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Growth and Physiological Responses of 1-Year-Old Containerized Seedlings of Quercus myrsinaefolia by Shading Treatment  

Song, Ki-Sun (Department of Environmental Science, Graduate School of Konkuk University)
Sung, Hwan-In (Department of Environmental Science, Graduate School of Konkuk University)
Cha, Young-Geun (Department of Environmental Science, Graduate School of Konkuk University)
Kim, Jong-Jin (Dept. of Environmental Science, Konkuk University)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.20, no.4, 2011 , pp. 373-381 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to investigate the growth and physiological responses to shading treatment of 1-year-old containerized seedling of Quercus myrsinaefolia. Experimental process was conducted in a facility that consisted of compartments under the lighting control with full sunlight and shading (35%, 55% and 75% of full sunlight). Height and root collar diameter growth were high in the seedlings under both 35% and 55% shading. Regardless of shading level, root collar diameter growth lasted for more than 4 weeks compared to height growth. Highest H/D ratio was observed in the seedlings under 35% shading as 4.31, and the lowest ratio was 3.63 under 75% shading. It was found that seedlings under 55% shading showed highest dry mass production, which was followed in seedlings under 35% shading. In case of leaf dry weight ratio (LWR) after shading treatment, the highest value was 0.53 under 55% shading, and followed in seedlings under 35% shading as 0.52. But root dry weight ratio (RWR) was highest as 0.36 under 75% shading (highest level of shading). In terms of shading treatment, it was found that the higher level of shading had a tendency toward the higher content of chlorophyll a and the higher total chlorophyll content in the leaves of Quercus myrsinaefolia, but there was no significant difference in the content of chlorophyll b depending on the level of shading. It was found that high photosynthesis and transpiration rate were more correlated with high level of shading than full sunlight, but the rates of seedlings had a tendency to be higher under 35% and 55% shading than under 75% shading. The results on growth and physiological responses to different shading levels of 1-year-old containerized seedlings of Quercus myrsinaefolia could be useful in setting up the optimum light intensity for growth, and in estimating the shade tolerance of the species.
Keywords
chlorophyll content; dry mass production; H/D ratio; photosynthetic rate;
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