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Assessing Soil Fertility Status of Edible Wild Plants Fields in Ulleung Island

  • Park, Sang-Jo;Park, Jun-Hong;Kim, Byung-Sung;Chung, Yun-Hak;Lee, Dong-Jun;Kwon, Oh-Heun;Park, So-Deuk;Lee, Suk-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.49 no.4
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    • pp.368-374
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    • 2016
  • The perennial edible wild plants such as Aster glehnii, Solidago virgaurea subsp. gigantean, Allium ochotense, Athyrium acutipinnulum, Aruncus dioicus var. kamtschaticus and Codonopsis lanceolata have cultivated as the main income crops introduced into the fields about 30 years ago in Ulleung island. Soil samples were collected from 190 fields and assessed the effects of management practices on soil chemical properties at wild edible plant fields under no-till system. The strong acidic soils of pH 5.4 or less were detected in 45% of the soil samples. The level of soil organic matter was being held at mean $63{\pm}28g\;kg^{-1}$, 2.7 times higher than upland soils in Korea. Available phosphate and exchangeable potassium showed more than recommended levels of upland crops as $680{\pm}489mg\;kg^{-1}$ and $1.94{\pm}1.7cmol_c\;kg^{-1}$, respectively. The fields of Solidago and Aster showing strong soil acidity and high level of available phosphate and water soluble $NO_3{^-}$ were distinguished from other crops in analysis of variance and principal component analysis of soil chemicals. These results suggested that high frequency of acidic soil and high levels of available $P_2O_5$, exchangeable $K_2O$ and water soluble $NO_3{^-}$ were accompanied with the use of urea and NPK-fertilizer based on nitrogen in the field. However, further research is needed to understand the appropriate management of fertilization and the prevention of soil acidification for wild edible plants.

Effects of Biological Control Agent Algicidal Bacterium on the Phytoplankton Community and Microcystin-LR Contents in a Mesocosm Experiment (살조세균 적용이 식물플랑크톤 군집과 조류독소 분포에 미치는 영향)

  • Jung, Seung-Won;Seo, Jong-Kun;Suh, Mi-Yeon;Han, Myung-Soo;Kim, Baik-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.38 no.2 s.112
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    • pp.261-270
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    • 2005
  • Biological control agents (BCA; algicidal bacterium Xantobacter autotrophycus) plus casitone media, strongly changed physicochemical variables, standing crops of phytoplankton and microcystin-LR phytoplankton in 100-L mesocosm constructed in a small hexagonal pond (3.5 m ${\times}$ 5 m). No M. aeruginosa showed by 8 days, and 60% of total standing crops of phytoplanktons were decreased by the BCA treatment. BCA treatment also induced a strong decline of cellular extracted microcystin-LR (MCLR) and a remarkable increase of dissolved MCLR with the decrement in standing crops of cyanobacteria. In addition, BCA strongly increased all nutrients, but new outbreak of phytoplanktons hardly showed in the experimental mesocosm. The field application of BCA to controling the cyanobacterial bloom in large lakes and reservoirs is not relevant due to high concentration of nutrients and toxins. Thus, a further study is needed to diminish the adverse effects after BCA treatment for water quality preservation.

Simulation and Analysis of Solar Radiation Change Resulted from Solar-sharing for Agricultural Solar Photovoltaic System (영농형 태양광 발전 솔라쉐어링에 따른 하부 일사량 변화의 해석 및 분석)

  • Lee, Sang-ik;Choi, Jin-yong;Sung, Seung-joon;Lee, Seung-jae;Lee, Jimin;Choi, Won
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.62 no.5
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    • pp.63-72
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    • 2020
  • Solar-sharing, which is an agricultural photovoltaic system installing solar panels on the upper part of crop growing field, has especially drawn attention. Because paddy fields for cultivating crops are large flat areas, there have been various attempts to utilize solar energy for solar photovoltaic as well as growth of crops in agriculture. Solar-sharing was first proposed in Japan, and has been actively studied for optimization and practical uses. The domestic climate differs from the climate conditions in which the solar-sharing has been widely studied, therefore, it is required to develop the solar-sharing technology suitable for the domestic climate. In this study, a simulation model was developed to analyze the change of solar radiation resulted from the solar-sharing installation. Monthly solar illumination intensity and the change of illumination intensity according to the various conditions of solar panel installation were simulated. The results of monthly illumination analysis differed by altitude of the sun, which was related to season. In addition, it was analyzed that the monthly illumination decreased by up to 42% due to solar-sharing. Accordingly, it is recommended that solar-sharing should be installed as a way to maximize the efficiency of solar photovoltaic system while minimizing the decrease in solar radiation reaching the crops.

The latest Situation of Medicinal Hers Culture and Improvement of Distribution Structure (최근의 약초재배 현황과 유통구조의 개선)

  • SangDeukAhn
    • Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.67-74
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    • 1991
  • Many people have a growing interest on the health result from economic improvement, various environimental pollution and stress, and unrest on the adult diseases etc.In these result, demand for the herb medicine continues to expand. Farmers of theour country have a hardship in the farm management owing to of opening and liberaliza-tion, and make strenuous efforts on the devclopment of substitute crops to overcomethese differties. Government nowadays recommends the cultivation of the economiccrops like a flowers, medicinal herbs mushroom and clean vegetables. Medicinal herbsare specially profitable among these crops because herbs are possible to culture inwaste land, disused field and slope land, and owing to need less labor and competitionthan those of other crops. The most important problem is the facts that the compli-cation of currency structure of herb medicine inflicts mucll loss to cultivators. Therefore, this study was investigated the state of herb cultivation and the facts to be imploved in currency structure of the harvested herb medicine.1 . The cultivating area and output have been gradually increased and much produc-ted in Kyoungbuk, Kangwon, Choongbuk, Cheonbuk and Cheonnam province in or-der of cultivating area 2. Collection amount of wild herb medicine is decreasig bythe reason of the varous difficulties on the collection. 3. Cultivators of medicinal herbscan make agricultural management more resonable in information exchange on theherb cultivation, purchase of seed, fertilizer, chemicals and other materials, and sell-ing of harvested herb medicine by organization of cultivator fraternity. 4 Cultivatorshave to exclude intermediary margin by the development of direct transaction andcontract cultivation with medicinal herb store, drug manufacturer, chinese meicinehospital and trading firm etc. And also, by the performing exportation with foreign consumer.

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Effect of green manure barley and hairy vetch on soil characteristics and rice yield in paddy (녹비보리와 헤어리베치 토양투입에 따른 벼 수량 및 토양특성)

  • Cho, Hyeoun-Suk;Park, Woo-Young;Jeon, Weon-Tai;Seong, Ki-Yeung;Kim, Chung-Guk;Park, Tae-Seon;Kim, Jae-Deok
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.703-709
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    • 2011
  • This study was conducted at Korea's typical soil, loamy soil, to figure out the effect of how barley green manure (B), hairy vetch (HV) and the mixed-planting hairy vetch with barley green manure (HV/B) affecting on the yield of rice, usage of nutrient and soil characteristics. Supplying amount of nitrogen from HV, HV/B and B were 172.8 kg $ha^{-1}$, 64.3 kg $ha^{-1}$ and 38.6 kg $ha^{-1}$, respectively. Hairy vetch had the highest plant height and SPAD of rice and next was hairy vetch/barley, chemical fertilizer (CF), none fertilizer (NF), and green manure barley. The amount of rice yield was 5.51 ton $ha^{-1}$ with HV, and 4.24 ton $ha^{-1}$ with HV/B. The chemical characteristics of soil showed lower pH and exchangeable cations (Ca and Mg) at B, HV and HV/B plot rather than that of chemical fertilizer (CF) plot. However, the physical characteristics of soil and the porosity rate showed better tendency at the green manure crops than CF. Nitrogen nutrient balance was showed the most balanced at CF, otherwise field of application of green manure crops were required the appropriate nutrition management if future crops would be cultivated because nitrogen nutrient could be devastated or accumulated.

Drift and Volatilization of Some Pesticides Sprayed on Chinese Cabbages (배추에 살포된 몇 가지 농약제제에 따른 성분의 휘산과 비산)

  • Lee, Ja-Young;Han, Il-Keun;Lee, Sang-Yun;Yeo, Ik-Hyun;Lee, Su-Rae
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.373-381
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    • 1997
  • In order to investigate the drift of pesticides sprayed on Chinese cabbage, 7 pesticides chlorpyrifos, EPN, pirimiphos-methyl, phenthoate, tetradifon, dicofol and bifenthrin were applied in two sets of field tests. The pesticide residues were quantified bar multiple-residue analysis, in which the recovery rate was 78${\sim}$92% and standard deviation was ${\pm}0.683{\sim}52%$. It was found that most of the tested pesticides were spread by drift to neighbouring area and brought about the contamination of the unsprayed crops. The extent of drift varied depending upon the pesticide, distance and wind direction. The mean residue levels on unsprayed crops were 0.66% at 3 meter distance, 0.10% at 6 m distance and 0.05% at 9 m distance from the applied area and the maximum level was 1.83% of the residue on sprayed crops.

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Outdoor Applications of Hyperspectral Imaging Technology for Monitoring Agricultural Crops: A Review

  • Ahmed, Mohammad Raju;Yasmin, Jannat;Mo, Changyeun;Lee, Hoonsoo;Kim, Moon S.;Hong, Soon-Jung;Cho, Byoung-Kwan
    • Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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    • v.41 no.4
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    • pp.396-407
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    • 2016
  • Background: Although hyperspectral imaging was originally introduced for military, remote sensing, and astrophysics applications, the use of analytical hyperspectral imaging techniques has been expanded to include monitoring of agricultural crops and commodities due to the broad range and highly specific and sensitive spectral information that can be acquired. Combining hyperspectral imaging with remote sensing expands the range of targets that can be analyzed. Results: Hyperspectral imaging technology can rapidly provide data suitable for monitoring a wide range of plant conditions such as plant stress, nitrogen status, infections, maturity index, and weed discrimination very rapidly, and its use in remote sensing allows for fast spatial coverage. Conclusions: This paper reviews current research on and potential applications of hyperspectral imaging and remote sensing for outdoor field monitoring of agricultural crops. The instrumentation and the fundamental concepts and approaches of hyperspectral imaging and remote sensing for agriculture are presented, along with more recent developments in agricultural monitoring applications. Also discussed are the challenges and limitations of outdoor applications of hyperspectral imaging technology such as illumination conditions and variations due to leaf and plant orientation.

Irrigation Water Requirements for Upland Crops Using Rainfall Data and Water Management Guidelines (강우 자료와 밭작물 물관리 지침서를 이용한 노지 밭작물의 관개 필요량 산정 연구)

  • Choi, Yonghun;Kim, Youngjin;Kim, Yongwon;Kim, Minyoung;Jeon, Jonggil
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.61 no.1
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    • pp.121-130
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to determine the amount of irrigation water for upland crop growth based on the 30 year of historical rainfall data and the water management guidelines as a reference. Five regions and ten crops were selected by their cultivation size. The changes of soil moisture contents were calculated using daily mean rainfall and irrigation demand. This study assumed that crops are irrigated when the soil moisture contents fell below of the field capacity for more than 5 days, which is the drought condition defined by RDA. The maximum irrigation water requirements was 167.2 mm for chinese cabbage during the growing season, which was followed by corn (112.0 mm), daikon (102.3 mm), spinach (66.1 mm), lettuce (56.7 mm), pepper (46.5 mm), potato (33.9 mm), sweet tomato (27.4 mm), peanut (11.5 mm) and bean (10.3 mm), The results of this study could contribute to providing valuable data to determine the capacity of irrigation facilities and to establish the emergency operation plans under extreme unfavorable weather condition (heat wave, etc.) for crop growth.

Studies on Competition between Major Perennial Weeds and Rice in Transplanted Paddy Field (논에 발생되는 주요 다년생잡초 발생이 수도생육 및 수량에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, S.C.;Heu, H.;Park, R.K.;Jae, S.Y.
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.61-69
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    • 1977
  • The affect of perennial weeds to rice yield and rice growing was evaluated. Rice heading date was shortened 1-4days and rice culm length was shortened 5-10cm in heavy weed growing condition. The ratio of yield reduction were about 50% in Cyperus serotinus, about 57 in Potamogeton distinctus in both rice varieties and about 60% of Eleocharis kuroguwal in heavy perennial growing condition.

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Studies on Competition between Major Annual Weeds and Rice in Transplanted Paddy Field (논에 발생되는 주요 일년생잡초 발생에 수도 생육 및 수량에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, S.C.;Heu, H.;Park, R.K.;Jae, S.Y.
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.52-60
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    • 1977
  • The affect of annual weeds to rice yield with morphological characteristics was evaluated. Rice heading date was shortened 1~5 days and rice culm length was shortened 5~10cm in heavy weed growing condition. No. of grains per panicle and no. of panicle per hill were the major yield components in yield reduction.

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