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Comparison of Underground Root Growth Characteristics of Major Cool-Season Grasses according to Establishment Stages in Sports Turf Designed by the USGA Soil System

USGA 지반으로 설계된 스포츠 잔디밭에서 조성단계별 주요 한지형 잔디의 지하부 뿌리생육 특성 비교

  • Kim, Kyoung-Nam (Department of Horticulture, College of Science and Technology, Sahmyook University)
  • 김경남 (삼육대학교 과학기술대학 원예학과)
  • Received : 2014.02.11
  • Accepted : 2014.07.03
  • Published : 2015.04.30
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Abstract

Research was initiated to investigate root growth characteristics of major cool-season grasses (CSG) and to collect basic information useful for sports turf design, construction and maintenance. Several turfgrasses were evaluated in the USGA (United States Golf Association) soil system. Turfgrass entries were comprised 3 blends and 3 mixtures of Kentucky bluegrass (KB, Poa pratensis L.), perennial ryegrass (PR, Lolium perenne L.), and tall fescue (TF, Festuca arundinacea Schreb.). Significant differences were found in root growth, rooting potential and rooting development. These characteristics increased with time after seeding, but varied with establishment stages. In early stage, root length was highest with PR, intermediate with TF and lowest with KB. Evaluation in a middle stage indicated that root growth was similar to early-stage evaluation, but decreased by 13 to 31% compared with early-stage values. Root growth of late stage increased by 34 to 85% over middle-stage root growth. Overall, thhere was not much difference in root length among treatments, with all except Mixture I reaching 22cm in root length. Rooting potential ranking was variable with establishment stage, being PR > KB > TF in early stage, PR > TF > KB in middle stage and TF > PR > KB in late stage. At the end of the study, TF was rated best for rooting development, followed by PR and finally KB. Our results showed that TF was the best species in regard to overall rooting characteristics. TF exhibited excellent rooting development with time after establishment. Bunch-type PR showed fast root growth in the early stage, but rooting quality characteristics decreased with time, especially for rooting development. By contrast, rhizomatous-type KB was poor in early-stage root growth, but rooting characteristics improved with time after establishment. These variations in rooting characteristics among CSGs were considered to arise from differences in establishment vigor, growth habit and genetic characteristics. Information on root growth, rooting potential and rooting development by establishment stages will be useful for sports turf design, construction and maintenance.

본 연구는 USGA 지반으로 조성된 연구포장에서 조성단계별 주요 한지형 잔디의 뿌리생육 특성 차이 파악 및 스포츠 잔디설계, 시공 및 관리에 필요한 기본 정보를 수집하고자 수행하였다. 공시초종은 켄터키 블루그래스, 퍼레니얼 라이그래스, 톨 페스큐와 이들 한지형 혼합구 세 종류로 전체 6종류이었다. 본 실험결과 한지형 초종별 뿌리생장, 뿌리활착도 및 근계발달에 대해 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 전반적으로 뿌리생장, 뿌리활착도 및 근계발달은 조성 후 시간이 지남에 따라 증가하는 경향이었으며 조성단계에 따라 차이가 크게 나타났다. 조성 초기 단일 초종 간 뿌리생장은 퍼레니얼 라이그래스 > 톨 페스큐 > 켄터키 블루그래스 순서로 나타났다. 조성 중기 뿌리생장은 조성 초기와 비슷한 경향이었지만, 전체적인 뿌리생장은 초기에 비해 13-31% 정도 낮게 나타났다. 그리고 조성 후기 뿌리생장은 조성 중기에 비해 34-85% 정도 크게 증가하였으며 혼합구 I을 제외한 대부분 초종의 뿌리길이가 22cm 전후로 비슷하였다. 뿌리활착도는 경시적인 차이가 있었지만, 초종 간 우열관계는 조성단계에 따라 다르게 나타났다. 즉 조성 초기 단일 초종구의 뿌리활착도는 퍼레니얼 라이그래스 > 켄터키 블루그래스 > 톨 페스큐, 조성 중기에는 퍼레니얼 라이그래스 > 톨 페스큐 > 켄터키 블루그래스, 그리고 조성 후기에는 톨 페스큐 > 퍼레니얼 라이그래스 > 켄터키 블루그래스 순서로 나타났다. 잔디밭 조성이 완료된 시점 초종간 근계발달 범위는 톨 페스큐 > 퍼레니얼 라이그래스 > 켄터키 블루그래스 순서로 나타났다. 종합적으로 뿌리생장, 뿌리활착도 및 근계발달 특성을 고려 시 한지형 잔디의 지하부 뿌리생육 특성은 톨 페스큐가 가장 우수한 초종으로 판단되었으며, 혼합구의 뿌리생육 특성은 초종 및 혼합정도에 따라 다양하게 나타났다. 초종별 뿌리생육 특성 차이는 발아속도, 생육습성 및 유전적 특성 때문에 나타나는 것으로 판단되었다. 즉, 톨 페스큐는 조성 후 시간이 경과할수록 뿌리생장, 특히 근계발달 형성능력이 우수하게 나타났으며, B-type 퍼레니얼 라이그래스는 조성 초기 뿌리생장이 우수하였지만, 조성 후기로 갈수록 근계발달 능력이 저조한 경향으로 나타났다. R-type 켄터키 블루그래스는 초기 뿌리생장은 저조하였지만, 조성 후기 활착이 진행될수록 뿌리생장 및 근계발달 능력이 양호하게 나타났다. 스포츠 잔디밭 설계 및 시공 시 지상부 생육특성과 함께 지하부 뿌리특성도 함께 고려해서 컨셉에 적합한 잔디밭 조성이 중요한데 본 연구에서 밝혀진 한지형 잔디의 조성단계별 뿌리생장, 뿌리활착도 및 근계발달 특성은 실무에 유용하게 활용될 것이다.

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