Carcinosarcoma of the adrenal gland is an extremely rare variant of adrenocortical carcinoma, characterized by a biphasic pattern of carcinoma and sarcoma-like components. We report a case of adrenal carcinosarcoma occurring in a 61-year-old Korean man who presented with right flank pain of one month duration radiating to the back and right iliac crest. The tumor measured 12 x 12 x 7 cm and adhered to the liver and right upper pole of the kidney. The carcinomatous component of the tumor showed polygonal cells in a broad anastomosing trabecular pattern with delicate slit-like vascular channels; the sarcomatous component showed uniform spindled cells in a fascicular pattern. Both the carcinomatous and sarcomatous portions of the tumor were positive for pan-cytokeratin, and vimentin stained only the sarcomatous areas.

: This study was investigated to compare the volatile aroma compounds of Synurus deltoides and Aster scaber. The volatile aroma compounds from Synurus deltoides and Aster scaber were extracted by soild-phase microextraction (SPME) methods. S. deltoides had 97 volatile aroma compounds such as including 5-acetyl-1,2-dihydro acenaphtylene (14.63%), β-cubebene (9.31%), caryophyllene (8.97%), β-chamigrene (7.14%), β-selinene (2.71), α-farnesene (2.47%), α-bergamotene (2.26%), β-elemene (1.94%), etc. A. scaber had 84 volatile aroma compounds such as (+)-epi-bicyclosesquiphellandrene (10.38%), terpinolen (10.09%), caryophyllene (6.04%), 8-isopropenyl-1,5-dimethyl-1,5-cyclodeca diene (5.42%), α-himachalene (5.04%), β-thujene (4.37%), β-pinene (4.28%), β-cubebene (3.99%), etc. Conclusively, the main common volatile aroma compounds in S. deltoides and A. scaber leaves were 19 volatile aroma compounds such as caryophyllene, terpinolen, β-cubebene. But the composition and amount of volatile aroma compounds were very different between the two species.Key Words : Volatile Aroma, Synurus deltoides, Aster scaber, SPME

: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of atmosphere-leaf vapor pressure deficit (VPD) in Allium microdictyon Prokh. and Allium ochotense Prokh. The vapor pressure deficit (VPD) was rapidly increased with increasing temperature and decreasing relative humidity. Taken as a whole, the stomatal transpiration reaction was slightly late with increading of VPD. Maximum photosynthetic rate at high-VPD condition was 5.98 µmol CO 2 · m −2 · s −1 in Allium microdictyon, which was a little lower than 6.59 µmol CO 2 · m −2 · s −1 in Allium ochotense, respectively. After 2 p.m, stomatal transpiration of Allium microdictyon at the high VPD condition were rapidly decreased. Ci/Ca began to decline sharply at 8 a.m and showed the lowest value at 2 p.m, The results showed that Ci/Ca decreased with being used CO 2 in the mesophyll intercellular space for photosynthesis. In high VPD condition, The water potential values showed the highest at 5 a.m, and the lowest at 1 p.m in high VPD condition. The water saturation deficits (WSD) in high VPD condition showed about 1.5 times higher than in low VPD condition. The results indicated that physiological activities in Allium microdictyon is more limited from high VPD conditions.

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No natural habitat of Sedirea japonica has been found in Korea for the past 20 years. This study was conducted to provide basic physiological data for the conservation strategy of this endangered plant in response to climate change. Soil fruit daylight system (SFDS) chambers were used and four treatment groups (2.6LVPD, 2.6HVPD, 8.5LVPD, and 8.5HVPD) were designed based on the RCP scenario (RCP 2.6, and 8.5) and VPD conditions (low VPD; LVPD, and high VPD; HVPD). Air dryness was induced in the HVPD groups during the daytime by increasing the atmospheric vapor pressure deficit (VPD). There was no significant difference based on the RCP scenario. However, the difference between LVPD and HVPD was considerable. Total CO2 uptake and transpiration were lower than those of LVPD due to the duration decrease of Phase I in 2.6HVPD and 8.5HVPD. There was a reduction in total biomass, leaf thickness, length, and the number of leaves. ABS/RC, DI0/RC, φD0, VK, VJ, and other chlorophyll fluorescence markers increased. φP0, RE0/RC, φE0, ψE0, φR0, RC/CS0, Sm, N, PIabs, DFabs, SFIabs, and PIabs,Total declined. Daily drought stresses impact the physiological mechanisms occurring at nighttime. The defense mechanisms against drought stress occur by conserving water by controlling the stomata, inactivating the reaction center, and increasing the dissipated energy through heat. In summary, S. japonica is flexible against drought stress.