• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.1373-1378
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• 2018

In order to solve the problems such as reduction of agriculture population, aging and declining of grain self sufficiency rate, agriculture ICT convergence technology utilizing IoT technology is actively being developed. Agricultural ICT technology only concentrates on facility houses, and there is no automated control system in the field of cultivation. In this paper, we propose an irrigation control system that automatically controls the solenoid valves and water pumps in a large area with Lora wireless communication. The proposed system does not require a separate power source by using a small solar panel, and it is very convenient to install and operate supporting wireless auto setup by plug-and-play method. Therefore, it is expected that it will contribute to the reduction of labor force, quality of agricultural products, and productivity improvement.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.390-397
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• 2017

Iron (Fe) is an important micronutrient for the health and growth of plants. Iron is usually provided by fertilizers, and iron-chelate fertilizers are well absorbed by plants. This study presents the plant growth-promoting effects of a new functional iron fertilizer, Fe-chelating crab shell powder (FCSP), which is generated from the chelation of Fe ions with crab shell powder. Iron chelate was derived from spent pickling liquor, which is rich in reductive iron, iron(II) oxide. To analyze the effects of FCSP on plant growth, we treated lettuce with several concentrations of FCSP in both lab- and field-scale experiments. In the lab-scale test, the treatment of 50 ppm of FCSP highly promoted growth and resulted in increases in the size, weight, number and chlorophylls content of leaves of plants compared to the treatment of crab shell powder. Fifty ppm of FCSP also increased the size and weight of leaves up to 2 times compared to the application of chemical fertilizer and/or compost in field conditions. In addition, the FCSP treatment resulted in the highest ion uptake of Fe in lettuce leaves. Moreover, FCSP led to increases in the amounts of Fe, Ca, available phosphorus and organic matter in treated soil, indicating that soil quality was improved. Taken together, our results demonstrate that FCSP promotes lettuce growth via enhancement of Fe availability and improves soil quality. Therefore, FCSP can be utilized as a new functional iron fertilizer.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.247-252
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• 2011

Electrical conductivity, drainage, and irrigation amount of nutrient solution are important factors for determination of the mixing ratio of fresh and reused nutrient solutions in closed-loop soilless culture. Generally a fixed mixing ratio is applied in commercial scale greenhouses using solar radiation-based irrigation system. Although it ensures continuous supply of fresh nutrient solution in the mixing process, occasional discharge of the drainage is inevitably required. This study was conducted to compare the nutrient replenishing effect under different mixing processes and to investigate appropriate mixing process. For this experiment, a fixed mixing ratio (FR), modifiable mixing ratio (MR), and open-loop (OP) as control were applied. Mixing ratio was determined by a set value of EC for dilution of collected drainage in FR and the set values of 1.0 and $2.0dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$ were used as treatments (FR 1.0 and FR 2.0), respectively. In MR, mixing ratio was determined based on EC and volume of drainage within irrigation volume per event. The volume of drainage stored in the drainage tank tended to increase in FR 1.0. Although such trend was not observed in FR 2.0 and MR, the volume of drainage stored in MR was lower than that in FR 2.0. The ion balance of $Mg^{2+}:K^+:Ca^{2+}$ or $SO^{2-}_4:NO^-_3:PO^{3-}_4$ in the drainage and reused nutrient solution changed within a narrow range regardless of treatment.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.24
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• pp.5-38
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• 1991

비료(肥料)를 공업적(工業的)으로 제조(製造)하여 농업(農業)에 사용(使用)하기 시작(始作)한 이래(以來) 신비종(新肥種)의 개발(開發)에 대한 관심(關心)은 부단(不斷)히 계속(繼續)되어 왔으며 현재(現在)에도 어느 국가(國家)나 생산업계(生産業界)에서 개발(開發)을 위한 노력(努力)을 많이 기우리고 있음이 현실(現實)일 것이다. 어느 국가(國家)와 어느 시대(時代)에 있어서나 현존(現存) 비종(肥種)을 생산(生産)함에는 소비(消費)와 생산면(生産面)에서 상응(相應)하는 사정(事情)이 있었을 것이며 또한 미래(未來)에도 신비종(新肥種)을 개량(改良)하거나 창제(創製)함에는 여러 가지 관련문제(關聯問題)를 검토(檢討)하여 새로운 요구(要求)에 합리적(合理的)으로 부합(符合)되도록 설계(設計)해야 할 것이다. 비료(肥料)는 현대(現代) 농업(農業)에서 불가피(不可避)하게 사용(使用)되는 기본자재(基本資材)이며 세계적(世界的)으로 그 소비(消費)가 증가(增加)되나 국가별(國家別) 농업(農業)의 특수성(特殊性)에 맞추어서 비료(肥料)의 형태(形態)와 생산량(生産量)에 차이(差異)가 있게 되며 또 변화(變化), 개량(改良)될 것이다. 우리나라의 농업(農業)이 최근(最近) 급속(急速)히 변화(變化)되면서 생산수단(生産手段)과 경영(經營)에도 큰 변혁(變革)이 불가피(不可避)하게 따라야 할 것으로 판단(判斷)된다. 생산수단(生産手段)의 개량(改良)은 농산물(農産物) 생산가(生産價)를 낮추고 노력(勞力)의 투입(投入)을 줄이며 우수품질(優秀品質)의 농산물(農産物)을 안정적(安定的)으로 생산(生産)하기 위한 대응책(對應策)이 될 것이다. 비료(肥料)의 사용(使用)은 이러한 시대적(時代的) 요구(要求)에 맞추어 신비종(新肥種)이 개발(開發)되고 시용기술면(施用技術面)에서 발전(發展)이 있어야 될 것이다. 미래(未來)의 우리 나라 농업(農業)을 위하여 개발(開發)되어야 할 비종(肥種)의 형태(形態)와 그에 관련(關聯)되는 요건(要件)은 다음과 같이 요약(要約)된다. 1. 시비효율(施肥效率)을 높히기 위하여서나 성력재배(省力裁培)를 위하여 완효성(緩效性) 비료(肥料) 특히 질소비료(窒素肥料)의 신비종(新肥種) 개발(開發)이 절실(切實)히 필요(必要)하다고 판단(判斷)됨. 신비종(新肥種)은 대상작물(對象作物)의 종류(種類), 재배방식(裁培方式) 및 기계화(機械化) 상태(狀態)에 적합(適合)한 형태별(形態別)로 제조(製造)됨이 바람직함. 완효성(緩效性) 질소비료(窒素肥料)의 제조(製造)에는 화학합성(化學合成), 성형화(成形化), 흡착화(吸着化) 및 피복화(被覆化) 방식중(方式中) 성형화(成形化)에 의한 것이 최다(最多)이나 피복화(被覆化)도 재료(材料)와 기술(技術)의 발전(發展)에 따라 증가(增加)의 경향(傾向)임. 2. 현존(現存) 복합비료(複合肥料)의 토양(土壤) 및 작물(作物)에 대한 적합성(適合性)을 재검토(再檢討)하여 효율(效率)을 높히도록 개량(改良)함. 3. 소시비방식(少施肥方式)의 영농(營農)으로서 환경(環境)을 오염(汚染)으로부터 방호(防護)할 것이며 4. 작물종류(作物種類)(품종포함(品種包含)) 유전자형별(遺傳子型別) 비료감응성(肥料感應性)을 검정(檢定)하여 소시비(少施肥), 고효율(高效率)을 기(期)하도록함. 5 작물(作物)의 영양생리학(營養生理學) 분야(分野)에서도 비료외적(肥料外的)인 성장관련요인(成長關聯要因)의 작용(作用)을 연구(硏究)하여 응용(應用)의 가능성(可能性)을 추구(追究)함이 미래(未來)의 한 과제(課題)가 될 것으로 생각됨. 예(例): 유전공학적(遺傳工學的) 기법(技法)에 의한 성장인자(成長因子)의 개량(改良) 또는 시비효율(施肥效率)의 증대(增大) 작물성장(作物成長)과 미생물활동(微生物活動)과의 상호관계(相互關係) 등(等). 6. 가용(可用) 자원(資源)의 비료화(肥料化)를 위하여 타산업(他産業)의 부산물(副産物) 및 폐기물(廢棄物) (특히 유기질(有機質) 자원(資源))을 효율적(效率的)으로 재활용(再活用)하도록 함.

• Horticultural Science & Technology
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.29-35
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• 2011

Individual ion concentrations and ionic contributions to EC reading in the circulated nutrient solution are the important factors to be considered for stable EC-based closed-loop soilless culture. This study was conducted to determine appropriate ion-analysis intervals of the circulated nutrient solutions based on ion concentration, ion balance, and ion electrical conductivity under different renewal intervals in EC-based nutrient control systems for sweet peppers (Capsicum annum L. 'Fiesta') in early growth stage. Average node numbers of the plants were 13 and 18 when the experiment started and finished, respectively, and three plants were grown in each rockwool slab. Four different renewal intervals of circulated nutrient solutions such as 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks were used as treatment. Nutrient solutions were supplied to the plants based on integrated radiation. Drainage was collected into drain tanks after irrigation ended in the day and then mixed with fresh water until the EC reaches 2.69 $dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$. The replenished nutrient solution was supplied to the plants in the next day. Ion concentrations of the individual ions periodically analyzed in the circulated nutrient solutions showed no significant differences among the treatments during the experimental period. Ion concentrations of $K^+$, $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Na^+$, $NO_3{^-}$, ${SO_4}^{2-}$, ${PO_4}^{3-}$, and $Cl^-$ varied within 5-8, 11-14, 2.0-2.7, 0.5-0.6, 14-19, 4-5, 1-4, and 0.3-0.5 $meq{\cdot}L^{-1}$, respectively. Ion balance showed a consistent tendency over all the treatments and especially $K^+$ : $Ca^{2+}$ and ${SO_4}^{2-}$ : ${PO_4}^{3-}$ played great roles in the cation and anion balances in the nutrient solutions, respectively. Activity coefficients of ions such as $K^+$, $NO_3{^-}$, and $H_2PO_4{^-}$ varied within 0.8-0.9 and those of $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, ${SO_4}^{2-}$ varied within 0.5-0.6, showing little changes with time. Ionic contributions of $K^+$ and $NO_3{^-}$ to EC reading were the greatest followed by $Ca^{2+}$, ${SO_4}^{2-}$, and $Mg^{2+}$ in the order. From the results, we thought that allowable ranges in ion concentration, ion balance, and subsequent individual ionic contributions to EC reading would be obtained within 4-week renewal interval of nutrient solution in EC-based closed-loop soilless culture for sweet pepper plants.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.367-376
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• 2021

Strawberry cultivation in Korea is grown in greenhouse, but most farms manage their water supply using a timer control method based on the experience of growers. The timer control has problems in that it is difficult to consider the weather condition, the growth stage of crops, and the moisture content of the substrate, so that the crops cannot be managed at an optimal level, and the accuracy of cultivation management are lacking. The watering methods using integrated solar irradiance and substrate moisture contents are control systems that provide eco-friendly and precise water supply considering the growth conditions of crops. The purpose of this study was to compare the combined water supply control with integrated solar irradiance and substrate moisture contents and timer control method in hydroponic cultivation of strawberries using coir, and to set the optimal integrated solar irradiance level for complex water supply control. The irrigation system was automatically watered when it reached 100, 150, 250 J·cm^-2 based on the external solar irradiance, and forced irrigation was performed at a substrate moisture content of less than 60% in all treatments. The amount of irrigation at once was 50 mL. The timer treatment was applied as a control. The smaller the level of integrated radiation to start watering, the greater the daily amount of irrigation. Both the fresh weight and dry weight per plant were higher in the complex irrigation control method than the timer control, and the 100 and 150 J·cm^-2 treatment had the highest fresh weight, and the 100 J·cm^-2 treatment showed a significantly higher dry weight. The yield was also significantly higher in the complex control method than in the timer, and the early yield increased as the level of integrated solar irradiance was smaller. The fresh weight of fruit was the lowest in the timer-controlled irrigation. As a result of this study, the possibility of combined control irrigation method using integrated solar irradiance and substrate moisture content was confirmed for precise water supply management of strawberries in hydroponics.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2021

This study was conducted to examine the changes of photosynthesis, growth, chlorophyll contents and functional material contents in light intensity and EC concentration of wild baby leaf vegetable, Indian lettuce (Lactuca indica L. cv. 'Sunhyang') in DFT hydroponics. The cultivation environment was 25±1℃ of temperature and 60±5% of relative humidity in growth system. At 14 days after sowing, combination effect of light intensity (Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density (PPFD 100, 250, 500 µmol·m-2·s-1) and EC level (EC 0.8, 1.4, 2.0 dS·m-1) of nutrient solution was determined at the baby leaf stage. The photosynthesis rate, stomatal conductance, transpiration rate and water use efficiency of Indian lettuce increased as the light intensity increased. The photosynthesis rate and water use efficiency were highest in PPFD 500-EC 1.4 and PPFD 500-EC 2.0 treatment. The chlorophyll content decreased as the light intensity increased, but chlorophyll a/b ratio increased. Leaf water content and specific leaf area decreased as light intensity increased and a negative correlation (p < 0.001) was recognized. Plant height was the longest in PPFD 100-EC 0.8 and leaf number, fresh weight and dry weight were the highest in PPFD 500-EC 2.0. Anthocyanin and total phenolic compounds were the highest in PPFD 500-EC 1.4 and 2.0 treatment, and antioxidant scavenging ability (DPPH) was high in PPFD 250 and 500 treatments. Considering the growth and functional material contents, the proper light intensity and EC level for hydroponic cultivation of Indian lettuce is PPFD 500-EC 2.0, and PPFD 100 and 250, which are low light conditions, EC 0.8 is suitable for growth.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.39 no.5_1
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• pp.521-535
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• 2023

When converting rice fields into fields,sorghum (sorghum bicolor L. Moench) has excellent moisture resistance, enabling stable production along with soybeans. Therefore, it is a crop that is expected to improve the self-sufficiency rate of domestic food crops and solve the rice supply-demand imbalance problem. However, there is a lack of fundamental statistics,such as cultivation fields required for estimating yields, due to the traditional survey method, which takes a long time even with a large manpower. In this study, U-Net was applied to RGB images based on unmanned aerial vehicle to confirm the possibility of non-destructive segmentation of sorghum cultivation fields. RGB images were acquired on July 28, August 13, and August 25, 2022. On each image acquisition date, datasets were divided into 6,000 training datasets and 1,000 validation datasets with a size of 512 × 512 images. Classification models were developed based on three classes consisting of Sorghum fields(sorghum), rice and soybean fields(others), and non-agricultural fields(background), and two classes consisting of sorghum and non-sorghum (others+background). The classification accuracy of sorghum cultivation fields was higher than 0.91 in the three class-based models at all acquisition dates, but learning confusion occurred in the other classes in the August dataset. In contrast, the two-class-based model showed an accuracy of 0.95 or better in all classes, with stable learning on the August dataset. As a result, two class-based models in August will be advantageous for calculating the cultivation fields of sorghum.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.527-535
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• 2021

Traditional business intelligence (BI) systems have been used widely as tools for better decision-making on time. On the other hand, building a data warehouse (DW) for the efficient analysis of rapidly growing data is time-consuming and complex. In particular, the ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) process required to build a data warehouse has become much more complex as the BI platform moves to a cloud environment. Various BI solutions based on the NoSQL database, such as MongoDB, have been proposed to overcome these ETL issues. Decision-makers want easy access to data without the help of IT departments or BI experts. Recently, self-service BI (SSBI) has emerged as a way to solve these BI issues. This paper proposes a self-service BI system with farming data using the MongoDB cloud as DW to support the selection of new crops by return-farmers. The proposed system includes functions to provide insights to decision-makers, including data visualization using MongoDB charts, reporting for advanced data search, and monitoring for real-time data analysis. Decision makers can access data directly in various ways and can analyze data in a self-service method using the functions of the proposed system.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.98-105
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• 2022

It is essential for vertical smart farms that artificially grow crops in an enclosed space to properly utilize air environment facilities to create an appropriate growth environment. However, domestic vertical smart farm companies are creating a growing environment by relying on empirical data rather than systematic methods. Using IoT to create a growing environment based on systematic and precise monitoring can increase crop production yield and maximize profitability. This study aims to construct a monitoring system using IoT and to analyze the cause by demonstrating the imbalance of temperature environment, which is a significant factor in crop cultivation. 1) The horizontal temperature distribution of the multi-layer shelf was measured with different operating methods of LED and air conditioner. As a result, there was a temperature difference of "up to 1.7℃" between the sensors. 2) As a result of measuring the vertical temperature distribution, the temperature difference was "up to 6.3℃". In order to reduce this temperature gap, a strategy for proper arrangement and operation of air conditioning equipment is required.