Diagnosis of Seed Quality for Korean White Pine by Soft X-Ray Photographs

연(軟) X-선(線) 사진(寫眞)에 의(依)한 잣나무 종자(種子)의 품질진단(品質診斷)

  • Received : 1974.06.24
  • Published : 1974.09.30

Abstract

The seed quality testing for Korean white pine (Pinus koraiensis), their pre-germination and embryo growing process were investigated and the abnormal embryo groups were discriminated by the use of soft X-ray photograph. The study results were as follows ; 1. The embryo reflection was clearly observed for air dried seeds (moisture content was 6.3%) at 30 sec, stratificated seeds at 60 sec (moisture content 24.0-36.0%) and immature seed (moisture content 41.0-64.0%) at 90sec., then the photographing variation for soft X-ray was the radiographing distance at 42cm focus M, voltage 19.5 K.V.P. and Ampere 8 mA. By the above result, the radiographing time for discriminating the embryo reflection was increased by the increase of moisture content in the seeds. 2. The embryo reflection could be clearly observed from the last ten days of June and the embryo length ratio to endosperm length was growing to 65% at the first ten days of September. By the result obtained the soft X-ray photograph was thought to be effective method for the study of inner morphology of seeds. 3. The clear reflection seeds for embryo and endorsperm were observed to 69.7% and the seeds were practically germinated to 75.2% The difference in number between the discriminated seeds by the soft X-ray photograph and the practically germinated seeds was only 6%. According to this results, the soft X-ray photograph was thought to be a effective methods for the germination diagnosis in the shortest time and with the exactness comparatively. 4. Because of the possibility of clearness for observation of pre-germination process, the soft X-ray photograph could be used for the study on the physiology of seed germination. 5. The frequency of abnormal embryos was observed of total 4.4% and their types and subtypes could be classified into twenty groups. Among these groups, single abnormal embryo type was divided into eight subtypes and observed of 2.0 percent, twin embryo was six subtypes and 1.8 percent, triple embryo was five subtypes and 0.5 percent, and inverse type was 0.12 percent.

연(軟) X-선(線) 사진(寫眞)에 의(依)하여 잣나무 종자(種子)의 품질(品質)과 전발아현상(前發芽現象)을 조사(調査)하고 이상배(異常胚)를 분류(分類)하였으며 종자성숙과정(種子成熟過程)의 유배성장(幼胚成長) 등(等) 종자내부조직(種子內部組織)의 변화(變化)를 관찰(觀察)한 결과(結果) 다음과 같은 결론(結論)을 얻었다. 1. X-선(線) 사진(寫眞)의 촬영변수(撮影變數)는 촬영거리(撮影距離) 42cm, 초점(焦點) M 일때 전압(電壓) 19.5 K.V.P., 8mA에서 기건종자(氣乾種子)(함수율(含水率) 6.3%)는 조사시간(照射時間) 30초(秒), 습층처리종자(濕層處理種子)(함수율(含水率) 24.0~36.0%) 60초(秒), 그리고 함수율(含水率) 41.0~64.0%인 미숙종자(未熟種子)는 90초(秒)에서 배영상(胚映像)을 선명(鮮明)하게 관찰(觀察)할 수 있었든 것으로 보아 종자함수율(種子含水率)이 증가(增加)됨에 따라 X-선(線)의 조사시간(照射時間)이 연장(延長)되었다. 2. 잣나무의 유배성장과정(幼胚成熟過程)을 조사(調査)한바 6월하순(月下旬) 이후(以後)부터 배(胚)의 영상(映像)이 선명(鮮明)하게 나타났으며 종자성숙기(種子成熟期) 9월(月) 상순(上旬)의 배장비(胚長比)가 65%에 달(達)한 것을 관찰(觀察)할 수 있는 것으로 미루어 연(軟) X-선(線) 사진(寫眞)은 종자내부(種子內部)의 형태변화(形態變化)를 연구(硏究)하는데도 효과적(効果的)인 방법(方法)이었다. 3. 배유(胚乳) 및 배(胚)의 X-선사진(線寫眞) 영상(映像)이 선명(鮮明)한 종자(種子)가 69.7%에 달(達)하였으며 이들의 실제발아율(實際發芽率)은 75.2%로서 이들사이의 오차(誤差)는 6%에 불과(不過)한 것으로 보아 X-선사진(線寫眞)은 최단시간내(最短時間內)에 비교적(比較的) 정확(正確)히 발아력(發芽力)을 판단(判斷)할 수 있는 좋은 방법(方法)이었다. 4. 전발아현상(前發芽現象)을 선명(鮮明)하게 관찰(觀察)할 수 있었든 것으로 발아생리연구(發芽生理硏究)에도 연(軟) X-선(線)을 활용(活用)할 수 있었다. 5. 이상배(異常胚)를 조사(調査)한 바 총출현율(總出現率)은 4.4%로서 20개형(個型)으로 분류(分類)할 수 있었으며 그 중(中) 단배형(單胚型)이 8종(種)으로 2.0%, 이배형(二胚型)이 6종(種)으로 1.8%, 삼배형(三胚型) 5종(種)으로 0.5%가 출현(出現)되었고 역위형(逆位型)은 0.12%로서 이들 이상배(異常胚)는 잣나무의 육종연구(育種硏究)에 활용(活用)할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

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