Hort. Sci. (Prague), 2024, 51(2):127-140 | DOI: 10.17221/173/2022-HORTSCI

Changes in growth and leaf hyperspectral reflectance of zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica Steud.) under various soil compaction intensitiesOriginal Paper

Jae Eun Choi1,*, Ki Eun Song1,*, Sun Hee Hong2, Petr Konvalina3, Jong Il Chung1, Min Chul Kim1, Sangin Shim1,4
1 Department of Agronomy, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
2 Department of Plant Life Science, Hankyong National University, Ansung, Republic of Korea 
3 Faculty of Agriculture and Technology, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
4 Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea

This study was conducted to determine the effect of traffic stress by soil compaction on zoysiagrass by analyzing the aerial and underground parts and hyperspectral analysis. Zoysiagrass plants were subjected to a compaction strength gradient from 35 to 80 kgf/cm2 to confirm the compaction resistance and recoverable limit and measure the physiological change during stress. Changes in leaf color, photosynthesis, and hyperspectral reflectance due to continuous weak and strong traffic stress were measured, and vegetation indices were evaluated for the critical traffic stress injury assessment. As a result, the stem of the zoysiagrass was severely damaged up to 70 kgf/cm2 based on soil hardness. The recoverable limit strength of soil compaction was 55 kgf/cm2 under weak response pressure conditions. Collectively, our results show that the damage of weak compaction strength on the zoysiagrass was quickly recovered after the stop of traffic stress, especially since the growth of the underground part was increased by weak traffic stress. However, if the compaction strength above 65 kgf/cm2 lasted for a long time, the growth of the underground part is limited by lowering the energy supply for the recovery occurred, in turn, the recovery occurred slowly after the compaction was stopped. Among the vegetation indices obtained from hyperspectral data, pigment specific simple ratio for chlorophyll a (PSSRa), pigment specific simple ratio for chlorophyll b (PSSRb), and pigment specific simple ratio for carotenoids (PSSRc) were effective in evaluating the damage of traffic stress.

Keywords: traffic stress; turfgrass; soil hardness; recovery; drought stress

Accepted: December 12, 2023; Prepublished online: June 6, 2024; Published: June 27, 2024  Show citation

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Eun Choi J, Eun Song K, Hee Hong S, Konvalina P, Chung JI, Kim MC, Shim S. Changes in growth and leaf hyperspectral reflectance of zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonica Steud.) under various soil compaction intensities. Hort. Sci. (Prague). 2024;51(2):127-140. doi: 10.17221/173/2022-HORTSCI.
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