본 연구는 대체에너지, 생태복원 및 밀원식물용 등으로 이용되어 묘목 수요가 증가되고 있는 쉬나무의 우량한 용기묘 생산을 위한 적정 차광수준을 구명하고자 실시하였다. 공시용기는 임업시설양묘용 플라스틱 용기(350ml/구)를 사용하였다. 차광수준은 전광과 전광의 35%, 55%, 75%로 처리하였다. 실험결과, 간장과 근원경 생장은 전광에서 현저히 높은 값을 보였으며, 차광수준이 강해질수록 낮은 생장값으로 조사 되었다. 묘목의 뿌리형태특성을 측정한 결과 전광에서 뿌리 발달이 가장 왕성하게 조사되었다. 건물생산량도 전광에서 가장 높았고 전체적으로 간장 및 근원경 생장 결과와 유사한 경향으로 나타났다. 묘목의 품질을 나타내는 지수인 QI(Quality Index)도 차광실험의 경우 전광에서 0.98로 가장 높게 조사되었다. 묘목의 엽록소 함량은 상대적으로 차광수준이 가장 높은 75% 차광처리에서 가장 높은 엽록소 함량을 보였으며, 광합성속도 및 수분이용효율은 전광에서 각각 8.48μ molCO2‧m-2s-1, 1.40μmolCO2‧mmolm-1H2O 가장 높은 것으로 조사되었다. 연구결과를 종합하면, 쉬나무 용기묘의 우량한 묘목생산을 위한 적정 차광수준은 전광(0%)으로 판단되며, 쉬나무 용기묘의 대량생산을 위한 기초자료로 활용될 것으로 기대된다.
This study was conducted in order to closely examine about optimum shading for superior seedling production a container seedling of Tetradium daniellii, which is being increased the demand for a seedling due to being used for alternative energy, ecological restoration and honey plant. The experiment of investigating the optimum shading on T. daniellii was carried out by using plastic container types (350 ml/cavity) for the forestry facility cultivation. The shading level was treated with full sunlight and with 35%, 55%, 75% of the full sunlight. As a result of having surveyed height and root collar diameter growth of a containerized seedling in T. daniellii, a case of the shading experiment showed a noticeably high value was indicated in the full sunlight. It was surveyed that the stronger shading level leads to the lower growth value. Root development was most active in full sunlight. Dry matter production, it was investigated to be the highest in full sunlight. It was surveyed to be the similar tendency to the outcome of height and root collar diameter growth. QI, which is index of showing the quality of a seedling, stood at 0.98 in full sunlight, thereby having been investigated to be the highest. As for the chlorophyll content in a seedling, the highest chlorophyll content was indicated in the 75% shading treatment with the relatively highest shading level. The photosynthetic rate and the water use efficiency were surveyed to be the highest in full sunlight with 8.48 μmolCO2‧m-2s-1, 1.40 μmolCO2‧ mmolm-1H2O, respectively. As a result of surveying the whole experiment, optimum shading level for superior seedling production a container seedling of T. daniellii is determined in full sunlight (0%). It is expected that this will be used as a basic data for mass production.