고추작물의 생육기간 중 양분요구특성에 부합하는 새로운 완효성 복합비료를 개발하기 위해 질소 용출율이 110일과 150일로 조절된 완효성 복합비료 110T와 150T을 제조하여 포장 조건에서 질소용출특성을 조사하였다. 그리고 고추에 대한 관행시비량 기준으로 60%의 완효성 복합비료 110T, 150T와 40%의 속효성 비료를 혼합하여 제조한 원예용 완효성 복합비료 CF110과 CF150의 토양 내 질소 용출 특성과 고추의 생육 및 수량에 미치는 영향을 관행처리(NPK)와 비교하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 밭 토양조건에서 완효성 질소비료 110T와 150T의 질소 용출율은 시용 8주경과 후 각각 63%, 53%가 용출되어 원예작물인 고추재배에 적용성이 높을 것으로 평가되었다. 원예용 복합비료 CF110과 CF150을 전량 기비로 시용하여 고추를 재배하였다. 고추의 전 생육기간 동안 토양 내 무기태 질소($NH_4^+-N$과 $NO_3^--N$) 함량은 원예용 완효성 복합비료 CF110 처리구에서 NPK 처리구에 비해 높았다. 그러나 CF150 처리구에서 토양 중 무기태 질소 함량은 정식 후 8주까지 NPK 처리구에 비해 낮았다. 원예용 완효성 복합비료 CF110 처리구와 NPK 처리구사이의 고추 생육과 무기성분 함량은 뚜렷한 차이가 없었지만, 수량은 CF110 처리구에서 NPK 처리구에 비해 4% 증수 되었다. 그러나 원예용 완효성 복합비료 CF150 처리구는 NPK 처리구에 비해 수확 후 엽중 질소함량이 낮았으며, 수량도 2% 감소되었다. 따라서 고추재배를 위한 적합한 완효성 복합비료는 CF150 보다는 CF110이었다.
Slow-release fertilizers (SRF) have been used to reduce nutrient loss through increasing fertilizer efficiency and to save labor. Several SRFs were developed for rice plant in Korea, but there is few for horticultural crop plants. Two slow-release complex fertilizers, 100T and 150T, which made for controlling nitrogen release time up to 100 and 150 days, respectively, were selected for the incubation test cto evaluate nitrogen (N) release rate in soil. The N of urea selected as the control was completely released within a week after application. Sixty three and 53% of total N were released from 110T and 150T of slow release fertilizers within 8th weeks after application, respectively. For pepper cultivation CF110 and CF150, new slow-release complex fertilizer, were made of mixing 40% of conventional fertilizer and 60% of 110T and 150T, respectively, based on the amount of recommended fertilizer for pepper cultivation $(N-P_2O_5-K_2O=190-112-149;kg;ha^{-1})$, and were totally applied before pepper transplanting in the field as the basal fertilizer. Inorganic N $(NH_4^+-N+NO_3^--N)$ concentration in soil was higher in the CF110 treatment than in the control (NPK) at all period of pepper cultivation. In the CF150 treatment concentration of inorganic N in soil was low compared to control up to 8th weeks after transplanting. However, there was no difference in plant height and nutrient content of pepper leave between CF110 treatment and the control. In comparison, plant height was significantly lower in CF150 than the control and CF110 treatments. Around 4% of fresh pepper yield was increased in CF110 compared to the control, but it was decreased to about 2% by CF150 treatment. Conclusively, CF110 form could be recommended as a slow release fertilizer for pepper cultivation.
