본 연구는 유기질 멀칭에 의해 배 '신고' 과실 품질에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해서 수행되었다. 볏짚 멀칭은 엽중 칼륨, 마그네슘, 칼슘 함량을 높였지만 모두 적정농도 이하의 수준을 나타냈다. 과실의 경도는 참나무껍질에 의해 증가하였고 당도는 참나무껍질과 볏짚에 의해 증가하였다. 참나무 껍질은 가장 높은 당산비를 보였고 진한 붉은 계열의 과피색을 착색시켰다. 과실의 칼륨은 볏짚에서 칼슘은 참나무껍질에서 가장 높았으나, 두 무기성분간의 과실 내

We investigated the effects of organic mulches on the tree and fruit qualities of "Niitaka" (Pyrus pyriforia) pear trees. Trees grown with rice straw mulch had significantly greater potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), and calcium (Ca) concentrations in leaves compared with control trees and those mulched using bark or polyethylene, but the concentrations were below the recommended levels for these nutrients in pear leaves. Bark mulch increased fruit firmness and soluble solid (SS) levels, compared with rice straw mulch. The fruit of trees grown with bark mulch had a higher ratio of SS to total acidity in fresh fruit, and the fruit was dark red in color. The K and Ca concentrations were highest in fruit grown on trees mulched with rice straw and bark, respectively, and competition between the levels of these cations was evident in fresh fruit. Bark and rice straw mulches increased overall fruit quality, and reduced fruit stone size, whereas a polyethylene mulch, devoid of organic material, resulted in a fruit stone size similar to that of the control.

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