폐양액 발생을 최소화할 수 있는 배액제로형 수경재배기술 개발을 위하여 토마토 수경재배 시 배액제로 센서를 이용하여 배액을 제로화 또는 최소화하였을 때 표준배액량 처리와 비교하여 근권환경 변화와 토마토의 생육, 수량, 품질 등에 미치는 영향을 구명하였다. 처리별 주당 1일 공급량은 표준배액률 처리가 1.4, 배액제로 1처리가 0.9, 배액제로 2처리가 0.8L이었고, 배액률은 표준배액률 처리가 23.8, 배액제로 1처리가 8.6, 배액제로 2 처리가 3.7%이었다. 표준배액률 처리, 배액제로 1과, 2처리의 함수율과 배지 내 EC는 각각 64.5~88.0%와 $1.5{sim}3.5dS{cdot}m^{-1}$, 40.3~76.0%와 $2.5{sim}4.0dS{cdot}m^{-1}$, 그리고 56.3~69.0%, $2.7{sim}3.7dS{cdot}m^{-1}$이었다. 토마토 생육은 표준배액률 처리에 비해 배액제로 처리에서 엽장, 엽수, 경경은 차이가 없었으나, 초장과 엽폭이 작은 경향을 보였다. 토마토 수량은 표준배액률 처리에 비해 배액제로 처리에서 상품수량이 7.7~12% 적고 1과중이 작았으나, 당도는 반대로 높았고 상품과률은 차이가 없었다.
This study was carried out to investigate the effect of irrigation method adopted for reducing nutrient solution drainage on the root zone environment, growth and yield of a tomato crop grown in a rockwool medium. The irrigation control methods used were large quantity irrigation at a long interval controlled by only an integrated solar radiation sensor (standard), medium quantity irrigation at a medium interval (zero drainage 1), and small quantity irrigation at a short interval (zero drainage 2) controlled by both an integrated solar radiation sensor and a zero drainage sensor. The amount of the nutrient solution supplied and the drain percentage per plant of the standard, zero drainage 1, and zero drainage 2 were 1.4, 0.9 and 0.8 L, and 23.8, 8.6 and 3.7%, respectively. The average, minimum, and maximum water contents and EC of the standard, zero drainage 1, and zero drainage 2 were 64.5~88% and $1.5{sim}3.5dS{cdot}m^{-2}$, 40.3~76.0% and $2.5{sim}4.0dS{cdot}m^{-2}$, and 56.3~69.0% and $2.7{sim}3.7dS{cdot}m^{-2}$, respectively. There was no difference in leaf width, number of leaves, and stem diameter among the treatments. However, plant height and leaf length decreased in the zero drainage 1 and 2 treatments as compared to the standard. The fruit marketable yield per 10a in the zero drainage 1 and 2 treatments was about 93 and 88%, respectively, of that in the standard treatment.
