• Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.23-48
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• 2022

In this paper, we provide predictive models for the market price of fruits, and analyze the performance of each fruit price predictive model. The data used to create the predictive models are fruit price data, weather data, and Korea composite stock price index (KOSPI) data. We collect these data through Open-API for 10 years period from year 2011 to year 2020. Six types of fruit price predictive models are constructed using the LSTM algorithm, a special form of deep learning RNN algorithm, and the performance is measured using the root mean square error. For each model, the data from year 2011 to year 2018 are trained to predict the fruit price in year 2019, and the data from year 2011 to year 2019 are trained to predict the fruit price in year 2020. By comparing the fruit price predictive models of year 2019 and those models of year 2020, the model with excellent efficiency is identified and the best model to provide the service is selected. The model we made will be available in other countries and regions as well.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.611-628
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• 2014

This study probed into some characteristics of the urban household such as household income, number of the household, age distribution of the family members, their characteristics of shopping behavior such as the shopping place, types of the packaging and the characteristics of the time series, using consumer panel data of the Rural Development Administration (RDA). It further examined how the above factors affect fruit purchasing prices and then estimates the degree of the influence by each factor. The study looked at the purchase of apples, pears, tangerines, and oranges - the most favorite fruits in Korea. The results of this study can be utilized as the basic information for marketing strategies and/or for the establishment of future policy plans related to fruits consumption.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.911-926
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• 2021

We devised a grape variety model to estimate the impact of lowering the Shine Muscat quality level on the grape market. Shine Muscat has become a popular grape variety in Korea. Accordingly, the area devoted to the harvesting of Shine Muscat has increased dramatically since 2016. Our study examines how a reduction in the quality of Shine Muscat affects other grapes such as Campbell Early, giant peak, and Muscat Bailey A (MBA). The Armington model was used to impose consumer preferences and product differentiation assumptions. We found that a decrease in the consumer preference for Shine Muscat realized by lowering the quality of Shine Muscat largely reduces the price of this variety. Also, the prices of other grape varieties fell via a substitute effect. Moreover, if grape varieties were more differentiated, the reduction in the price of Shine Muscat would be greater, while the decreases in the prices of other grape varieties would be smaller. These results imply that farmers of Shine Muscat must continue with quality management efforts to avoid the negative effect of changing consumer behavior with regard to Shine Muscat against a reduction in its quality. Our model introduces a product differentiation model for the fruit market and helps policymakers and farmers understand the impact of changing market conditions in the fruit market.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.1-27
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• 2023

This study investigated Thai consumers' perception and willingness to pay for Korean paprika and tomatoes to establish effective export strategies, To this end, an online survey was conducted on 300 consumers living in Bangkok, Thailand, and the factors affecting the purchase intent and willingness to pay price premium for Korean paprika and tomatoes were analyzed. The results are as follows. First, Thai consumers usually buy fruit and vegetables offline, such as supermarkets and large discount stores, but not a few respondents obtained purchase information online. Second, the price competitiveness of Korean paprika and tomatoes is low to Thai products, and the quality, safety, freshness, and cost-effectiveness are similar or low to other exporting countries. Therefore it is important to improve non-price competitiveness using positive perceptions of Korean products and Korean Wave. Third, the most important reason why Thai consumers not buying Korean paprika and tomatoes is the lack of stores and high prices. Fourth, as a result of analyzing the factors affecting the purchase intent for Korean paprika and tomatoes, the strategy of selling paprika and tomatoes through supermarkets to consumers with high income is effective. Fifth, considering the factors of willingness to pay premium prices for Korean paprika and tomatoes, a high pricing strategy targeted consumers with high income and many family members is appropriate.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제19권spc호
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• pp.74-77
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• 2011

The production practices, productivity and economic performance of organic and non-chemical rice farming were compared in Jeonnam Province, Korea. Korean organic rice farming showed a lack of use of resistant varieties and rotational cropping systems as well as less use of farm wastes and a high dependency upon external inputs. When compared with no-chemical rice production practices very little differences were found. However, organic rice farming showed 15% to 18% higher profits than no-chemical farming even though the productivity was arguably similar between the two farming types. This may encourage more farmers to convert to organic production rather than non-chemical farming as the farming practices are very similar, thereby resulting in increased supply of organic products and decreased prices for organic rice near future. There is a need to more greatly differentiate organic farming practices and products from those of no-chemical farming.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.249-255
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• 2023

참외는 동북아시아 지역에서 대부분 재배되고 있고, 한국에서 주로 생산되는 과일로서 단위면적당 수확량은 지속적으로 향상되고 있지만 재배방식은 토경재배에 국한되어 있기 때문에 규모화, 생력화를 위한 수경재배 기술 개발이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 보온부직포를 이용한 수경재배로 참외를 재배할때 영양생장기 배양액 내 질산태질소 비율에 따른 참외 생육의 변화를 확인했다. 배양액에서 질산태질소 비율이 증가할수록 초장은 길어지고, 엽장, 엽폭, 절간장도 함께 증가하였다. 생육 30일차의 SPAD값은 질산태질소 비율이 증가할수록 감소하였다. 질산태질소 비율에 낮을수록 암꽃 개화가 빨리 되었고, 과실 성숙에서는 처리 간 차이가 없었다. 질산태질소 비율에 따른 과실의 형태는 차이가 없었고, 경도는 질산태질소의 비율이 낮을수록 높아 과실이 단단하였다. 3월에서 7월까지 총 수확량은 KM3 5,650kg/10a, KM1 4,439kg/10a로 KM3가 27% 높았고 특히, 참외 가격이 높은 3월에서 5월까지 수량은 KM3가 KM1보다 36% 높았다. 따라서 12월 정식되어 봄철부터 생산되는 참외의 수경재배에 적합한 질산태질소는 6.5-10me·L^-1 수준으로 공급하는 것이 적당할 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 1993년도 Proceedings of International Conference for Agricultural Machinery and Process Engineering
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• pp.326-333
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• 1993

Okinawa Prefecture is located in the southernmost part of Japan and has a subtropical climate. A lot of tropical fruits such as pineapples, mangoes and papayas are produced. Pineapples were mainly supplied to the canning industry. Since April 1990, the Japanese Government released the foreign trade restriction of canned pineapples and pineapple juice in accordance with GATT. Okinawan Farmers have been expanding the customers from the processing industry to the fresh market. During the recent year, fully mature, high quality pineapples which have 15 Brix in sugar content are produced in green houses on Okinawa. Prices are 2 to 3 times those of the imported pineapples. At present, they are sorted manually, and this sorting might cause the pineapples to lose their reputation. NIR applied fruit sorters have been developed and operated for apples and peaches in Japan . NIR applied tests were carried out to consider the feasibility into the NIR technique for measurement of the NIR a alysis suggests adequate correlations between sugar content and NIR reflectance properties of pineapples and mangoes.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.379-387
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• 2010

Oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) is an important crop due to its high oil content in the seed. Recently, the demand for the improvement of crop for biodisel energy source is increased as oil prices in the world has increased dramatically. Until now, oilseed rape breeding was carried out by cross-hybridization between different varieties and related germplasms. However, like as many other crops, the application of tissue culture and gene transformation systems has been introduced into oilseed rape breeding program including the development of transgenic canola plants. In this study, we reviewed a history of tissue culture and genetic transformation research in oilseed rape plants and indicated some important aspects for the production of transgenic oilseed rape plants.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.1244-1257
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• 1997

The goals of the School Lunch Program(SLP) are to provide school children with approximately one -third of their daily nutrition requirements at a reasonable price, to foster good food habits, and to contribute to a better understanding of nutrition. In order to provide guidelines and appropriate nutritional information for SLP planning, and to identify inexpensive sources of each nutrient, representative SLP menus were analyzed for nutrient density using the Index of Nutritional Quality(INQ) and for nutrient cost. Recipes and prices of 776 meals were collected from 10 SLP primary schools in Seoul and Kyunggi province in Korea during 1995. From 4829 menu items in 776 meals, the 100 most frequently used menus were selected as representative SLP menus. From these 100 menus, eleven categories of menu were identified according to cooking methods and ingredients. Selected menus were placed into these 11 groups, with 3 to 5 menus in each except the milk group which contained only milk. The mean nutrient content, INQs, and nutrient-cost ratios were calculated for each menu and menu group. Among the 100 representative SLP menus, 'Jiajang-rice' contained the highest energy per serving portion. 'Grilled pollack ' was the highest in protein, 'Seasoned spinach ' in vitamin A, 'Spagehetti' in vitamin B1 , niacin and iron, 'Kongjorim'(hard-boiled bean with sauce) in vitamin B2 , strawberry in vitamin C, and 'fish stew ' and milk in calcium. Among the 11 menu groups, the 'One-dish' group was found to be the highest in energy , protein, vitamin A, B$_1$ and iron. The milk group was a good source of vitamin B$_2$ and calcium . The meat side dish group (panbroiled, fried or steamed )was the most suitable for providing niacin. The fruit group provided the highest level of vitamin c per portion. The nutrient densities(INQs) were found in the soup group (protein), Kimchi group(vitamin A), fruit group(vitamin B$_1$ and C), milk group(vitamin B$_2$ and calcium), stew group(niacin )and vegetable side dish group(energy, protein, vitamin B$_1$ and niacin) , vegetable side dish group(vitamin A), milk group(vitamin B$_2$ and calcium) , fruit and Kimchi groups(vitamin C), and stew group(iron). This information should be useful for school dietitians in planning most nutritious SLP menus with limited budgets. It could also be used for basic guidelines in nutrition education, and for future improvement of the SLP in Korea.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.587-600
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• 2022

대학구성원의 식생활 개선을 위해 24시간 운영하는 '무인 식품 매점' 운영에 대한 고객 요구도를 총 329명을 대상으로 온라인 설문조사를 한 결과 조사대상자 중 남자는 31.3%, 여자는 68.7%였고, 1인 가구는 전체의 54.1%였으며, 아침식사 결식률은 39.2%였고, 섭취가 부족한 식품군은 과일류 (35.6%), 채소류 (32.8%) 순으로 높았다. 점심식사는 배달음식을 이용하는 경우가 32.2%로 가장 많았고, 점심식사로 선호하는 메뉴는 한식 (74.2%), 일품요리 (34.3%), 일식 (31.9%), 패스트푸드 (28.0%), 중식 (17.0%)의 순이었다. 점심식사와 점심식사 장소에 대한 전체적인 만족도는 평균 3.91점/5점이었고, 전체적인 만족도는 직접 조리해서 먹는 경우가 유의적으로 가장 높았고, 편의점에서 식사하는 경우가 가장 낮았으며 (p < 0.001), 가족과 식사하는 경우가 친구나 혼자 식사하는 경우보다 유의적으로 가장 높았다 (p < 0.001). 무인 매점 이용 의향은 평균 3.98점/5점으로, 직접 조리하는 경우 (3.76점)가 유의적으로 가장 낮았고, 편의점에서 식사하는 경우 (4.38점)가 유의적으로 가장 높았다 (p < 0.05). 무인 식품 매점 희망 이용 시간대는 점심시간 (54.1%), 저녁시간 (46.2%), 오후 간식 시간 (41.9%) 순이었고, 구입 희망 식품은 도시락류 (62.0%), 샌드위치류 (56.2%), 컵과일류 (54.4%), 샐러드류 (51.7%), 김밥류 (50.5%) 순이었다. 판매 예정 식품의 구입 희망 평균 가격은 도시락류는 4,991원, 샐러드류가 3,403원, 컵과일류는 2,745원, 샌드위치류는 2,609원, 김밥류는 2,235원이었다. 대학교 내 무인 매점 경영자는 무인 식품 매점의 성공적인 운영을 위해서 고객의 요구를 실시간 파악하여 고객만족을 극대화할 수 있는 효과적인 마케팅 전략을 수립해 나가야 할 것이다.