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High Electrical Conductivity of Nutrient Solution and Application of Methyl Jasmonate Promote Phenylpropanoid Production in Hydroponically Grown Agastache rugosa
Sung Jin Kim1
,
Jai Eok Park2
,
Gwon Jeong Bok1
,
Bashistha Kumar Kanth3
,
Vu Phong Lam1
,
Jong Seok Park1*
1Department of Horticultural Science, Chungnam National University
2Convergence Research Center for Smart Farm Solution, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Gangneung Institute of Natural Products
3Department of Bioengineering and Marketing, The University of Suwon
*교신저자. *Corresponding Author. 
31 December 2018. pp. 841-852
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Abstract

Agastache rugosa Kuntze, a perennial herb in the Labiatae family, is ubiquitous in Korean fields and is used as a wild vegetable and medicinal herb for traditional therapies. We measured the concentrations of tilianin and acacetin, in hydroponically grown A. rugosa plants cultured in nutrient solutions of various electrical conductivities (ECs) for four weeks and sprayed or not with different concentrations of methyl jasmonate (MeJA). The total acacetin content of A. rugosa shoots ranged from 41.17 mg/plant at 1.0 dS∙m-1 to 50.00 mg/plant at 4.0 dS∙m-1, but did not differ significantly between treatments. Tilianin accumulation in A. rugosa at 2.0 and 4.0 dS∙m-1 was 9.66 and 8.64 mg/plant, respectively, values significantly greater than those observed at 1.0 dS∙m-1. The combined effect of MeJA application and the EC of the nutrient solution influenced the production of both tilianin and acacetin in appreciable amounts. The highest observed levels of tilianin were 2.75 mg∙g-1 at 4.0 dS∙m-1, 2.49 mg∙g-1 at 2.0 dS∙m-1, and 1.62 mg∙g-1 at 1.0 dS∙m-1 after application of 20 µM MeJA. Similarly, the highest observed levels of acacetin were 33.81 mg∙g-1 at 4.0 dS∙m-1 and 20.85 mg∙g-1 at 2.0 dS∙m-1 after application of 10 µM MeJA. We also evaluated the growth parameters of these plants. All growth parameters were affected by the EC of the nutrient solution. The greatest leaf length and width and the longest petiole, internode, and stem measurements were observed at 2.0 dS∙m-1, but these values were lower at 4.0 dS∙m-1. All root parameters increased with increasing EC, peaking at 4.0 dS∙m-1. Our results suggest that high EC nutrient solution together with MeJA application provides optimum conditions for plant growth and accumulation of tilianin and acacetin in hydroponically grown A. rugosa.

Keywords
acacetin
electrical conductivity
functional materials
tilianin

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  • Publisher :KOREAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국원예학회
  • Journal Title :Horticultural Science and Technology
  • Journal Title(Ko) :원예과학기술지
  • Volume : 36
  • No :6
  • Pages :841-852
  • Received Date : 2018-07-10
  • Revised Date : 2018-10-11
  • Accepted Date : 2018-10-08
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.12972/kjhst.20180082
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