초록
본 연구는 Sheep fescue와 외국산야생화를 혼파하여 조성한 야생화초지의 생육특성, 계절분포 및 식생비율을 구명하고자 충남대학교내 초지시험포장에서 2007년 10월부터 2009년 12월까지 수행하였다. 공시초종은 기본초종인 잔디형 목초로 Sheep fescue (Azure)와 외국산 야생화 22종을 공시하였다. 개화시의 야생화의 평균초장은 1년차(2008) 29.7 cm, 2년차(2009) 34.1 cm 이었다. 꽃 색은 8가지로 다양하였으나 8월, 9월 및 10월에는 2가지색으로 단순화되었다. 개화는 4∼6월에 편중되었고, 8월부터는 야생화의 개화 및 영속성유지에 상당한 어려움이 있었다. 특히, 2년차(2009)에는 월동 후 일년생 야생화초종이 감소되어 꽃 색, 계절분포 및 영속성유지는 문제시되었다. 야생화초지의 연평균 식생비율은 야생화, Sheep fescue 및 잡초가 각각 1년차(2008)에는 21%, 64% 및 15%이었고, 2년차(2009)에는 각각 19%, 65% 및 16%를 유지하였다. 이상의 결과로 보아 외국산 야생화초지의 조성은 야생화의 계절분포 및 영속성 유지에 어려움이 있어 다년생 및 여름철 개화 초종 도입 등 더 다양한 야생화 초종의 선발과 혼파조합방안이 검토되어야 하겠다.
This study was carried out in the Chungnam National University grassland experimental field from October, 2007 to December, 2009 in order to find out the growth characteristics, seasonal anthesis distribution and botanical composition of the wildflowers which were altogether composed of 70% sheep fescue and 30% introduced wildflowers. The experimental species contained 23 species in total to which sheep fescue (fundamental turfgrass) and 22 introduced wildflowers belonged. At the time of the anthesis of the wildflowers, the average plant height was 29.7 cm at first growing season and 34.1 cm at second growing season. They bloomed out into eight colors, but into simplified two colors during August, September, and October. The blooming season leant toward April and June and from August there were lots of difficulties in the wildflower blooming and the maintenance of their consistency. The botanical composition of wildflowers, sheep fescue, and weeds were 21%, 64%, and 15% in the first growing season (2008) and 19%, 65%, and 16% respectively, in the second growing season (2009). Based on this result, cultivating the introduced wildflower grassland has more difficulty because there is some difficulty in the wildflower seasonal distribution and the maintenance of its consistency. And thus, the introduction of more various wildflower such as perennials and flowers blooming after summer, and the seed-mixture combination method should be studied.
