겨울철 제설제로 사용되고 있는 염화칼슘($CaCl_2$)이 산벚나무(P. sargentii) 가로수에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해서, 염화칼슘 농도가 다른 수용액을 2회 처리 후 엽록소형광이미지와 광반응-광합성속도와 같은 광합성기구의 반응, 엽과 근원경 생장을 조사하였다. 3년생 산벚나무를 대상으로 개엽 전에 염화칼슘 0.5%(9 mM), 1.0%(18 mM), 3.0%(54 mM)를 2(1 L)회 뿌리둘레 부위에 처리하였다. 염화칼슘의 처리결과, 염화칼슘의 농도가 짙어짐에 따라 대조구에 비해 염화칼슘처리구의 총엽록소함량과 엽록소 a/b, 광합성속도, 양자수율, 암호흡이 감소하였다. 반면 광보상점은 염화칼슘의 농도가 높아짐에 따라 증가였다. 광합성과 양자수율, 암호흡, 광보상점과의 상관관계에서 양자수율과 광보상점에서 유의성이 나타났다(p<0.05). 한편, 최대형광($F_M$)과 최소형광($F_0$)의 차이인 Fv값의 형광이미지를 통해 빛을 이용하는 능력의 차이가 처리구와 대조구간에 확실하게 나타나는 것을 알 수 있었으며, 광계의 활성(Fv/$F_M$과 비광화학적 소멸(NPQ)의 처리 80일째 값이 모든 처리구에서 대조구에 비해 급격히 감소하였다. 이와 같은 결과로 염화칼슘 수용액에 의해서 산벚나무의 광합성, 동화기관 및 비대생장이 장애를 받고 있음을 알 수 있었다.
There is a little information on the effect of calcium cloride ($CaCl_2$) which is used as deicing salt in Korea on the physiological responses of the street trees. Prunus sargentii is one of the most widespread tree species of street vegetation in Korea. In this study, the effect of $CaCl_2$ on photosynthetic apparatus such as chlorophyll fluorescence image and light response curve of P. sargentii in relation to their leaf and root collar growth responses were investigated. To study the effect of $CaCl_2$ treatment in the early spring, we irrigated twice in rhizosphere of P. sargentii (3-year-old) planted plastic pots with solution of 0.5%, 1.0%, 3.0% $CaCl_2$ concentration before leaf expansion. Results after treatments, total chlorophyll contents and the chlorophyll a/b, photosynthetic rate, quantum yield, dark respiration decreased with increasing $CaCl_2$ concentration. On the contrary, light compensation point increased with increasing $CaCl_2$ concentration. Through the linear regressions of correlation of photosynthetic rate with photosynthetic parameters (quantum yield, dark respiration and light compensation point), we found a significant relationship (p<0.05) between photosynthetic rate and quantum yield and light compensation point except dark respiration. Calcium cloride ($CaCl_2$) induced inhibition of photochemical efficiency ($F_v/F_M$) and non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) were found in treatments of $CaCl_2$, and these reduction rates between control and CaCl2 treatments were drastically showed at 80 days. We suggest that physiological activities are limited from treatment of $CaCl_2$. These reductions of photosynthetic apparatus ability caused eventually the reduction of leaf and diameter at root collar growth.
