Abstract

유기농 사과과원에서 초생재배를 위해 활용할 수 있는 자생지피식물 선정을 위하여 세 가지 자생식물이 잡초의 발생 및 과실의 특성과 토양의 화학성 변화에 미치는 영향에 대해서 조사하였다. 지피식물의 생육은 30 &#x339D; (L) &#xD7; 30 &#x339D; (W) &#xD7; 100 &#x339D; (H) 밀도에서 측정되었으며, 조사 결과 긴병꽃풀의 초장과 건물중이 다른 식물체들에 비해서 큰 것으로 조사되었다. 토양 피복율이 낮았던 섬백리향과 좀씀바귀에서의 잡초 발생빈도와 발생량은 대조구와 거의 유사하였던 반면, 토양 피복율이 높았던 긴병꽃풀 처리구의 경우 대조구와 비교하여 잡초의 발생억제 효과가 큰 것으로 조사되었다. 또한 긴병꽃풀의 개화기는 &#x2018;쓰가루&#x2019; 사과 품종의 개화시기 일치하여 방화곤충의 유인을 증가시켰으며, 이에 따라 착과율의 증대 효과도 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 실험에서 지피식물의 피복에 따른 나무의 생육과 과일의 특성의 차이는 나타나지 않았으나, 토양의 화학성분은 대조구에 비해 지피식물 처리구에서 유기물 함량과 인산 함량이 다소 높게 나타나는 것으로 분석되었다. 시험결과 전반적으로 긴병꽃풀은 토양을 완전히 피복함으로써 잡초의 발생을 감소시켰고, 토양 화학성도 개선하여 사과 재배농가에 초생재배용 피복식물로서 활용 가능성이 큰 것으로 조사되었다. This study was conducted to select native ground cover plants for sod culture in an organic apple orchard by estimating the effect of three native ground cover plants, Glechoma hederacea, Thymus magnus, and Ixeris stolonifera, on the soil coverage, time-periodic weed occurrence, fruit characteristics, and soil chemical properties. The plant height of G. hederace, T. magnus and I. stolonifera were 15.0 &#x339D;, 13.4 &#x339D; and 7.2 &#x339D;, respectively. The dry weight of G. hederace, T. magnus and I. stolonifera were 463 &#x338F;/10a, 247 &#x338F;/10a, and 255 &#x338F;/10a, respectively. The plant height and dry weight of G. hederacea were higher than in the other species. T. magnus and I. stolonifera having relatively lower soil cover rate during their life cycle produced a lot of weeds in the orchard as compared with the control. In contrast, G. hederacea showed 100 percentage of ground cover in the first year, and maintained high percentage of ground cover in the growing season of &#x2018;Tsugaru&#x2019; apple for another 2 years. When the soil was covered with G. hederacea in the orchard for 3 years, the amount of weed was only 114 &#x338F;/10a and number of weeding was also reduced about 33% compared with control as well as the other species. There were no differences in the tree growth and fruit characteristics between the native ground cover plants and the control; however, positive effects of native ground cover plants on soil chemical properties were found. In G. hederacea, available P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>content in soils remarkably increased and was a significant difference among native species. In addition, cation (Ca, Mg and K) content in soils increased by 39% in Ca, 6% in Mg, and 11% in K at G. hederacea compared with control. These results suggest that G. hederacea could be advantageous in terms of reducing the amount of herbicide applied and the labor required for weed control, and controlling soil chemical properties; therefore, it is a good candidate for sod culture in an organic apple orchard.

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