Journal of Bio-Environment Control (생물환경조절학회지)

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Growth and Nutrient Contents of Tomato Plug Seedlings as Influenced by Pre-planting Fertilizer Levels and Initiation Time of Fertigation

토마토 플러그육묘시 기비수준 및 관비 시작일이 묘 생육과 무기성분 함량에 미치는 영향

  • Choi, Jong-Myung (Division of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Pai Chai University) ;
  • Kim, Byoung-Gon (Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources(KIGAM))
  • Published : 2007.12.30
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Abstract

This research was conducted to evaluate the influence of pre-planting fertilizer levels (PFL) and initiation time of fertigation (ITF) on growth and nutrient contents of tomato plug seedlings. The pre-planting fertilizer levels in a coir+peatmoss+perlite (4:4:2, v/v/v) substrate were adjusted to 0.5X, 1.0X and 1.0X, and initiation time of fertigation was set to 7, 14,21 and 28 days after sowing. Elevated PFL in same ITF increased plant growth such as fresh and dry weights at 35 and 70 days after sowing. Plugs with early feeding among treatments of equal amount of PFL also showed better growth as compared to those of later feeding. In each ITF, 0.5X treatment had the higher tissue $P_2O_5$ contents than 1.0X and 1.5X treatments. Elevated PFL resulted in the decrease of tissue K, Mg and Fe contents and increase of tissue Ca contents. The pH in soil solution of all root substrates except 0.5X treatment at 35 and 70 days after sowing were greater than 7.0, which is too high. This suggests that the amounts and kinds of Ca containing fertilizers should be altered to decrease the pH. The results of this research indicated that fertilizer levels should be increased to 1.5X except Ca fertilizer, and fertigation immediately after moving plug trays from germination room to greenhouse is required to increase crop growth and decrease cropping time.

코이어+피트모스+펄라이트(4:4:2, v/v/v) 상토를 조제하고, 기비수준을 0.5X, 1.0X및 1.5X로 조절하였으며, 각 기비수준에서 파종 7, 14, 21 및 28일에 첫 관비를 할 경우 토마토 플러그 묘의 생육 및 무기원소 흡수에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위해 본 연구를 수행하였다. 동일한 관비 시작일에서 기비수준이 높을수록 파종 35일과 70일 후의 생체중과 건물중 생산량이 많았고, 동일한 기비수준에서 관비시작일이 빠를수록 식물 생장이 우수하였다. 동일한 관비 시작일에서 기비수분이 0.5X인 처리가 1.0X나 1.5X 처리 보다 인산 함량이 많았고, 기비수준이 높을수록 K, Mg 및 Fe 함량이 감소하고 Ca 함량이 증가하였다. 파종 35일 및 70일 후 본 연구의 토양 pH는 대부분 7.0 이상으로 측정되어 과도하게 높았으며, 상업용 재배에 적용할 경우 석회질 비료의 종류 및 양을 변화시켜야 할 것으로 판단하였다. 본 연구결과를 고려할 때 Ca을 제외한 모든 비료의 기비수준을 1.5X로 높이고, 발아실에서 재배온실로 옮긴 즉시 첫 관비를 시작해야 할 것으로 판단하였다.

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