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Impact of Pre-planting NO3:NH4 Ratios in Root Media on the Growth of Tomato Plug Seedlings

혼합상토에 기비로 혼합된 NO3:NH4 비율이 토마토 플러그 묘 생장에 미치는 영향

  • Sung, Jwa Kyung (Division of Soil and Fertilizers, National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Lee, Nu Ri (Department of Horticultural Sciences, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Choi, Jong Myung (Department of Horticultural Sciences, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chungnam National University)
  • 성좌경 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 토양비료과) ;
  • 이누리 (충남대학교 농업생명과학대학 원예학과) ;
  • 최종명 (충남대학교 농업생명과학대학 원예학과)
  • Received : 2016.02.21
  • Accepted : 2016.06.15
  • Published : 2016.10.31

Abstract

This research was conducted to investigate the influence of various pre-planting $NO_3:NH_4$ ratios in the coir dust+peatmoss+perlite (3.5:3.5:3, v/v/v) medium on the growth of tomato plug seedlings (cv. Dotaerang Dia), changes in chemical properties of root media, and tissue nutrient contents. With the fixation of N concentration to $300mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$, the $NO_3:NH_4$ ratios were adjusted to 100:0, 73:27, 50:50, 27:73, 0:100. Then, root media containing various $NO_3:NH_4$ ratios and equal concentration of other essential nutrients were filled into 50-cell plug trays and the seeds of 'Dotaerang Die' tomato were sown. The investigation of seedling growth and tissue analysis for mineral nutrient contents based on the dry weight of above-ground tissue were conducted 6 weeks after sowing. As seedlings grew, the EC decreased quickly and pH increased gradually in the all treatment media. The plant height, fresh weight and dry weight of seedlings in the treatment of 50:50 ($NO_3:NH_4$) were 29.0 cm, 13.7 g, and 1.21 g, respectively, which were the highest among treatments tested. However, the seedlings in the treatment of 0:100 ($NO_3:NH_4$) had 26.5 cm, 11.2 g, and 0.92 g in plant height, fresh weight and dry weight, respectively. These were the poorest among the treatments tested. The tissue contents of N were 2.77 to 3.22% in all the treatments. The treatment of 27:73 ($NO_3:NH_4$) had the highest contents of Fe, Mn and Zn and that of 0:100 ($NO_3:NH_4$) had the lowest contents of Mg, Na, Cu, Mn and Zn among the treatments tested. The results indicate that $NH_4$ ratio should be lower than 50% in the coir dust+peatmoss+perlite (3.5:3.5:3, v/v/v) medium for seedling growth of tomato and the optimum ratio will be used to draw up guide lines for plug seedling production.

상토에 기비로 혼합된 질소의 $NO_3:NH_4$ 비율이 토마토 'Dotaerang Dia'의 플러그 묘 생장에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 본 연구를 수행하였다. 피트모스+코이어 더스트+펄라이트를 3.5:3.5:3.0(v/v/v)인 혼합상토를 조제하였고, 총 질소 농도가 $300mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$이면서, $NO_3:NH_4$ 비율이 100:0, 73:27, 50:50, 27:73, 0:100인 5처리를 만든 후 50구 플러그트레이에 충전하였다. 이후 종자를 파종하고 6주간 재배한 후 지상부 생육, 식물체 무기원소 함량 그리고 상토의 무기원소 농도를 조사 및 분석하였다. 파종 전 $NH_4$비율이 높을수록 상토의 EC가 높았지만, 플러그 묘의 생장이 진행될수록 모든 처리에서 상토의 EC가 낮아졌고 pH가 점차 상승하였다. 플러그 묘 생장은 $NO_3:NH_4$(50:50) 처리에서 초장 29.0cm, 초폭 26.4cm, 지상부 생체중 13.7g, 건물중 1.21g으로 가장 우수하였고 $NO_3:NH_4$(0:100)에서 초장 26.5cm, 초폭 24.1cm 그리고 지상부 생체중과 건물중이 각각 11.2g과 0.92g으로 가장 저조하였다. 모든 처리구의 질소 함량은 2.77-3.22% 범위에 포함되었으며 $NO_3:NH_4$(27:73) 처리에서 Fe, Mn 및 Zn의 함량은 가장 높았고, $NO_3:NH_4$(0:100)에서 가장 낮았다. 이상의 결과를 종합할 때 $NH_4$ 비율을 50% 이하로 조절하는 것이 토마토 플러그 묘의 재배를 위해 바람직하다고 판단하였다.

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