• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.163-169
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• 2012

We have conducted three experiments to develop a fertilizer-dissolving apparatus used in fertigation or hydroponics cultivation in order to decrease the fertilizer dissolving time and labor input via automation. All of the experiments were conducted twice. In the first experiment, four selected treatments were tested to dissolve fertilizers rapidly. The first treatment was to dissolve fertilizer by spraying water with a submerged water pump, placed in the nutrient solution tank. The water was sprayed onto fertilizer, which is dissolved and filtered through the hemp cloth mounted on the upper part of the nutrient solution tank (Spray). The second treatment was to install a propeller on the bottom of the nutrient solution tank (Propeller). The third treatment was to produce a water stream with a submerged water pump, located at the bottom of the tank (Submerged). Finally, the fourth treatment was to produce an air stream through air pipes with an air compressor located at the bottom of the tank (Airflow). The Spray treatment was found to take the shortest time to dissolve fertilizer, yet it was inconvenient to implement and manage after installation. The Airflow treatment was thought to be the best method in terms of the time to dissolve, labor input, and automation. In the second experiment, Airflow treatment was investigated in more detail. In order to determine the optimal number of air pipe arms and their specification, different versions of 6- and 8-arm air pipe systems were evaluated. The apparatus with 6 arms (Arm-6) that was made of light density polyethylene was determined to be the best system, evaluated on its time to dissolve fertilizer, easiness to use regardless of the lid size of the tank, and easiness to produce and install. In the third experiment, the Submerged and Arm-6 treatments were compared for their dissolving time and economics. Arm-6 treatment decreased the dissolving time by 8 times and proved to be very economic. In addition, dissolving characteristics were investigated for $KNO_3$, $Ca(NO_3)_2{\cdot}4H_2O$, and Fe-EDTA.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.7-14
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• 1996

This experiment was carried out to investigate the growth and yield responses of hydroponically grown tomato as affected by the different substrates using perlite and mixtures with perlite. Substrates used in this experiment were perlite (fine and coarse granule), peatmoss, rice hull and carbonized rice hull. The results obtained were as follows ; The best results in terms of total fruit yield and average fruit weight obtained in the single treatment of perlite, followed by perlite mixture with rice hull and carbonized rice hull. Leaf area was also higher in the plots of perlite mixture and optimum mixing ratio of perlite, peatmoss and carbonized rice hull was determined as 5:3:2 by volume. The more the rice hull was added to the mixed substrates, the less in fruit production was observed. However, adding perlite to other substrates brought higher fruit yield. Single treatment of rice hull showed the lowest fruit yield but enhanced in soluble solids contents over 6.0 $^{\circ}$Brix at each cluster.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.176-177
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• 2001

분화용 베고니아 유묘기의 양분흡수 특성을 구명하기 위하여 광강도와 배양액 농도 처리하에 실험을 진행하였다. 엽면적은 광에 의한 차이는 크게 나타나지 않았고 양액의 농도는 EC가 1.0 dSㆍm$^{-1}$처와 1.5 dSㆍm$^{-1}$에서 0.5 dSㆍm$^{-1}$보다 높게 나타났다. 초장은 광강도가 가장 낮은 처리구에서 길었고 약 38%와 60% 차광율 처리사이에는 큰 차이가 없었다. 또한 배양액의 농도에 따라서는 EC가 1.5 dSㆍm$^{-1}$인 처리구에서 EC가 1.0 dSㆍm$^{-1}$과 0.5 dSㆍm$^{-1}$인 처리구보다 초장이 길었다. 엽의 생체중도 처리에 따라 유의적인 차이가 나타났다. 광강도가 가장 낮은 처리구에서 생체중이 가장 높았으나 엽의 건물중은 처리간 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 배양액의 농도처리에 있어서 EC가 1.0 dSㆍm$^{-1}$과 1.5 dSㆍm$^{-1}$인 처리구에서 EC가 0.5 dSㆍm$^{-1}$인 처리구보다 엽의 생체중이 높게 나타났다. 그러나 배양액의 농도는 엽의 건물중에 영향을 주지 않았다. 줄기의 생체중과 건물중은 처리간 차이가 크게 나타나지 않았다. 다량원소의 흡수율을 조사한 결과 주로 배양액의 농도가 증가함에 따라 양분의 흡수율이 증가한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 광강도의 차이에 따라서 양분의 흡수율이 영향을 받는다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 광강도가 매우 낮은 처리구에서 양액의 흡수는 적었지만 높은 양분흡수율을 보였고 이러한 특성은 각 이온의 종류에 따라 약간의 차이를 보였다.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.35-40
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• 1990

As a link in the studies on the extracellular polysaccharide by lactic acid bacteria, the experiment was conducted to investigate the viscosity variations and rheological properties of 10% reconstituted skim milk and 12% reconstituted whole milk, respectively. 1. 10% reconstituted skim milk cultured by Str. thrennophilus 510 showed strong flow property of pseudoplastic fluid depending upon the production of exopolysaccharide. And the viscosity reached the highest value within 14% concentration. 2. 12% reconstituted whole milk cultured by lactic acid bacteria indicated flow property of pseudoplastic fluid. But there was a big difference in the viscosity as compared with 10% skim milk. 3. The maximum consistency index (k) and the minimum flow behavior index (n) of the fermented milk by Str. thermophilus 510 were 43 and 0.09, respectively. They were 35 and 0.09, in case of Lb. bulgaricus.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.447-453
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• 2019

In this study, the effect of supplying volume and frequency of a nutrient solution consisted with $NO_3-N$ 4.6, $NH_4-N$ 3.4, $PO_4-P$ 3, K 3, Ca 4.6 and Mg $2.2mmol{\cdot}L^{-1}$ on growth and fruit quality of 'Duke' blueberry was investigated. Three years old 'Duke' blueberry bushes cultivated in containers ($60{\times}80{\times}40cm$) filled with 130L peat moss and 40L pearlite (v/v) were selected for the experiment. The growth containers were mulched with sawdust. Two different volumes (4L and 8L) of nutrient solution was tested at three different supplying frequencies (one time, two times, and three times) per week and the drainage quality of nutrient solution and fruit quality of 'Duke' blueberry was evaluated. The optimal drainage rate for the vegetable cultivation is known to be 20-30%. The results revealed that the average drainage rates of 27% and 29% for the nutrient solution supplied in 'Duke' blueberry growth medium at 4L, 2 times/7 days and 4L, 3 times/7days, respectively. The highest shoot diameter (4.2mm) and shoot length (31cm) of 'Duke' blueberry was recorded with the 8L of nutrient solution supplied at 3 times per 7 days. According to the analysis of inorganic components in the drainage of nutrient solution, there was a tendency of absorbing nitrogen at the early stage of growth. The supplying volume and frequency of nutrient solution was not significantly affected on 'Duke' blueberry fruit weight, soluble solids content, and titratable acidity. The highest yield per bush (2.7kg) was recorded for the nutrient solution supplied with 4L at three times per 7 days, while the 4L nutrient solution supplied at one time per 7 days resulted the lowest yield of 1.4kg per bush. Consequently, the tested nutrient solution can be applied for the 'Duke' blueberry bushes with the volume of 4L at three times per week for the better crop growth.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.95-100
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• 2001

In countries that consumes rice as a main staple, rice hulls are natural resources composed of a large amount of organic compounds and high uniformity in size. Rice hulls are expanded to get rid of a defect in untreated rice hulls and to be used as a hydroponic substrate. Research on rice hulls is continuing for the agricultural application. This research was conducted to stabilize rhizosphere pH of the expanded rice hull substrates because of high pH caused by repeated use in ERH(expanded ride hull) substrates and without increasing the cost of developing new substrates. Sphagnum peatmoss (pH 3.0-4.0) wee mixed with the expanded rice hull substrate in the ratio of 10% (v/v), and this ratio kept the pH range of 6.0 to 6.5 in the root area of tomato plants during growth and at the time of harvest of tomato fruits. Also absorbtion of nutrients was highly increased. The yield increased from 1,051 to 1,266 kg per tomato plant which were harvested by two clusters.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.73-78
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• 2000

This study was carried out to investigate appropriate processing conditions for expanded rice hulls to be used as a medium material in nutrient cultures. The water holding capacity of expanded rice hulls produced by using a domestic grinder with 8 mm gap and 3 mm cutter height was 271.0, and the bulk density and CEC were 0.19g·m-3 and 37.0 cmol·kg-1, respectively. These values are higher than those of perilte. However, geometric mean diameter (GMD) of expanded rice hulls was 1.01mm which was smaller than that of perlite, indicating unfavorable porosity. After supplying nutrient solution, the faster water percolation in expanded rice than perlite required more frequent water supply. There was no significant difference in tomato fruit yield between expanded rice hull and perlite. The pH increase and the lack of nitrogen in early stage of culture are to be solved in the future.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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• 1999.04a
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• pp.100-103
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• 1999

열대 인도 지방이 원산지인 바실(Ociumu builicum L.)은 경제적으로 매우 중요한 작물로 전세계적으로 재배, 이용되고 있다 향을 함유한 잎은 생체 또는 건물로 과자나 음료 등에 향을 가미하기 위해 사용된다. 전통적으로 바실은 구풍제, 자극제, 진정제의 특성으로 민간요법에 이용되었다. 바실의 정유는 식품산업과 화장품에 이용되며 항균 효과도 지닌다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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• 1994.05a
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• pp.34-54
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• 1994

1. 고형배지특성 (1) 물리화학성 토양재배에서는 토양이 갖고 있는 다양한 완충작용, 즉 보수, 통기성, 비료성분의 보유능력이 대단히 높기 때문에 연작장해가 없는 한 작물생산에서 안정적 생산이 가능하다. 반면에 양액재배에서는 이러한 완충능을 기대하기가 어렵다. 특히 배지에 따른 물리화학성의 차이가 있고 이들 배지의 활용을 근본적으로 근권환경의 제어라는 측면에서 기존의 토양재배보다 높은 생산성과 고품질을 요구하고 있는 실정이기 때문에 배지에 따른 적정 근권환경제어가 필요하다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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• 1997.05a
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• pp.59-61
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• 1997

무토양재배시스템은 가급적 경량화이면서 집약적인 형태를 가지며, 환경보존차원을 위하여 밀폐형 순환식 재배시스템이 중시되고 있다. 무토양재배시스템은 DFT에서 NFT나 고형배지로 갈수록 외기의 환경변화에 대하여 비교적 근권부근의 환경변화가 크기 때문에 노출되어 있는 뿌리에 영향을 미치는 것으로 사료된다. (중략)