본 연구는 제주특산식물인 좀향유의 현지 내･외 보존을 위한 기초 연구로서 증식체계를 마련하고 전처리제 처리에 따른 발 근 특성과 시비에 따른 유묘의 생장 효과를 등을 알아보았다. 온 실과 밀폐상의 온습도 조사결과 평균 온도는 비슷하였으나 공 중 습도는 온실보다 밀폐상이 높은 습도를 유지하였으며, 좀향 유 삽목 후 온실은 10일, 밀폐상은 7일만에 최초 발근을 확인하 여 밀폐상의 빠른 발근율을 보였으며 온실과 밀폐상에서의 생 존율, 발근율, 뿌리수 등은 근소하게 밀폐상이 높게 조사되어 온실보다 밀폐상이 효과적이었다. 발근억제물질 제거를 위한 전 처리제 처리는 AgNO3 77.5%를 제외한 다른 처리구에서 95% 이 상의 높은 발근율로 조사되어 좀향유의 경우 발근억제 물질은 적은 것으로 판단된다. 유묘의 용기별 질소 시비량 및 Osmocote 시비시험 결과 시비량과 용기의 조건에 따라 생존율과 생장 등 에 차이를 보였다. 배양판에서 완효성 비료인 Osmocote를 시비 한 결과 생존율, 지상부, 지하부 생장 등이 가장 양호하여 좀향 유의 유묘 증식을 위해서는 Osmocote 시비가 바람직 할 것으로 판단된다.

For the mass production of plug seedlings in cultivar ‘Dejima’ potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) the optimal apical cutting diameter for rooting and rapid multiplication of stem cuttings in hydroponics were determined. In addition, the best planting date was predicted to increase tuber yield of plug seedlings at fall cropping in Cheju-Do, Korea. Days to initial rooting decreased as the cutting diameter was reduced. Plant height, leaf number, root length and root weight per plant were favorable as the cutting diameter was small. The ideal cutting diameter was 1-2 mm in this experiment. In the hydroponic cultures, the Japanese standard (JS) nutrient solution was the most effective for multiplication of stem cuttings. It was able to propagate more than 20 times a month from a single mother plant. Viability of plants, which were derived from plug seedlings using stem cuttings, was excellent when transplanted to the field. The number of tubers and tuber yield in both of the plug seedlings and seed potato planting plots were high when planted on 25 August. The number and yield were reduced when planted on 15 August, 5 September and 15 September. The degree of decrease of tuber yield in the plug seedling planting plot however, was lower than that of seed potatoes when the planting date was late. In the case of small tubers (under 30 g), the number of tubers and tuber yield were evidently increased in the seed potato tuber planting plot; the yield of large tuber (over 80g) in the plug seedling planting plot was higher than that of the seed potato. The total tuber yield per plant in the plug seedling planting plot was less than that of the seed potato; therefore, in order to increase tuber yield it was necessary to increase field plant density.