본연구는 서양삼(西洋蔘)(Panax quinquefolium Linne) 과육(果肉)에 의한 Brassica(Brassica chinensis Linne) seed를 대상으로 발아(發芽) 억제작용을 검토하였다. 서양삼과즙(果汁)에는 발아(發芽)억제물질이 존재하고. 그 억제작용은 희석도에따라 감소하였다. 즉 희석배수가 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100일때 배근(胚根)의 길이는 각각 0, 0.32, 0.72, 3.13, 483, 16.07, 16.73, 23.50 mm이였다(CK=25.98 mm). 과육의 존재는 종배(種胚)의 성장을 현저하게 억제하였다. 수확(收穫)후 과육이 종자 표면에 부착한 시간이 0, 15, 30, 60일 때 종자 생장에 대한 억제 시간은 각각 30, 75, 135, 135일로 나타났다. 종자 썩는 비율도 높아졌다. 과육의 부착한 시간이 0, 15, 30, 60, 270일 때 종자 썩는 비율은 각각 5.47, 5.71, 19.05, 27.14, 33.33%로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 과육에 서양삼종자휴면(西洋蔘種子休眠)을 일으키는 주요한 억제성분이 함유되어 있다는 것 을 시사하였다.
The germination inhibitory effects of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolium Linne) pulp were discussed. The germination inhibitory effects of pulp juice were decreased in a concentration dependent manner. When the pulp juice was diluted 0 (original juice), 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 times, the radicle lengths of the assay plant, Chinese cabbage (Brassica chinensis Linne), showed 0, 0.32, 0.72, 3.13, 4.83, 16.07, 16.73 and 23.50 mm, respectively (CK=25.98 mm). The pulp evidently inhibited the embryo growth in natural fruit. The longer was the duration that the pulp stayed around the seed, the longer was the time course needed for embryo getting free from the inhibitory effects of pulp. When the depulping was performed on the day 0, 15, 30 and 60 after harvest, the time courses needed for embryo extricating the residual inhibitory effects from pulp were 30, 75, 135 and 135 days, respectively. Moreover, if the pulp stayed around the seed with time, that would make the seed rotten ratio increase. When the pulp stayed around the seed for 0, 15, 30, 60 and 270 days, the seed rotten ratios were 5.47, 5.71, 19.05, 27.14 and 33.33%, respectively. Therefore, we concluded that the pulp could be included in the inhibitory components which made American ginseng seed get into dormancy.
