.

A large-scale oligonucleotide (LSON) chip was developed for the detection of the plant viruses with known genetic information. The LSON chip contains two sets of 3,978 probes for 538 species of targets including plant viruses, satellite RNAs and viroids. A hundred forty thousand probes, consisting of isolate-, species- and genus-specific probes respectively, are designed from 20,000 of independent nucleotide sequence of plant viruses.

Biological and molecular characterization of Soybean yellow common mosaic virus, a new species in the genus Sobemovirus.

A novel soybean-infecting sobemovirus termed Soybean yellow common mosaic virus (SYCMV) was characterized. The virus has a single, positive-strand RNA genome of 4152 nucleotides. The virus contains four putative open reading frames encoding P1 (78-566 nt), polyprotein ORF2a (524-2248 nt), polymerase domain ORF2b (1852-3417 nt), and CP (3227-4030 nt).