In this study, we investigated the disease, insect damage, growth, and yield characteristics of sorghum and foxtail millet in an organic paddy-upland rotation system at Anseong-si Gyeonggi province, Korea, in 2016. Seven varieties of sorghum and foxtail millet are used in this study. A rotational upland field and continuously cropped upland field were compared in order to establish an optimum cultural method and to select the best sorghum and foxtail varieties for a paddy-upland rotation system. The incidence rate of major diseases was higher for sorghum than for foxtail millet. Moktaksusu (22.8%) had the highest incidence rate among sorghum varieties. Hwanggeumchal (7.0%) had the highest incidence rate among foxtail millet varieties. DS202 (89.3%) was the most severely damaged by Ostrinia furnacalis larva, which is the main pest of sorghum and maize. The weed numbers, and the weed fresh and dry weights were lower in the rotational upland field than in the continuously cropped upland field. Futhermore, the number of weed plants decreased by 42% and the dry weight of weeds decreased by 33% in the rotational upland field compared to the continuously cropped upland field. The culm length of sorghum and foxtail millet were 7.9 cm, and 3.4 cm longer, respectively, in the rotational upland field than in the continuously cropped upland field. The average yield of sorghum per 10 a increased by 90% in the rotational upland field compared to continuously cropped upland field. However, there was no significant difference between the rotational upland field and the continuously cropped upland field for foxtail millet. The most suitable varieties for a paddy-upland rotation system were judged to be Hwanggeumchal, Donganmae, and DS202 for sorghum, and Samdachal, Samdamae, Dahwangmae for foxtail millet.

This experiment was conducted to investigate the aspect of tiller occurrence, growth and yield of sorghum according to planting distance and sowing date. The object of this experiment is to get basic data to inhibit non-productive tillers uneconomical and cumbersome for mechanical harvesting. Also another object was to evaluate optimum planting distance and sowing date in central district area. Total number of tillers was more in 80 ㎝ ridge than 60 ㎝ ridge and it was increased as the planting distance was wider from 15 ㎝ to 30 ㎝ on the each ridge. Ratio of effective tillers was higher in 60 ㎝ ridge than 80 ㎝ ridge and it was decreased as planting distance was wider from 15 ㎝ to 30 ㎝. The lower the planting distance, the more increased total number of tillers, whereas effective tillers was decreased as planting distance was high. Average of total number of tillers of three varieties was higher in sowing date of May 2 (1st sowing date), whereas ratio of effective tillers was the highest in sowing date of May 23 (2nd sowing date). Hwanggeumchal showed the highest total number of tillers (1.2 tillers), while Moktaksusu had the lowest total number of tillers (0.8 tillers) among three varieties. There were no significant difference between planting distance and days to heading and ripening date from seeding. Culm length increased as planting distance was high, but ear length, grains per ear and 1000 grain weight were decreased on the other hand. The highest yield of sorghum per 10a was obtained from 60×20 ㎝ planting distance among 6 planting distances.

The subject of this experiment is to supply basic data to inhibit non-productive tillers which are uneconomical for mechanical harvesting and to evaluate optimum planting density and sowing date in central district. Total number of tillers and effective first and second of tillers according to different planting density was higher in 80 ㎝ ridge than 60 ㎝ ridge in proso millet. The wider between plant distance on the ridge, the more increased total number of tillers and effective first and second of tillers. The highest effective tillers (91.7 %) in the first tillers was obtained from the second sowing date (23 May) among different sowing date and next is in the order of 3 rd (13 June, 89.8%) > 1 st (2 May, 85.6%) > 4 th (4 July, 85.2%). The percentage of effective tillers in the second tillers was decreased in the order of 2 May (53.7%), 23 May (40.7%), 13 June (22.2%), 4 July (0%) as the sowing date was delayed. There was no significant difference in days to heading and days to ripening according to different planting density. Although culm length was increased as planting density was increased, whereas number of tillers, stem diameter, ear length, grains per ear and 1000 grain weight was decreased. In the growth and yield characteristics of proso millet according to different sowing date, days to heading and days to ripening, culm length, stem diameter, ear length, grains per ear and yield per 10a were decreased. After the sowing date of 13 June, the reduction of growth and yield characteristics were higher because of excess-moisture injury.

The aim of this study is to select the superior resources of high yield, high content of functional material optimal to mechanical harvesting by the evaluation of crop growth and yield characteristics in sorghum germplasm. One hundred accessions of sorghum germplasm were used in this experiment. Days from seeding to heading date showed the range from 68 to 94 days with the highest frequency proportion was the group from 80 to 85 days, which occupied 34% (34 plant resources) of 100 germplasm. Ear types of 100 sorghum germplasm could be classified as 7 types of broom-tillering, half broom-tillering, extreme open-loose type, open-loose type, intermediate type, compact type, extreme-compact type of which intermediate type was the highest ratio of 28% (28 plant resources) of 100 germplasm. Yield showed the range from 106 to 365 ㎏/10a with the highest frequency proportion of it was the group from 150 to 200 ㎏/10a, which occupied 44% (44 plant resources) of 100 germplasm. Among 100 sorghum germplasm, 18 ideal resources of high yield and short plant height appropriate for mechanical harvesting were selected. In order to evaluate high content of functional substance, selected 18 resources were analyzed for total polyphenol content, DPPH radical scavenging activity and total anthocyanin content. Finally, we selected 5 resources of short plant height, high yield, high content of total polyphenol and high DPPH radical scavenging activity among 18 genetic resources.

In order to develop optimum paddy-upland rotation system, we evaluated the 1st and the 2nd upland growth and yield characteristics of foxtail millet, proso millet, sorghum rotated from paddy field and rice rotated from upland in paddy-upland rotation. Average number of ears per hill was 3.3 in the 2nd upland cultivation. The value was greater by 1 ear as compared to 1st upland cultivation (2.2 ears per hill). In average yield per 10a, the 2nd upland cultivation showed 220.3 kg, 23% increased yield compared to the 1st upland cultivation (179 kg per 10a). In average number of ears per hill, the 2nd upland cultivation showed 8.3 ears, increased 4 ears compared to the 1st upland cultivation (4.2 ears per hill). In average yield per 10a, the 2nd upland cultivation showed 152.8 kg, 16.8% increased yield compared to the 1st upland cultivation (130.8 kg per 10a). In average days from seeding to heading of 5 sorghum varieties, there were no significant difference between the 1st (68.6 days) and the 2nd (67.4 days) upland cultivation rotated from paddy field. In the average number of grains per ears, the 2nd upland cultivation showed 2,931.6 grains per ear, 12% increased compared to the 1st upland cultivation (2,619.6 grains per ears). Average yield per 10a of sorghum in the 2nd upland cultivation showed 242.3 kg, 4.6% increased compared to the 1st upland cultivation (231.7 kg per 10a). In growth and yield characteristics of rice in paddy-upland rotation, culm length in paddy-upland-paddy plot showed 82.9 cm, 7.3 cm longer compared to the continuous rice paddy field (75.6 cm). Ear length was also 1 cm longer than that of the continuous rice paddy field. In average number of ears per hill, paddyupland- paddy plot showed 25.0 ears, 4.3 ears more than that of the continuous rice paddy field (20.7 ears per hill). In average yield of rice per 10a, the paddy-upland-paddy rotation plot showed 526.8 kg, 9.8% higher yield compared to the continuous rice paddy field (479.9 kg per 10a).

우리나라 중부지역에서 파종기이동과 멀칭유무에 따른 조, 기장, 수수의 최적파종기 및 파종한계기 구명을 위하여 5월 15일, 6월 6일, 6월 26일, 7월 13일 파종기를 4수준으로 하여 피복 및 무피복을 처리하였다. 시험품종은 조 4품종(삼다찰, 삼다메, 경관1호, 황금조), 기장 4품종(이백찰, 만홍찰, 황실찰, 황금기장), 수수 4품종(남풍찰, 황금찰, DS202, 목탁수수)을 국립식량과학원 기능성작물부와 농업기술실용화재단에서 분양받아 2013년 경기도 안성시에서 실시한 시험결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 간장은 조, 기장, 수수 모두 6월 6일 파종기에서 가장 컸다. 2. 수장은 조, 기장은 5월 15일 파종기에서 가장 컸고 수수는 6월 26일 파종기에서 가장 컸다. 3. 엽수는 조, 기장, 수수 모두 5월 15일 파종기에서 가장 많았다. 4. 조의 출수소요일은 파종기가 늦어짐에 따라 삼다메와 경관1호, 삼다찰은 감소하였고 황금조는 1차 파종기인 5월 15일부터 3차 파종기인 6월 26일 파종기까지는 감소하다가 7월 13일 4차 파종기에서는 6월 26일 파종기와 같았다. 기장의 출수소요일은 4품종 모두 파종기가 늦어짐에 따라 감소하였다. 수수의 출수소요일도 4품종 모두 파종기가 늦어짐에 따라 감소하다가 마지막 파종기인 7월 13일에는 증가하였다. 5. 멀칭 및 무멀칭구 간에는 조, 기장, 수수 3작물 모두 생육 및 수량 특성간 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 6. 1수립수, 천립중 및 10당 수량은 조, 기장, 수수 모두 6월 26일 파종기에서 가장 높았다. 중부지방에서 조, 기장, 수수의 최적 파종기는 6월 하순으로 판단된다. 7. 7월 13일 파종기에서는 황금조, 만홍찰, 황금기장을 제외한 나머지 품종들은 만파로 인하여 성숙기에 이르지 못하였다. 중부지방에서 조, 기장, 수수의 파종 한 계기는 7월 초순으로 판단된다.

본 연구는 남부지역에서 주요 콩 품종의 파종기 이동이 isoflavone 등 생리활성물질에 미치는 영향을 구명하고자 전남 나주(위도 35° 04'N, 경도 126° 54'E)에서 2008년부터 2010년까지 3년간 수행되었다. 여름형콩 품종인 새올콩과 다원콩, 가을형콩 품종인 태광콩, 풍산나물콩 및 청자3호를 이용하여 파종기를 5월 15일, 5월 30일, 6월 15일, 6월 30일, 7월 15일에 실시하였으며, 주요 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. Daidzein 함량은 모든 시험품종에서 genistein과 total isoflavone 함량은 청자3호를 제외한 시험품종에서 파종이 늦어질수록 증가하는 경향이었다. 반면에 glycitein 함량은 다원콩을 제외한 시험품종에서 파종기간 유의차가 없었다. 2. Cyanidin-3-glucoside(C3G) 함량은 다원콩과 청자3호, delphinidin-3-glucoside(D3G)와 total anthocyanin 함량은 다원콩에서만 파종이 늦어질수록 유의하게 증가하였다. 그러나 pelargonidin-3-glucoside(Pg3G)와 petunidin-3-glucoside(Pt3G) 함량은 파종기간 유의차가 없었다. 3. 청자3호의 lutein 함량은 파종기에 따라 2.7～3.0 μg/g로 유의차가 없었고, chlorophyll 함량은 파종이 늦어짐에 따라 증가하여 6월 30일과 7월 15일 파종에서 유의하게 많았다. 4. 조지방 함량은 태광콩과 청자3호는 조기에 파종할 때 많았고 기타 시험품종은 파종기간 유의차가 없었다. Palmitic acid 조성비는 대부분 시험품종에서 파종기의 영향을 받지 않았다. Stearic acid 조성비는 새올콩, 다원콩, 청자3호에서 파종이 늦을수록 증가하였다. Oleic acid, linoleic acid 조성비는 새올콩에서만 파종기가 빠를수록 유의하게 높았다. Linolenic acid 조성비는 대부분 시험품종에서는 파종이 늦을수록 유의하게 증가하였다. 5. 파종기 이동에 따른 탄수화물과 조단백질 함량은 대부분 시험품종에서 유의차가 없었다. 그러나 새올콩은 조기에 파종할수록, 다원콩은 만기에 파종할수록 조단백질 함량이 많은 경향이었다.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of shifts in sowing time on the ecological responses, growth and yields of major soybean cultivars in a southern region of South Korea. Experiments were carried out in Naju, Jeonnam Province (latitude 35° 04'N, longitude 126° 54'E) for three years from 2008 to 2010. The test cultivars included Saeol-kong and Tawon-kong of the summer type, Taekwangkong and Pungsannamul-kong, and Cheongja3 of the autumn type. Sowing took place on May 15 and 30, June 15 and 30, and July 15 of each year. Of the summer type soybean cultivars, Saeol-kong showed a smaller curtailment in days from sowing to flowering, days from flowering to maturity, and days from sowing to maturity according to sowing time postponement than Tawon-kong. Of the autumn type soybean cultivars, Taekwang-kong exhibited a lower photoperiodic response in reproductive growth period than Pungsannamul-kong and Cheongja3, both of which recorded higher level photoperiodic responses in vegetative growth stages and reproductive growth periods than other test cultivars, with the former exhibiting higher levels than the latter. Most of the test cultivars tended to decrease in stem length, node numbers of the main stem, and stem diameter according to postponed sowing time, but there were no significant differences in stem length and node numbers of the main stem of the Saeol-kong cultivar. Differences in sowing times did not affect the first setting pod node order of Saeol-kong and Tawon-kong summer type cultivars of internode lengths of all of the test cultivars. All of the test cultivars tended to show decreases in pod number per plant due to postponement of sowing time except for the Saeol-kong cultivar. The variation was more prominent in small grain cultivars such as Tawon-kong and Pungsannamul-kong with the latter autumn type cultivar showing especially large variation. Yields were the greatest for the Tawon-kong, Taekwang-kong, and Pungsannamul-kong cultivars sown on May 30 and Cheongja3 sown on May 30 and June 15. There were no significant differences in the yields of Saeol-kong for different sowing times from May 30 to July 15, with the yields lowest for the batch sown on May 15.

Crop characteristics of 136 foxtail millet (Setaria italica BEAUVOIS) resources collected in South Korea were investigated in order to establish basic informations for breeding. Spike types of 136 genetic resources were classified as 5 types (conical, clavate, fusiform, cylindrical and top diverge). Among them, conical type was showed the highest percentage(41.2%). Seed of 136 resources was showed yellow color. Spike color of 136 genetic resources were classified as 6 colors (dark brown, light brown, red brown, yellow, yellowish brown and yellowish white). Yellowish white color showed the highest percentage(33.8%) among them. Leaf color of 136 genetic resources were classified as 6 colors (brown, dark green, green, green brown, light green and light brown). Green color was showed the highest percentage(44.9%) among them. Culm length showed a wide variation from 112cm to 183cm (average is 153.8cm) and spike length from 17.7 to 41.2cm (average is 24.1cm). Days from seeding to heading date and days from seeding to physiological maturity were showed the range from 63 to 111 days (average is 90.3 days) and the range from 119 to 149 days (average is 117.7 days) respectively. Number of grains per spike and 1000 grain weight were showed the range from 2,197.0 to 16,980.0 grains (average is 5,839.1 grains) and from 0.6 to 3.1g (average is 1.79g) respectively.

Crop characteristics of 137 common millet(Panicum miliaceum L.) resources collected in Korea were investigated in order to establish basic data for the improvement of crop breeding. Spike types of 137 plant resources were classified as 4 types of oblate, spreading, oblate-compact(intermediary type between oblate and compact) and oblate-spreading(intermediary type between oblate and compact) type, of which oblate spike type was the highest percentage of 66.4%(91 plant resources) of 137 germplasm. Seed color was classified as 5 colors of dark brown, yellow, brown, yellowish brown, and yellowish white, of which yellowish white was the highest percentage of 66.4%(54 plant resources) among them. Seed type was classified as 2 types of pyramid shape and short pyramid shape, which showed 62.8% and 37.2% respectively. Days from seeding to heading date showed the range from 68 to 85 days with 73.7 days in the average and the highest frequency proportion of it was the group from 70 to 75 days, which occupied 46.7%(64 plant resources) of 137 germplasm. Days from seeding to physiological maturity showed the range from 109 to 124 days with 112.0 days in the average and the highest frequency proportion(60.6%) of it was the group from 111 to 115 days, while there were also occupied with 6.6% below 110 days and 5.1% over 120 days among 137 germplasm. Group from 181cm to 190cm of culm length showed the highest frequency proportion of 47.4%, whereas below 160cm was the lowest occupancy of 2.9%. Spike length showed the range from 181 to 190cm with 181.4cm in the average and the highest frequency distribution of it was the group from 31 to 35cm with the proportion of 54.0%. Number of grains per spike showed the range from 432 to 2,665 grains with 1,429.5 grains in the average and group from 1,200 to 1,400 grains per spike was the highest frequency distribution with the proportion of 20.4%. There were also occupied with 13.1% below 1,000 grains and 8.6% over 2,000 grains per spike among 137 germplasm. Culm length and spike length were positively significant correlation coefficient with days from seeding to heading date. Days from seeding to physiological maturity and percentage of ripened grains were highly significant positive correlation coefficient with 1000 grain weight, showing that the longer and higher the days from seeding to physiological maturity and percentage of ripened grains, the higher 1000 grain weight.