Abstract
Optimum pasture management during the summer season is an important factor to maintain good regrowth and persistence of pasture in Korea. This experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of the cutting management on the dead plant, weed appearance, regrowth and carbohydrate reserves in stubble, and dry matter yield of tall fescue dominated pasture during the mid summer season. For the test, a split plot design with 4 replications was treated with 2 different the third cutting times (July 12 and Aug. 4) as the mainplots, and 3 different cutting heights (3, 6 and 9 cm) at the third cut as the subplots, and the experiment was done at the experimental field of the Livestock Experiment Station, in Suweon, 1984. The results obtained are summarized as follows: 1. Considering the meteorological conditions during the experimental period, the temperature was a little higher by $2^{\circ}C$ than that of average year, especially the first and second decade of August were high. And the precipitation of 1984 tended to be low when compared with the average year. 2. Temperature of soil surface and underground tended to increase by $1-3^{\circ}C$ as the stubble height was low during the summer season. 3. Regrowth leaf length and leaf area after the third cut increased significantly with the high cutting height at the third cut. 4. A significant higher total nonstructural carbohydrate (TNC) content in stubble after the third cut was observed in the high stubble cut on July 12. The results indicate that the high stubble height reserves more carbohydrates for early regrowth stage after the third cut when compared with the low stubble. On Aug. 4, however, the recovery of TNC contents after the third cut was not effective due to high temperature and rainfall. 5. The percentage of dead plant after the third cut was found to be high with the low cutting height during the mid summer season (p<0.05). 6. With the low stubble height on July 12 cut, it was appeared that the percentage of weed was significantly increased (p<0.05), and main weeds appeared after the third cut were Echinochloa crusgalli>Digitaria sanguinalis>Cyperus iria>Rumex crispus, and so on. In case of cut on Aug. 4, weed appearance was no difference at three cutting heights. 7. Dry matter yield at the third cut was increased in the plot of cutting on Aug. 4 and stubble height (p<0.05). However, yields at the fourth and fifth cut were increased with high stubble height (p<0.05), regardless of harvest time. 8. In total dry matter yield after the third cut, there was no significant difference between the cutting time and forage yield. However, total yield on July 12 was increased with the high stubble height (p<0.05). 9. From the above results, it is suggested that the 9 cm cutting height during the mid summer season is the most effective for good regrowth, weed control and forage yield of tall fescue dominated pasture.
본(本) 연구(硏究)는 고온기(高溫期) 초지(草地)의 예취관리(刈取管理)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)로서 여름철 고온기간중(高溫期間中) 예취시기(刈取時期)와 예취(刈取)높이가 tall fescu 우점초지(優占草地)의 목초고사(牧草枯死), 잡초발생(雜草發生), 재생(再生)과 저장탄수화물함량(貯藏炭水化物含量) 및 수량(收量)에 미치는 영향을 구명(究明)하여 고온기(高溫期)의 적절한 예취방법(刈取方法) 모색하기 위해 실시(實施)되었다. 본(本) 시험(試驗)은 3차(次) 예취시기(刈取時期)(7월(月) 12일(日), 8월(月) 4일(日))를 주구(主區)로 하고 3차(次) 예취시(刈取時) 예취(刈取)높이(3, 6, 9cm)를 세구(細區)로 하여 4 반복 분할구 배치법으로 설계(設計)하였으며, 1984년도(年度) 수원(水原) 축산시험장(畜産試驗場) 초지시험포(草地試驗圃)에서 수행(遂行)된 결과(結果)의 요약(要約)은 다음과 같다. 1. 시험기간중(試驗期間中) 기상(氣象)을 요약(要約)하면 기온(氣溫)은 평년(平年)에 비해 $1{\sim}2^{\circ}C$높았으며 특(特)히 8월(月) 상(上) 중순(中旬)의 기온(氣溫)이 높았다. 강수량(降水量)은 7월(月) 상순(上旬), 8월(月) 하순(下旬) 및 9월(月) 상순(上旬)을 제외하고는 평년(平年)에 비해 적었다. 2. 고온기시(高溫期時) 지표(地表) 및 지중(地中)(10cm)온도(溫度)는 3차(次) 예취시(刈取時) 예취(刈取)높이가 낮을수록 높아지는 경향이었다(지표온도(地表溫度) : $2{\sim}4^{\circ}C$, 지중온도(地中溫度) : $1{\sim}2^{\circ}C$) 3. 3차(次) 예취후(刈取后) 예취(刈取)높이별(別) 재생초장(再生草長)과 재생엽면적(再生葉面積)은 예취(刈取)높이가 높을수록 빠른 생장(生長)을 보였다. 4. 3차(次) 예취후(刈取后) 그루터기내(內) 저장탄수화물(貯藏炭水化物)(TNC) 함량(含量)은 7월(月) 12일구(日區)가 8월(月) 4일구(日區)에 비해 회복이 빨랐으며 그 중 9cm 예취(刈取)높이구(區)에서 가장 빠른 회복을 보였고, 3cm구(區)가 가장 늦었다. 8월(月) 4일구(日區)에서는 고온(高溫)과 강우(降雨)로 인해 TNC의 회복이 더딘 것으로 생각되며 3cm높이구(區)에서 회복이 가장 늦은 경향을 보였다. 5. 고온기간(高溫期間)인 3차(次) 예취후(刈取后) 목초고사율(牧草枯死率)은 예취(刈取)높이가 낮아질수록 증가하였다(P<0.05). 6. 3차(次) 예취시(刈取時)에는 전체 시험포장에서 잡초발생(雜草發生)이 거의 없었으나 4차(次) 예취(刈取) 시(時)에는(7월(月) 12일구(日區)) 3cm구(區)에서는 60%의 잡초율(雜草率)을 보여 주었으며 6, 9cm로 예취(刈取)높이가 높아짐에 따라 잡초율(雜草率)은 21, 7%로 각각 감소하였다(P<0.05). 이는 5차(次) 예취시(刈取時)에도 비슷한 경향을 보였으며 주요발생잡초(主要發生雜草)로는 피>바램이>소리쟁이, 방동산이 등의 순으로 나타났다. 그러나 8월(月) 4일구(日區)에서는 예취(刈取)높이별(別) 잡초발생차이(雜草發生差異)는 크지 않았다. 7. 고온기시(高溫期時) 건물수량(乾物收量)(3차(次))은 8월(月) 4일구(日區)가 7월(月)12일구(日區)에 비해 많았으며, 예취(刈取)높이가 낮을수록 증가하였다(P<0.05). 그러나 4차(次)와 5차(次) 예취시(刈取時) 수량(收量)은 刈예취시기별(刈取時期別) 차이(差異)는 없었으나, 3차(次) 예취시(刈取時) 예취(刈取)높이가 높을수록 증가하였다(P<0.05). 8. 재생수량(再生收量)(4 + 5차(次))은 예취시기(刈取時期)에 관계없이 3차(次) 예취시(刈取時) 예취(刈取)높이가 높을수록 증가하였으며(P<0.05). 3, 4, 5차(次) 총건물수량(總乾物收量)을 볼 때 7월(月) 12일구(日區)에서는 예취(刈取)높이별(別) 차이(差異)가 인정되었으나(P<0.05), 8월(月) 4일구(日區)에서는 차이가 없었다. 9. 본(本) 시험(試驗)의 결과(結果)를 종합(綜合)하여 볼 때 여름철 고온기시(高溫期時) 목초(牧草)의 양호(良好)한 재생(再生)과 잡초발생억제(雜草發生抑制)를 위해서는 예취시기(刈取時期)에 관계없이 9cm의 높은 예취(刈取)높이가 바람직한 것으로 생각된다.