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Analysis of the Factors Influencing the Mesopore Ratio on the Soil Surface to Investigate the Site Factors in a Forest Stand(I) - With a Special Reference to Coniferous Stands - (산림(山林)의 입지환경인자(立地環境因子)가 표층토양(表層土壤)의 조공극률(粗孔極律)에 미치는 영향인자(影響因子) 분석(分析)(I) - 침엽수림(針葉樹林)을 중심(中心)으로 -)

  • Jeong, Yongho;Park, Jae Hyeon;Kim, Kyong Ha;Youn, Ho Joong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.90 no.3
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    • pp.314-323
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    • 2001
  • This study aimed to clarify the influencing factors of mesopore ratio on a pore geometry of surface soil in coniferous stands as an index of the water retention capacity. Twenty three factors including site conditions and soil properties were analyzed by spss/pc + for the data collected during March to October of 1993. The factors influencing the mesopore ratio(pF2.7) on the surface soil were as follows; macropore ratio(pF1.6), slope, crown-cover rates, thickness of F layer, organic matter contents, and the growing stock. And influencing factor on the ratio of mesopore in the soil surface was correlated with percentage of amount of clay, soil surface, A and B horizon soil hardness shows high negative significance. Also, multiple regression equations for mesopore ratios of surface soil and surface soil hardness, clear length, growing stock, B horizon of soil hardness, organic matter contents show high significance($R^2$; 0.80). In coniferous stands, it is effective in promoting development on the ratio of mesopore that forest practice for enhancing of the water resource retention capacity should be carried out when the crown-cover rates of stands are more than 80 percentages.

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Cold Tolerance of Ground Cover Plants for Use as Green Roofs and Walls (옥상 및 벽면녹화용 지피식물의 내한성 비교)

  • Ryu, Ju Hyun;Lee, Hyo Beom;Kim, Cheol Min;Jung, Hyun Hwan;Kim, Ki Sun
    • Horticultural Science & Technology
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    • v.32 no.5
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    • pp.590-599
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    • 2014
  • This study was conducted to compare the cold tolerance of seven ground cover species, Orostachys japonica, Sedum oryzifolium, S. kamtschaticum 'SG1', S. reflexum, S. rupestre 'Blue Spruce', S. spurium 'Green Mental', and S. takesimense, which have been used for green roof and wall systems in Korea. Plants were grown in 10-cm pots and 1 g of tissues at stem-end and crown of each species were kept under either light or dark condition, respectively. For cold tolerance tests, plants were initially left at $4^{\circ}C$ and linearly cooled to 0, -4, -8, -12, -16, and $-20^{\circ}C$ at $-2^{\circ}C{\cdot}h^{-1}$ rate. Low temperature injury and regrowth rates were visually evaluated and assessed by image analysis, respectively. The lethal temperature ($LT_{50}$) of plant species was determined using electrolyte leakage measurements. S. reflexum was the most cold tolerant, showing the most survival at $-16^{\circ}C$, whereas S. oryzifolium and S. takesimense showed low temperature injury at $-8^{\circ}C$. Similar results were found with electrolyte leakage measurements at the stem end. For each species, the crown (Mean $LT_{50}:\;-12.15^{\circ}C$) was more cold tolerant than the stem end (Mean $LT_{50}:\;-10.47^{\circ}C$). In conclusion, S. reflexum and S. rupestre 'Blue Spruce' are recommended for planting in the central region of Korea during late fall and early winter, as they were more cold tolerant and showed more vigorous regrowth than the other tested plant species.