Abstract
This study was conducted to define the optimal conditions for embryo growth during seed stratification and for breaking dormancy as well as seed germination of stratified ginseng seeds. The experiments were also carried out to detect some materials which were expected to induce seed dormancy in the ginseng seeds. The results summarized as follows; 1. The growth of embryo during seed stratification was significantly inhibited by the existence of endocarp. The fastest embryo growth was resulted at $15^{\circ}C$ and an estimated optimal temperature for embryo growth was about $18^{\circ}C$. 2. There was no significant difference between the embryo growth and germination ratio of ginseng seeds which were sown in seed bed at Aug-5 without seed stratification and that of artificial seed stratification. 3. Embryo growth and germination ratio was significantly inhibited by high temperature treatment at $30^{\circ}C$ for 24 hours or respiration stress by immersing seeds in water for 10 days or more. 4. When the seed stratification was started at $10^{\circ}C$, growth of embryo in the ginseng seeds were almost stopped. But, when the seeds were stratified first at $20^{\circ}C$ for 50 days and next at $10^{\circ}C$ for 50 days, the embryo growth was significantly promoted compared with the embryo growth in the seeds which were stratified at $20^{\circ}C$ for 100 days. 5. The successive embryo growth after seed stratification was significantly accelerated at $10^{\circ}C$ but the seeds chilled at $5^{\circ}C$ for 100 days were resulted in the highest germination ratio as well as the shortest days for germination. 6. The successive embryo growth during chilling treatment and seed germination were significantly inhibited by immersing seeds in water just before chilling treatment or during chilling treatment and by interruption of chilling treatment with raising temperature to $20^{\circ}C$ for 20 days during chilling treatment. 7. The germination ratio of ginseng seeds which finished chilling treatment was highest at $10^{\circ}C$ and 62.5% was the estimated soil moisture for the best germination of ginseng seeds. The ginseng seeds were found to require high amount of oxygen for germination. 8. Only water soluble material in homogenized ginseng seeds showed a significant inhibiting effect on the seed germination of sesame, millet and soybean. Water soluble material dissolved from undehisced ginseng seeds showed stronger inhibiting effect on the seedling growth of sesame than material from dehisced ginseng seeds. Extraction temperature did not influence the inhibiting effect of the material dissolved from ginseng seeds on the seedling growth of sesame. 9. Water soluble materials dissolved from the berry pulps, leaves, fresh roots and dried roots also showed a significant inhibiting effect on the seedling growth of sesame. 10. Water soluble materials dissolved from the ginseng seeds, leaves and fresh roots showed a significant inhibiting effect on the germination of true fungi and the growth of spawn but the growth of phytopathogenic bacteria was not. 11. Among the water soluble materials dissolved from ginseng seeds, the materials of low molecular weight less than 3,000 were resulted a significant inhibiting effect on the seedling growth of sesame and the materials of high molecular weight also showed an inhibiting effect.
고려인삼종자(高麗人蔘種子)의 미숙배(未熟胚) 생장(生長) 최적조건(最適條件), 배숙종자(胚熟種子)의 유안타파(休眼打破) 및 발아최적조건(發芽最適條件)을 구명(究明)하는 한편 종자내(種子內)에 존재(存在)할 것으로 추측(推測)되는 발아억제물질(發芽抑制物質)을 추구(追究)하기 위하여 본(本) 연구(硏究)를 수행(遂行)하였던 바 그 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 내과피(內果皮)의 존재(存在)는 미숙배(未熟胚)의 생장(生長)을 현저(顯著)히 억제(抑制)하였으며 내과피(內果皮)의 유무(有無)에 관계(關係)없이 $15^{\circ}C$에서 배(胚)의 생장(生長)이 가장 왕성(旺盛)하였고 회귀분석(回歸分析)에 의한 배생장(胚生長) 최적온도(最適溫度)의 추정치(推定値)는 $18^{\circ}C$내외(內外)였다. 2. 수확직후(收穫直後) 미숙배종자(未熟胚種子) 파종시(播種時) 묘상(苗床)에서의 배생장(胚生長) 및 발아율(發芽率)은 개갑처리종자(開匣處理種子)의 배생장(胚生長) 및 발아율(發芽率)과 차이(差異)가 없었다. 3. 개갑처리전(開匣處理前) 미숙배종자(未熟胚種子)를 $30^{\circ}C$이상(以上)의 고온(高溫)에서 24시간(時間), 10일이상(日以上)의 침지처리(浸漬處理)는 배(胚)의 생장(生長) 및 발아율(發芽率)을 현저(顯著)히 지연(遲延)시켰다. 4. 미숙배종자(未熟胚種子)의 배생장(胚生長)은 $10^{\circ}C$에서 거의 정지상태(停止狀態)이나 $20^{\circ}C$에서 50일간(日間) 치상후(置床後) 계속(繼續) $10^{\circ}C$에서 50일간(日間) 치상(置床)할 경우(境遇) 생장(生長)이 현저(顯著)히 촉진(促進)되어 $20^{\circ}C$에서만 100일간(日間) 개갑(開匣)시킨 종자(種子)보다 배율(胚率)이 크게 증가(增加)되었다. 5. 개갑(開匣)이 완료(完了)된 종자(種子)의 계속적(繼續的)인 배생장(胚生長)은 $10^{\circ}C$에서 촉진(促進)되었으나 발아율(發芽率)은 $5^{\circ}C$에서 100일간(日間) 저온처리(低溫處理)한 종자(種子)에서 높았고 발아소요일수(發芽所要日數)도 짧았다. 6. 개갑(開匣)된 종차(種子)의 저온처리직전(低溫處理直前) 혹은 과정중(過程中) 침지(浸漬) 또는 20일간(日間) $20^{\circ}C$로의 저온상승처리(溫度上昇處理)는 저온처리중(低溫處理中)의 배생장(胚生長) 및 발아(發芽)를 현저(顯著)히 저해(沮害)하였다. 7. 저온처리(低溫處理)를 완료(完了)한 종자(種子)는 $10^{\circ}C$에서 최적(最高)의 발아율(發芽率)을 보였고 발아최적토양수분(發芽最適土壤水分)의 추정치(推定値)는 62.5%였으며 높은 산소요구도(酸素要求度)를 가지고 있었다. 8. 마쇄(磨碎)된 인삼종자(人蔘種子)의 증류수추출물(蒸溜水抽出物)만이 참깨, 조 및 콩의 발아억제효과(發芽抑制效果)를 뚜렷이 나타내었으며 개갑종자(開匣種子)보다는 미개갑종자추출물(未開匣種子抽出物)의 억제효과(抑制效果)가 더 컸고, 추출온도(抽出溫度)에 따른 억제효과(抑制效果)의 차이(差異)는 인정(認定)되지 않았다. 9. 인삼(人蔘)의 장육(醬肉), 잎, 뿌리 및 건조(乾操)한 뿌리의 물추출물(抽出物)도 참깨 및 인삼(人蔘)의 유묘생육(幼苗生育)을 현저(顯著)히 억제(抑制)하는 효과(效果)를 나타내었다. 10. 인삼(人蔘)의 종자(種子), 잎 및 뿌리의 증류수추출물(蒸溜水抽出物)은 진균(眞菌)의 발아(發芽) 및 균사생장(菌絲生長)을 크게 억제(抑制)하였으나 세균(細菌)의 증식(增殖)에는 영향(影響)을 미치지 않았다. 11. 인삼종자(人蔘種子)의 물추출물중(抽出物中) 분자량(分子量) 3,000이하(以下)의 저분자물질(低分子物質)에서 참깨유묘(幼苗)의 생육억제효과(生育抑制效果)가 뚜렷하였고, 분자량(分子量) 10,000이상(以上)의 고분자물질(高分子物質)에서도 억제효과(抑制效果)를 나타냈다.
(Dept. of Agronomy, Coll. of Agriculture, Chungnam Nat'l Univ.)