Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science (아시안잔디학회지)

Turfgrass Society of Korea (한국잔디학회)
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Evaluating Various Potassium Sources for Kentucky Bluegrass Growth

켄터키블루그래스의 생육을 위한 칼륨의 유형별 효과

  • Received : 2011.10.01
  • Accepted : 2011.10.21
  • Published : 2011.12.31
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Abstract

Potassium (K) is one of the essential nutrients for plants but is not a constituent of any plant compound. K is substances for activation of many enzymes and influences the process that the enzymes are involved in catalyzing. Although experimental results associated with the K effects with both benefits and no effects on turfgrass growth were reported, the limited research results of K effects on turfgrass among K sources are available in Korea. The objectives of the study was conducted to evaluate responses of Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) treated by fertilizer treatments with six K sources. There were six fertilizer treatments as K sources applied to Kentucky bluegrass which were potassium nitrate (13-0-44, PN), potassium chloride (0-0-60, PC), potassium sulfate (0-0-50, PS), polymer-coated potassium sulfate (0-0-45, PPS), potassium thiosulfate (0-0-25, PT), and potassium sulfate granulated with methylene urea (20-0-25, PSU). Potassium of $8g\;m^{-2}$ and N of $5g\;m^{-2}$ was applied 4 times giving a total 20 and $30g\;m^{-2}$, respectively. Although significant differences were found for turfgrass color, quality, chlorophyll index, and clipping dry weight, no consistent results among K sources were found during the one year study. Overall, K treatments didn't affect turfgrass growth in this study.

칼륨(K)은 식물체 성장을 위한17가지 필수 영양소중의 하나이지만 식물체를 구성하는 필수 구성물질은 아니다. 그러나 칼륨은 식물체내에서 여러가지 효소작용과 효소와 관련된 여러가지 대사과정에 관여를 하는 중요한 영양소이다. 칼륨이 잔디의 성장에 영향이 있는 경우와 없는 경우의 결과들이 많은 연구결과를 통해서 보고가 되었음에도 불구하고, 우리나라에서는 다양한 칼륨의 종류에 따른 잔디의 생육에 관한 연구결과가 부족한 것이 현실이다. 본 실험의 목적은 6종류의 칼륨에 따른 켄터키블루그래스의 생육을 조사하기 위하여 수행되었다. 실험에 사용된 칼륨의 종류로 potassium nitrate (13-0-44, PN), potassium chloride (0-0-60, PC), potassium sulfate (0-0-50, PS), polymer-coated potassium sulfate (0-0-45, PPS), potassium thiosulfate (0-0-25, PT), potassium sulfate granulated with methylene urea (20-0-25, PSU) 등 6종류가 사용이 되었다. 실험을 위해 질소와 칼륨이 각각 20와 $30g\;m^{-2}\;yr^{-1}$의 양이 4번에 나누어 실험구에 적용되었다. 칼륨의 종류에 따른 처리에 의해 잔디의 색, 품질, 엽록소 지수, 예지물생산량등에 있어서 부분적으로 유의성이 발견되었지만, 일관성 있는 결과는 나타나지 않았다. 본 실험에서 칼륨의 종류에 따라 켄터키블루그래스의 생육에 미치는 영향은 발견되지 않았다.

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