• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2015

BACKGROUND: The stabilities of the two alkaloidal insecticides of S. flavescens including matrine and oxymatrine are important factor to establish expiry date and usage manual for crop protection. However, the environmental stability of the compounds had not been studied with the extract and its commercial biopesticide. METHODS AND RESULTS: The environmental stabilities of the two alkaloids were performed with extract of S. flavescens, and its two commercial biopesticides both in controlled aquatic and soil conditions. The half-lives of the total matrines for the extract and its two commercial biopesticides were estimated over 200 days both under aerobic and anaerobic water condition. Under dry soil condition, the initial decay rates of the matrines were calculated 0.0804-0.1275 ($t_{1/2}$ 5.4-8.6 days), and the half-lives under wet soil condition were calculated 33.0-231 days. Total soil bacteria on the wet soil ranged 6.0-8.0 log CFU/g-soil during the experiments period. CONCLUSION: The aquatic mixture of the extract showed excellent stability both with the extract and its biopesticides, however, the stability of soil mixture were shorter than the aquatic mixture, suggesting that soil metal consider as a catalyst for the degradation of the two alkaloids.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.226-228
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• 1998

타피오카 전분을 이용하여 제조한 흡수성 고분자 K-CES (potassium-cyanoethylstarch)와 합성계 고분자인 PAM (polyacrylamide) 처리가 시금치의 생육에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 타피오카 전분에 아크릴로니트릴을 반응시켜 시아노에틸화 전분을 제조하고, FT-IR 분석으로 니트릴기의 도입을 확인하였다. 제조한 K-CES와 PAM의 증류수에 대한 흡수력은 PAM이 47.8배로 K-CES의 37.6배에 비하여 다소 높았으나, $HNO_3$, $H_3PO_4$, $K_2SO_4$ 1% 용액에서는 PAM의 흡수력이 매우 감소하여 전해질 용액의 농도가 높을수록 K-CES의 흡수력이 클 것으로 생각되었다. PAM과 K-CES처리에 의해 시금치 초기생육의 촉진과 수량이 증가되어 흡수성 고분자 처리가 작물의 증수에 매우 효과적이었다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.270-278
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• 2021

BACKGROUND: Horticultural plant growth under field and/or greenhouse conditions is affected by the climate changes (e.g., temperature, humidity, and rainfall). Therefore investigation of hydroponics on field horticultural crops is necessary for year-round production of the plants regardless of external environment changes under plant factory system with artificial light sources. METHODS AND RESULTS: Common sage (Salvia plebeia), nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus), and hooker chive (Allium hookeri) plants were hydroponically culturing in the plant factory with blue-red-white LEDs (Light-Emitting Diodes) and fluorescent lights (FLs). Leaf numbers of common sage under mixture LED and FL treatments were 134% and 98% greater, respectively than those in the greenhouse condition. In hooker chives, unfolded leaf numbers were 35% greater under the artificial lights and leaf elongation was inhibited by the conventional sunlight compared to the artificial light treatments. Absorption pattern of NO₃-N composition in hydroponic solution was not affected by the different light qualities. CONCLUSION(S): Plant factory system with different light qualities could be applied for fresh-leaf production of common sage, nasturtium, and hooker chive plants culturing under field and/or greenhouse. Controlled light qualities in the system resulted in significantly higher hydroponic growth of the plants comparing to conventional greenhouse condition in present.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.179-185
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• 1984

콩에 있어서 알칼리 붕괴도(ADV)의 활용 가능성과 적정검정방법, 품종간 차이와 재배환경의 영향등을 구명하고 아울러 ADV의 유전현상을 추구하기 위하여 국내에서 수집한 재래 밭밑콩, 국내 장려품종 및 외국에서 도입된 소입품종들과 ADV를 달리하는 품종 또는 계통들관의 교배종자를 공시하여 조사 연구한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 알칼리 붕괴도의 검정을 위한 알칼리 용액은 25~30%의 KOH용액이 가장 적합한 것으로 판단되었다. 2. 종자처리를 위한 알칼리 용액의 온도의 영향은 비교적 적은 편이었으나 대체로 $25~35^{\circ}C$범위가 양호하였다. 3. 종실의 알칼리 용액 중 침지시간은 24시간 정도로서 충분한 것으로 판단되었다. 4. 알칼리 붕괴도의 품종간 차이는 현저하여 수집 재래 밥밑콩 계통은 ADV가 모두 높고 외국도입 소입품종들은 모두 낮았으며 국내 장려품종들은 품종에 따라 현저한 차이가 있어 3품종은 ADV가 비교적 높은 편이었고 1품종은 중정도이었으며 그밖의 품종은 모두 낮다. 5. 알칼리 붕괴성의 유전현상은 저ADV가 단순우성으로 작용하는 단일유전자에 의하여 지배되는 특성임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.104-111
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• 2023

As apple trees mature, it is important to maintain good light distribution within the canopy to produce marketable fruits. Tree thinning is the selective removal of a proportion of trees growing in the orchard to provide more growing space and a good light environment for the remaining trees. This study was conducted over 3 years (14-16 years after planting) to investigate the influence of tree thinning on vegetative growth, yield, fruit quality, and blooming in the 14 years old slender spindle 'Fuji'/M.9 apple trees planted with the tree space of 3.2×1.2 m. The trees were placed in a control group (no thinning; 260 trees per 10 a) or a tree thinning group (thinned 50% of the control; 130 trees per 10 a). The tree thinning successfully improved light penetration, yield per tree, fruit red color, and yield efficiency for 3 years, and the tree thinning controlled the occurrence of biennial bearing. However, tree thinning significantly decreased accumulated yield per 10 a compared with the control. The vegetative growth, yield per tree, soluble solid contents, and blooming were not clear by the occurrence of biennial bearing in the control. These results indicated that tree thinning was a good method for improving light penetration and preventing biennial bearing in the old 'Fuji'/M.9 high-density apple orchards.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.347-357
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• 2023

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic turned biological hazards in the working environment into a global concern. This systematized review of published reviews aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the specific jobs and categories of workers exposed to biological hazards with the related prevention. Methods: We extracted reviews published in English and French in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science. Two authors, working independently, subsequently screened the potentially relevant titles and abstracts recovered (step 1) and then examined relevant full texts (step 2). Disagreements were resolved by consensus. We built tables summarizing populations of exposed workers, types of hazards, types of outcomes (types of health issues, means of prevention), and routes of transmission. Results: Of 1426 studies initially identified, 79 studies by authors from every continent were selected, mostly published after 2010 (n = 63, 79.7%). About half of the reviews dealt with infectious hazards alone (n = 38, 48.1%). The industrial sectors identified involved healthcare alone (n = 16), laboratories (n = 10), agriculture (including the animal, vegetable, and grain sectors, n = 32), waste (n = 10), in addition of 11 studies without specific sectors. The results also highlighted a range of hazards (infectious and noninfectious agents, endotoxins, bioaerosols, organic dust, and emerging agents). Conclusion: This systematized overview allowed to list the populations of workers exposed to biological hazards and underlined how prevention measures in the healthcare and laboratory sectors were usually well defined and controlled, although this was not the case in the agriculture and waste sectors. Further studies are necessary to quantify these risks and implement prevention measures that can be applied in every country.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.253-259
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 딸기의 생육 및 환경관련 데이터를 활용하여 딸기 재배 온실의 최적 환경 구현을 위한 시스템을 선정하고 생산성 향상에 대한 연구를 위한 기초자료로 활용할 목적으로 서부 경남 지역 중 딸기 재배로 유명한 지역의 온실을 대상으로 현장조사를 실시하였다. 이 결과를 바탕으로 경상대학교 내에 딸기 재배용 테스트 베드 온실을 설치하여 연구를 실시하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 그 결과 재배농가의 연령대를 보면, 상대적으로 50대 및 60대가 가장 많았지만, 50대 이하가 27개 농가로서 전체의 약 67.5%정도이었고, 60대 이상은 32.5%정도인 것으로 나타났다. 재배경력의 경우, 10년 이하가 주류를 이루고 있지만 30년 이상인 경우도 있었다. 대상농가 모두가 단동온실로서 대부분이 아치 형태인 것으로 나타났으며, 양액재배 농가가 약 75%정도로 토경재배보다 많은 것으로 나타났다. 양액재배의 경우, 전체 농가가 고설재배를 하고 있었다. 단동온실의 폭, 측고 및 동고는 조사지역에 관계없이 각각 7.5~8.5m, 1.3~1.8m 및 2.5~3.5m정도 이었다. 서까래 간격도 0.7~0.8m정도인 것으로 나타났다. 고설재배의 경우, 고설재배 베드의 폭, 높이 및 간격은 각각 0.25m전후, 1.2m전후 및 1.0m전후인 것으로 조사되었다. 딸기 품종의 경우, 국산이 약 97.5%를 차지하고 있었고, 이 중 설향이 약 65.0%로서 가장 선호하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 온실 내부 환경요인으로 38개 농가가 온도와 상대습도만 계측하였다. 2개 농가는 최근에 국산 제품인 스마트 팜 시스템을 도입한 농가도 있었다. 양액재배의 경우는 양액제어 시스템을 이용하고 있었다. 이 외에도 관비기를 사용하거나 환기 및 유동 팬을 사용하고 있는 농가도 있었다. 온습도 조절은 스마트 팜 시스템을 도입한 농가를 제외하고 약 85%인 34개 농가에서 측창이나 환기팬을 작동시키는 제어패널만을 이용하여 조절하였고, 수동으로 측창을 개폐하고 있는 농가도 10%정도인 4개 농가가 있었다. 보온 및 난방의 경우, 전체 대상 농가가 수막을 이용하고 있었다. 이 외에 필요에 따라 기름 및 전기보일러, 방열 램프 및 부직포 등을 병행하여 이용하는 농가도 다수 있었다.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제61권5호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2019

With desires for safe food, there is growing concern that pesticide spray drift will expose people, plants, and the environment to pesticide residue and potential negative effects thereof. For highly efficient, safe spray application, technologies for measuring the spray drift should be developed and improved with some urgency. This study investigated the applicability of two optical particle counters (OPCs), which are mostly used to measure airborne particle mass concentration, for measurement of airborne pesticide spray drift. Experiments were conducted in a controlled laboratory and an ash tree orchard to evaluate the handiness and accuracy of two OPCs, OPC 1 and OPC 2. The experimental results indicated that the OPC 1 was better applicable to the measurement of spray drift in the field while the use of the OPC 2 was limited due to its narrow range of measurable droplet sizes. The readings of the OPC 1 produced highly accurate results ($R^2=0.9637$) compared to the actual spray drift. For better application of OPCs, this study suggests the OPCs should be positioned properly to inhale spray droplets of the appropriate size and concentration.

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 2000년도 THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY ENGINEERING. V.III
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• pp.722-728
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• 2000

This study of field control machine in the recycled vinyl rail is gantry crane type and promoting agricultural automatization through self-controlled spraying, harvesting and conveyance. In addition to, that control machine could get a cost and labor reduction effect through automatization and make better environment by preventing farmers from agrichemical damage, accidents and recycling wasted vinyl. That machine is able to be divided as traveling, spraying, harvesting and conveyance sections. In driving section consists of girder frame, carrier, rail, control system, driving system, working machine, rail and loading device for working machine. This machine has following advantages to be able to bring a big innovation in the agricultural industry. I) Accurate performance is able to be done by proper positioning due to based on the rails. 2) The soil is not made hard like heavy tractor 3) The wheel is not sank into the soil and slipped well under rain like heavy tractor. Therefore, weather and soil situation could not affect working condition. 4) Complete unmanned control and 24hours-working are available due to traveling on the rails. 5) It could use various energy resources like not only liquid fuel but also solar, common electronic power due to traveling on the rails.

• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2024

Harmful pet insects, if not controlled, can negatively affect people, plants and their surrounding environment. In Vietnam, all crops are regularly impacted by pest insects. In serious cases, crops can be totally destroyed by insect pests. Harmful insects that damage crops often grow fast and increase rapidly. Therefore, research on insects is crucial for managing pests, protecting crops, and forecasting pest situation in the following years. This study aimed to collect data regarding changes of pests on rice and corn as two main crops in four provinces in Red River Delta of Vietnam, including Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, and Hung Yen, from 2018 to 2022. Primary data were collected from reports of government agencies and official statistics. Based on these data, this study evaluated changes of pest insects in five years, discussed reasons for such changes and response methods, and forecasted pest's behavior in the following years. Significant findings of this study include the fact that Vietnam has to face many difficulties to develop its agricultural sector. For insect management, an essential action is to do ground surveys to gather all related data including weather data, pesticide data, crop yield, and product quality. This information is meaningful for finding out causes of changes, understanding relationships between insects and surrounding factors, and predicting the situation in the following years.