This study was conducted to investigate optimal conditions for cutting propagation of the strawberry cultivar “Sulhyang” through the collection methods of cuttings (runners tips), leaf number of cuttings, and cutting time. Cuttings were collected from the mother plant in the nursery bed (MP) and plants after fruit harvest (HP); the leaf number of cuttings was 0, 1, and 2, and the cutting time was at one-week intervals from June 4 to July 9. The survival rates for MP and HP cuttings were notably high, reaching 99.5% and 98.7%, respectively, but no significant difference was found. The number of roots were higher in MP cuttings, and there was no significant difference in crown and leaf growth. The fruit yields were 419.2 and 428.4 g, for MP and HP cuttings, respectively. The survival rates according to leaf number of cuttings were 98.1% and 98.3% for 1 and 2 remaining leaves, respectively, and remarkably lower at 25.3% for no remaining leaves. The root numbers were 26.0 and 26.3 for 1 and 2 remaining leaves, respectively, compared with 23.5 for no remaining leaves, with no significant differences in crown and leaf growth. The fruit yields were 424.4 and 421.5 g for 1 and 2 remaining leaves, respectively, and 396.7 g for no remaining leaves. The survival rates according to cutting time was over 97.2% in all cutting time without any difference in each treatment. The root, shoot, and crown of the nursery plant before planting showed the best growth in the cuttings on June 4 and 11, resulting in the highest fruit yields of 433.3 and 426.4 g, respectively, with the lowest yields at 384.5 g for cutting time on July 9. Both MP and HP materials proved suitable for strawberry cuttings. The optimal leaf number for cuttings was at least 1, and the optimal cutting time in Gyeongnam area was evaluated as around June 4-11.

서 론
재료 및 방법
    1. 실험재료 및 장소
    2. 육묘장 삽수와 재배 식물체 삽수의 묘소질 및 과실 수량 비교
    3. 삽수의 엽수 차이에 따른 묘소질 및 과실 수량 비교
    4. 삽목 시기에 따른 묘소질 및 과실 수량 비교
    5. 조사 항목 및 방법
    6. 통계처리
결과 및 고찰
    1. 육묘장 삽수와 재배 식물체 삽수의 묘소질 및 과실 수량 비교
    2. 삽수의 엽수 차이에 따른 묘소질 및 과실 수량 비교
    3. 삽목 시기에 따른 묘소질 및 과실 수량 비교
적 요

• 이상우(경상국립대학교 원예과학부 교수) | Sang Woo Lee (Professor, Division of Horticultural Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52725, Korea) Corresponding author
• 이용혁(바이엘크롭사이언스) | Yong Hyuk Lee (Bayer Crop Science Ltd. Changwon 51380, Korea)
• 홍점규(경상국립대학교 원예과학부 교수) | Jeum Kyu Hong (Professor, Division of Horticultural Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52725, Korea)
• 최성환(경상국립대학교 원예과학부 교수) | Sung Hwan Choi (Professor, Division of Horticultural Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52725, Korea)
• 박수정(경남도립거창대학 스마트 귀농귀촌학과 교수) | Soo Jeong Park (Porfessor, Division of Smart Return to Farm and Rural Affairs, University of Gyeongnam Geochang 50147, Korea)