Current Issue
December, 2022

  • Vol. 11 No. 04
Review Article
  • Natural Hybridization between GM Crops and Relative Species in the Korean Ecosystem

    Min-Jung Yook, and Do-Soon Kim


    Natural hybridization between genetically modified (GM) crops and their relatives is the first gateway for introgression to the ecosystem ...

Research Article
  • Investigation of Exotic Weed Solidago altissima Extract on the Growth of Forage Crops Festuca arundinacea and Trifolium repens

    Ho-Jun Gam, Yosep Kang, Eun-Jung Park, Bo-Ram Choi, Ki-Yong Kim, Sang-Mo Kang, and In-Jung Lee


    Goldenrod (Solidago altissima. L) is an Asteraceae perennial weed - a typical foreign weed in Korea that is widely propagating ...

  • Occurrence Characteristics of Weeds on Sweet Persimmon Orchard Fields in Changwon, Gyeongnam Province

    Sung Geun Lee, Hyung Woo Kim, Yeon Ju Park, Soo Jeong Ahn, Hyunsuk Shin, Jin Gook Kim, Kyeong Bok Ma, Jeung Joo Lee, and Sung Hwan Choi


    This study was conducted to identify the current status of weed occurrence in sweet persimmon orchards in Changwon, Gyeongnam ...

  • Tracking of Origin of Prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola L.) by Chloroplast Genome Sequence and Comparison of Genetic Diversity

    Gyeong-Jong Heo, and Jin-Won Kim


    Prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola L.), one of the invasive alien species (IAS) in Korea and Korean croplands such as orchards has been ...

  • Phytophagous Insect Associated with Magnoliopsida and Liliopsida Weeds on Vegetable Crops in Haman and Sancheong, Gyeongnam Province

    Soo Jeong Ahn, Sung Geun Lee, Hyung Woo Kim, Jeum Kyu Hong, Jeung Joo Lee, and Sung Hwan Choi


    A total of 11 families and 26 species of weeds were surveyed in the upland crop cultivation areas of Haman (35°18'00.4"N 128°17'43.6"E) ...

  • Effects of Rumex acetosella Extract on the Germination and Growth of Festuca arundinacea and Trifolium repens

    Yosep Kang, Ho-Jun Gam, Eun-Jung Park, Bo-Ram Choi, Ki-Yong Kim, Sang-Mo Kang, and In-Jung Lee


    This study was conducted to investigate the effect of Rumex acetosella (Red sorrel) shoot and root extracts treated ...

  • Turfgrass Color Index, Chlorophyll Content, and Turf Quality between Natural and Hybrid Turfgrasses in Poa pratensis L. of Seoul Worldcup Soccer Field

    Won-Kyu Park, Chan-Ho Cho, Ki-Wan Song, and Kyoung-Nam Kim


    The study was initiated in Kentucky bluegrass (KB, Poa pratensis L.) to compare natural and hybrid turfgrasses and to provide basic information ...

  • Hyperspectral Image Analysis for Wear Stress Diagnosing of Zoysiagrass

    Jae-Gyeong Jung, Jun-Hyuck Yoon, Eon-Ju Jin, Kwon-Seok Jeon, Young-Sun Kim, and Eun-Ji Bae


    The objective of this study was to diagnose the wear stress of zoysiagrass (Zoysia spp.) based on visible/near-infrared ...

  • Growth and Soil Evaluation for Determining Optimal Application Rates of Phosphate Fertilizer in Zoysiagrasss (Zoysia japonica) Cultivation

    Eun-Ji Bae, Jae-Gyeong Jung, Jun-Hyuck Yoon, Eon-Ju Jin, Kwon-Seok Jeon, and Young-Sun Kim


    Optimized application of phosphate fertilizer is needed for appropriate growth of zoysiagrass in the soil conditions such as its insolubility ...

Research Note
  • Current Status and Characteristics of Quarantine Management Weeds under the Plant Protection Act

    In-Yong Lee, Seung-Hwan Kim, Yong-Ho Lee, Sun-Hee Hong


    According to the Plant Prevention Act, there are 35 weeds that are managed to prevent them from entering Korea. When these ...

  • Registration of Turfgrass Herbicide, Parandeul Plus

    In-Yong Lee, Sung-Jun Park, Se-Rin Jang, Tae-Hyun Oh, and Sun-Hee Hong


    ‘Parandeul Plus’ (flazasulfuron·MCPA WG) is a herbicide for lawns registered by FarmHannong. This herbicide controls weeds ...

  • Optimization of Application Rate of Organic Fertilizer ‘Turf spice’ for Favorable Growth of Korean Lawngrass (Zoysia japonica)

    Geung-Joo Lee, Hyun Sook Tae, Gong Man Jang, Young-Sun Kim, and Nam Hee Kim


    This research was carried out to investigate the effects of organic fertilizer ‘Turf spice (838)’ on the growth improvement of Korean lawngrass ...