국내 농가 포장에서 수집(蒐集)된 작약(芍藥)종자의 크기와 발아율(發芽率)간에는 유의성이 인정되지 않았으며, 작약(芍藥)종자의 발아적온은 로 나타났고 종피색별 발아율은 담갈색(淡褐色)의 종자에서 68%로 가장 높았다. 작약(芍藥)종자에서 침출되는 점액물(粘液物) 총량은 종피색에 따라 차이를 보여, 담갈색(淡褐色)이 가장 적었고, 갈색(褐色), 농갈색(濃褐色), 흑갈색(黑褐色) 순으로 색깔이 짙어질 수록 많았다. 작약(芍藥)종자의 발아율과 발아과정중 침출된 점액물(粘液物)총량과의 관계는 부의 상관이 인정되었다. 관행 노천매장에서 처리 8주후의 발아율이 50%로 낮은데 비해, 모래 + 활성탄 혼합처리에서의 발아율은 93%로 매우 높게 나타났다.

The experiments were conducted to determine the influence of seed size and mucilaginous substance on seed germination of herbaceous peony collected from farmers' fields in Korea. No significant difference was recognized between the size of seed and the rale of germination. The maximum percentage(68%) of seed germination was obtained from the seeds with thin brown colour treated at . The amount of mucilaginous substances exuded from peony seeds was the highest in the seeds with black brown colour. Germination rate of peony seeds was negatively correlated with the amount of mucilaginous substance exuded from the seeds. High frequency(93%) of seed germination was obtained from the seeds which treated in the mixture(1:1) of sands and activated charcoal.

• 정연선(Dept. of Agronomy, Kyungpook National University) | Jeong, Yeun Seon
• 손재근(Dept. of Agronomy, Kyungpook National University) | Sohn, Jae Keun