Leaf Mineral Contents and Growth Characteristics of Strawberry Grown in Aquaponic System with Different Growing Media in a Plant Factory

Su-Hyun Choi; Min-Kyung Kim; Young-Ae Jeong; Seo-A Yoon; Eun-Young Choi

doi:10.12791/KSBEC.2023.32.2.122

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Leaf Mineral Contents and Growth Characteristics of Strawberry Grown in Aquaponic System with Different Growing Media in a Plant Factory 식물공장형 아쿠아포닉스 시스템에서 배지 종류에 따른 딸기 잎의 무기이온 함량과 생육 특성

30 April 2023. pp. 122-131

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Abstract

This study was aimed to determine the effects of grow media on the mineral contents of the leaves and growth characteristics of strawberry grown under aquaponics system in a plant factory. For aquaculture, 12 fish (Cyprinus carpio) (total weight, 2.0 kg) were raised in an aquaponics tank (W 0.7 m × L 1.5 m × H 0.45 m, 472.5 L) filled with 367.5 L of water at a density of 5.44 kg·m^-3 and total 34 of strawberry seedlings were transplanted in the pots filed with 200 g of orchid stone, hydroball or polyurethane sponge in the growing bed (W 0.7 m × L 1.5 m × H 0.22 m) laid out with holly acrylic sheet (140×60 mm, Ø80) on the top of the system. The pH and EC of the aquaponic solution was ranged from 7.6 to 4.9 and 0.24－0.91 dS·m^-1, respectively. The concentration of NO₃-N was about 28% lower than that of the hydroponic standard solution, and K, Fe and B were 10, 27 and 3.8 times lower, respectively; however, the mineral contents of strawberry leaves were in the appropriate ranges with lower contents in the leaves grown with sponge media. The organic content (OM), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) of the sludge were 61.5, 5.72, 8.92, and 0.24%, respectively. The leaf area, leaf number, and dry and fresh weights of shoot at 81 DAT were significantly higher in the hydroball, and the average number of fruits per plant was significantly higher in both the orchid stone and hydroball. There was no significant difference in the fresh and dry weights of fruits. Integrated all the results suggest that the orchid stone and hydroball media are more effective to utilize nutrients in solid particles of aquaponic solution, compared to the polyurethane sponge.

Keywords

Cyprinus carpio

hydroball

orchid stone

polyurethane sponge

solid particles

본 연구는 식물공장형 아쿠아포닉스 시스템에서 배지 종류에 따른 딸기 잎의 무기이온 함량과 생육 특성을 관찰하고자 수행되었다. 양어는 비단잉어(Cyprinus carpio) 12마리(총 어체중, 2.0kg)를 수조(W 0.7m × L 1.5m × H 0.45m, 472.5L)에 367.5L 물을 채운 후 입식하였고 5.44kg·m^-3밀도로 사육하고 딸기 모종 34개체는 시스템 상단의 재배 베드(W 0.7m × L 1.5m × H 0.22m)에 구멍을 낸 아크릴판(140×60mm, Ø80)을 설치하고 난석, 하이드로볼 그리고 폴리우레탄 스폰지를 채운 네트포트에 정식하였다. 재배기간 동안 수조액의 pH는 4.9－7.6, EC는 0.24－0.91dS·m^-1범위를 보였다. 수조액의 NO₃-N은 수경재배 표준 배양액보다 약 28% 낮고 K, Fe, B은 각각 10배, 27배, 3.8배 낮았으나 딸기 잎의 무기이온 함량은 적정 수준을 보였으며 스펀지 처리구에서 난석과 하이드로볼 처리구보다 낮았다. 수조액 슬러지의 유기물 함량(OM), 질소(N), 인(P), 칼륨(K)의 함량이 각각 61.5, 5.72, 8.92, 0.24%였다. 정식 후 81DAT에 측정된 엽면적, 엽수, 지상부 생체중과 건물중은 하이드로볼 처리에서 유의적으로 높았고, 개체당 평균 과실수는 난석과 하이드로볼에서 스펀지보다 유의적으로 많았지만 과실 생체중과 건물중은 처리별 유의차가 없었다. 본 연구의 결과를 종합해보면, 아쿠아포닉 시스템에서 난석이나 하이드로볼 배지는 폴리우레탄 스펀지보다 수조액의 슬러지 비료성분을 가용화하는 데 효율적인 것으로 판단된다.

키워드

난석

비단잉어

슬러지

폴리우레탄 스펀지

하이드로볼

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Publisher :The Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control
Publisher(Ko) :(사)한국생물환경조절학회
Journal Title :Journal of Bio-Environment Control
Journal Title(Ko) :생물환경조절학회지
Volume : 32
No :2
Pages :122-131
Received Date : 2023-01-24
Revised Date : 2023-04-11
Accepted Date : 2023-04-17
DOI :https://doi.org/10.12791/KSBEC.2023.32.2.122

Journal of Bio-Environment Control ISSN:1229-4675(Print) 2765-3641(Online) 생물환경조절학회지

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