• Journal of Korea Foresty Energy
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.20-27
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• 1981

Populus alba x glandulosa shows greater growth performance in the lower part of the hill than in the upper part. In order to study this reason, correlation between the soil factors and the growth was examined. The results were as follows. 1. Annual mean height growth was 1.29m in foot hill but 0.7m in upper part, showing 184$\%$ better growth in the foot hill than in the upper part and the similar situation was shown in the diameter growth. The longer slope distance, the better growth: generally the good growth shows in the first harf of the distance. 2. High positive correlation shows between the growth performance and soil moisture: r=0.76 in the hight and r=0.71 in the diameter, and also positive correlation between soil depth and the growth performance. r=0.65 in the height and r=0.79 in the diameter. On the other hand, negative correlation between the slope and soil depth are considered as limiting factors to the growth. 3. A significant correlation appeared between growth performance and organic matter and between the growth performance and total nitrogen as well. This shows that the nutrient elements were contained much in the foot hill. 4. The correlation between the height growth and potassium, and between the growth and calcium and pH were shown . 5. However, no correlation was shown between the growth and available phosphate, magnesium and available managanese .

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.290-303
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• 2003

Modern agriculture has been heavily dependent on chemical fertilizers to meet the food demands of ever increasing population. Progressive depletion of major plant nutrients in soil due to intensive cultivation practices has also necessitated the use of higher dose of chemical fertilizers particularly in soils where the organic matter content is very low. Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and pressure on agriculturists to enhance per area crop yields has led to fast depletion of fossil fuel resources with concomitant increase in the prices of chemical fertilizers and also led to environmental pollution. Hence, the current trend throughout the world is to explore the possibility of using alternate nutrient sources or increasing the efficiency of chemical fertilizers by supplementing them with organic fertilizers and bioinoculants comprising largely microbes like, bacteria, fungi, algae etc to enhance nitrogen and phosphates in the soil thus creating a sustainable agricultural environment. Among the different microbial inoculants or biofertilizers, Azospirillum could be a potential candidate due to its non specific host root colonization. It had the capability to fix $N_2$ in wide pH regimes and even in presence of combined nitrogen. Azospirillum inoculation can increase the crop yield to 10-25% and substitute 25% of recommended doses of nitrogenous fertilizers. Apart from nitrogen fixation, Azospirillum is also involved in the root improvement, the activity which was attributed to an increase in the rate of water and mineral uptake by roots. The ability of Azospirillum to produce phytohormones was reported to enhance the root respiration rate, metabolism and root proliferation. They have also been reported to produce polyhydroxybutyrate, that can be used as a biodegradable thermosplastic. A lot of studies have addressed improvements in enhancing its efficiency to fix nitrogen fixation and hormone production.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.339-343
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• 2012

This study was performed to examine the effect of the clay mineral illite on the improvement of soil and plant growth. Red pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) was used as a test vegetable crop. The experiment was performed during six weeks in the plantation of the Chungbuk National University. Its seedlings were cultivated in the soil normally used for horticultural purpose. Among the seedlings germinated the healthy and regular size of seed were selected and cultivated in the plantation. They were treated with two forms of illite, particulate (PA) and powder (PW), at the following application rates: standard application[P1 (PA1, PW1), soil: illite = 1:20 (w/w)] and two times [P2 (PA2, PW2), 1:10 (w/w)] of standard application. Untreatment (P0) was used as a control soil. At six weeks of cultivation, their growth lengths were correspondingly increased as the application rate was increased ranging from P0, P1, and P2. Their growth length was a little greater with the application of powder illite (PW) than with the particulate illite (PA). Based on the plant analysis of root, leaf, and stem of red pepper, the uptake amounts of K, Ca, and Mg, were correspondingly increased, as the application rate was increased ranging from P0, P1, and P2 respectively. At the same application rate, their amounts taken up in the respective parts were higher with the application of PW illite than on the PA one. Especially the amounts of Ca and Mg were higher in the stem and leaf than root. Consequently, it appears that the illite treatment, especially, PW form of illite, enhance the growth of red pepper in the plantation during the six weeks of experiment.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.544-548
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• 2002

The object of this study was to investigate nitrogen fixation activity of rhizobium inoculated at seed coat when drought condition was applied in flowering period of soybean c.v. Samnamkong. The rhizobia used in this experiment were indigenous rhizobium, R2l4, RJl-29, USDA110 and USDA122. The experiment was done with 1/2000 Wagner pots in laboratory and greenhouse and was tested in completely randomized design with four replications. Nitrogen fixation activity in coventional culture was the highest in R2l4 and indigenous rhizobium among the five rhizobia strains. As given drought condition from flowering to maturity, nitrogen fixation activity was higher in R2l4 and RJl-29 than indigenous rhizobium. Leaf area and relative index (drought/convention) of pod weight were higher in USDA122, RJl-29 and R2l4 than indigenous rhizobium as given drought condition from flowering to maturity. High positive correlation was observed between nitrogen fixation activity of rhizobium and relative index(drought/convention) of pod weight. High negative correlation was observed between respiration of plant and relative index (drought/convention) of leaf area.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.51-55
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• 2013

This research conducted component analysis of pellet fuel using livestock waste and agricultural by-product and combustion characteristics. As the result of analyzing the characteristics of solid fuel using livestock waste, three components, element analysis, and heating value were suitable for the standard of solid fuel. In addition, content of ash consisted of high concentration of K, P, Na indicating the possibile usage as a soil conditioner. However, it was not suitable for solid fuel using only livestock waste due to the relatively low heating value. To improve the heating value and early ignition, we mixed agricultural by-products (i.e., chaff and sawdust) into livestock waste. The mixed material showed significant increase of combustibles and heating value with decrease of moisture content compared to the livestock waste only.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.899-903
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• 2012

최근 이상기후 현상에 기인한 집중호우 및 가뭄에 의한 피해가 급증하면서 수자원 관리에 대한 필요성이 증대되고 있다. 지구온난화에 의한 미래 기온의 상승과 강수량 패턴변화는 증발산이나 토양수분 등의 변화로 이어져 궁극적으로 물순환의 변화를 초래하고 있다. 현재 우리나라의 유출은 대부분 여름철에 집중되며 이에 따라 여름철에 홍수가 발생하고 있다. 최근에는 기후변화의 영향으로 인해 그 발생빈도도 잦아지고, 피해 규모도 증가하고 있는 실정이다. 이에 따라 기후변화에 따른 섬진강 유역의 유출량 변동을 구례, 압록, 송정지점을 대상으로 분석하였다. 기후변화에 대한 자료는 GCM모형 중 기후변화센터(CCIC)에서 제공 해주는 MM5 지역 기후모델 인 A1B시나리오 자료를 사용하였으며, 편이보정(bias-correction)을 통해 미래의 기상자료를 현재 기상자료에 적용할 수 있는 데이터로 보정하여 사용하였다. 섬진강 유역을 대상으로 하여 미래 기후변화가 유량에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위해 미래 기상 자료를 구축 하였으며, 준분포형 유출모형인 SWAT 모형을 이용하였다. SWAT모형의 검 보정결과 시나리오 값은 실측값보다 다소 적은 양의 유출이 일어나는 것으로 검 보정되었으나, 상관계수는 보정자료의 경우에 압록 0.970, 구례 0.976, 송정 0.956로 나타났다. 이러한 결과에 의해 시나리오 자료는 편이보정을 통해 자료의 일관성을 확보하였다. 연평균 유출량 모의결과 2011~2070년 미래 시나리오 자료는 2001~2010년보다 0.79배 감소하는 경향이 있지만 2071~2100년은 2001~2010년 유출량보다 1.53배 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 본 연구를 통하여 미래 섬진강유역의 유출변화를 파악하였고, 섬진강유역의 미래 수자원의 변동성을 전망해 볼 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.83-83
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• 2016

가뭄은 발생과정과 피해영향에 따라서 기상학적, 농업적, 수문학적, 사회경제적 가뭄으로 구분되고 있다. 강수의 부족은 기상학적 가뭄을 발생시키고, 기상학적 가뭄이 지속되면 토양수분 부족으로 농작물의 피해를 가져오는 농업적 가뭄이 나타난다. 이어서, 지표 및 지표 아래의 수자원량이 평년수준 이하로 감소하면서 수문학적 가뭄이 발생한다. 이와 같이 다른 종류의 가뭄으로 가뭄이 변화하는 현상을 가뭄 전이(Drought Propagation)라고 한다. 강수량의 부족만으로 판단되는 기상학적 가뭄은 가뭄 상황의 판단은 간단지만, 체감으로 느끼는 가뭄과 차이가 존재한다. 수문학적 가뭄은 실제 물이용과 관련이 높아 효율적인 물 관리를 위해서는 수문학적 가뭄에 대한 정보가 필요하다. 하지만 수문학적 가뭄은 기상학적 인자들뿐만 아니라 수문순환과정의 영향을 받아 가뭄의 발생과정이 복잡하기 때문에 판단 및 예측이 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 가뭄의 전이관계를 도출함으로써, 기상학적 가뭄에서 수문학적 가뭄으로 발전되는 가뭄의 크기를 파악하고자 한다. 가뭄은 판단기준에 따라서 다양하게 정의될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 기상학적 가뭄은 강우량으로, 수문학적 가뭄은 유역별 댐의 저수율, 유입량 및 지하수위를 활용하여 가뭄을 정의하며, 가뭄사상은 임계수준방법(threshold level approach)과 풀링기법(pooling method)을 수문기상 변수들에 적용하여 추출하였다. 수문학적 가뭄은 기상학적 가뭄이 발생한 이후, 가뭄 상황이 일정기간 지속되는 상황에 발생하는 결과가 확인되었다. 기상학적 가뭄에서 수문학적 가뭄이 전이되는 현상을 바탕으로 기상학적 가뭄의 상황에 따라서 미래의 수문학적 가뭄의 변화 양상에 대하여 예측가능하며, 가뭄의 전이관계는 수문학적 가뭄의 예측을 위한 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.65-72
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• 2006

Objective of this research was to remove the accumulated salts in the plastic film house soils by installing the perforated PVC (${\phi}10cm$) underdrainage pipes at 50 cm depth of soils with cultivating vegetables. Efficiency of the underdrainage pipes was assessed based on the changes of soil chemical properties such as pH, EC, and cations, and growth and yield parameters of the vegetables between the two treatments; the control and the underdrainage pipe treatments. The EC of the underdrainage pipes installed soils after two growing seasons were in the ranges of $1.42-2.88dS\;m^{-1}$ but those of the control were in the ranges of $3.86-4.53dS\;m^{-1}$, indication the underdrainage pipes effectively removed the accumulated salts in soils. The pHs of the control soils and the underdrainage pipe installed soil were in the ranges of 7.2-7.5 and 6.9-7.3, respectively. There was a significant correlation between pH and cation exchange capacity (CEC) of the soils ($CEC=17.107{\times}pH-106.2$, $r^2=0.759$, P < 0.05). The ECs of the soils at different depths were compared between the two treatments after cultivating vegetables with lettuce-lettuce-garland chrysanthemum rotation systems. The ECs of the control soils at depths of 0-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40, and 40-50 cm were 3.45, 3.47, 3.03, 2.03, and $2.28dS\;m^{-1}$, respectively, with decreasing with soil depths. On the other hand, the respective ECs of the underdrainage pipes installed soils were 2.43, 2.52, 2.28, 4.00, and $4.23dS\;m^{-1}$ with increasing with soil depths. This might be derived from the salts moved downward with the draining water into the subsoil. The order of cations moved downward was Mg > Ca > K, based on the ratios of cations at specific depth over those at the surface soil. The survival rates of lettuce after 15 days of transplanting in the underdrainage pipe installed soils were 98.2% as compared to 86.6% of the control. The underdrainage pipe treatment also increased the diameter of the lettuce stalk from 12.9mm of the control to 13.7mm. Overall results demonstrated that the installment of the underdrainage pipes in the subsoils of the salt accumulated plastic film house soil effectively removed the salts by leaching downward,resulting in lowering soil EC and enhancing the growth and yield of vegetables.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.90 no.3
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• pp.363-372
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• 2001

The objective of this study was to investigate the site and growth characteristics of dominating Cornus controversa in the hardwood stands at Mt. Gariwang and Mt. Joongwang area located in Pyungchang-gun, Kangwon-do. The C. controversa was mainly distributed at the rather steep slope and aspect facing from northeast to northwest, and altitudes ranging from 800 to 1,100m. The C. controversa grew at relatively deep A soil layer with high moisture and nutrients. Major competing species in upper stories were Quercus mongolica, Acer mandshuricum, Salix hulteni, Acer pictum, and herb plants such as Polystichum tripteron, Dryopteris crassirhizoma, Meehania urticifolia, Pseudostellaria pahbiniana, Ligularia fischeri, Impatiens noli-tangere, Corydalis speciosa in the floor. The average annual diameter growth of C. controversa according to the altitude was $4.06({\pm}0.90)mm$ below 900m, $2.51({\pm}0.65)mm$ from 900 to 1,000m, $3.28({\pm}0.12)mm$ from 1,000m to 1,100m and $2.81({\pm}0.35)mm$ above 1,100m. Good annual growth was shown at northwest site, but no difference due to micro-topography.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.319-324
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• 1985

This study was designed to evaluate the feasibility of direct application of quenched slag, as a silicate fertilizer byproduct of iron and steel industry. A field experiment was conducted on a low silica content paddy soil and its effect was compared to over corresponding air-cooled slag of milled commercial silicate fertilizer on rice plant growth and yields. The yields of rice were slightly higher in the commercial air-cooled slag than in the quenched slag, however, there was no significant statistical difference. The silica content of rice plants at harvest was higher in commercial silicate fertilizer than that of quenched slag. The available soil silica was high in quenched slag at the early growing stage, however, at harvest higher in air-cooled slag, which meant that the quenched slag might release silica quickly in soil. This results indicated that the slag could be considered resource as a silicate fertilizer.