Growth Responses of Various Ornamental Foliage Plants According to the Amount of Nitrogen Application

질소처리에 따른 여러 관엽식물의 생육반응

  • Shim, Myung Syun (Department of Horticulture and Education, Korea National Arboretum) ;
  • Kil, Mi Jung (Floriculture Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration)
  • 심명선 (국립수목원 전시교육과 전시원조성관리연구실) ;
  • 길미정 (국립원예특작과학원 원예작물부 화훼과)
  • Received : 2012.11.22
  • Accepted : 2012.11.28
  • Published : 2012.12.31

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the plant growth of various foliage plants affected by the amount of nitrogen application. There was not an accurate criterion for fertilization to each foliage plant. Moreover, the foliage plants grow slowly during the early stage and this period must be shortened for commercial production. Ficus benjamina, Hedera helix, Philodendron tatei, Rhapis excelsa, and Spathiphyllum spp. were used in this experiment. Nutrient nitrogen concentrations were 120, 150, 180, and $210mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ (N1, N2, N3, N4) and they were based on the Sonneveld solution. Plant height and width, leaf number, leaf area, fresh and dry weights of shoots were measured for 8 weeks to compare the responses to the different treatments. The nitrogen contents of various plant parts were also analyzed. The growth of Ficus and Hedera was improved at the N1 treatment and that of Philodendron, Rhapis and Spathiphyllum at N4 treatment. The required amounts for nitrogen nutrients were different among the various foliage plants. The nitrogen treatments had no effects on SPAD values and there were no correlations between nitrogen treatments and nitrogen contents of plant parts. Therefore, the various foliage plants should supply with each proper nitrogen treatments to grow faster with better quality. In this case, the plant growth played a more important role than nitrogen levels of plant parts in deciding the proper nitrogen levels for each foliage plant.

질소처리에 따른 여러 관엽식물의 생육반응 및 엽내 질소 함량을 구명하여 초기 생육을 단축시키고 관엽식물의 영양관리에 있어 기초자료를 제시하고자 하였다. 실험재료로 벤자민고무나무, 관음죽, 필로덴드론, 스파티필럼, 아이비 등 많이 이용되고 있는 관엽식물들을 선택하였다. 화분에 식재한 관엽식물에 질소량을 각각 120, 150, 180, $210mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$로 처리하고, 8주 후 식물의 초장, 폭, 엽수, 엽면적, 생체중 및 건물중 등을 측정하였다. 식물 부위별 질소 함량도 분석하였다. 벤자민고무나무와 아이비는 N1 처리에서 식물의 생육이 우수하고, 초장 및 엽수의 증가량이 가장 큰 것으로 나타났다. 필로덴드론과 관음죽은 N4 처리의 경우 식물 생육이 일부 향상되었으나, 초장 및 엽수의 증가량은 다른 질소수준들간에 큰 차이는 없었다. 특히 관음죽은 식물의 생장량이 거의 없었다. 스파티필럼은 N4 처리에서 식물의 생육이 우수하고, 초장 및 엽수의 증가량도 가장 큰 것으로 보여졌다. 각 식물별 적합한 질소수준이 다른 것으로 판단되었다. 질소수준별 처리가 엽록소 함량에 크게 영향을 주지 않았고, 식물 부위별 질소함량도 일관된 경향을 보여지지 않았다. 그러므로, 관엽식물에서는 잎 등 식물체 부위별 영양 상태보다 식물의 생육반응으로 영양상태를 진단하는 것이 더 적합한 것으로 판단되었다.

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