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Distribution of Habitats and Ecology of Weedy Melons (Cucumis melo var. agrestis Naud.) in Korea

우리나라 야생잡초 참외의 자생지 분포지역 및 생태

  • Lee, Woo-Sung (Department of Horticultural Science, Kyungpook National University)
  • 이우승 (경북대학교 농업생명과학대학 원예과학과)
  • Received : 2012.09.13
  • Accepted : 2013.06.07
  • Published : 2013.09.30

Abstract

Natural habitats of weedy melons were distributed on the islands along and on the west and south coasts of Korean peninsula including Boryeong, Seosan (Taean), Seocheon, Okgu, Buan, Gochang, Yeonggwang, Muan, Shinan, Haenam, Jindo, Wando, Goheung, Yeocheon, Hadong, Namhae, Goseong, Tongyeong, Geoje, and Jeju islands including Jeju city, Bukjeju-gun and Nam Jeju-gun. Weedy melons were found growing wildly in or around the cultivated lands in these regions. Natural habitats of weedy melons were in and around the cultivated lands. Weedy melon plants were found most often in soybean fields, followed by fields of mungbean, sweet potato, pepper, sesame, cotton, and peanuts. The plants were also found growing wild in foxtail millet fields, rice paddy levees along the streams, upland field edges, watermelon fields, corn fields, vegetable gardens near farmhouse, orange fields, compost piles, fallow fields, roadside and home gardens. They inhabited in sunny and a little dry spaces in relatively low-height crop plant fields in general. The time of fruit maturity was from early July to late October with the most frequency in September according to post survey answer. Fruits dropped off from the fruit stalk when matured. This phenomenon was thought beneficial for perpetuation in the wild. The fruits were being used commonly for food and toys for children. It was thought that weedy melons were perpetuating through the cycle of human and animal feeding of the fruits, human and animal droppings, often mixed in compost, and application of the compost to crop fields by human.

한국에서 야생(잡초)참외의 자생분포지역은 서해의 옹진군으로부터 남으로 보령 서산(태안), 서천, 군산, 부안, 고창, 영광, 무안, 신안, 해남, 진도, 완도, 고흥, 여수, 하동, 남해, 고성, 통영, 거제시 등의 해안 또는 도서 지방과 제주시, 북제주군 및 남제주군이었다. 이들 지역에서 농경지 또는 그 부근에서 현존하고 있음을 확인하였다. 야생참외가 자생하고 있는 장소는 농경지 및 그 부근이었다. 지방별 자생하고 있는 농경지내용은 대두밭에서 가장 많았다. 다음은 녹두밭, 고구마밭, 고추밭, 참깨밭, 목화밭, 땅콩밭 순위의 빈도였다. 조 밭 주변, 개울가의 논두렁, 밭두렁, 수박밭, 옥수수밭, 농가인접의 채소밭, 감귤밭, 퇴비무더기, 폐농지, 도로변 및 기타 농가정원에서도 자생하고 있었다. 대체로 키가 낮은 작물의 경작지이면서 광선공간이 있고 다소 건조한 곳에서 자생이 많았다. 과실의 숙기는 7월 상순에서 10월 하순까지였는데 9월의 응답빈도가 많았다. 과실이 성숙되면 꼭지가 빠지는데 이는 자생에 효율적인 특성으로 추정되었다. 과실의 용도는 장난감과 식용이 많았다. 과실을 사람이나 가축이 먹고 분으로 배설된 것을 밭거름으로 사용하면 거기서 발아되어 결실되고 익은 과실은 추수기에 사람이나 가축이 다시 먹게 되어 세대가 유지되는 것으로 추정되었다.

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