초록
본 실험에서는 우분과 왕겨의 혼합수준을 달리하여 지렁이 먹이로 이용하였을 때, 지렁이 생육과 증식에 미치는 영향과 지렁이 분립의 생산량 및 화학적 조성을 조사하여 우분의 효율적인 Vermicomposting의 기초자료로 이용하고자 실시하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 먹이의 탄질율은 $20.43{\sim}31.16$으로 왕겨 혼합수준이 증가함에 따라 탄질비도 높아졌으며 실험기간 동안 지렁이의 생존율은 $97.6{\sim}98.4%$로 나타났다. 산자수는 왕겨혼합구가 $824{\sim}844$ 마리로 순수 우분구의 769마리보다는 유의하게 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 산자중은 $8.00{\sim}11.80g$ 으로 왕겨 혼합수준이 높을수록 유의하게 높아져 왕겨 40% 혼합구가 가장 높았다(P<0.05). 지렁이 분립생산은 왕겨 혼합수준이 높을수록 낮게 나타났으며 소화량은 이와는 반대로 왕겨 혼합수준이 높을수록 높은 경향이었다. 분립의 탄질율은 왕겨 혼합수준이 높을수록 높아져 왕겨 40% 혼합구가 다른 구보다 유의하게 높았다(P<0.05). 중금속 함량은 왕겨 혼합수준이 높을수록 낮아지는 경향이었다.
This study was conducted to develope efficient vermicomposting using of different mixture ratios of cow manure and rice hull by feeding these to earthworm and then by studying the growth and reproductive efficiency of earthworm, and the chemical composition of worm cast and its production. The results are summarized as follows. C/N ratio of feed was $20.43{\sim}31.16$ and it increased according to the higher proportion of rice hull, and survival of earthworm was $97.6{\sim}98.4%$. Number of young worms were significantly higher in $10{\sim}40%$ addition of rice hull(number of $824{\sim}844$) than number of 769 of real cow manure treatment(P<0.05). Fresh weight of young worms was $8.00{\sim}11.8g$ and it was significantly higher in 40% addition of rice hull than for other treatments(P<0.05). The cast production of earthworm was significantly lower in the 40% addition of rice hull than for other treatments(P<0.05). But digested matters were showed in the tendency of becoming higher in the 40% addition of rice hull than in $10{\sim}30%$ addition of that. C/N ratio of worm cast was significantly higher in 40% addition of rice hull than for other treatments(P<0.05). Heavy metal concentrations of worm cast were showed in the tendency of becoming lower in the 40% addition of rice hull than in addition of that.
