Abstract
This research was carried out to determine the characteristics of germination in relation to temperature, and seedling emergence and growth affected by soil moisture in forage millet. The seeds of forage millet could germinate at more than $15^{\circ}C$ at the rate of 0, 90.5, 97.3 and 96.8% respectively 10 days after seeding at 10, 15, 20 and $25^{\circ}C$. The result showed that the temperature needs to be $15^{\circ}C$ or more for the seeds to germinate. The effects of seeding depth on the growth characteristics and emergence of millet seed were investigated in waters and direct seeding methods by thoroughly mixing the seed and soil. In water treatment, the emergence rates were 3.7% at $15^{\circ}C$, 7.6% at $20^{\circ}C$, 6.3% at $25^{\circ}C$, while direct seeding treatment showed the emergence rates of 65.6, 75 and 71% at 15, 20 and $25^{\circ}C$, respectively. At 15, 20, and $25^{\circ}C$, seeds in water seeding could germinate at 0.5, 1.8, 1.5 cm of soil depth, while in direct seeding, they could germinate at the depth of 9.5, 10.0, 9.9 cm. When the initial growth characteristics of the seeds were investigated, there was positive correlation between seeding depth and mesocotyl length in both water and direct seed methods. Growth and development in terms of leaf age, root length, coleoptiles and mesocotyl length, and plant height were found maximum at 0.5 cm soil depth for water seeding, and 3-5 cm soil depth for direct seeding. Results showed that there were close relationship among temperature, soil depth and moisture acquiring methods, and the combination of these factors greatly affected the initial growth characteristics and development of millet seeds. It can be concluded that, to get good seedling stand and germination of millet seed, millet should grown in field condition at the depth of 0.5 cm or less for water seeding, and 3-5 cm for direct seeding method.
제주피의 발아특성 및 파종 심도에 따른 초기 생육 특성을 조사한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 가. 사료피 1호 종자는 $15^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 발아가 가능하였으며, $10-25^{\circ}C$의 범위에서 $20^{\circ}C$에서 가장 높은 발아율을 보였다. 나. 입모율은 담수와 직파에서 모두 $20^{\circ}C$에서 가장 높았으며, 담수직파에서 평균 입모율은 5.9%, 건답직파는 70.5%로 나타났다. 다. 사료피 1호의 출아가 가능한 종자의 최대 파종 깊이는 담수직파에서 15, 20, $25^{\circ}C$에서 0.5, 1.8, 1.5 cm, 건답직파는 각각의 온도에서 9.5, 10.0, 9.9 cm로 파종조건과 온도에 따라 변이를 보였다. 라. 사료피 1호는 담수와 건답직파 모두에서 온도와 관계없이 파종심도와 중배축장이 정의상관관계를 보여, 출아에 중배축 신장이 가장 크게 영향을 미치고 있을을 알 수 있다.
