자소엽의 연중생산에 필요한 파종전처리 기술을 확립하기 위하여, 자소종자의 $GA_3$ 처리시 적정 처리농도, 침지시간 및 고온발아에 미치는 영향을 조사하였고, 만기파종시 포장에서 $GA_3$ 처리, 복토깊이 및 왕겨피복 등이 출아에 미치는 상호작용을 비교하였다. $GA_3$ 처리농도에 따른 발아특성은 100 ppm에서 가장 좋았으며, 100 ppm $GA_3$ 처리시 종자의 침지시간에 따른 발아특성은 12시간 이상에서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 발아온도에 따른 100 ppm $GA_3$ 처리효과는 온도가 높을수록 발아속도와 발아일수가 빨라졌으며, 11일째에는 발아온도에 관계없이 95%이상의 높은 발아율을 보였으나, 무처리구는 $20^{circ}C$ 이상 온도가 높을수록 발아율이 낮았다. 만기파종시 출아율은 파종시기에 관계없이 100 ppm $GA_3$용액에 침지파종후 5 mm의 복토와 10 mm 왕겨피복구에서 가장 높았다.
$GA_3$ treatments for seeds of Perilla frutescens var. acuta Kudo were evaluated as a means of improving the percent germination, and the interactions of $GA_3$, mulching, and sowing depth on seedling emergence were investigated in late sowing. Percentage germination of seeds treated with different concentration of $GA_3$ was the most effective in 100 ppm treatment for 24 hours. The germinability according to the seeds soaking time was not significantly different over 12 hours in 100 ppm $GA_3$. At high temperature $(25^{circ}C;and;30^{circ}C)$, percentage germination was significantly increased in 100 ppm ${GA_3}$ treatment. In late sowing (1th or 15th May), seedling emergence was significantly higher in 100 ppm $GA_3$ treatment than nontreatment, and that was significantly increased when the seeds treated with 100 ppm $GA_3$ were mulched with 10 mm rice hull after molding with 5 mm soil depth.
