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Effects of β-glucan and Xanthan gum-based Biopolymers on Plant Growth and Competition in the Riverbank

제방 환경 조건에서 베타글루칸-잔탄검 계열 바이오폴리머가 식물 생장 및 경쟁에 미치는 영향

Hyungsoon Jeong1
,
Haeji Shin1
,
Ha-young Jang2
,
Eunsuk Kim3*
정 형순1
,
신 혜지1
,
장 하영2
,
김 은석3*
1Doctoral Student, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Korea
2Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Korea
3Assistant Professor, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Korea
1광주과학기술원 지구환경공학부 박사과정
2광주과학기술원 지구환경공학부 박사 후 연구원
3광주과학기술원 지구환경공학부 교수
* Corresponding Author
30 September 2020. pp. 208-217
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Abstract

A biopolymer based on microorganism-derived β-glucan and xanthan gum is being studied as a new eco-friendly material that stabilizes the riverbank slope, and also promotes vegetation growth. However, it is still inconclusive whether biopolymers have a positive effect on plant performance in the riverbanks which are subjected to various climatic factors and plant competitions. For a practical ecological evaluation of the biopolymers, their effect on plant growth promotion was studied in a natural environment. Considering the relationship between competition and plant community formation, the effects of biopolymers on competition were also investigated. For four plant species (Echinochloa crus-galli, Pennisetum alopecuroides, Leonurus japonicus, and Coreopsis lanceolata), the biopolymer effects under intra/interspecific competition were tested at the riverbank (20 m × 10 m) near Samjigyo Bridge in Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do. A biopolymer powder was mixed with water and commercial soil following the manufacturer’s recommendations. The soil mixed with the biopolymer was filled in a pot or applied to the surface of the commercial soil with a thickness of 3 cm. Across the competition treatments, the biopolymer treatment promoted root growth of the target plant species and decreased the specific leaf area. The total biomass and shoot dry weight of P. alopecuroides increased in response to the biopolymer treatment. The competition treatment decreased the total biomass and shoot dry weight compared to the case without competition. Notably, such a competitive effect was similar in all the biopolymer treatments. Thus, biopolymers, when mixed with soil, promote the growth of some plant species, but do not appear to affect the competitive ability of plants.

Keywords
Biopolymer
Intra/interspecific competition
Plant growth
Riverbank

최근 미생물 유래 베타클루칸과 잔탄검을 주성분으로 하는 바이오폴리머는 제방 사면을 안정화할 뿐 만 아니라, 하천 식생의 생장을 촉진하는 친환경 신소재로 활발히 연구되고 있다. 그러나 다양한 환경요인과 개체간 경쟁관계가 존재하는 제방 환경에서 바이오폴리머가 식물 군집에 주는 영향은 알려져 있지 않다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 바이오폴리머의 실제적인 생태성 평가를 목적으로, 바이오폴리머가 식물 생장 촉진에 미치는 영향을 제방 환경에서 확인하고, 경쟁관계가 식물 군집 형성에 미치는 영향을 고려하여 경쟁조건에 따른 바이오폴리머 효과도 조사하였다. 연구 목적을 위하여 4종의 식물종 (돌피, 수크령, 익모초 그리고 큰금계국)을 대상으로 전라남도 담양군 삼지교 부근의 자연 제방 (20 m x 10 m)에서 종내/종간 경쟁 조건에 따른 바이오폴리머 효과를 실험하였다. 바이오폴리머 처리는 바이오폴리머 분말, 물, 일반 상토를 일정 비율로 혼합한 바이오폴리머 혼합토를 화분에 채우거나 일반상토 화분의 표면에 3 cm 두께로 도포하는 방법이 사용되었다. 경쟁 조건과 관계없이 바이오폴리머 처리로 대상 식물종들의 뿌리 생육이 촉진되었고 잎의 건중량 대비 엽면적이 감소하였다, Ehgks 수크령의 총 생물량과 지상부 건중량이 증가하였다. 대상종들의 총생물량과 지상부 건중량은 경쟁조건에서 대조구에 비해 감소하였지만, 이러한 경쟁 효과는 모든 바이오폴리머 처리군에서 유사하게 나타났다. 따라서 바이오폴리머는 토양과 혼합되었을 때 일부 식물종의 생장을 촉진시키지만, 식물의 경쟁능력에는 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 보인다.

키워드
바이오폴리머
종내/종간 경쟁
식물 생장
제방 환경
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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Ecology and Infrastructure Engineering
  • Publisher(Ko) :응용생태공학회
  • Journal Title :Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
  • Journal Title(Ko) :응용생태공학회 논문집
  • Volume : 7
  • No :3
  • Pages :208-217
  • Received Date : 2020-09-15
  • Revised Date : 2020-09-21
  • Accepted Date : 2020-09-24
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.17820/eri.2020.7.3.208
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