Selection of Promising 'Ssam' Vegetable for Summer Production in Highland

고랭지 여름출하용 유망 쌈채소 선발

Field investigations were initiated to determine possible new 'ssam' vegetable that could be grown during the summer season in highland. Korean 'ssam' means cooked rice in vegetables. The 'ssam' vegetable is called that those leaves has been used for wrapping at meal. Seventeen leafy vegetables were studied, including chard (Beta vulgaris L. var. flavescens DC.), leaf broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica), Chinese leek (Allium tuberosum Rottl.), Japanese hornwort (Cryptotaenia japonica Hassk), red leaf mustard (Brassica juncea L.), green leaf mustard (Brassica juncea L.), leaf parsley (Petroselinum crispum Nijim), pakchoi (Brassica campestris L. ssp. chinensis Jusl.) tatsoi (Brassica campestris var. narisoma), kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala), collard (Brassica oleracea var. acephala), Korean mint (Agastache rugosa O. Kuntze), romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia Lam.), red leaf chicory (Cichorium intybus L. var. folisum), red chicory (Cichorium intybus L. var. folisum), green leaf chicory (Cichorium intybus L. var. folisum), and sprouting broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica). Date of the first harvest in 1999 was July 10th in chard, leaf broccoli, red mustard, mustard, leaf parsley, pakchoi, tatsoi, kale, collard, Korean mint, red leaf chicory, red chicory, green leaf chicory, and sprouting broccoli. Date of the first harvest for Chinese leek, Japanese hornwort, and romaine lettuce was from the middle of June to the late of August. Based on ratings on marketable yield, we found good leaf shape, taste and yield in chard, red leaf mustard, green leaf mustard, pakchoi, tatsoi, romaine lettuce, red leaf chicory, red chicory, and green leaf chicory. Even though the most of all these vegetables were obtained high scores by test panels in shape, taste and quality, but some of them revealed inadequate leaf size as a 'ssam' vegetable. That problem will be solved by control of harvesting time. On the basis of this observation, chard, red leaf mustard, green leaf mustard, pakchoi, tatsoi, romaine lettuce, red leaf chicory, red chicory, and green leaf chicory were rated as promising 'ssam' vegetable by analysis of profits, adaptation, and quality.

고랭지에 적합한 신소득 작목을 개발하고자 최근에 수요가 증가하고 있는 쌈채소중에서 적근대 등 17종을 공시하였다. 파종은 128공 플러그트레이에 30일간 육묘하였으며 비가림하우스에 정식하여 생육, 특성, 수량 등 제반 수량형질과 쌈으로서의 재배 및 이용 가능성을 조사하였다. 정식시 묘소질은 공시작목 17종 모두 묘상 및 본포 생육은 고랭지 환경조건에서 순조로운 양상을 보였다. 이들 중에서 부추, 삼엽채 및 로메인상추 등의 첫수확은 8월 상중순이었으나 나머지 작목은 7월 10일이었다. 삼엽채 등을 비롯한 11종은 7월 중순-8월 하순에 추대하여 대부분 개화에 도달하였다. 로메인상추, 화채 등 일시수확하는 작목을 제외한 전 작목 모두 월별 수확이 진행됨에 따라 상품엽의 크기가 점차 감소하였으며 9월 수확시에 그 감소 정도가 다소 컸다. 7-9월의 상품수량은 적근대, 적겨자, 겨자채, 청경채, 다채, 로메인상추, 적엽치커리, 적치커리, 녹엽치커리 등 9작목이 비교적 높은 수준이었다.