Abstract
The compost leachate was dark-colored solution that leaches out of the bottom of the compost pile. The compost leachate was rich in nutrients and can potentially used in plant culture. In the organic production, commercial liquid fertilizer was used to insure the availability of nutrients during the formation of the yield. The cost of supplemental liquid fertilizer could be reduced by developing a fertilizer based on animal fertilizer. This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of different combination of compost leachate and conventional inorganic solution in hydroponic culture for lettuce growth. Six different treatments were applied. The compost leachate(CL) and nutrient solution(NS) were mixed by six different mixing ratios of 0:100, 20:80, 40:60, 60:40%, 80:20 and 100%:0% based on nitrogen content. The chemical nutrient solution was the solution of National Horticulture Research Station for the growth of leaf lettuce. The concentration of nutrient solution was adjusted 1.5 mS/cm in EC. The compost leachate was low in phosphorus(P), calcium(Ca), magnesium(Mg), but rich in potassium(K). The plant height of lettuce treated with CL 20+NS 80% was similar with 100% NS of control plot. Plant height was highest in the plot of CL 20+NS 80%. The treatment of 100% compost leachate was lowest in the growth characteristics of leaf lettuce. Number of leaf was very low in 100% compost leachate compared with plot of chemical nutrient solution. In the beginning of growth stage, SPAD value was reduced in plot treated with CL100%, but CL20+NS80% plot was higher compared to 100% compost leachate. SPAD value of leaf lettuce leaves was decreased as the amount of CL was increased. The dry weight of lettuce were 107.4, 104.2g in plot of NS 100% and CL 20%+NS80%, respectively. The leaf number and plant weight were decreased at high application plots of compost leachate. The leaf lettuce showed lowest in the plot treated with 100% compost leachate, and the growth of lettuce severely decreased after application of 100% CL treatment. The results showed that compost leachate can be use as liquid fertilizer for the organic hydroponic production. The mixture solution of 20% of compost leachate and 80% of nutrient solution could be used as a nutrition solution in hydroponic culture of leaf lettuce. Our studies have shown that is possible to produce using compost leachate, although growth is slower than when using a conventional inorganic hydroponic solution.
본 연구는 수경재배에서 여과액비의 양액대체 가능성을 평가하기 위하여 양돈농가의 퇴비화 과정 중 여과되어 나오는 퇴비단여과액비(SCB액비)와 화학양액의 혼합 시용이 상추(Lactuca sativa L.)의 생육에 미치는 영향를 검토하기 위하여 수행하였다. 본 연구에 사용된 수경재배 방식은 박막순환 수경재배(NFT방식) 방식으로 실시하였다. 처리는 상추의 수경재배에서 질소함량을 기준으로 여과액비와 양액의 혼합수준 처리구를 두었다. 처리구는 여과액비(CL 100%) 단독처리구, 여과액비 80% + 양액 20%(CL80% + NS20%) 혼합처리구, 여과액비 60% + 양액40%(CL 60% + NS 40%) 혼합처리구, 여과액비 40% + 양액60%(CL 40% + NS 60%) 혼합처리구, 여과액비 20% + 양액80%(CL 20% + NS 80%) 혼합처리구, 양액 100%(NS 100%) 단독처리구를 두었다. 여과액비와 양액혼합액은 전기전도도와 pH를 조정하여 상추의 양액재배를 실시한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 여과액비는 칼리함량이 상대적으로 높고 질산태질소, 인산 함량이 낮아 여과액비 100% 처리구는 양분의 불균형을 초래하여 양액재배에서 상추의 지상부의 생육이 지연되어 대조구인 양액 대비 60%의 수량을 나타내어 수량감소가 있었으나 상추유기 농 수경재배의 가능성을 제시하였다. 2. 질소기준으로 여과액비와 양액을 40%;60% 혼합시 양액 대비 10%의 수량감소가 있었으나, 여과액비와 양액을 20%:80% 혼합하여 처방 처리 할 경우 대조구인 표준양액 처리와 대등한 수량을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과에서 여과액비와 양액을 질소기준으로 60% 이상 혼합 할 때 양분불균형이 해소되어 화학양액 100%에 근접하는 수량을 나타내어 여과액비 수경재배 활용시 40%의 화학양액을 절감하는 효과를 기대 할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.
