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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2022.111.3.394

Effects of Drip Irrigation Treatment on the Quality of 4- and 8-year-old Prunus × yedoensis Matsum. Seedlings in a Container Nursery  

Yoon, Jun-Hyuck (Forest Biomaterials Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science)
Jin, Eon-Ju (Forest Biomaterials Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science)
Bae, Eun-Ji (Forest Biomaterials Research Center, National Institute of Forest Science)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.111, no.3, 2022 , pp. 394-404 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to optimize the amount of drip irrigation for Prunus×yedoensis Matsum., one of the major medium-sized landscaping trees used mainly for streetscapes and as ornamentals. The experiment was conducted in a container nursery, where we assessed the growth and physiological characteristics of 4- and 8-year-old seedlings watered at different rates (x) by a drip irrigation system. The relative growth rates (based on height and root collar diameter (RCD) measurements) were highest at 288 and 416 L/year/tree for the 4- and 8-year-old containerized seedlings, respectively. These age and treatment combinations also produced significantly different dry weight and seedling quality index values, indicating good growth. The two age groups had significantly different total root lengths, root diameters, and root volumes under these respective irrigation treatments. In addition, the 4-year-old containerized seedlings irrigated at 288 L/year/tree and the 8-year-old containerized seedlings irrigated at 416 L/year/tree had the highest activations in their chlorophyll contents. Overall, the results (differences in irrigation amounts affect the seedlings morphological relative growth, biomass growth, seedling quality, and physiological reaction) indicate that the optimal irrigation amounts for container-grown Prunus×yedoensis are 288 L/year/tree for 4-year-old (RCD class, 3cm) and 416 L/year/tree for 8-year-old (RCD class, 7 cm) containerized seedlings.
Keywords
container nursery; drip irrigation; Prunus${\times}$yedoensis Matsum.; seedling quality;
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