Appropriate Set Time in Irrigation System by Time Clock in Tomato Perlite Bag Culture

타이머 제어에 의한 토마토 펄라이트 자루재배시 적정 관수시간 도출

  • Sim, Sang-Youn (Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Research & Extension Services) ;
  • Lee, Su-Yeon (Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Research & Extension Services) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Woo (Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Research & Extension Services) ;
  • Seo, Myeong-Whoon (Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Research & Extension Services) ;
  • Lim, Jae-Wook (Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Research & Extension Services) ;
  • Kim, Soon-Jae (Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Research & Extension Services) ;
  • Kim, Young-Shik (Sangmyung University)
  • Published : 2006.12.30

Abstract

In tomato perlite bag culture, the available water content was analyzed for several sorts of perlite so that the irrigation safety was investigated and thus the irrigation strategy controlled by time clock was established. The reduction trends of water content in perlite bags were monitored for tomatoes, of which fruits were harvested until the fifth cluster. The amount of daily reduction of water in the bag was on the decrease as the total water in the bag was decreased. In terms of time interval from when the water content based on weight was reduced more than 50g to when it was dropped again, the longest time interval in a day was retarded gradually. It means plant activity was recovered later than the previous day. The available water content in perlite bag of 40 liters was about 30% which was 12 kg in weight, which satisfied daily water demand of 6 tomato plants. The appropriate time irrigated by time clock was recommended for the case that it was irrigated 5 or 10 times a day with the daily integrated solar radiation of 601 or $1,519W/m^2$.

토마토 펄라이트 자루재배에서 배지종류별 유효수분 함량을 분석하여 관수안정성을 구명하고, 배지 내 수분이 시간의 경과 및 일사량에 따라 변해가는 양상을 조사함으로써 타이머 제어시 관수 전략을 수립하고자 실험을 수행하였다. 5단 수확이 끝난 토마토 6그루가 심겨져 있는 40L 크기의 펄라이트 배지를 배양액으로 포수시킨 후 배지 내 수분감소를 무게로 측정하였다. 배지 내 수분이 감소함에 따라 일중 무게 변화량도 감소하는 경향을 나타냈다. 무게 감소가 계측된 시간에서 다음으로 무게 감소가 계측된 시간까지 걸리는 시간 간격을 볼 때, 일중 최장 무게 변화와 흡수속도가 모두 점차 늦어지는 현상이었다. 즉, 수분스트레스에 의해 식물활력의 회복이 일출 후 점차 느려지는 것으로 나타났다. 실험에 사용한 배지의 경우 유효수분량은 30% 정도로 12kg이므로 배지의 수분보수력은 토마토의 수분 요구도를 만족하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 실험에서와 같은 상황일 경우 일일적산일사량이 $1,519W/m^2$ 혹은 $601W/m^2$일 때, 관수를 하루에 5회 혹은 10회 타이머를 이용하여 공급할 경우의 적정 시간을 도출했다.

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