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Growth Characteristics of Cucumber Scion and Pumpkin Rootstock under Different Levels of Light Intensity and Plug Cell Size under an Artificial Lighting Condition (인공광형 폐쇄형 육묘시스템 내 광량 및 플러그 트레이 규격에 따른 오이 접수 및 호박대목의 생육특성)

Jang, Yoonah;Lee, Hye Jin;Choi, Chang Sun;Um, Yeongcheol;Lee, Sang Gyu
- Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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- v.23 no.4
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- pp.383-390
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- 2014
This study was conducted to investigate the growth characteristics of cucumber scion and pumpkin rootstock under different levels of light intensity (photosynthetic photon flux, PPF) and plug cell size in a closed transplant production system with artificial lighting. Cucumber scion and pumpkin rootstock seedlings were grown under the combinations of three levels of PPF (PPF 165, 248, and $313{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$) and five types of plug tray (50, 72, 105, 128, and 200 cells in the tray) for nine days. The shoot dry weight and relative growth rate increased with increasing PPF and plug cell size. As PPF increased, cucumber scion and pumpkin rootstock seedlings had higher dry matter, lower specific leaf area, and lower hypocotyl length. The first true leaf of cucumber scion and pumpkin rootstock unfolded at eight and seven days after sowing, respectively, except the treatment using 200-cell plug tray. The unfolding of first true leaf of seedlings grown in 200-cell plug tray was delayed by one day. Accordingly, it was considered that the use of small cell size such as 200-cell plug tray would require more time for the production of scion and rootstock. Based on the results, we suggest that cucumber scion and pumpkin rootstock be grown in 105-cell to 128-cell plug tray for eight days and 72-cell to 105-cell plug tray for seven days, respectively, when using splice grafting method with root-removed rootstock. Additionally, higher PPF is suggested to improve the growth and quality of scion and rootstock.
https://doi.org/10.12791/KSBEC.2014.23.4.383 인용 PDF KSCI