This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of pH on the mineral nutrient uptake and growth of the four Chinese chives species. The Chinese chives species used in the experiment were the cultivated species grown in the farm (cultivated Allium tuberosum) and three wild species of wild Allium tuberosum, A. thunbergii and A. senescens. The pH levels of soil medium were set to be 4.5, 6.5, and 7.5. Fresh weight (FW) of cultivated A. tuberosum was highest at all pH levels. The increase of soil pH increased the FW of the wild A. tuberosum and A. thunbergii, but no difference was noted for the A. tuberosum and A. senescens. Plant height was higher in the order of wild A. tuberosum, A. thunbergii, and cultivated A. tuberosum and A. thunbergii. Notably plant height of the wild A. tuberosum increased significantly by the pH increase. The Zn content of the wild A. tuberosum was shown to be significantly higher than that of the other species and increased with the increase of soil pH. This indicates that there is a close relationship between the plant height and Zn content in Chinese chives plant. Principal component analysis for characterizing closely related A. species using the factors of plant growth and amounts of nutrients uptake showed that the cultivated A. and wild A. tuberosum were in the 4th quadrant of the graph which are classified as the same species, while A. senescens and thunbergii was in 1st and 3rd quadrant indicating different species, respectively.

Abstract
 서 론
 재료 및 방법
  1. 공시 부추종
  2. 토양배지 조성과 pH 조절 방법
  3. 부추 재배
  4. 생육조사 및 식물체분석 방법
  5. 통계 분석
 결과 및 고찰
  1. pH 처리가 부추 종별 생육에 미치는 영향
  2. 부추종별 생육량과 무기양분함량의 주성분 분석
 적 요
 사 사
 REFERENCES

• 구현회(국립한경대학교 기후변화연구센터) | Hyun-Hwoi Ku (Climate Change Research Center, Hankyong National University)
• 이상각(국립한경대학교 기후변화연구센터) | Sang Gak Lee (Climate Change Research Center, Hankyong National University)
• 장매희(서울여자대학교 원예생명조경학과) | Mae-Hee Chiang (Department of Horticulture, Biotechnology & Landscape Architecture, Seoul Women’s University)
• 최종락(국립한경대학교 기후변화연구센터) | Jong-Lak Choi (Climate Change Research Center, Hankyong National University)
• 이상은(국립한경대학교 기후변화연구센터) | Sang-Eun Lee (Climate Change Research Center, Hankyong National University) Corresponding author