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Changes in Soil Physical Properties in Various Sizes of Container as Influenced by Packing Amount of Coir Dust Containing Root Media

다양한 규격의 포트에서 코이어더스트를 포함한 혼합상토의 충전밀도 차이에 의해 유발된 물리성 변화

  • Park, Eun Young (Department of Horticultural Science, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Choi, Jong Myung (Department of Horticultural Science, Chungnam National University)
  • 박은영 (충남대학교 농업생명과학대학 원예학과) ;
  • 최종명 (충남대학교 농업생명과학대학 원예학과)
  • Received : 2013.03.19
  • Accepted : 2013.05.29
  • Published : 2013.12.31
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Abstract

When highly shrinkable materials such as coir dust are major component of root media, the degrees of compaction during container filling of root media severely influences the physical properties of root media. It results in the changes in total porosity (TP), container capacity (CC) and air-filled porosity (AFP). This research was conducted to secure the fundamental information in changes of soil physical properties as influenced by the compaction of root media during container filling. To achieve this, three root media were formulated by blending coir dust (CD) with expanded rice hull (CD + ERH, 8:2, v/v), carbonized rice hull (CD + CRH, 6:4) and ground and raw pine bark (CD + GRPB, 8:2). Based on the optimum bulk density, the amount of root media filled into 6.0, 7.5, 8.5, 10.5 and 12.5 cm were adjusted to 90, 100, 110, 120 and 130% based on the weight of root media. Then the changes in TP, CC, and AFP were measured. Elevation of the packing amount of root media in all sizes of pot resulted in the decrease of TP. But the decrease was more severe in CD + ERH and CD + CRH than those in CD + GRPB. The CC also decreased gradually as the packing amounts were elevated in three root media, but the decreases were severe as the container sizes became larger. The AFP decreased drastically by the elevation of the packing amount of root media in all sizes of pot. The AFP was the highest in CD + CRH medium when pot sizes were smaller than 7 cm, but that was the highest in CD + ERH when the pot sizes were larger than 8.5 cm among the 3 root media tested. In this research, the elevation of packing amount of three root media influenced more severely the AFP rather than CC. This result indicates that the packing amount should be controlled to maintain appropriate level of AFP because AFP rather than CC influence severely crop growth. The results obtained through this study can be used to predict the changes in physical properties of root media as influenced by packing amount in various sizes of pots.

수축성이 강한 코이어더스트가 주요 구성물질로 조제된 혼합상토는 충전량에 따라 용기내의 밀도가 달라지고 결과적으로 공극률(TP), 기상률(AFP) 및 용기용수량(CC)의 상대적인 비율이 변화된다. 따라서 충전량 차이에 따라 변화된 상토의 물리성 변화를 구명하여 작물 재배를 위한 기초자료로 제시하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 연구 목적을 달성하기 위해 코이어더스트 + 팽연왕겨(8:2, v/v; coir dust + expanded rice hull, CD + ERH로 지칭), 코이어더스트 + 훈탄(6:4; coir dust + carbonized rice hull, CD + CRH), 그리고 코이어더스트 + 분쇄된 수피(8:2; coir dusts + ground and raw pine bark, CD + GRPB)의 세 종류 상토를 조제하였다. 이 후 직경이 6.0, 7.5, 8.5, 10.5 및 12.5cm의 포트에 최적 가비중을 기초로 90, 100, 110, 120 및 130%가 되도록 상토 충전량을 조절한 후 TP, AFP 및 CC 변화를 측정하였다. 모든 규격의 포트에서 상토 충전량이 많아질수록 TP가 감소하였지만 CD + GRPB 상토보다 CD + ERH 또는 CD + CRH 상토의 감소 정도가 컸다. 상토 충전량이 많아질 경우 CC도 감소하였지만, 동일한 충전 비율에서 포트의 크기가 커질수록 CC의 감소한 정도가 컸다. 상토 충전량이 많아질수록 AFP도 뚜렷하게 감소하였다. 그러나 포트의 직경이 7.5cm보다 적을 때에는 동일한 충전 비율에서 CD + CRH 상토의 AFP가 가장 높았고, 포트의 크기가 8.5cm 이상으로 커질 경우 CD + ERH 상토의 AFP가 가장 높았다. 본 연구에서 상토 충전량 증가는 CC보다 AFP에 더 심한 영향을 미쳤으며 근권부의 가스 교환이 작물 생육에 큰 영향을 미침을 고려할 때 AFP의 감소를 방지할 수 있도록 충전량을 조절해야 한다고 판단하였다. 본 연구 결과는 상토를 이용한 용기재배에서 충전량 차이에 따른 물리성 변화를 예측하기 위한 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

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