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Effects of Saline Irrigation Water on Lettuce and Carrot Growth in Protected Cultivation

관개용수 염도수준에 따른 시설 상추 및 당근의 생육 영향 분석

  • Jeon, Jihye (Institute of Green Bio Science and Technology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jeong, Hanseok (Institute of Green Bio Science and Technology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Hakkwan (Institute of Green Bio Science and Technology, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2015.07.10
  • Accepted : 2015.07.15
  • Published : 2015.07.30
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Abstract

The objectives of this study were to monitor and assess the effects of saline irrigation water on lettuce and carrot growth in protected cultivation. One control and 4 treatments with three replications, which were differentiated according to the level of salinity in irrigated water, were employed for each vegetable to assess the effects of the irrigation with saline water. Monitoring results showed that the use of irrigation water containing above a certain level of salinity was found to cause excessive accumulation of salts in the soil as saline irrigation water increased electrical conductivity (EC) and sodium ($Na^+$) content in both lettuce and carrot soil samples, while tap water irrigation used as control decreased the salinity in the samples. The salinity higher than the threshold level of irrigation water was found to reduce the yields of lettuce and carrot, while in less than the threshold level the higher the salinity of the irrigation water increased the yields. The salinity of the irrigation water also appeared to increase the internal salinity of the plant as the $Na^+$ content in plant increased as the salinity of irrigation water increase. Increased $Na^+$ content was analyzed to be able to increase the sugar content in carrot. This study could contribute to suggest water quality criteria for safe use of saline water in protected cultivation, although long-term monitoring is needed to get more representative results.

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