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http://dx.doi.org/10.7745/KJSSF.2011.44.3.394

Effect of Waste Nutrient Solution and Reclaimed Wastewater on Chinese Cabbage Growth and Soil Properties  

Choi, Bong-Su (National Institute of Crop Science, RDA)
Lim, Jung-Eun (Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University)
Shin, Yong-Keon (Gangwon Institute of Health & Environment)
Yang, Jae-E. (Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University)
Lee, Sang-Soo (Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University)
Ok, Yong-Sik (Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University)
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Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer / v.44, no.3, 2011 , pp. 394-399 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study evaluated the effect of using waste nutrient solution (WNS) and reclaimed wastewater (WW) on the growth of Chinese cabbage and soil quality. The pH and electrical conductivity (EC) values of waste nutrient solution were 6.3 and $1.5dS\;m^{-1}$ and being 6.8 and $0.4dS\;m^{-1}$ in reclaimed WW, respectively. WNS found to be included more than $10g\;m^{-2}$ of $NO_3^-$, $K^+$, $SO_4^{2-}$ and $Ca^{2+}$, thereby enhancing Chinese cabbage growth. However, $Cl^-$ and $Na^+$ contents were higher than other nutrients in WW. Among the three irrigation resources, no significant differences were found for the growth of Chinese cabbage plants. On the other hand, pH was decreased in WNS-treated soil when compare to that in WW-treated soil which pH was increased. In spite of the uptake of nutrients by the growing plants, irrigation of the WNS led to an increase in available $P_2O_5$ and exchangeable cations such as $K^+$ and $Mg^{2+}$ in the soil when compared to soil that irrigated by groundwater or WW. Taken together, the use of WNS can remarkably reduce the amount of the chemical fertilizer for Chinese cabbage production; however, WNS can possibly cause a problem as nutrients accumulation in soil.
Keywords
Chinese cabbage; Reclaimed wastewater; Waste nutrient solution; Water reuse;
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