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Comparison of Nutrient Replenishing Effect under Different Mixing Methods in a Closed-loop Soilless Culture using Solar Radiation-based Irrigation  

Ahn, Tae-In (Department of Plant Science and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences)
Shin, Jong-Hwa (Department of Plant Science and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences)
Noh, Eun-Hee (Department of Plant Science and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences)
Son, Jung-Eek (Department of Plant Science and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.20, no.4, 2011 , pp. 247-252 More about this Journal
Abstract
Electrical conductivity, drainage, and irrigation amount of nutrient solution are important factors for determination of the mixing ratio of fresh and reused nutrient solutions in closed-loop soilless culture. Generally a fixed mixing ratio is applied in commercial scale greenhouses using solar radiation-based irrigation system. Although it ensures continuous supply of fresh nutrient solution in the mixing process, occasional discharge of the drainage is inevitably required. This study was conducted to compare the nutrient replenishing effect under different mixing processes and to investigate appropriate mixing process. For this experiment, a fixed mixing ratio (FR), modifiable mixing ratio (MR), and open-loop (OP) as control were applied. Mixing ratio was determined by a set value of EC for dilution of collected drainage in FR and the set values of 1.0 and $2.0dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$ were used as treatments (FR 1.0 and FR 2.0), respectively. In MR, mixing ratio was determined based on EC and volume of drainage within irrigation volume per event. The volume of drainage stored in the drainage tank tended to increase in FR 1.0. Although such trend was not observed in FR 2.0 and MR, the volume of drainage stored in MR was lower than that in FR 2.0. The ion balance of $Mg^{2+}:K^+:Ca^{2+}$ or $SO^{2-}_4:NO^-_3:PO^{3-}_4$ in the drainage and reused nutrient solution changed within a narrow range regardless of treatment.
Keywords
closed-loop; EC; ion balance; nutrient solution; rockwool; soilless culture; sweet pepper;
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