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http://dx.doi.org/10.12791/KSBEC.2017.26.3.167

Growth Characteristics of One-year-old Container Seedlings of Pinus densiflora by Irrigation Level  

Cha, Young-Geun (Department of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Konkuk University)
Choi, Kyu-Seong (Plant Propagation and Reproduction Division, Baekdudaegan National Arboretum)
Song, Ki-Seon (Forestry Knowledge Service Division, Korea Forestry Promotion Institute)
Sung, Hwan-In (Department of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Graduate School of Agriculture and Animal Science, Konkuk University)
Kim, Jong-Jin (Department of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, Konkuk University)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.26, no.3, 2017 , pp. 167-174 More about this Journal
Abstract
To identify the appropriate irrigation level for Pinus densiflora, a common reforestation species in Korea, we investigated their growth response characteristics according to different irrigation treatment levels for producing container seedlings with relatively high growth rate for higher survival rate when planted at the reforestation site. The container seedlings including control seedlings (no irrigation was applied) were grown in 104-cell trays were irrigated for 8 weeks from 15 weeks after seeding, at intervals of 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, and 15 days. Analysis of the height growth, root collar diameter growth, and dry matter production of the container seedlings according to irrigation showed that the highest growth reaction was observed for the irrigation interval of 1 day. A shorter irrigation cycle resulted in better growth of the container seedlings, but overall, longer total root length were observed with an irrigation cycle of 3 days compared with cycles of 1 or 2 days. Quality index (QI) was the highest for the irrigation interval of 1 day, and tended to decrease with increase in the irrigation interval. Thus, it was determined that irrigation at intervals of 1-2 days was appropriate for growing Pinus densiflora container seedlings.
Keywords
container nursery; damages; dry weight; irrigation treatment; quality index;
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