Germination Characteristics of Diplachne fusca seeds

갯드렁새(Diplachne fusca) 종자의 발아특성에 관한 연구

The germination characteristics of Diplachne fusca (L.) P. Beauv. seeds were investigated under different seed storage conditions to find out reliable system for maintaining the seeds with high and uniform germination rate and thus for possible use of the seeds in herbicide screening with a continuous seed supply. When the seeds were stored under wet-low temperature($4^{\circ}C$) condition, the germination rate was 88% after 4-week-storage. The germination rate slightly declined after the storage for longer than 3 months. Dry seeds stored at room temperature exhibited very low germination rate. The wet-low temperature treatment was effective for inducing the germination of the seeds which had been stored under dry-room temperature condition for 4 months. The germination rate was 70% after 2-week- storage under the wet-low temperature condition. The germination rate was much higher under an alternate temperature condition than under a continuous temperature condition. The optimum temperature was 35/$25^{\circ}C$(14/10hrs). The seeds had a capability to germinate under NaCl-treated condition even at a concentration of 1.0%, whereas the germination of Echinochloa crus-galli seeds was completely inhibited by 0.5% NaCl. This result indicates that D. fusca has an advantage over E. crus-galli to survive in reclaimed 1and from the sea.

갯드렁새 종자의 저장조건별 발아특성을 조사하여 연중 균일한 종자의 발아율을 유지시키면서, 이들을 방제할 수 있는 약제의 개발을 위한 실험종자로 이용하고자 일련의 실험을 수행한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 종자의 발아유기에는 저온습윤처리가 효과적이었으며 1개월 처리시 80% 이상의 종자가 발아되었다. 2. 실온건조저장된 종자는 2주일간의 저온습윤 처리로 70% 이상이 발아되었다. 3. 갯드렁새 종자의 발아율은 항온조건 보다 변온조건에서 높았으며 최적 발아온도는 35/$25^{\circ}C$의 변온조건이었다. 4. 갯드렁새 종자는 강피에 비하여 내염성이 현저하게 높았다. 강피는 0.5%의 NaCl 농도에서 거의 발아되지 않았으나 갯드렁새는 1.0%에서도 60% 이상의 발아율을 나타내어 간척지에서의 발아에 보다 유리하였다.