Relativeness between Growth and Bio-informations of Aeroponically Grown Tomato as Influenced by Spray Intervals of Nutrient Solution

양액의 분무간격에 따른 분무경재배 토마토의 생장 및 생체정보와의 관련성

This experiment was carried oui to determine the relativeness between growth, yield characters and bio-informations as influenced by the spray and rest time intervals of nutrient solution. Tomato(Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) were grown in aeroponic system on a misting schedule of continuously 60 sec, 30 sec and 10 sec at 10 min intervals with full strength Yamazaki's solution recommended for tomato production. The results obtained were as follows : 1. Leaf area was highest in the plot of 30 sec spray and 10 min rest while the forest one was the plot of 60 sec spray and 10 min rest. Growth characteristics in terms of dry weight of each organ, number of flower, number of flower setted and fruit dry weight were greater in the plot of 30 sec spray and 10 min rest than the other treatments. 2. The number of flower increased with decreasing dry weight but number of flower sorted was not significantly different among treatment except for the plot of 60 sec spray and 10 min rest. 3. Leaf dry weight and fruit dry weight were highly correlated so that 30 sec spray and 10 min rest plot which is the highest fruit dry weight showed the largest leaf area. Continuously sprayed plot reduced markedly the fruit dry weight compared with leaf area. Optimum spray and rest time of nutrient solution in the range of this experiment was determined as 30 sec spray and 10 min rest. 4. Solar radiation within glasshouse during daytime reduced severely compared with outdoor one and air temperature within greenhouse was higher than the leaf temperature of tomato plant. The changes of environmental factors, solar radiation, temperature were accompanied with the sensitive change of bio-informations of tomato leaf Especially differences of spray intervals of nutrient solution affected greatly to the changes of bio-informations : leaf water potential, stomatal resistance and leaf temperature etc. 5. The changing patterns of leaf growth as influenced by the spray and rest intervals of nutrient solution were closely related to the leaf water potential, stomatal resistance and leaf temperature. Feasibility was demonstrated that measurement of bio-information of tomato leaf as influenced by the change of environmental factors could be expected to the amount of growth and fruit yield.

본 실험은 분무경재배 토마토에 있어서 분무간격이 토마토의 생장, 수량반응과 생체정보와의 관련성을 구명하고자 수행하였다. 분무간격은 10분 정지에 60초, 30초 그리고 10초간 분무되게 하였으며 이것을 연속분무구와 비교하였다. 배양액은 산기의 토마토 배양액을 사용하였다. 1. 엽면적은 30초분무 10분정지구가 가장 높았고 60초분무 10분정지구가 가장 낮게 나타났다. 또한 각 기관의 건물중과 과실건물중 등의 생장특성도 다른 처리구보다 30초분무 10분정지구에서 가장 좋았다. 2. 화수는 건물중이 낮을수록 많았으나 착화수는 60초분무 10분정지구를 제외하고는 유의차가 인정되지 않았다. 3. 엽면적과 과실건물중과의 관계에 있어서는 과실건물중이 가장 높은 30초분무 10분정지구가 엽면적이 가장 많았다. 연속분무구는 엽면적에 비해 과실건물중의 현저한 감소가 나타났다. 본 실험의 범위에서 양액의 적정 분무간격은 30초분무 10분정지인 것으로 구명되었다. 4. 주간의 온실내외의 태양방사는 차이가 크게 나타났으며 온실내 일중 기온은 엽온보다 높게 나타났다. 환경조건의 변화에 따라 토마토 엽의 생체정보의 변화는 민감하게 나타났으며 특히 양액의 분무간격에 따른 차이는 현저하게 나타났다. 5. 분무간격에 따른 엽생장의 변화패턴은 엽수분 potential, 기공저항 및 엽온 등의 생체정보와 관련이 깊었으며 환경요인의 변화에 따른 생체정보 계획으로 토마토의 생장량이나 과실수량 예측의 가능성이 인정되었다.