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The Actual State and Improvement Proposal for Shading Structures in Korean Ginseng Fields  

Nam, Sang-Woon (Dept. of Agricultural Eng., Chungnam National University)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.12, no.3, 2003 , pp. 114-120 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to provide fundamental data for development of controlled environment facilities in Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) cultivation, field survey and analysis of structural and environmental engineering characteristics on the shading structures in ginseng fields (the ginseng houses) were carried out. In this study shading structures for ginseng cultivation were classified according to their structural materials, connection types, and detailed structures. That is they were classified into wood or steel frames, single or multi spans, and frame or cable types. As a result of the investigation, standardization of structural materials, fabrication and construction methods arc required. And it was considered that a reinforced design and a countermeasure for heavy snow are the most important matters for structural improvement. In parts of the environmental management, researches for setting up the irrigation standard are required in the first place. And it was investigated that an installation of the shading structures is a work being the most hard, taking a lot of time, and having need for automation. So controlled environment ginseng houses, with a low cost, a structural safety and a satisfactory workability, should be developed.
Keywords
ginseng houses; shading structures; structural classification; environmental management;
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