Development of Precision Overhead Watering and Boom Irrigation System for Fruit Vegetable Seedlings

Dong Hyeon Kang; Soon Joong Hong; Dong Eok Kim; Min Jung Park

doi:10.12791/KSBEC.2023.32.1.008

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Development of Precision Overhead Watering and Boom Irrigation System for Fruit Vegetable Seedlings 과채류 육묘용 정밀 두상관수 시스템 개발

31 January 2023. pp. 8-14

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Abstract

This study was conducted to develop a precision automatic irrigation system in a nursery by considering the problems and improvements of manual and the conventional automatic irrigation system. The amount of irrigated water between the conventional automatic irrigation system and manual irrigation was 28.7 ± 4.4 g and 14.2 ± 4.3 g, respectively, and the coefficient of variation was less than 30%. However, the coefficient of variation of the conventional automatic irrigation system of 15%, was higher than that of manual irrigation of 30%. The irrigation test using the developed uniform irrigation system attached with the nozzle of a spray angle 80° and most highest uniformity was at height 600 mm. And coefficient of variation of the irrigation uniformity at the center part was within 20%, but irrigation amount of the edge part was lower 50% and over compared to the center part. As a result of a tomato grafting seedling cultivation test using the developed uniform irrigation system, the average plant height of seedling at the edge part was 28 mm but plant height at the center part was higher as 72 mm. Therefore, it was necessary to apply additional irrigation device at the edge part. The irrigation uniformity of the edge concentrated irrigation system was investigated that the irrigation amount of the edge part was irrigated by more than 50% compared with the center part, and coefficient of variation of the irrigation amount at the center part was less than 30%. As a result of a cucumber grafting seedling cultivation test using the edge concentrated irrigation system, the plant height of seedlings in the edge and central part of cultivation bed were 24% and 26%, respectively, so irrigation uniformity was higher then the uniform irrigation system. In order to improve the uniformity of seedlings, it is necessary to adjust the height of boom according to the growth of the seedling by installing a distance sensor in the overhead watering and boom irrigation system.

Keywords

edge concentrated irrigation system

uniform irrigation system

uniformity

본 연구에서는 육묘장에서 인력 또는 관행 자동관수장치의 활용도 조사를 통해 관수장치의 문제점과 그 개선점을 파악하여 균일관수가 가능한 스마트 관수장치를 개발하고 그 성능을 분석하였다. 자동관수와 인력관수의 평균 관수량은 각각 28.7 ±4.4g과 14.2±4.3g으로 두 조건 모두 변동계수가 30% 이내로 균일관수로 판단할 수 있다. 그렇지만 변동계수가 30%인 인력관수에 비해 자동관수는 15%로 균일도가 높았다. 개발된 균일관수장치에 탑재된 분사각이 80°인 노즐은 이론상 600mm 높이에서 가장 균일한 것으로 분석되었고, 균일관수장치를 이용한 관수시험 결과 중앙부의 관수 균일도는 평균 대비 20% 이내이지만 가장자리부는 중앙부에 비해 50% 이상 관수량이 적었다. 균일관수장치를 활용한 토마토 접목묘 재배시험 결과, 시험기간 10일간 중앙부는 초장이 평균 72mm 생장한 데 비해 가장자리부는 평균 28mm 생장하여 가장자리부에 대한 추가 관수가 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 가장자리부 추가 관수장치를 부착하여 관수할 경우 중앙부에 비해 가장자리부의 관수량은 50% 이상이었으며, 중앙부에서는 분사각의 겹침으로 인하여 관수량의 차이는 발생하였으나, 그 차이는 30% 이내였다. 가장자리 집중관수 시스템 활용 시 각 지점별 생장 차이는 있으나, 10일간 생육을 비교하면 양측 가장자리의 평균 생장률은 24%, 중앙부의 평균 생장률은 26%인 점을 고려하면 균일관수장치에 비해 생장 균일도가 높았다. 모종의 초장 균일도 향상을 위해서는 관수장치의 진행방향에 거리센서를 설치하여 작물의 생장에 따라 관수장치의 높이를 조절이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

키워드

가장자리 집중 관수 시스템

균일관수 시스템

균일도

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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 :1
Pages :8-14
Received Date : 2022-08-10
Revised Date : 2023-01-05
Accepted Date : 2023-01-16
DOI :https://doi.org/10.12791/KSBEC.2023.32.1.008

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

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