Vertical Shoot Growth of Korean Lawngrass (Zoysia japonica Steud.) Influenced by Trinexapac-ethyl, Amidochlor, and Mefluidide

Trinexapac-ethyl, Amidochlor 및 Mefluidide가 들잔디 직립생장에 미치는 효과

  • Kim, Kyoung-Nam (Environmental Development Division, Samsung Everland Inc.) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Seon (Turfgrass & Environment Research Institute, Samsung Everland Inc.)
  • 김경남 (삼성에버랜드(주) 환경개발사업부) ;
  • 김용선 (삼성에버랜드(주) 잔디.환경연구소)
  • Published : 1999.10.31

Abstract

Research was initiated to evaluate plant growth regulator effects on the vertical shoot growth of Korean lawngrass and to determine desirable growth regulator and its rate. The experiments were conducted twice at different sites in 1995. All the tested growth regulators inhibited the growth, but the inhibition period was variable among the product in Experiments I and II. During the first week after treatment, there was approximately 10 to 20% growth reduction in most of the treated plots. In the amidochlor-treated plots, growth suppression was effective for 3 to 4 weeks at low to medium rates ($0.60mL{\cdot}m^{-2}$). A Type II growth regulator, trinexapac-ethyl exceeding the medium rate of $0.08mL{\cdot}m^{-2}$ consistently tended to suppress vertical shoot growth for 8 weeks, being above 35% reduction in both experiments. In the plots applied with mefluidide, growth suppression appeared with foliar discoloration 3 or 4 days earlier than the other growth regulators and continued to work till the 8 weeks after treatment. Suppression intensity on vertical shoot growth increased with time after treatment up to a certain period of time, depending on growth regulators. Generally, the higher the application rate, the greater the suppression intensity. Seasonal variation of activity and effectiveness of growth regulators was observed, resulting in lower suppression intensity in July than in June. It is expected to reduce mowing requirements by 30 to up to 60% for a certain period with a specific growth regulator. In low to medium maintenance of Korean lawngrass turf, a long-term suppression may be more effectively accomplished with trinexapac-ethyl rather than mefluidide and amidochlor in terms of vertical shoot growth inhibition. Therefore, turf managers will need to select proper growth regulator and determine optimum rate of application for turfgrass management, based on a defined period of mowing reduction.

여러 가지 생장조절제가 들잔디 직립생장에 미치는 영향을 규명함으로써 예초관리에 적절한 생장조절제 종류 및 적용수준을 파악하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 실험은 페어웨이 수준으로 유지되고 있는 들잔디 연구포장에서 1995년 2회에 걸쳐 각각 다른 장소에서 실시하였다. 공시한 3종류 생장조절제 모두 들잔디 생장을 억제하였지만, 억제기간은 종류에 따라 다르게 나타났다. 처리 1주 후 대부분의 생장조절제 처리구에서 약 10%에서 20% 정도의 억제효과가 있었다. Amidochlor 처리구는 $0.30mL{\cdot}m^{-2}$에서 $0.60mL{\cdot}m^{-2}$ 사이까지 3, 4주 정도 효과가 지속되었고, $0.08mL{\cdot}m^{-2}$ 이상의 trinexapacethyl 처리구에서는 8주까지 약 35% 정도의 억제효과가 관찰되었다. 다른 생장조절제에 비해 생장억제가 3, 4일 정도 빨리 나타난 mefluidide 처리구도 8주 정도 억제효과가 있었지만, 엽색 퇴화도 동시에 관찰되었다. 직립생장억제 관점에서 관리 정도가 낮게 유지되는 한국잔디에서 장기간 효과는 trinexapac-ethyl 처리가 amidochlor 및 mefluidide 보다 더 효과적인 것으로 사료되었다. 계절에 따라 생장조절제의 효과차이가 다르게 나타났는데, 들잔디 생육왕성기인 7월 처리에 비해 6월 처리시 직립경 생장억제 정도가 높게 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 잔디 관리시 생장조절제 종류에 따라 30%에서 60% 정도 예초 회수를 감소시킬 수 있는 것으로 나타났으나, 예초 관리와 관련하여 기대하는 생장억제 기간에 따라 생장조절제 종류 및 적용 수준을 선택하는 것이 필요하다.

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