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Seed Dormancy and Germination Characteristics of Endemic Elder Species (Sambucus racemosa subsp. pendula) and Common Elder Species (S. williamsii) in Korea

  • Hyo-In, Lim
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.284-289
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    • 2022
  • This study was conducted to determine the seed dormancy types of Sambucus racemosa subsp. pendula Nakai and S. williamsii Hance. Low temperature stratification (1, 2, 3, 4 months) and GA3 treatment (1,000 mg/L) were performed on seeds to determine the type of seed dormancy. After the treatment, seeds were placed on a petri dish at 25℃ under light conditions. The germination rate and mean germination time were investigated. Results showed that cold stratification was effective in breaking the dormant state of the seed in both species. In the low temperature stratification treatment, the seed germination performance was improved as the treatment period was prolonged. Gibberellin treatment was effective in breaking the dormant state of S. racemosa subsp. pendula without low temperature stratification. However, S. williamsii did not break the dormant state of the seed by gibberellin treatment without low temperature stratification treatment. In the gibberellin treatment, germination performance was improved according to the low temperature stratification treatment period. As a result of this study, the seeds of S. williamsii have both an intermediate complex and a deep complex morphophysiological dormancy (MPD). In comparison, it was found that the S. racemosa subsp. pendula had intermediate composite MPD.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGE AND FOREST STRATIFICATION METHOD OF FOREST AREA USING GIS

  • Jo, Myung-Hee;Cho, Kwang-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2007.10a
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    • pp.215-218
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    • 2007
  • Recently, information-oriented whole domain and scientific management method for nation-wide territory is widly being used due to the remarkable development such as GIS and RS. In addition to this, request for analyzing forest spatial information has been increasing to manage forest resources efficiently. Although forest information using satellite image and GIS has been built to analyze a large amount of forest information scientifically, there are many difficulties to gather information because normally forest area is large and difficult to access.. This research uses high resolution satellite and digital aerial photograph around Kyungju city area to classify forest area, and stratifies forest area through a spot survey and a comparison of sample area. It will be possible for us to draw a more detailed map of forest area than 1/25000 map of forest area through these works.

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A Comparison of Systematic Sampling Designs for Forest Inventory

  • Yim, Jong Su;Kleinn, Christoph;Kim, Sung Ho;Jeong, Jin-Hyun;Shin, Man Yong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.98 no.2
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    • pp.133-141
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    • 2009
  • This study was conducted to support for determining an efficient sampling design for forest resources assessments in South Korea with respect to statistical efficiency. For this objective, different systematic sampling designs were simulated and compared based on an artificial forest population that had been built from field sample data and satellite data in Yang-Pyeong County, Korea. Using the k-NN technique, two thematic maps (growing stock and forest cover type per pixel unit) across the test area were generated; field data (n=191) and Landsat ETM+ were used as source data. Four sampling designs (systematic sampling, systematic sampling for post-stratification, systematic cluster sampling, and stratified systematic sampling) were employed as optimum sampling design candidates. In order to compute error variance, the Monte Carlo simulation was used (k=1,000). Then, sampling error and relative efficiency were compared. When the objective of an inventory was to obtain estimations for the entire population, systematic cluster sampling was superior to the other sampling designs. If its objective is to obtain estimations for each sub-population, post-stratification gave a better estimation. In order to successfully perform this procedure, it requires clear definitions of strata of interest per field observation unit for efficient stratification.

Comparison of Forest Growing Stock Estimates by Distance-Weighting and Stratification in k-Nearest Neighbor Technique (거리 가중치와 층화를 이용한 최근린기반 임목축적 추정치의 정확도 비교)

  • Yim, Jong Su;Yoo, Byung Oh;Shin, Man Yong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.101 no.3
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    • pp.374-380
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    • 2012
  • The k-Nearest Neighbor (kNN) technique is popularly applied to assess forest resources at the county level and to provide its spatial information by combining large area forest inventory data and remote sensing data. In this study, two approaches such as distance-weighting and stratification of training dataset, were compared to improve kNN-based forest growing stock estimates. When compared with five distance weights (0 to 2 by 0.5), the accuracy of kNN-based estimates was very similar ranged ${\pm}0.6m^3/ha$ in mean deviation. The training dataset were stratified by horizontal reference area (HRA) and forest cover type, which were applied by separately and combined. Even though the accuracy of estimates by combining forest cover type and HRA- 100 km was slightly improved, that by forest cover type was more efficient with sufficient number of training data. The mean of forest growing stock based kNN with HRA-100 and stratification by forest cover type when k=7 were somewhat underestimated ($5m^3/ha$) compared to statistical yearbook of forestry at 2011.

Effect of Wet Cold and Gibberellin Treatments on Germination of Dwarf Stone Pine Seeds (저온습윤 및 지베렐린 처리가 눈잣나무의 종자발아에 미치는 영향)

  • Lim, Hyo-In;Kim, Gil-Nam;Jang, Kyung-Hwan;Park, Wan-Geun
    • Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.253-258
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    • 2015
  • In South Korea, Pinus pumila (Pall.) Regel (dwarf stone pine) has been designated as a critically endangered species by the Korea Forest Service. We have difficulties in obtaining the seeds of P. pumila because P. pumila grows only in the Daecheongbong area (1550–1700 m above sea level) of Mt. Seorak and almost all of its cones are damaged by birds and rodents. For establishing an ex situ conservation stand of P. pumila, this study was conducted to figure out the effects of wet cold (cold stratification, prechilling) and GA3 treatment on the germination of P. pumila seeds. After cold stratification (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 months), prechilling (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 months) and GA3 treatment (0, 100, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 ㎎/L), seeds were placed on petri-dishes at 25℃ under light condition. The percentage of germination, mean germination time and the germination rate were investigated. The results showed that both of the cold stratification and prechilling were effective in improving germination performances. However, there were no significant differences in performances between the two cold treatments. Within each treatment, the germination performances improved with the period of treatment. However, after three months of treatment, the performances showed no significant improvement. The gibberellin treatment was also effective in improving seed germination of P. pumila. The percentage of germination reached 79.0% in the seeds treated with 100 ㎎/L of GA3. However, the germination performances decreased at high concentration of GA3 treatments (over 2000 ㎎/L). In conclusion, cold stratification (over 3 months) or 100 ㎎/L of GA3 treatment was considered to be the appropriate method for seedling production of P. pumila.

Humidity Variation by Green Space Calculation Method (녹지의 산출방법이 습도변화에 미치는 영향)

  • Yoon, Yong-Han;Park, Heon
    • Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.41-47
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    • 2002
  • For this study grasp quantitative humidity variation with planting stratification to various green space of calculation method, observed humidity distribution in the green space. with this data, coverage condition and humidity distribution, planting calculation method and humidity, planting stratification calculation method and humidity, analyzed by revolution analysis. In this result, as well as coverage condition, planting stratification effect humidity variation. increasing planting ratio (area) and planting volume (capacity) effect higher humidity. especially, if we compared between planting stratification calculation method and higher humidity, effect by a revolution coefficient and a correlation coefficient, effect relatively planting volume (capacity) higher than stratification ratio (area). today, in the index of higher humidity, planting calculation propose application of capacity method.

Effects of Gibberellin Treatment on the Dormancy-breaking and Germination Promotion of Carpinus laxiflora Seeds Stored for 16 Years (지베렐린 처리에 따른 서어나무 16년 저장 종자의 휴면타파 및 발아촉진 효과)

  • Han, Sim-Hee;Ku, Ja Jung;Kim, Du Hyun;Lim, Hyo-In
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.108 no.4
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    • pp.531-539
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    • 2019
  • This study assessed the vitality of Carpinus laxiflora seeds stored for more than 15 years in order to discover optimal pre-treatment conditions for removingthe causes of seed dormancy and improving revitalization rate. Seeds were collected in October 2000 and stored at -18℃ for 16 years. Experiments to assess the revitalization ability of the seeds were performed under the following conditions: a controlled environment; in warm stratification (30 days at 23℃); in cold stratification (30 days at 4℃ andfor 30, 45, 60, and 120 days); gibberellin (GA3) treatment (24 hours per day in GA3 solutions of 100, 500, 1000, 2000, and 3000 mg·L-1); and both cold stratification and GA3 treatment (30 days at 4℃, then in a GA3 solution of 100, 500, and 1000 mg·L-1 for 2 hours). The average germination percentage(GP) of untreated seeds was 2%, and the average GP of warm-stratification seeds was 10%. Cold-stratification seeds had the highest GP at 81% for the 45-day process, while the 120-day cold-stratification seeds had the lowest GP at 67.3%. The average GP of seeds treated with GA3 ranged from 77% (100 mg·L-1) to 99% (1000 mg·L-1), indicatingsignificant differences between the treatment concentrations. The treatment effect of GA3 was highest at 500 mg·L-1 and 1000 mg·L-1, and lowest at 100 mg·L-1. The average GP of seeds treated with GA3 following cold stratification was 68%, which was lower than the cold stratification-only (73.2%) and GA3-only (88.4%) treatments. A comprehensive comparison of the seed germination characteristics according to the four treatments determined that a GA3 500 mg·L-1 pre-treatment, with the highest average GP, was ideally suited to the revitalization of long-term stored C. laxiflora seeds. Consequently, C. laxiflora stored at -18℃ for 16 years indicated strong vitality and could be regenerated by proper pre-treatment.

Seed Germination Response to Temperature, Cold Stratification Period, and Gibberellin Treatment in Spiraea fritschiana

  • Kim, Hyun Jin;Lee, Ki Cheol;Kim, Hyun Jin;Kim, Yoon Jin
    • Horticultural Science & Technology
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.557-563
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    • 2016
  • To improve the germination of Spiraea fritschiana seeds for mass propagation, we evaluated the effect of a range of temperatures, cold stratification periods, and gibberellic acid ($GA_3$) treatments on three germination characteristics. Final germination percentage (FGP) increased as the temperature for seed germination increased, up to $30^{\circ}C$, while the mean germination time (MGT) and the mean number of days to 30% germination ($T_{30}$) decreased when seeds were germinated at $25-30^{\circ}C$. The optimum germination temperature of S. fritschiana seeds is approximately $30^{\circ}C$ considering FGP, MGT, and $T_{30}$ together. FGP increased with the duration of cold stratification up to a period of 6 weeks, but declined after 8 weeks of cold stratification, as prolonged cold stratification can induce dormancy with a resultant decline in germination. Pretreatment with 6-8 weeks of cold stratification or soaking seeds in distilled water or $500mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ $GA_3$ for 24 h accelerated and increased the germination of S. fritschiana seeds, regardless of temperature. However, further study might be required to evaluate the effect of $GA_3$ concentrations lower than $500mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ on the promotion of germination in S. fritschiana seeds.

Easy and Quick Survey Method to Estimate Quantitative Characteristics in the Thin Forests

  • Mirzaei, Mehrdad;Bonyad, Amir Eslam;Bijarpas, Mahboobeh Mohebi;Golmohamadi, Fatemeh
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.73-77
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    • 2015
  • Acquiring accurate quantitative and qualitative information is necessary for the technical and scientific management of forest stands. In this study, stratification and systematic random sampling methods were used to estimation of quantitative characteristics in study area. The estimator ($((E%)^2xT)$) was used to compare the systematic random and stratified sampling methods. 100 percent inventory was carried out in an area of 400 hectares; characteristics as: tree density, crown cover (canopy), and basal area were measured. Tree density of stands was compared through systemic random and stratified sampling methods. Findings of the study reveal that stratified sampling method gives a better representation of estimates than systematic random sampling.

Forest Stratification Effect of Air Temperature and Humidity in the Green Space (수림의 계층구조가 녹지내의 기온 및 습도에 미치는 영향)

  • Yoon, Yong-Han
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.120-125
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    • 2003
  • For this study grasp coverage condition and forest stratification to various green space, observed air temperature and relative humidity. With this data, coverage condition and air temperature, relative humidity distribution, analyzed relationship of forest rate and air temperature or relative humidity, tree numbers and green volume and humidity by revolution analysis. In this result, higher none is formed artificiality and barren area, lower zone did fores and water area. Relative humidity have corresponding type of air temperature distribution. lower Tone was higher humidity. Different of Idlest type or water area, surround of forest showed relatively higher humidity. Increasing tree numbers or green volume effect higher humidity and this efficiency order of an arbor, subarbor, shrub.