• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.1077-1085
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• 2016

The present study was investigated the effect of recycled coir organic substrates on the growth of different vegetable crops. The recycled coir had better physical and chemical properties than the new coir. The growth of tomato plant was better on the coir substrate that had been used for 2 years than that on the new coir substrate. The average number of tomato fruits was 108 on the new coir substrate, while it was 179 and 165 on the coir substrate used for 1 and 2 years, respectively. The growth of cherry tomato plant was also better on the coir substrate used for 2 years than that on the new coir substrate. The average number of cherry tomato fruits was 43 on the new coir substrate, while it was 206 and 164 on the coir substrate used for 1 and 2 years, respectively. The growth of brussel sprout was better on the coir substrate used for 3 years than that on the new coir substrate and the average number of brussel sprout leaves was 26.8 on the new coir substrate, while it was 34.3 on the coir substrate used for 3 years. The growth of Korean cabbage improved on the coir substrate used for 1 years compared to the new coir substrate and the number of leaves was 15.1 on the new coir substrate, while it was 24.3 on the coir substrate used for 1 year. Thus, used coir can be recycled to improve vegetable yields compared to using new coirs.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.937-946
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• 2018

This study investigated the applicability of horticultural media with recycled coir substrates the growth of Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L. ssp. Pekinensis) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) crop. The six different types of coir based substrates were A, Coir 45: Perlite 35: Vermiculite 12: Zeolite 8 (%), B, Coir 55: Perlite 25: Vermiculite 12: Zeolite 8 (%), C, Coir 65: Perlite 15: Vermiculite 12: Zeolite 8 (%), D, Coir 75: Perlite 5: Vermiculite 12: Zeolite 8 (%), E, Coir 85: Perlite 5: Vermiculite 5: Zeolite 5 (%) and F, nursery media (control). The pH and Electric conductivity of the horticultural nursery media were 6.06-7.00 and $0.45-1.10dS/m^{-1}$, respectively. The nursery media containing coir substrates had higher level of Total N, Ca, K, Mg and P than those without coir. Additionally, it was observed that the growth of Chinese cabbage was the best on D (containing 75% coir) while that of lettuce was the best on E (containing 85% coir). In general, when substrates containg a higher percentage of coir were used, the growth of Chinese cabbage and lettuce was ideal. Additionally, the P, Ca, and Mg content in both plants was not significantly altered by the amount of coir present in the media. However, with an increase in the amount of coir substrate, the chlorophyll, N, and K content was increased. After harvesting, there was no significant difference in the chemical properties of the horticultural nursery media of both plants. Thus, it can be suggested that, coir substrate after a single use could be recycled as horticulture nursery media.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.523-528
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• 2000

공정육묘장과 양액재배 농장에서 재배후 폐기되는 폐배지를 재활용한 배지를 개발하기 위하여 실험을 수행하였다. 공정육묘 폐배지와 양액재배 폐코이어, 그리고 펄라이트, 입상암면, 버미큘라이트를 여러 가지 부피비로 혼합한 배지에 페츄니아(Petunia hybrida) 'Madness Rose'와 팬지(Viola tricolor) 'Magestic GT'의 플러그묘를 각각 파종후 33일과 40일간 재배하였다. 육묘 폐배지와 양액재배 폐코이어는 $120^{\circ}C$ 1.5기압하에서 30분 동안 증기소독하였다. 대조구로는 미사용의 육묘배지[토실이 상토, pH 5.10, EC $0.12mS{\cdot}cm^{-1}$, 1:5 희석법, 신안그로(주)]를 사용하였다. 재배전 배지의 pH는 6~7로 처리간 차이가 적었고, 재배후의 pH도 재배전과 유사했다. EC는 폐배지가 들어간 처리에서 다소 높았고 폐코이어(75%)+버미큘라이트(25%) 처리에서도 높았으며 처리간 변화의 폭이 pH보다 컸다. 입상암면이나 펄라이트 혼합처리에서는 EC가 다소 낮았다. 폐코이어(75%)+펄라이트(25%)의 처리에서 페튜니아는 초장, 근형성, 지상부 건물중, 엽수가, 그리고 팬지는 초장, 생체중, 건물중, 지상부 생체중, 지상부 건물중이 가장 컸다. 폐배지보다 폐코이어가 혼합된 배지의 이화학성이 더 우수하였고 생육에서도 보다 좋은 결과를 나타냈다. 이상의 결과로부터 폐배지를 이용시에는 펄라이트나 입상암면을 혼합하는 것이 좋을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국폐기물자원순환학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.205-213
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• 2017

The current study was performed to investigate the effect of recycling coir substrates on the growth, fruit yield, and quality of strawberry plants. Analysis of physical properties revealed that the pH of a fresh coir substrate was 5.04 while those of substrates reused for one and two years were 5.20 and 5.33, respectively. The electrical conductivity (EC) of a new substrate was as high as $4.58dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$. This can cause salt stress after transplanting. The EC tended to decrease as the substrate was recycled, and the EC of a two-year recycled substrate was $1.48dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$. The fresh substrate had lower nitrogen and calcium concentrations, but higher phosphate, potassium, and sodium concentrations than the recycled coir substrate. The coir substrates recycled for one or two years maintained better chemical properties for plant growth than the fresh substrate. Strawberry growth varied depending on the number of years that the coir substrate was recycled. In general, strawberries grown in substrates that had been reused for two years did better than those grown in substrates that had been reused once or were fresh. Ninety days after transplanting, a plant grown in a substrate that had been reused for two years contained 25 leaves, which was 3.6 more than with a fresh substrate. In addition, the plants grown in a substrate that had been reused for two years exhibited larger leaf areas than those grown in other substrates. Coir substrates that had been reused for one year increased the number and area of leaves, but not as much as the substrate that had been reused for two years. One- and two-year reused coir substrates increased the weight of strawberries produced relative to the unused substrate, but the difference was not statistically significant. The plants grown in two-year reused substrates were longer and wider, as well. Also, the number of fruits per plant was higher when substrates were reused. Specifically, the number of fruits per plant was 28.7 with a two-year reused substrate, but only 22.2 with a fresh substrate. The fruit color indices (as represented by their Hunter L, a, b values) were not considerably affected by recycling of the coir substrate. The Hunter L value, which indicates the brightness of the fruit, did not change significantly when the substrate was recycled. Neither Hunter a (red) nor b (yellow) values were changed by recycling. In addition, there were no significant changes in the hardnesses, acidities, or soluble solid-acid ratios of fruits grown in recycled substrates. Thus, it is thought that recycling the coir substrate does not affect measures of fruit quality such as color, hardness, and sugar content. Overall, reuse of coir substrates from hydroponic culture as high-bed strawberry growth substrates would solve the problems of new substrate costs and the disposal of substrates that had been used once.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.1221-1231
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• 2015

The present study was conducted to find a way to recycle the coir substrate by investigating changes in its physical and chemical properties based on the number of use year. Specific gravity of unused coir substrate was $0.212g/cm^3$, while it was higher for the substrate used for 2 years. Porosity was different depending on the number of use year. The porosity of unused substrate was 51.9%, but it increased to 68.6% after used for 2 years. In general, physical and chemical properties were better in the coir substrate used for 2 years than in unused one. The number of leaves, leaf area, flesh weight and dry weight of oriental cabbage and lettuce were higher in coir substrate used for 2 years than those in unused one. Whereas, no significant difference was observed between the substrates used for one year and 2 years, indicating that the one time-used wast substrate could be recycled for cultivating vegetables. Growth of the vegetables was improved when organic fertilizer composed of complex organics with different mixing ratios was provided to the coir substrate, compared to untreated plot. The optimum mixing ratio of the wast substrate and complex organics was 2:8(v/v) for fertilization using wast coir substrate. Therefore, coir substrate generally wasted after being used for one time was reuseable by supplying organic fertilizer.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.115-127
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• 2014

Addition of fibers in cement or cement concrete may be of current interest, but this is not a new idea or concept. Fibers of any material and shape play an important role in improving the strength and deformation characteristics of the cement matrix in which they are incorporated. The new concept and technology reveal that the engineering advantages of adding fibers in concrete may improve the fracture toughness, fatigue resistance, impact resistance, flexural strength, compressive strength, thermal crack resistance, rebound loss, and so on. The magnitude of the improvement depends upon both the amount and the type of fibers used. In this paper, locally available waste fibers such as coir fibers, sisal fibers and polypropylene fibers have incorporated in concrete with varying percentages and l/d ratio and their effect on compressive, split, flexural, bond and impact resistance have been reported.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2000

양액 재배용 배지의 국산화 필요성과 양액 재배 폐암면 재활용 배지를 개발하기 위하여 입자화된 폐암면과 목재 파쇄 입자를 혼합한 배지에서, 페튜니아 플러그묘를 재배하여 배지로서의 효과를 알아보고자 본 실험을 수행하였다. 1차 실험은 소독한 폐암면 입자와 파쇄기로 파쇄한 후 6개월 동안 후숙한 뒤 2.8mm와 5.6mm 체를 통과한 밤나무 입자를 100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75, 0:100 부피비율로 조합한 혼합 배지에서 페튜니아의 생육을 조사하였다. 그리고 2차 실험은 소독한 폐암면에 4mm 밤나무 파쇄 입자, 4mm 소나무 파쇄 입자, 코이어, 피트모스, 그리고 펄라이트를 조합하여 만든 20가지 혼합 상토배지에서 공시식물의 생육을 조사하였다. 페튜니아의 생육을 조사한 결과 1차 실험에서는 밤나무 입자의 크기에 따른 생육은 유의차가 없었고, 대조구와 100% 폐암면인 처리구에서 생육이 좋았으며 밤나무의 혼합 비율이 높아질수록 생육이 저조하였다. 2차 실험에서 페튜니아의 초장, 지상부 생체중과 건물중은 폐암면+피트모스+코이어에서 가장 높았고, 다음으로 폐암면+피트모스구에서 높게 나타났다. 밤나무나 소나무를 혼합한 처리구에서 초장이 낮게 나타났는데, 특히 밤나무를 혼합한 처리구에서 낮게 나타났다. 지하부 등급은 폐암면+피트모스+펄라이트구에서 가장 높았고, 다음으로 대조구, 폐암면+피트모스+코이어구 순으로 높게 나타났다. 즉 폐암면 100%나 이것에 피트모스, 코이어, 또는 펄라이트를 혼합한 구에서 대조구보다 양호한 생육을 보인 반면 폐암면, 피트모스, 또는 코이어의 혼합비율이 낮아질수록 생육이 억제되었다.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.100-107
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• 2017

본 실험은 순환식 수경재배에서 배지 재사용이 여름 파프리카의 생육 및 착과에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위해 수행되었다. 시험구는 30% 배액 재사용을 기준으로 새배지, 1년 재사용 배지, 2년 재사용 배지로 구분하여 4월 18일부터 2016년 11월 31일까지 30주간 시행하였다. 실험결과 생육초기 초장은 2년 재사용 배지가 신규배지보다 길었지만 이후 역전되어 최종 생육초장은 56.58cm 짧았다. 1그룹 개화위치는 재사용 배지가 새배지에 비해 2.92cm 짧았고, 2그룹 개화위치는 0.31cm 길었다. 생육초기의 상대적 절간장은 재사용 배지를 사용할 경우 새배지를 사용하는 것에 비해 생육 후기의 불균형이 심화되었다. 1, 2년 재사용 배지의 생육마디수는 27.4마디로 가장 적었다. 하지만 수확마디수는 시험구간 차이를 보이지 않았기 때문에 2년 재사용 배지의 수확율이 26.8%로 가장 높았다. 비상품과의 비율은 생육이 진전될수록 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 생체중은 새배지가 227.7g, 2년 재사용 배지가 219.2g으로 재사용 배지가 21.2g 적었다. 건물중은 전 생육기간중 4그룹에서 가장 높았는데, 이 시기의 새배지의 건물중은 17.13g, 1년 재사용 배지 18.26g, 2년 재사용 배지 19.28g으로 배지를 재사용 할수록 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 전 생육기간의 평균 수분함량은 배지를 재사용 할수록 적었는데, 1년 재사용 배지가 2년 재사용배지보다 약 20g 더 적었으며, 이러한 경향은 전 생육 기간 동안 꾸준히 나타났다. 특히 1년 재사용배지는 3그룹 이후부터 다른 시험구에 비해 약 60g 이상 적었다. 결론적으로 코이어 배지를 재사용한 파프리카 순환식 수경재배시 중기생육 이후의 세력약화로 인한 비상품과의 발생을 유의하여 관리한다면 배지의 물리 화학성의 변화 및 병원균 감염에 의한 수량감소와 품질저하 등은 우려하지 않아도 될 것으로 판단된다.