• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.139-143
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• 2014

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of cultivation period and rockwool block size on the growth and early yield of paprika transplants grown in a closed transplant production system. Paprika seeds were sown and germinated in three different size of rockwool blocks ($45{\times}40{\times}35$, $70{\times}70{\times}60$, $100{\times}100{\times}65mm$) and cultivated in a closed transplant production system for 23, 30, and 37 days after sowing. Paprika transplants were cultivated using $100{\times}100{\times}65mm$ rockwool blocks in a greenhouse following a conventional and typical production method for comparing with the growth of paprika transplants grown in a closed transplant production system. Also, we transplanted paprika transplants grown for 23, 30, and 37 days in a closed transplant production system and greenhouse to rockwool slabs and investigated fresh weight of fruits and yield 125 days after sowing. The growth of paprika transplants grown in $70{\times}70{\times}60mm$ rockwool blocks in a closed transplant production system was highest, and the quality of paprika transplant grown in a closed transplant production system was better than in a greenhouse. Rockwool block size and cultivation period in a closed transplant production system did not affect fresh weight of fruits, however, yield was largest when paprika transplants were cultivated using $70{\times}70{\times}60$ and $100{\times}100{\times}65mm$ rockwool blocks for 23 days in a closed transplant production system. These results suggest that decreasing rockwool block size and cultivation period can be strategically used to enhance transplant quality and yield of paprika, as paprika transplants were cultivated in a closed transplant production system.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.59-66
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• 2001

Photoautotrophic micropropagation systems do not include sugar in the culture media. This characteristic provides advantages to scale up the micropropagation systems comparing photomixotrophic micropropagation systems. A closed, large-scale photoautotrophic micro-propagation for transplant production system has been developed at Chiba University, Japan. New concepts and technologies were adapted to produce high quality transplants at minimum usage of resources, and as scheduled. Newly developed software for production management was used to enhance the efficiency of the transplant production system. Currently, virus-free transplants of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) are vegetatively propagated and produced under sterilized conditions in this system. This system can also be used for production of transplants of any other species including horticultural and woody plants with a minimum of modification.

• Journal of Embryo Transfer
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.83-90
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• 1995

Production of calves after transfer of nuclear transplant embryos is the latest technology to be applied in commercial livestock breeding. The objective of this study was to establish an efficient procedure to produce offsprings from nuclear transplant embryos. The fusion rates (72.7% vs. 80.8%), cleavage rates (62.5% vs. 71.4%) and rates of development in vitro (12.0% vs. 15.2%) of nuclear transplant embryos were not significantly different between 30 and 40h maturation age of cytoplast. The in vivo and in vitro-derived embryos as nuclei donor were used in this system of bovine nuclear transplantation. Fusion rates of nuclear transplant embryos were not significantly different between in vivo and in vitro-derived embryos (73.0 and 79.2%, respectively). The percentage of embryos reaching the morulae or blastocysts were 21.8% for in vivo-derived embryos and 11.9% for in vitro-derived embryos (p<0.01). Pregnancy rates after embryo transfer of nuclear transplant embryos were not significantly different between in vivo and in vitro-derived embryos (45.9 and 40.5%, respectively). However, calving rates after embryo transfer of nuclear transplant embryos were significantly higher in the in vivo-derived embryos than in vitro (p<0.01). Further research for age of cytoplast and use of in vitro-derived embryos as nuclei donor is required in this system. In conclusion, these results clearly show that the use of in vitro-derived oocytes as recipient cytoplast can improve the nuclear transplant system for genetic progress in cattle.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.52-57
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• 2003

현재 국내에 설치되어 있는 육묘시설은 대부분 개방형 묘생산 시스템(open system for transplant production)으로 여름과 겨울철의 냉ㆍ난방비가 상당한 수준에 이르고 있으며, 관리노력이 적지 않게 들고 있다. 반면에 폐쇄형 묘생산 시스템(closed system for transplant production)의 경우 에너지의 흐름이 제한되어있어 생육환경 조건과 제어방식에 따라서 에너지의 사용량이 결정된다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• 2000.11c
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• pp.764-769
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• 2000

A new transplant production system that produces high quality plug seedlings of specific crop has been studied. It is a plant factory designed to produce massive amount of virus free seedlings. The design concept for building this plant factory is to realize maximum energy efficiency and minimum initial investment and running cost. The basic production strategy is the sitespecific management. In this case, the management of the growth of individual plantlet is considered. This requires highly automated and information intensive production system in a closed aseptic environment the sterilized specific crops. One of the key components of this sophisticated system is the irrigation system. The conditions that this irrigation system has to satisfy are: 1. to perform the site specific crop management in irrigation and 2. to meet the no waste standard. The objective of this study is to develop an irrigation scheduling that can implement the no waste standard.

• Horticultural Science & Technology
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.600-606
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• 2014

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of seedling ages of scions and rootstocks for grafting and light intensity during their cultivation in a closed transplant production system on the growth and development of grafted cucumber transplants. Cucumber scions and rootstocks were cultivated under 5 photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) levels: 100, 140, 180, 230, and $280{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$ in a closed transplant production system. The scions were grafted onto the rootstocks at 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 days after sowing (DAS). Hypocotyl length of scions and rootstocks decreased significantly as PPF increased, and an increase in dry weight with increasing PPF was more pronounced in scions. After grafting, cucumber transplants were grown in a greenhouse until 22 DAS and were then transplanted for investigation of their growth and development. Plant height, leaf area, and fresh weight of cucumber transplants grafted at 8, 9, and 10 DAS were greater, but light intensity during cultivation of scions and rootstocks did not significantly affect the early growth of cucumber transplants after grafting. The number of female flowers in grafted cucumber after transplanting was highest when scions and rootstocks were cultivated under PPF 140 and $180{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$ and were grafted at 8 DAS. These results indicate that controlling environmental conditions in a closed transplant production system during the production of scions and rootstocks can advance grafting time and promote the growth and development of grafted cucumber transplants.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.115-122
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• 1999

Because of their small mass, volume, solid state construction and long life, light-emitting diodes(LEDs) hold promises as a lighting source for intensive plant production system. Spectral characteristics and light intensity of LEDs were tested to investigate their feasibility as artificial lighting sources for growth and morphogenesis control in transplant production system. Blue, green, and red LEDs had a peak-emission wavelength at 442nm, 522nm, and 673nm, respectively. Their half width defined as the difference between upper and lower wavelength in the intensity equivalent to 50% of the maximum intensity showed 26nm, 41nm, and 74nm, respectively. Photosynthetic photon flux(PPE) at the distance of 9cm under the LEDs array was measured as $235{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$ for red, $109{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$ for green, and $75{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$ for blue LEDs. At the same distance, green LEDs had the illuminance of 13,0001x, nine to ten times higher than those of red and blue LEDs. Red, green, and blue LEDs at a distance of 9cm had the irradiance of $46W{\cdot}m^{-2},\;19W{\cdot}m^{-2},\;8W{\cdot}m^{-2}$, respectively. Light intensity of blue, green, and red LEDs increased linearly in proportion to the magnitude of the current applied to the operating circuit. Thus the light intensity of LEDs was controlled by the applied current in operating circuit.

• Horticultural Science & Technology
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.535-539
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• 2010

The formation and elongation of runners, growth of runner plants, and transplant propagation rates of 'Maehyang' strawberry were investigated at various photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) levels. Strawberry plants having $3.1{\pm}0.4$ leaves and $7.0{\pm}1.1mm$ of crown diameter were used as propagules and were cultured for 35 days in 9 transplant production modules using fluorescent lamps as artificial lighting sources. Applied PPF levels were $137.4{\pm}2.1$, $217.0{\pm}1.0$, and $274.7{\pm}8.4{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$ as measured on the surfaces of empty shelves. The numbers of runners and runner plants per propagule were the greatest at $280{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$ PPF. The runner plant propagation rate was 0.27 plant/day/propagule at $280{\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$, which was significantly greater than that of conventional propagation methods. Results indicate that high PPF levels promotes the formation of runners and runner plants of strawberry and that the rapid propagation method with high PPF levels can be feasible for production of vigorous transplants in a closed transplant production system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• 2003.02a
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• pp.139-144
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• 2003

식물묘(transplant)는 육묘 후 포장에서 정식이 이루어지는 묘를 의미한다. 묘소질은 묘가 지녀야할 속성으로서 초장, 절간장, 엽색, 엽의 두께, 엽형, 괴근 형태 등은 묘의 외관과 관련된 묘소질에 해당하며, 광합성속도, 근활력, 엽록소 함량 등은 생리적 묘소질에 해당한다(Kim, 2002). 묘소질이 우수한 묘, 즉 외관이 우수하며, 병충해에 오염되지 않고, 생리 생태적 상태가 우수한 우량묘를 재배에 이용하면 정식 단계에서 활착 환경에 쉽게 적응하거나, 재배 과정에서 비료, 농약, 자재, 관리 노력 등을 적게 투입할지라도 수량이 증대되거나 품질 향상이 기대되므로 향후 우량묘에 대한 수요가 크게 증가할 것으로 예상된다(김과 박, 2002). (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.326-331
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• 2002

최근 들어 육묘기술이 빠르게 발전하면서 플러그 묘의 보급이 확대되고 있으며 육묘와 재배의 분업화가 진행되고, 고품질 묘의 안정된 수급에 대한 관심이 늘어나면서 육묘 산업에 대한 비중이 점차 증가하고 있다. 현재 국내에 설치되어 있는 육묘시설은 대부분 개방형 묘생산 시스템(open system for transplant production)으로 자연광을 이용하는 장점은 있으나 여름철의 냉방과 겨울철의 난방에 소요되는 비용은 상당한 수준에 이르고 있다. (중략)