There are many different types of cultivation in tomatoes for year-round production. One of them, semi-forcing cultivation is characterized by growing seedlings in winter season. If grafted seedlings are used in winter season that energy cost can be reduced, because they have tolerance to cold stress. This study was conducted to analyze the rootstock performance by measuring the growth, yield, and leaf-macronutrient content of cherry tomatoes grown in semi-forcing hydroponics. Three domestic rootstocks ‘HSF4’, ‘21LM’, ‘21A701’, and a control cultivar ‘B-blocking’ were grafted onto jujube-shaped cherry tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) commercial cultivar ‘Nonari’. The total yield per plant with grafted cherry tomato ‘21A701’ was 3,387g, which was 11%, 22% and 24% higher than the yield with ‘B-blocking’, non-grafted one and ‘HSF4’. The stem diameter of ‘21A701’ was thick with 8.26mm, whereas non-grafted one was thin with 7.23mm at 160 days after transplanting. The flowering position of ‘21LM’ was 34% and 47% higher than the flowering position of ‘B-blocking’ and non-grafted one at 153 days after transplanting. The NO3-N concentration in petiole sap of ‘21LM’ was the highest with 1,746mg·L-1 and non-grafted one and ‘HSF4’ were the lowest with 1,252mg·L-1 and 1,245mg·L-1 at 167 days after transplanting. The results indicated that rootstock/scion combinations in cherry tomatoes can affect the plant growth, yield, and the concentration of different NO3-N in leaves at the late growth stage. Both ‘21A701’ and ‘21LM’ have vigorous root system, which influence the growth and yield increased.

Roses are one of the most produced flower species in the world, and cut roses are produced in the greenhouses all year round. Recently, due to the increase in the temperature in the greenhouses in summer, the quality of cut roses is seriously deteriorated, such as shortening the stem length. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of the growing seasons on the qualities of cut roses and also to test the effect of cooling at night in high temperature season on the cut flower qualities of roses. Comparing the qualities and yields of cut roses for each season, the major cut flower qualities such as flower stem length, stem diameter and fresh weight were statistically significantly decreased in roses (‘Pink Beauty’ and ‘Pink Shine’) produced in summer. The yields didn’t show a statistically significant difference in both cultivars. Investigating the cut flower qualities, the flower stem length increased by 15% for ‘Pink Beauty’, 11% for ‘Ararat’, and 12% for ‘Pink Shine’ when treated with cooling at night in warm season than the untreated control. In addition, when treated with cooling at night in warm season, the fresh weight of all three cultivars increased by 20-30% statistically significantly than conventionally cultivated control. It is expected that cooling at night in warm season will be helpful to improve the cut flower quality deterioration in summer.

‘조그린’은 숙기가 빠르면서 추위에 강해 수량이 많은 호밀 품 종을 육성하기 위해 육성한 품종이다. ‘조그린’의 출수기는 평균 4월 15일로 표준품종인 ‘곡우’보다 5일 빠른 조생종이다. 수확시 기의 초장은 117 cm로서 표준품종 ‘곡우’에 비해 6 ㎝가 컸고, ㎡당 경수는 983개로 ‘곡우’의 979개 보다 많은 편이었다. 내한성 및 흰가루병 등에 대한 내병성은 전국 4개 지역에서 3년간의 평 균이 0으로서 ‘곡우’와 같았으며, 내도복성도 3으로 같았다. ‘조 그린’의 건물수량은 ha당 8.1톤으로 ‘곡우’에 비해 4% 많았다. ‘조그린’의 조단백질 함량은 11.9%로 ‘곡우’ 보다 0.8% 낮았으 며, ADF와 NDF 함량은 각각 36.9%와 64.5%로 ‘곡우’보다 높았 다. 또한 TDN 함량은 낮았으나 TDN 수량은 ha당 5.09톤으로‘곡우’ 보다 많았다. ‘조그린’의 종실수량은 평균이 ha당 3.1톤으 로 ‘곡우’와 대등하였다. ‘조그린’은 내한성이 강하기 때문에 전 국의 답리작 및 전작지대에서 추파에 의한 월동재배가 가능하다. 그러나 비료를 많이 주고 밀식을 하면 도복이 발생하여 수확작업 을 어렵게 하고 조사료 품질을 떨어뜨리므로 적정 파종량과 표준 시비량을 준수하는 것이 좋다.

To elucidate how cultivation temperature affected various traits including pileus color, yield and morphology of Pleurotusspp. Main results were as follows. Pileus lightness of all cultivars of Pleurotustested became higher as cultivation temperature increased, while those of Santari, Hwang-geumsantari and Sunjung at 21oC were lower than at 18oC. Redness and yellowness of pileus decreased as cultivation temperature increased; those of chromatic pileus cultivars showed noticeable difference. Yellowness of cultivar with chromatic pileus was higher than that of cultivar with achromatic pileus. Yield was increased as cultivation temperature increased, Wonhyeung 1ho; low temperature favored cultivar showed high yield when it was cultivated at low temperature andno fruiting body at 21oC. Valid number of stipes were generally higher at 18oC, and its correlation coefficient with yield was low. Length and stipe thickness changed consistently (larger and thicker) upon cultivation temperature; the coefficient of determination(R2) 0.514 for lengthof Heuktari and 0.963for stipe thickness of Santari were high. Correlation coefficient of one trait was highly related with multiple traits. In the future, we will conduct research on the changes of expressed genes involved in the pigments for pileus color by RNA expression analysis.

This study aimed to investigate the impacts of extreme weather on the dry matter yield (DMY) of silage maize in South Korea. The maize data (n=3,041) were collected from various reports of the new variety of adaptability experiments by the Rural Development Administration (1978-2017). Eight weather variables were collected: mean temperature, low temperature, high temperature, maximum precipitation, accumulated precipitation, maximum wind speed, mean wind speed, and sunshine duration. These variables were calculated based on ten days within seeding to harvesting period. The box plot detected an outlier to distinguish extreme weather from normal weather. The difference in DMY between extreme and normal weather was determined using a t-test with a 5% significance level. As a result, outliers of high-extreme precipitation were observed in July and August. Low-extreme mean temperature was remarkable in middle May, middle June, and late July. Moreover, the difference in DMY between extreme and normal weather was greatest (5,597.76 kg/ha) during the maximum precipitation in early July. This indicates that the impact of heavy rainfall during the Korean monsoon season was fatal to the DMY of silage maize. However, in this study, the frequency of extreme weather was too low and should not be generalize. Thus, in the future, we plan to compare DMY with statistical simulations based on extreme distributions.

본 연구에서는 연동온실의 골조로 인한 내부 광 분포를 검토 하기 위하여 위치별(중앙부 및 측면부) 일사량을 실측하고, 오 전(08:30－12:30)과 오후(12:35－16:30)로 시간대를 구분 하여 일사량, 광 투과율 및 일 적산일사량을 분석하였다. 또한 토마토의 생육 및 수확량을 위치별로 비교하였다. 오전일 때 중앙부와 측면부의 일사량은 각각 275.2W·m-2, 314.9W·m-2 이고, 오후일 때는 각각 278.1W·m-2, 313.9W·m-2로 측면부 보다 중앙부가 오전은 12.6%, 오후는 11.4% 낮았고, 광 투과 율과 일 적산일사량도 중앙부가 낮게 나타났다. 생육 특성에 있어서는 첫 번째 조사의 엽장과 엽폭을 제외하고는 조사 종 료일까지 유의미한 차이가 없었다. 토마토의 최종 주당 평균 수확량은 재배 위치에 따라 중앙부 4,828g, 측면부 4,851g으 로 유의미한 차이는 없었고, 중앙부가 0.5% 적게 나타났다. 토 마토의 광보상점은 60W·m-2이고 광포화점은 281W·m-2로 중앙부의 시간대별 일사량은 광보상점보다는 높고, 광포화점 보다는 낮으나 그 차이가 크지 않아 온실 내 위치에 따른 생육 및 수확량의 차이가 미미한 것으로 판단하였다. 향후 이 검토 결과를 포함하여 온실을 설계할 때 광 환경을 고려한 설계를위해 온실의 설치 방향, 위치 및 지붕 경사도 등에 따른 온실 내 광 분포 분석이 필요하다.

본 연구는 난방 개시 온도와 CO2 시비의 효율을 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. 난방 개시 온도 실험은 9℃, 12℃, 15℃로 구분하여 목표 온도보다 낮아지면 전기 온열기구가 작동하게 하였다. CO2 시비 농도 실험은 액화탄산가스를 이용하여 무 처리, 500μmol·mol-1, 800μmol·mol-1으로 7시부터 12시까 지 처리하였다. 생육 특성으로 초장, 경경, 엽수, 엽면적, 생체 중, 건물중을 조사하였고, 200g 넘는 과실만을 대상으로 수량 을 조사하여 경제성 분석을 하였다. 상위엽에 대한 광합성 측 정을 하여 처리에 따른 포화점을 산출하였다. 애호박의 광포화 점은 587μmol·m-2·s-1이였고 CO2 포화점은 702μmol·mol-1 이 였다. CO2에 의한 Amax값은 9℃, 12℃, 15℃, 500μmol·mol-1, 800μmol·mol-1 순으로 13.4, 17.8, 17.2, 19.6, 17.5μmol CO2·m-2·s-1이었다. 온도 실험에서 9℃는 생육과 착과가 정상 적으로 이루어지지 않았다. 12℃와 15℃는 9℃보다 높았지 만 생육과 생산에서 유의미한 차이를 보이지 않았다. CO₂ 농 도 실험은 생육에서 처리구간 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았지만 800μmol·mol-1의 생산성이 가장 좋았다. 이상의 결과를 종합 적으로 보면 난방 개시 온도는 15℃인 것은 작물 생육과 생산 에는 좋았지만 12℃와 유의적인 차이가 없어 경제적 측면에 서 난방 개시 온도를 12℃로 설정하는 것이 좋은 것으로 보이 며, CO2 시비 농도 800μmol·mol-1를 유지하는 것이 생산량 증가에 효과적이었다.

최근 토마토 수경재배가 증가하며 장기 재배가 일반화 되고 있다. 수경재배에서는 작물의 양분과 수분 요구도를 고려하 여 적정 양액을 공급하는 것이 생산성, 자원의 이용, 환경보전 측면에서도 매우 중요한데 장기재배에서는 계절적인 환경변 화가 심하므로 이것을 고려한 급액 관리가 매우 중요하다. 따 라서 코이어 배지를 이용한 토마토 장기재배에서 급액량이 생 육과 수량에 미치는 영향을 구명하고자 하였다. 온실 외부에 설치된 일사 센서로 적산일사를 기준으로 급액 횟수를 조절하 였으며, 생육시기별로 급액 기준을 변경하며 4수준(High, Medium high, Meidum low, Low)으로 급액량을 달리 처리 하였다. 급액량이 많을수록 배액률이 높았으며 배액의 EC가 지나치게 높아지는 것을 방지 할 수 있었다. 재배기간이 경과 하면서 배액 EC가 높아졌는데 급액량이 적은 처리일수록 상 승 폭이 컸다. 초장은 급액량이 가장 적은 처리구가 다른 처리 구에 비하여 작았고 마디수와 화방의 발생 수는 급액량에 영 향을 받지 않았다. 착과수는 전체적으로는 급액량의 영향을 크게 받지 않았으나 저온기에 발생한, 12－15화방에서는 급 액량이 가장 많았던 처리구가 착과수가 적었다. 배꼽썩음과 는 급액량이 가장 적은 처리구가 많았고 발생 시기도 빨랐다. 과실의 크기는 High 처리구가 컸으나 전체 수량은 Medium high 처리가 가장 많았다. 시험의 결과로 코이어를 이용한 토 마토 수경재배에서 급액량이 근권의 양·수분 안정화와 생산 성에 미치는 영향과 적정한 급액 관리의 중요성을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서 최근에 보급되고 있는 복합환경제어시스템에 근권의 정보를 기준으로 정밀급액제어 알고리즘을 적용한다 면 수경재배 제어기술 발전과 더불어 작물의 생산성 향상에도 기여할 수 있을 것으로 판단되므로 이에 대한 지속적인 연구 가 필요할 것이다.

잎들깨 수경재배 시 적합한 고형배지를 선발하기 위하여 본 연구를 수행하였다. ‘남천’과 ‘소미랑’ 2품종에 대해 코이어 (chip:dust = 5:5), 펄라이트, 입상 암면, 원예용 상토(cocopeat: peatmoss:vermiculite:perlite:zeolite = 50:25:10:10:5) 등 4종의 배지에 따른 배지의 물리화학적 특성 및 생육반응을 분 석하였다. 배지 간의 EC와 pH의 차이는 보이지 않았으나, 용 기용수량 측정 결과 입상 암면이 가장 높고 원예용 상토와 코 이어가 적절한 수준을 유지하였다. 배지의 기상률은 코이어 와 펄라이트가 30% 이상으로 높은 경향을 보였으며 가비중은 코이어 배지를 제외한 모든 배지가 기준을 충족하였다. 잎의 크기는 품종 간에 배지에 따른 반응이 다르게 나타났는데 ‘남 천’ 품종은 원예용 상토에서 엽장, 엽폭이 가장 컸고 ‘소미랑’ 의 경우 코이어에서 재배하였을 때 가장 컸다. 엽중은 두 품종 모두 원예용 상토에서 재배한 것이 가장 높았고, 코이어와 펄 라이트에서 재배한 것이 상대적으로 낮았다. 총 생산량을 조 사한 결과 수량이 높은 원예용 상토 및 입상 암면과 수량이 낮 은 코이어, 펄라이트로 두 그룹으로 구분되는 형태를 보였으 며 그룹 간에 최대 28% 차이를 보였다. 따라서 근권에 충분한 수분 공급이 필요한 잎들깨를 수경재배하기 위해서는 보수력 이 좋은 원예용 상토와 입상 암면을 이용하는 것이 적합할 것 으로 판단한다.

Since the first development of the high-yield variety ‘Tongil’ that led to the self-sufficiency of rice production in Korea, plant architecture has improved steadily to increase yield components. The purpose of this study was to analyze the chronicle shift of agronomic traits of high-yield rice, to provide future breeding goals. The culm length increased sharply from 65 cm in the 1970s to 80 cm in the 1990s, and then decreased slightly to 77 cm in the 2010s. The panicle length increased continuously from 22.8 cm in the 1990s, to 24.3 cm in the 2010s. The average number of seeds per panicle increased from 118 in the 1970s, to 142 in the 1990s, and decreased continuously to 119 in the 2010s. The ripening ratio increased from 75% in the 1970s to 83% in the 1980s, and decreased to 77% in the 1990s and after that, held steady at 85%. Thousand-grain weight was lowest in the 1980s at 20.9 g and sharply increased to 25.8 g in the 1990s, and decreased continuously to 23.3 g in the 2010s. The production of high-yield varieties increased significantly from the 1970s from 510 kg/10a to 769 kg/10a in the 2010s.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the forage maize varieties and sowing date under wet seasons conditions and determined the effects on yield in Cambodia. In this study, the number of days from sowing to silking was approximately nine longer in May and June than in July, August, and September. The number of days from silking to harvest was seven shorter in May and June than in July, August, and September. The variety with the least decrease in ear height was ‘BT5666’, and the variety with the least decrease in ear height ration was ‘CP888’. On the other hand, in sowing days, ear height ratio decreased in September. The best sowing season in ear length, ear width, number of ears and number of grains per row was in May. In this study, ‘BT5666’ was the variety with significant decrease with a 90% reduction in yield. The results indicate that the yield was high during the sowing period in May and in June because of the appropriate precipitation, temperature, and solar radiation. However, August and September had significantly reduce in yield by high precipitation and low solar radiation.

We investigated the standard cultivation substrate for Sparassis latifolia “Neowul” bred in Jeollabuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services. Cultivation characteristics and yield were assessed by varying the kind of sawdust and additives, and the mixing ratio. The cultivation period in larch sawdust was the shortest at 97 days. The yield was excellent (143.6 g). The findings indicated that larch is a tree species appropriate for the cultivation of S. latifolia. When the additives were varied, the yield and productivity (53.1%) were highest (116.6 g) for the wheat bran treatment. Thus, wheat bran would be an additive appropriate for culturing S. latifolia. Concerning the use of different mixing ratios, larch sawdust:beet-pulp:wheat bran ratios of 80:15:5 and 85:10:5 resulted in yields of 114.4 g and 111.4 g, and productivity of 52.5% and 51.8%, respectively. These yield and productivity values were not statistically different. Thus, the standard cultivation substrate for S. latifolia can comprise larch sawdust, beet pulp, and wheat bran at a ratio of 80:15:5 or 85:10:5. The carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratio assumed to be appropriate for the cultivation of S. latifolia was 184 –223. Pinheading would be difficult below a C/N substrate ratio of 105. Thus, the C/N ratio of the media, as well as the pH, would be vital factors affecting pinheading during S. latifolia cultivation.

This study aimed to examine cucumber (Cucumis sativus) varieties adaptive to the desert climate by comparing and analyzing the growth, yield, and water consumption. Two long-sized cucumber varieties, ‘Gulfstream’ and ‘Imea’ and two medium-sized cucumbers, ‘Nagene’ and ‘Sausan’ were cultivated in coir substrate hydroponics under hot and humid greenhouse conditions from March 2 to June 20, 2020. On the 113 DAT, ‘Nagene’ had the longest plant height and the highest internode number. The marketable fruit number per plant was higher in the medium-sized varieties, which had more internode number. The marketable fruit number was 31.3 for ‘Gulfstream’, 30.7 for ‘Imea’, 57.8 for ‘Nagene’, or 56.0 for ‘Sausan’ with no significant difference in total fruit weights per plant. The water consumption required to produce 200 g of fruit was lower in the ‘Nagene’ (2.39 L) with the highest water use efficiency (WUE). Therefore, ‘Nagene’ variety may have higher adaptability to desert high temperature compared to the long-sized varieties, and it is going to be necessary to verify more medium-sized cucumber varieties.

This study was conducted to examine the dry matter yield and weed control of alfalfa according to postemergence herbicides treatment during spring seeding alfalfa. The seeding time of alfalfa was April 21, 2021, the seeding amount was 20 kg/ha, and the seeding method was by 20 cm wide. The alfalfa harvest was carried out at the early bloom stage (10% of flowering), and the harvest date was June 29, 2021. The test treatments were non herbicide (NH), hand weeding (HW), herbicide 1 (Trifluralin, H1), herbicide 2 (S-metolachlor, H2), herbicide 3 (Alachlor, H3), and herbicide 4 (Pendimethalin, H4). Alfalfa plant height was significantly highest in H2 (62.1±1.4 cm) followed by H3 (61.7±1.6 cm), HW (58.5±1.0 cm), H1 (57.2±1.3 cm), H4 (56.1±1.3 cm), and NH (54.1±1.2 cm) (p<0.05). Based on HW, H2 and H3 were high and H1 and H4 were short, but NH was significantly shorter than HW and H1~H4 (p<0.05). The dry matter yield of alfalfa in NH, HW, H1, H2, H3, and H4 were 717.2±94.2, 2,613.8±254.1, 1,667.8±94.1, 2,498.3±120.2, 2,435.0±118.3, and 1,793.7±354.3 kg/ha. HW is the highest among them (p<0.05). The feed composition of alfalfa was 22~24% of the dry matter yield, and the CP content were significantly higher in NH (23.6 %) (p<0.05). The NH had higher (p<0.05) NDF and ADF, but RFV was lower (p<0.05). The weed plant height was NH 98.0±3.3cm, HW 73.3±1.7 cm, H1 91.9±1.5 cm, H2 53.3±5.8 cm, H3 81.4±3.5 cm and H4 96.6±2.2 cm, and H2 was significantly smallest in the group (p<0.05). The weed dry matter yield was NH 4,770.4±232.5 kg/ha, HW 316.3±91.9 kg/ha, H1 2,353.4±173.7 kg/ha, H2 114.5±10.2 kg/ha, H3 752.7±440.6 kg/ha and H4 2,220.6±775.6 kg/ha. The weed control value was HW 94.1%, H1 53.5%, H2 98.2%, H3 84.9%, H4 48.7%, the weed value of H2 is similar to weed control value of HW. Considering the above results, postemergence herbicide treatment controlled weeds by more than 50% compared with no treatment, and among herbicides, H2 (S-metolachlor) was found to be on a similar level to hand weeding.

This study was carried out to compare the DMY (dry matter yield) of IRG (Italian ryegrass) in the southern coastal regions of Korea due to seasonal climate scenarios such as the Kaul-Changma (late monsoon) in autumn, extreme winter cold, and drought in the next spring. The IRG data (n = 203) were collected from various Reports for Collaborative Research Program to Develop New Cultivars of Summer Crops in Jeju, 203 Namwon, and Yeungam from the Rural Development Administration (1993 – 2013). In order to define the seasonal climate scenarios, climate variables including temperature, humidity, wind, sunshine were used by collected from the Korean Meteorological Administration. The discriminant analysis based on 5% significance level was performed to distinguish normal and abnormal climate scenarios. Furthermore, the DMY comparison was simulated based on the information of sample distribution of IRG. As a result, in the southern coastal regions, only the impact of next spring drought on DMY of IRG was critical. Although the severe winter cold was clearly classified from the normal, there was no difference in DMY. Thus, the DMY comparison was simulated only for the next spring drought. Under the yield comparison simulation, DMY (kg/ha) in the normal and drought was 14,743.83 and 12,707.97 respectively. It implies that the expected damage caused by the spring drought was about 2,000 kg/ha. Furthermore, the predicted DMY of spring drought was wider and slower than that of normal, indicating on high variability. This study is meaningful in confirming the predictive DMY damage and its possibility by spring drought for IRG via statistical simulation considering seasonal climate scenarios.

This study aimed to determine the photosynthesis and growth characteristics of Peucedanum japonicum T. grown under aquaponics in a plant factory (AP) by comparing those grown under hydroponic cultivation system (HP). The AP system raised 30 fishes at a density of 10.6 kg·m-3 in a 367.5 L tank, and at HP, nutrient solution was controlled with EC 1.3 dS·m-1 and pH 6.5. The pH level ranged from 4.0 to 7.1 for the AP system and 4.0 to 7.4 for the HP system. The pH level in the AP began to decrease with an increase in nitrate nitrogen (NO3-N) and lasted bellower than pH 5.5 for 15–67 DAT. It was found that ammonium nitrogen (NH4-N) continued to increase even under low pH conditions. EC was maintained at 1.3 to 1.5 dS·m-1 in both systems. The concentration of major mineral elements in the fish tank was higher than that of the hydroponics, except for K and Mg. There was no significant difference in the photosynthesis characteristics, but the PIABS parameters were 30.4% lower in the AP compared to the HP at the 34DAT and 12.0% lower at the 74DAT. There was no significant difference in the growth characteristics, but the petiole length was 56% longer in the leaf grown under the AP system. While there was no significant difference in the fresh and dry weights of leaf and root, the leaf area ratio was 36.43% higher in the AP system. All the integrated results suggest that aquaponics is a highly-sustainable farming to safely produce food by recycling agricultural by-products, and to produce Peucedanum japonicum as much as hydroponics under a proper fish density and pH level.

본 연구는 클로렐라 엽면시비가 고구마의 생육 및 수확에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 수행되었다. 클로렐라 엽면시 비구와 무시비구의 생육 비교를 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 고구마 1개 식물체에서 수확한 수확량을 조사한 결과, 수확 개수는 클로렐라 무시비구는 60.0개, 클로렐라 시비구는 71.2개로 클로렐라 시비구가 무시비구에 비교하여 19%정도 증가하였다 2. 고구마의 1개의 평균 무게는 무처리구 104.6 g, 클로렐라 시비구 105.7 g으로 클로렐라를 시비하였을 때 다소 높은 경향을 보였으나 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 3. 고구마 1.2 m2 구역 내 10개 식물체에서 수확한 고구마의 총 무게는 무처리구 6.3 kg, 클로렐라 시비구 7,5 kg로 20% 정도의 증수 효과를 확인하였다. 4. 농수산물유통공사의 자료에 의거한 소비자 선호 등급인 80-150g 내에 속하는 고구마의 비율은 클로렐라 시비구가 무처리구보다 1.7% 더 높았다. 5. 본 실험의 결과 클로렐라 시비구의 수확량 증가율이 19.9%로 1ha에서 약 5,085,000원 이상의 수익 증가를 기대할 수 있어 클로렐라 시비가 농가의 소득 증대에 크게 도움이 될 것으로 판단된다.

본 연구는 객토를 한 간척지에서 석고시용 수준이 알팔파의 수량과 사료성분에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 수행하였다. 실험장소는 간척한지 17~33년 경과된 석문간척지로서 약 70 cm 정도 객토한 토양이었다. 객토에 사용한 흙은 섬토양의 제염을 하지 않은 것 이었다. 처리는 석고를 시용하지 않은 0 ton/ha 구(G0), 석 고를 2 ton/ha(G2) 및 4 ton/ha(G4) 시용한 구로 하였다. 수확은 알팔파가 개화초기(개화 10%)에 도달할 때 1차 수확하였으며 이 후 수확은 약 35일 간격으로 수확을 하였다. 알팔파의 건물수량은 1차 년도는 G2가 G0와 G4보다 유의적으로 높았으며 2차 년도는 처리간 유의적인 차이는 없었으나 G2가 G0와 G4보다 높은 경향을 보였다. G2에서 알팔파의 건물수량이 높은 이유는 토양의 pH 및 EC가 각각 재배가능 및 재배적합 수준이었고 피복도 및 알팔파 식생비율도 높은 것에 기인하였다. 1차 및 2차 년도 모두 석고 처리 간 CP, NDF 및 ADF 함량 및 RFV는 차이가 없었다. 한편 1차 및 2차 년도의 연구결과를 통해서 알팔파 건물수량에 부정적인 영향을 주는 요인은 봄의 가뭄과 여름의 집중된 강수로 나타났다. 이상으로부터 객토 간척지에서 석고 처리는 알팔파의 건물수량을 높이는데 효과적인 것으로 판단되며 2 ton/ha이 적정 수준인 것으로 사료된다.