Selection of Binder and Solid Materials for Pelleting Welsh Onion(Allium fistulosum L.) Seeds

This study was carried out to select new pelleting binder and material for Welsh onion seeds. The optimum treatments of the various plant growth regulators to improve seed germination of the Welsh onion was also estimated. There were no significant effects of growth regulators on the germination percentage, but germination was faster according to the number of days to 50% of the final germination ($T_{50}$) and the mean number of days to germination (MDG) than those of the control. Germinability was increased when the seeds were soaked in gibberellic acid ($GA_3$) solution for 24hrs, even though there was no synergy effect on the germinability when $GA_3$ was mixed with 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP). The optimum treatment for improving germination of Welsh onion was observed when the tested seeds was soaked in 500 $\mu$M of $GA_3$ at $20^{\circ}C$ for 24hrs. Also, when the seeds soaked in the aforementioned treatment, the rate of germination was increased at lower temperature than at $20^{\circ}C$, the optimal temperature. The percentage and the speed of seed germination depended on the kinds of pelleting binder and their concentration. It showed that the higher the concentration of the binder for seeds pelleting, the lower the percentage of seed germination. Among the pelleting binder, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) were the best binders for seed pelleting, because seed germination using those binder did not affect on the concentration of binder. On the other hand, Carboxymethy cellulose (CMC) and methyl cellulose (MC) severely inhibited the seed germination The germinability was also different arcording to the pelleting materials. Among the different 58 pelleting materials, kaoline alone, the mixture of bentonite and kaoline, the mixture of bentonite, calcium carbonate and diatomaceous earth #300 were found as the best pelleting materials for welsh onion seeds.

파 펠렛종자 생산을 위한 접착제 및 피복재료 선발

본 연구는 파 종자의 발아력을 증진시킬 수 있는 생장조절제 최적 처리조건을 구명하며, 파 종자 펠렛용으로 적합한 접착제 및 피복재료를 선발하기 위해 수행되었다. 식물생장조절제 종자처리는 발아율을 증진시키지는 못했다. 그러나 50% 발아에 소요되는 일수($T_{50}$)와 MDG는 단축되어 조기발아 하였다. 생장조절제 최적 처리조건은 500$\mu$M의 $GA_3$로 1일간 처리였다. 생장조절제 처리에 의한 발아촉진 효과는 발아적온보다는 저온인 $15^{\circ}C$에서 뚜렷하였다. 종자 펠렛의 접착제 종류 및 농도에 따라 발아율에는 큰 차이가 없었으나 발아속도는 대조구 종자에 비해 약 0.3~0.5일 지연 되었다. 종자 펠렛용 접착제의 농도가 증가하면 발아율이 약간 감소하였는데, 이러한 경향은 Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) 및 Methyl cellulose(MC)에서 뚜렷하였다. 종자 펠렛 접착제 가운데 Polyvinyl alcohol(PVA)와 Polyvinyl pyrrolidone(PVP)에서는 처리농도가 증가하더라도 발아를 크게 억제하지 않아, 파 펠렛종자 제조에 적용될 수 있는 최적 접착제였다. 펠렛 피복재료 중 kaoline, bentonite ＋ kaoline 혼합물질 및 bentonite ＋ CC ＋ DME #300 혼합물질로 펠렛된 종자에서 높은 발아율과 발아세를 보여 파종자의 펠렛에 적합한 피복재료였다.