Growth Responses of Potted Gerbera 'Sunny Lemon' under Non-Nutrient Solution Recycling System by Media and Nutrient Contents

To investigate the characteristics of plant growth and flower quality of gerbera 'Sunny Lemon' by amount of nutrient solution, young seedling plants, 'Sunny Lemon' were transplanted to rock-wool and medium of peat moss and perlite mixed with 1 to 2 and they were acclimatized in greenhouse during about 1 month. Nutrient solution supplied to the plants is sonneveld solution of 1/2 concentration and treatments launched June 24, 2010 when average plant height was $20{\pm}1cm$. Nutrient contents as a standard for starting point of irrigation by time domain reflectometry (TDR) were determined with 60-65%, 70-75%, and 80-85%. Results of growth during vegetative growth, plant height, leaf width and leaf number increased by 10% in rockwool, but they were not significantly different. As for plant growth depending on nutrient content, 80-85% treatment showed the highest values. Leaf number increased by 60%, and leaf width and plant height had a about 40% increase than initial growth. Effectiveness for flower quality, yield and days to flowering were superior when nutrient content of media was higher than in the others. Especially, average days to flowering in 80-85% content was advanced by 7-10 days compared to the day in 60-65% treatment. The total amount of nutrient supply per plant was higher in mixed medium than in rockwool, but change patterns of EC and pH were enhanced in rockwool. Based on our results, we recommended that growth, cut flower, and yield of gerbera 'Sunny Lemon' were more effective when nutrient content of mixed medium was maintained at 80-85%.

비순환식 분화 양액재배시 배지와 양액함량에 따른 거베라 'Sunny Lemon'의 생육반응

거베라'Sunny Lemon'의 양액재배시 양액함량 조절이 생육 및 절화특성을 알아보고자 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 입상암면과 피트모스와 펄라이트 혼합배지(2:1, v/v)에 거베라 'Sunny Lemon' 유묘를 정식한 후 약 1달 동안 온실에서 순화시킨 후 배지내 양액의 함량이 각각 80-85%, 70-75%, 60-65%로 유지되도록 TDR센서(UT-TM, Ultra-Tech., Korea)를 부착하여 지속적으로 공급되도록 하였다. 양액은 거베라 sonneveld 양액을 1/2농도로 조성하여 초장이 평균 $20{\pm}1cm$인 6월 24일 개시하였다. 영양생장에서 생식생장 전환 시점인 2개월 후 거베라의 생육을 조사한 결과, 배지종류에 따라서는 입상암면이 혼합배지보다 초장, 엽폭 및 엽수가 약 10% 더 증가되었지만 통계적으로 유의성은 없었다. 급액함량에 따라서는 2가지 배지 모두 배지내 양액 공급함량이 80-85% 때 가장 생육이 좋았으며, 생육초기보다 엽수는 약 60% 이상, 엽폭과 초장은 약 40%정도 증가되었다. 첫 개화시점, 절화 품질 및 수량은 배지내 양액 함량이 높을수록 양호하였으며, 개화시점도 배지내 양액함량이 60-65%일때 보다 약 7-10일 빠른 것으로 조사되었다. 총 급액량은 입상암면보다 혼합배지내의 양액함량을 80-85%로 유지시킬 때 더 많이 소모되었으나, 배지의 EC, pH 변화는 입상암면에서 큰 것으로 보아 1회 정식 후 3년이상 재배되는 거베라 'Sunny Lemon'의 생육, 절화 품질 및 수량은 혼합배지에서 급액함량을 80-85%로 유지하여 재배할 때 가장 우수한 것을 알 수 있었다.