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Effects of Blooming in Ground Cover on the Pollinator Network and Fruit Production in Apple Orchards

사과원 피복 초생의 개화가 화분매개자 네트워크와 사과 생산에 미치는 영향

  • Son, Min Woong (Department of Plant Medicals, Andong National University) ;
  • Jung, Chuleui (Department of Plant Medicals, Andong National University)
  • Received : 2021.01.29
  • Accepted : 2021.02.24
  • Published : 2021.03.01
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Abstract

Pollinators are not only crucial for plant reproduction, but also important for crop production. These pollinators are affected by the diversity of plants within orchards. Thus, the study investigated the effect of blooming on the ground cover on pollinator diversity, network, fruiting rates and subsequent apple size during harvest season in apple blooming period. Total ten orchards were selected; Five with ground covered mostly by dandelion while the another five without ground cover. The orchards with dandelion bloom showed 16 pollinator groups and 801 pollination network interaction, while 14 pollinator groups and 589 interaction were found from orchards without ground cover blooms. es. Overall pollinators' abundances were not different. But bumble bees and caliphorid flies were more abundant in orchards with ground cover blooming. There was no significant in fruiting rates, but the apple size was significantly bigger in orchards with ground cover. These results may indicate that blooming on the ground cover during apple flowering season would increase pollinator diversity and influence fruit quality later on in apple orchards, and pose importance of floral diversity for sustainable apple production system.

화분매개는 속씨식물 번식에 매우 중요한 역할을 한다. 화분매개 곤충은 식물 다양성과 밀접한 관계를 가지며, 농작물 생산성 향상에 기여한다. 사과원 내 식물 다양성은 과수와 주변부, 그리고 하부 식생에 의해 결정된다. 본 연구는 사과꽃 개화기에 서양민들레 등 초생이 피복된 사과원과 초생이 없는 과수원에서 화분매개자의 다양성과 네트워크, 그리고 결실률과 생산된 과실의 크기 차이를 분석하였다. 경북 안동시 길안면 소재 각 5개의 사과원에서 2020년 4월 사과 개화기에 이루어졌다. 사과와 같은 시기 개화하는 초생은 민들레가 우점이었다. 두 사과원 유형에 따른 꿀벌수는 통계적으로 차이가 없었으나, 전체 풍부도 및 검정파리류와 뒤영벌류의 풍부도는 초생 피복 사과원에서 높았다. 민들레 피복 사과원에서 화분매개자 16 그룹과 801개 상호작용이, 초생 제거 사과원에서는 화분매개자 14개 그룹과 589개 식물-화분매개자 상호작용이 확인되었다. 또한, 초생 피복 사과원의 수확기 사과 크기가 더 컸다. 본 연구의 결과는 서양민들레 등 초생 피복은 봄철 화분매개자의 다양도를 증가시킬 수 있고, 수확기 과수의 크기에 긍적적 영향을 줄 수 있으며, 지속 가능한 사과원 경관관리를 위한 초생재배의 중요성을 확인시켜 주었다.

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