• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.545-552
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• 2019

Tropaeolum majus, with a high decorative and food demand for vertical greening systems, has been utilized to revitalize urban agriculture. The effects of number of non-woven fabrics in a non-water environment and the adaptability of T. majus to this system were investigated. Planting ground composition of the container-type wall vertical greening system was made using non-woven fabric in one, two, three, or four layers. The results showed that the soil water content remained the highest when the non-woven fabric comprised 4 sheets. The morphological properties showed more growth with the 4 sheets than with 1, 2, and 3 sheets. In terms of physiological characteristics, chlorophyll content was mostly high in the 4 sheets, while shoot fresh weight value was in the order of 3 > 4 > 2 > 1 sheet, and root fresh weight value was in the order of 4 > 2 > 1 > 3 sheets. The dry weight of the measured values in the shoot was in the order of 4 > 3 > 2 > 1 sheet while no clear difference was found in the root of each treatment. The difference in the flowring characteristics was not different, but in evaluating the characteristics as a whole, the growth in the three layers of non-waven fabric was the best. In addition, the soil moisture contents and the growth characteristics were statistically significant as a positive correlation between the groups. Thus, greater the non-woven fabric, the higher is the adaptability of T. majus to dry stress under soil water-free conditions by maintaining soil moisture content. This showed that it represented an effective alternative as a method of vertical greening system for lower maintenance urban agriculture.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.204-204
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• 2010

• 화훼연구
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.212-218
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• 2011

식용꽃은 일반적으로 개화된 상태에서 수확, 줄기가 없는 상태에서 유통되므로 저장성이 급격히 저하되는 것이 단점이다. 이에 본 연구는 여러 종류의 포장 필름 중 식용꽃의 상온유통을 위한 효과적인 포장재를 선발하기 위하여 실시하였다. 식용꽃 재료로는 꾸준한 수요로 연중생산 되고 있는 금어초, 금잔화, 비올라, 패랭이, 팬지, 한련화 등 총 6종으로 실시하였다. 유통 시 적용할 포장 필름을 선발하기 위하여 0.03mm 두께의 polyethlene (PE) film와 polypropylene (PP) film을 대조구로 하였으며 필름 표면의 미세한 천공을 통해 산소투과도 (OTR-Oxygen Transmission Rate)를 조절할 수 있는 6가지 종류의 필름인 PE 0.03 mm (LF10, LF20, LF30), PP 0.0 3mm (LF10, LF20, LF30) 등을 이용하였다. 식용꽃의 상온 유통시 금잔화, 한련화는 필름별 차이가 없었으며, 비올라, 패랭이, 팬지는 PP (LF10)필름이 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 비올라, 패랭이, 팬지는 꽃잎이 바깥쪽부터 말리기 시작하면서 노화 증상이 나타났고, 한련화는 꽃잎 무름과 변색, 금어초는 갈색 점이 나타나면서 부패증상이 나타나는 등 식용꽃 종류별로 노화 유형이 뚜렷하게 구분되었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.291-297
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• 2018

Vertical farming systems offer many advantages in urban spaces. They have also been proposed as an engineering solution to increase the productivity per unit area of cultivated land by extending crop production in the vertical dimension. However, soil water retention is a major constraint affecting the plant environment. This study analyzed the effects of growth environment of Tropaeolum majus and Fragaria spp., on the vertical farming system, by using four different types of cover material types including sphagnum moss (Control), a shading net (S.N.), multi-layered fabric (M.L.F.), and non-woven fabric (N.W.F.). The volumetric soil moisture contents and plant characteristics were investigated from May to September 2014. Plant materials were individually cultivated in hanging baskets measuring $30{\times}17{\times}17cm$, filled with a mixture of soil and perlite, and placed at 1.5m height. Each treatment was performed in quadruplicate and consisted of five plants, amounting to a total of 20 plants. The analysis indicated that different covers were associated with multiple functions and soil water retention improvements may have a positive impact on the vertical farming system. The difference in soil water retention increased in the following order: M.L.F. > Control > N.W.F. > S.N.. Furthermore, the differences in plant height and survival rate increased in the following order: M.L.F. > Control > N.W.F. > S.N. Therefore, M.L.F yielded satisfactory good response for the vertical farming system of cover materials. Our results clearly demonstrate that vertical spaces represent an attractive alternative to urban farming and suggest that further increases in yield may be achieved via different cover materials in vertical farming using hanging baskets.

• 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.