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http://dx.doi.org/10.12791/KSBEC.2018.27.1.1

Effect of Irrigation volume on Ions Content in Root Zone in Soilless Culture of Tomato Plant Using Coir Substrate  

Choi, Gyeong Lee (Protected Horticulture Research Institute, NIHHS, RDA)
Yeo, Kyung Hwan (Protected Horticulture Research Institute, NIHHS, RDA)
Choi, Su Hyun (Protected Horticulture Research Institute, NIHHS, RDA)
Jeong, Ho Jeong (Protected Horticulture Research Institute, NIHHS, RDA)
Kim, Seung Yu (Protected Horticulture Research Institute, NIHHS, RDA)
Lee, Seong Chan (Technology Services Division, NIHHS, RDA)
Kang, Nam Jun (Institute of Agric. & Life Sci., Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.27, no.1, 2018 , pp. 1-6 More about this Journal
Abstract
Also, t-cincreaseisdecreasein order In hydroponics, the accumulation of inorganic ions in the root zone are closely related to the irrigation volume. Therefore, the effects of irrigation volume on the growth and yield of tomatoes are very signigicant. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of irrigation volume on inorganic ions of root zone in hydroponic culture using coir substrate. The irrigation volume was adjusted to 4 levels depending on the integrated solar radiation for each growth period. The drainage ratio was calculated by daily amount of irrigation and drainage. The higher irrigation volume is, drainage ratio and water absorption tended to increase. But, the water absorption in the treatment of high irrigation volume was decreased in February and March compared to the treatment of medium high irrigation volume. By calculating monthly average irrigation volume and the drainage ratio, 120 to 1$40J/cm^2$ in January, 100 to $120J/cm^2$ in February, 80 to $100J/cm^2$ in March, 70 to $90J/cm^2$ in April and 60 to $75J/cm^2$ in May was detected as appropriate irrigation volume ranges which drainage ratio was 20-30%. The higher irrigation volume, the lower the concentration of ions decrease, which could prevent the accumulation of nutrients in the root zone. However, due to the characteristics of the coir substrate that absorbs ions, concentration of ions was significantly high when the drainage ratio was 20-30%. However, concentrations of P and K were sometimes lower in the drainage than that of irrigation water regardless of the treatment. Mg and S were the most highly accumulated ions even in the treatment of high irrigation volume. In low radiation season, there was no difference in the ion concentration in the drainage depending on the irrigation volume. In high radiation season, the lower irrigation volume, resulted to the higher ion concentration in the drainage. After March, it was difficult to prevent the increase of ions concetration in the drainage by only adjusting irrigation volume. Thus, it is necessary to decrease the EC of irrigation solution to prevent the accumulation of nutrients in the root zone.
Keywords
accumulated solar radiation; drainage;
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