Control of Daily First Drainage Time by Irrigation Management with Drainage Level Sensor in Tomato Perlite Bag Culture

배액전극제어법에 의한 토마토 펄라이트 자루재배시 일중 첫 배액 제어

  • Received : 2009.12.16
  • Accepted : 2010.02.08
  • Published : 2010.06.30

Abstract

The first drainage time in a day was controlled for precise irrigation management with low consumption of nutrient solution in tomato perlite bag culture system by measuring water level of drained water in drainage catchment part. This method automatically adjusted the irrigation time under any condition of light, temperature and humidity, resulting in stable water content in substrates. However, it was difficult to keep the time consistent as they were set. It drained with the deviation of 20 min in the treatment in which the first drainage time was set at 10:00 and 50 min in the treatment set at 10:30. The first drainage time was not constant, but the drain occurred stably before noon in the treatment of which irrigation frequency was longer than 30 min. The drainage ratio was better balanced in all the treatments using drainage level sensors than the treatment using time clock for irrigation control. High water and fertilizer efficiencies were obtained. Although the growth, total yield and sugar content were not significantly different between the treatments, fruit weight was higher in the treatments using drainage level sensors than that using timer.

배액전극 제어법을 이용한 토마토 펄라이트 자루재배에서 일중 첫 배액시각을 조절함으로써 적정관수법을 도출하고 배양액을 절감하기 위해 수행되었다. 배액전극 제어법은 다양한 일일 적산일사량, 온도, 습도에서도 식물체의 요구에 능동적으로 급액회수가 변하며 배지의 무게가 안정적으로 유지되었다. 작물의 생육특성상 목표한 첫 배액시각을 정확히 맞추는 것은 어려웠으며, 일중 첫 배액시각을 10시로 제어한 급액처리에서 전후 20분, 10시30분으로 제어한 급액처리에서 전후 50분 정도의 오차범위를 나타내었다. 일중 첫 배액시각은 고려하지 않고 30분 이내에는 관수가 반복되지 않도록 제어한 처리에서는 일중 첫 배액시각은 일정하지 않았으나 실험기간동안 오전 중 첫배액 발생이 고르게 나타났다. 배액전극 제어법은 타이머법에 비해 배액율이 비교적 균일하게 유지되었고, 수분이용효율과 비료이용효율의 분석 결과 매우 경제적인 급액방법이었다. 생육과 총수확량, 당도 등은 처리간 차이가 뚜렷하지 않았으나, 평균과중은 배액전극 제어법이 타이머법보다 컸다.

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