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Analysis of the Current Status of Weeding Operation and Crop Tree Growth Across Planting Periods

전국 풀베기사업 현황분석 및 연차별 조림목 생장 연구

  • Park, Byung Bae (Department of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Seo, Jeong Min (Department of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Han, Si Ho (Department of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Youn, Woo Bin (Department of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Jung, Yeon Kuk (Korea Forest Service) ;
  • Namgung, Bo Sun (Korea Forest Service) ;
  • Lee, Sang Jic (Korea Forest Service) ;
  • Lee, Sang Ick (Department of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2020.05.09
  • Accepted : 2020.05.27
  • Published : 2020.06.30
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Abstract

Weeding refers to the process of removing weeds around crop trees, which cause competition in nutrients, moisture, and light, and has a great effect on the early growth and survival of crop trees for establishing forest resources. This study was conducted to find out the timing and method of weeding that is the most suitable for the major afforestation species in national forests. We investigated (1) weeding time and frequency for each afforestation species and (2) the height of crop trees and the length of weeds. Up to 99% weeding operation was carried out until 5 years following afforestation. Pinus densiflora, Larix kaempferi, Chamaecyparis obtusa, Prunus sargentii, and Betula platyphylla plantations accounted for more than 70% of the total weeding sites. Once-a-year weeding process was conducted from late June to late July (67%), and twice-a-year weeding process was the highest in June-August by 31%. Most species were shorter than the weeds until the first and second year of planting, but the height of the crop trees was higher than that of the weeds by 48% in average from the third year. Therefore, from the third year of afforestation, except for some species, it is possible to reduce the cost of weeding operations while reducing nutrient competition by the weeds through the removal of weed sprouts, mainly woody weeds, rather than clear cutting. This study contributes to efficiently develop forest resource establishment while reducing operational costs through a detailed weeding schedule and species-specific method.

풀베기작업은 양분, 수분, 광량의 경쟁을 유발시키는 조림목 주변의 잡초목을 제거하는 작업으로, 조림 수종의 활착 및 초기 생장에 큰 영향을 미친다. 본 연구는 주요 조림 수종에 적합한 풀베기 시기와 방법을 알아보기 위하여 전국 국유림을 대상으로 조림수종별 풀베기 시기 및 횟수, 조림목의 수고와 잡초목의 길이를 분석하였다. 조림 후 5년 내의 조림지에서 풀베기사업의 99%가 이뤄지고 있었으며, 소나무, 낙엽송, 편백, 산벚나무, 자작나무 조림지가 풀베기 전체 대상지 중 70% 이상을 차지하였다. 연 1회 풀베기사업은 6월 하순부터 7월 하순까지 67% 실시되었고, 연 2회 풀베기는 6월과 8월이 31%로 가장 높았다. 일부 수종을 제외한 대부분의 수종이 조림 당년과 2년 후까지 잡초목에 비해 수고가 낮았지만, 조림 3년 후부터 잡초목의 길이보다 조림목의 수고가 평균 48% 더 높았다. 따라서, 대부분의 수종은 조림 3년 후부터 모두베기 방식의 풀베기보다는 조림목과 경쟁하는 목본류 위주의 제거작업을 통해 잡초목과의 경쟁을 감소시키고, 작업자의 작업량 또한 줄일 수 있다고 판단된다. 본 연구는 각 지역에 적합한 수종별 풀베기사업 일정과 방법을 반영한다면 효율적인 산림자원육성이 가능함을 제안하고 있다.

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