작약(芍藥)의 화뇌제거시기가 생육(生育), 건근수량(乾根收量) 및 Paeoniflorin함량(含量)에 미치는 영향을 구명코자 시험연구한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 작약 재배시(栽培時) 화뇌제거에 따른 경장은 무제거에 비하여 $7{sim}9cm$정도 제거된 만큼 짧아졌으며, 경수와 경직경은 차이가 없었다. 2. 화뇌제거에 따른 뿌리수와 생근중은 제거시기가 빠를수록 증가하였으며 , 건근수량은 화뢰크기가 10mm정도 될 때 제거한 것이 1,647/10a으로 무제거에 비하여 27% 증수되어 가장 많았다. 3. 화뇌제거시기별 paeoniflorin 함량은 뿌리굵기 5mm와 10mm에서는 무제거와 일정한 경향이 없었고, 15mm이상부터는 화뢰를 일찍 제거한 것이 화뢰 무제거보다 증가되었다. 4. 잎, 줄기의 paeoniflorin 함량은 잎이 줄기보다 높았으며, 생육초기에 높고 후기로 갈수록 낮아졌는데, 화뢰를 제거한 것이 무제거에 비하여 높았다.
This experiment was carried out to determine the proper time for flower bud removing to improve growth, yield and paeoniflorin content of root in peony(Paeonia lactiflora Pallas). The flower buds removement caused short stem length by $7{sim}9cm$ compared with control, but number of stem and stem diameter were similar to that of control. The number of root, fresh root weight and paeoniflorin content in peony increased when their flower buds were removed at earlier stages. The root dry weight was highest of 1.647kg/10a, and increased by 27% compared with control when their flower buds were removed at early stage (bud diameter was less than 10mm). The root dry weight increased by 13% and 10%, respectively. when their flower buds were removed prior to flowering and at flowering stage. Paeoniflorin content in leaf was higher than that in stem, and was higher at early stage. Leaf and stem showed higher paeonif1orin content when their flower buds were removed.
