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Changes in Soil Physical Properties of Peatmoss Containing Root Media as Influenced by Container Size and Packing Density

용기 크기와 충전밀도 차이에 따른 피트모스 혼합상토의 물리성 변화

  • Park, Eun Young (Department of Horticultural Science, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Choi, Jong Myung (Department of Horticultural Science, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Dong Hoon (Department of Biosystems Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
  • 박은영 (충남대학교 원예학과) ;
  • 최종명 (충남대학교 원예학과) ;
  • 이동훈 (충북대학교 바이오시스템공학과)
  • Received : 2013.02.14
  • Accepted : 2013.04.22
  • Published : 2013.09.30
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Abstract

The objective of this research was to secure the fundamental information in changes of soil physical properties as influenced by the compaction of root media during container filling. Three root media were formulated by blending peatmoss (PM) with expanded rice hull (PM + ERH, 8:2, v/v), carbonized rice hull (PM + CRH, 6:4) and ground and aged pine bark (PM + GAPB, 8:2). Based on the optimum bulk density, the amount of root media filled into 6.0, 7.5, 8.5, 10.5 and 12.5 cm were adjusted to 90, 100, 110, 120, and 130%, then the changes in total porosity (TP), container capacity (CC), and air-filled porosity (AFP) were measured. The TP decreased significantly as the packing amount of three root media were elevated in all sizes of container. The TP did not show significant differences among the root media in small sizes of containers, but showed significant differences when sizes of containers became larger. As packing amount of three root media were elevated, the CCs in all sizes of containers were decreased. The PM + CRH had the lowest CC among three root media in containers smaller than 8.5 cm, but had the highest CC in those larger than 10.5 cm. These results indicated that the decreases in CC were influenced by the sizes of containers as well as kinds of root media. The elevation of packing amount in three root media diminished significantly the AFP. The AFP in PM + GAPB medium was two times as high as those of PM + ERH or PM + CRH when equal packing densities were applied in all sizes of containers. As the container sizes became larger in three root media, the extents in decreasing of CC were distinct than those of AFP. Above results indicate that elevation in packing amount of three root media decreased significantly the TP, CC and AFP, but these were influenced differently by sizes of containers and kinds of root media. The results would be useful for expectation in the changes of physical properties in various sizes of containers filled with peatmoss based root media.

수축성이 강한 원예용 상토를 용기에 충전할 때 충전량 변화에 따른 물리성 변화를 구명하기 위해서 본 연구를 수행하였다. 피트모스 + 팽연왕겨(8:2, v/v; PM + ERH), 피트모스 + 훈탄(6:4; PM + CRH) 및 피트모스 + 분쇄부숙수피(8:2; PM + GRPB)의 세 종류 상토를 혼합 조제하였다. 작물 재배를 위한 최적 가비중을 기초로 직경이 6.0, 7.5, 8.5, 10.5 및 12.5cm의 용기에 90, 100, 110, 120 및 130%가 되도록 상토 충전량을 조절한 후 공극률, 용기용수량 및 기상률의 변화를 측정하였다. 모든 크기의 화분에 세 종류 혼합상토의 충전량이 많아질수록 뚜렷하게 공극률이 감소하였다. 그러나 용기의 크기가 작아질수록 세 종류 상토의 공극률이 유사한 경향을 보이며 감소하고 각 상토별 차이도 크지 않았지만 용기의 크기가 커질수록 공극률 감소의 상토별 차이가 커지는 경향이었다. 상토 충전량이 많아질수록 용기용수량도 뚜렷하게 낮아졌다. 훈탄이 포함된 PM + CRH 상토는 직경 8.5cm 이하의 작은 용기에서 세 종류 상토중 용기용수량이 가장 낮았지만 직경 10.5cm 이상으로 용기가 커질수록 용기용수량이 가장 높았으며 화분의 크기 및 상토종류에 따라 다른 경향을 보이며 물리성이 변함을 알 수 있었다. 모든 규격의 화분에서 상토 충전량 증가는 기상률이 뚜렷하게 감소하는 원인이 되었다. 그러나 PM + GRPB가 혼합된 상토가 팽연왕겨나 훈탄이 포함된 상토 보다 모든 충전밀도에서 기상률이 2배 이상 높았다. 또한 상토 충전량이 많아져도 큰 화분에서는 기상률의 감소한 정도가 크지 않았지만 액상률의 감소한 정도가 컸다. 이상의 연구 결과는 혼합상토를 이용한 작물 재배에서 상토의 충전량이 증가할 경우 공극률, 기상률 및 액상률이 감소하지만 이는 용기의 크기 및 상토 종류에 따라 감소 정도가 달라질 수 있음을 나타낸다. 또한 본 연구 결과는 상토를 이용한 용기재배에서 충전량 차이에 따른 물리성 변화를 예측하기 위한 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

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