Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science (한국산림과학회지)

Korean Society of Forest Science (한국산림과학회)
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Sex Morph, Fruiting Habit, and Seed Viability of Acer palmatum

단풍나무의 성 형태, 결실특성 및 종자활력

  • Kim, Gab Tae (Department of Forest Sciences, Sangji Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Hoi Jin (Department of Seed & Seedling Management, Korean Forest Seed & Variety Center)
  • 김갑태 (상지대학교 산림과학과) ;
  • 김회진 (국립산림품종관리센터 종묘관리과)
  • Published : 2012.03.31
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Abstract

To examine the sex morph, heterodichogamy, fruiting characteristics and seed viabilities of Acer palmatum, sixty three planted trees were monitered in Wonju-si for two years in terms of their sex morph, flowering and fruiting habit. Most flowers of A. palmatum are pollinated by Apis mellifera, Helophilus virgatus, a few (3.57%) are pollinated by wind. Twenty four trees (42.9%) in 2010, and twenty trees (31.7%) in 2011 were proved protandrous (PA: pollen is shed before stigmas are receptive), thirty two (50.8%) in 2010, thirty trees (47.6%) in 2011 were proved protogynous (PG: stigmas are receptive before pollen is shed). This result means that Acer palmatum has heterodichogamous sexual system. Five trees (7.9%) have changed their sex morphs; 4 trees change the sex morp PA to PG, and one does the sex morph PG to PA. Rates of sound seeds and decayed seeds were significantly different between sex morphs. Rates of sound seeds were 51.6% (2010) and 64.0% (2011) in PA, but 30.4% (2010) and 40.4% (2011) in PG. and rates of decayed seeds did 40.0% (2010) and 31.2% (2011) in PA, but 65.6% (2010) and 56.8% (2011) in PG. The differences of decayed seeds' rates between sex morphs might be related with the timing of insect pests' outbreak.

단풍나무의 이형자웅이숙, 성형태의 다양성 및 결실특성을 파악하고자, 원주지역에 생육 중인 단풍나무(Acer palmatum) 63주를 대상으로 화기구조, 수분시스템, 결실특성 시과활력을 2010년 4월부터 2011년 10월까지 조사하였다. 단풍나무는 주로 꿀벌과 꽃등에 등의 화분매개충에 의해 수분되나, 소수(3.57%)는 바람에 의해 수분되었다고 추정된다. 조사대상목 중에서 2010년 24개체(42.9%), 2011년 20개체(31.7%)는 웅예선숙개체(Protandrous, PA)였으며, 2010년 32개체(50.8%), 2011년 30개체(47.6%)는 자예선숙개체(Protogynous, PG)로 단풍나무는 이형자웅이숙(異型雌雄異熟: heterodichogamy)하는 것이 밝혀졌다. 5개체(7.9%)에서 성전환-4개체는 PA에서 PG로, 1개체는 PG에서 PA로-이 확인되었다. 건전종자와 부후종자의 비율에서는 성 형태 간의 통계적 유의성이 인정되었다. 건전종자의 비율은 PA에서 2010년 25.8/50, 2011년 32.0/50로 상대적으로 높게 나타났고, PG에서는 2010년 15.2/50, 2011년 20.2/50로 상대적으로 낮게 나타났다. 부후종자의 비율은 PA에서 2010년 20.0/50, 2011년 15.6/50로 상대적으로 낮게 나타났고, PG에서는 2010년 32.8/50, 2011년 28.4/50로 상대적으로 높게 나타났다. 성형태간의 부후종자율의 차이는 단풍나무 종실가해 해충들의 활동시기와 관련이 있을 것이라 사료된다.

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