Abstract
This study was conducted to examine the effect of temperature and relative humidity (RH) that might affect the pollen germination rate and pollen tube length in oriental melon. The experiment was performed using three cultivars namely 'Mallijangseong', 'Ohbokggul', and 'Joeundae' wherein environmental conditions were controlled by three different temperatures $15^{\circ}C$, $25^{\circ}C$, and $35^{\circ}C$ and also three RH levels 30%, 60%, and 90%. Based on the results in terms of temperature, true to all cultivars, plants exposed to $25^{\circ}C$ had the highest pollen germination rate while plants exposed to $15^{\circ}C$ had the lowest. Among the three cultivars, 'Mallijangseong' had the highest in terms of pollen germination rate, followed by 'Ohbokggul', and lastly was 'Joeundae' that showed the lowest germination rate. In the case of pollen tube length, pollen exposed under $35^{\circ}C$ showed the longest tube length, followed by pollen under $25^{\circ}C$, and pollen under $15^{\circ}C$ remarkably had the shortest tube length. Across the three cultivars 'Ohbokggul' had the longest pollen tube length. In the case of RH, pollen germination response among three cultivars depends on the humidity conditions but based on the results, there was no significant differences although high germination rate was observed in highest humidity condition. Between each cultivar, 'Ohbokggul' had the lowest pollen germination rate compared with 'Mallijangseong' and 'Joeundae' after exposure to different RH conditions wherein pollen germination showed significant differences among treatments. The pollen collected under 60% RH had the longest pollen tube length, followed by 30%, and the shortest was under 90% RH. In general, 'Ohbokggul' had the longest pollen tube length while 'Joeundae' had the shortest among the three cultivars.
본 연구는 참외 개화시의 기온과 상대습도가 화분의 발아에 미치는 영향을 검토하고자 '만리장성', '오복꿀' 및 '조은대'의 3 품종을 재료로 하여 개화 시 온도를 $15^{\circ}C$, $25^{\circ}C$ 및 $35^{\circ}C$, 상대습도를 30%, 60% 및 90%의 처리를 두고 실험하였다. 기온조건에 따른 화분 발아율은 $25^{\circ}C$에서 채취한 것이 가장 높았고 $15^{\circ}C$에서 채취한 것이 가장 낮은 경향이었으며 품종별 화분 발아율은 '만리장성'이 가장 높았고 다음이 '오복꿀'이었으며 '조은대'가 가장 낮은 경향이었다. 화분관 신장길이는 기온조건별로는 $35^{\circ}C$에서 채취한 것이 가장 길었고 다음이 $25^{\circ}C$ 에서 채취한 것이었으며 $15^{\circ}C$에서 채취한 것은 현저히 짧았으며, 품종에 따라서는 '오복꿀'이 가장 길었다. 상대습도 조건에 따른 화분 발아율은 습도조건에 따라 뚜렷한 차이는 없으나 습도가 높을수록 높은 경향이었으며, 품종간에도 큰 차이가 없으나 '만리장성'과 '조은대'에 비해 '오복꿀'에서 낮았다. 그러나 화분관 신장길이는 처리간에 뚜렷한 차이를 나타내어 60%의 상대습도에서 채취한 것이 가장 길었으며, 다음이 30%의 상대습도에서 채취한 것이며 90%의 상대습도에서 채취한 것은 현저히 짧았다. 품종별 화분관 신장길이는 '오복꿀'이 가장 길었고 '조은대'가 가장 짧았다.
