Effect of Simulated Acid Rain on Crops

농작물(農作物)에 대(對)한 인공산성(人工酸性)비의 영향(影響)

Studies were carried out to examine the effects of simulated acid rain on the various crops of rice, peper, tomato, pumpkin, egg plant, potato, soybean, radish, cucumber, common pea, sweet potato, corn, lettuce, chinse cabbage, spinach, under the condition of the rains of pH 3.0. The rain was adjusted to pH 4.0, 3.0, 2.0 with sulfuric acid, and soybeans were exposed with the various pH levels, eighteen times every other days. The symptoms of damage, ratios of destroyed leaf and sulphur content by leaves were investigated. The results obtained were as follows. 1. The exposure to the rain resulted in the reddish brown or white pigment spots in the leaves surface and the colour was developed red and darker along the edge of spots. 2. Most crops were affected with acid rain of pH 3.0 at which the amount of chlorophyl was decreased. 3. The spinach, chinese cabbage, lettuce were sensitive to the acid rain, however, the peper, tomato pumpkin were resistance to it. 4. The content of chlorophyl was decreased with increasing leave injury. 5. The sulphur content in leave was increased with increasing acidity of the rain, however the yield was decreased.

수도(水稻)등 15개(個) 작물(作物)에 대(對)하여 수도수(水道水)에 황산(黃酸)을 이용(利用)하여 pH를 3.0으로 조절(調節)한 후(콩은 pH를 4.0, 3.0, 2.0) 농작물(農作物) 지상부(地上部)가 충분(充分)히 젓도록 2일(日) 간격으로 18회 분무하고 그 피해증상(被害症狀), 엽피해율(葉被害率), 엽록소함량(葉綠素含量) 및 유황함량(硫黃含量) 등을 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. 피해증상(被害症狀)은 적갈색(赤褐色) 또는 백색(白色)의 반점(斑點)이 엽표면(葉表面)에 나타나며 반점(斑點)주위는 적갈색(赤褐色) 또는 흑갈색(黑褐色)으로 변(變)하였다. 2. pH 3.0의 산성(酸性)비에서 대부분(大部分)의 작물(作物)은 엽피해(葉被害)가 발생(發生)되고 엽록소(葉綠素)가 감소(減少)되었다. 3. 작물(作物)의 피해정도(被害程度)는 시금치, 상치, 배추가 크고 벼, 고추, 토마토, 호박 등은 작았다. 4. 엽피해(葉被害)가 흔적에서도 엽록소(葉綠素)는 감소(減少)되었고 엽피해율(葉被害率)이 클수록 엽록소감소(葉綠素減少)도 컸다. 5. 산성(酸性)비의 pH가 낮을수록 엽피해(葉被害), 엽록소(葉綠素) 및 수량(收量)의 감소(減少)가 크고 엽내(葉內) 유황함량(硫黃含量)이 증가(增加)되었다.