본 연구에서는 국내 산지별 가공용 사과의 patulin 오염 모니터링을 위하여 24개 지역 102건의 시료를 수거하여 분석하였다. 그 결과 전체 102건의 시료 중 47건에서 patulin이 검출되었다. Patulin 잔류량 감소방안으로 ascorbic acid 200 ppm으로 처리하였을 때 12.89 ppb로 93.4%가 감소하였으며, 활성탄은 100 ppm 첨가하였을 때 patulin 잔류량은 2.68 ppb로 95.8%의 감소율을 나타내었

벼 깨씨무늬병 발병 원인을 구명하기 위하여 경북지역 상습발생지 토양을 대상으로 토양특성, 식물체의 양분함량 및 이병정도에 따른 벼 수량감소 정도를 조사하고 깨씨무늬병 발생에 영향을 주는 인자를 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 발병포장의 토양유형은 양분보유력이 낮은 사질습답 50%, 사질답이 28.3%로 전체 78.3%였고, 배수불량 토양이 67.4%를 차지하였다. 2. 병 발생이 심한 영남내륙산간 및 동해안 중, 남부지역에서 강수량이 많았고, 평균기온, 최고기온, 최저기온 및 습도와 깨씨무늬병 발병과는 관계는 부의 상관이 있었고, 강수량과는 정의 상관이 없었다. 3. 발병포장의 토양 화학성은 경북지역 논토양의 화학성에 비해 유기물, 치환성양이온, 유효규산 함량이 매우 낮은 편이며, 특히 정상지에 비해 유효규산, 아연함량이 유의하게 낮았다. 4. 이병주의 양분함량은 정상주에 비해 질소, 규산의 함량이 매우 낮았다. 5. 피해가 심한 벼는 정상 벼에 비해 간장 및 수장이 짧았고, 등숙비율은 27.9% 감소되었으며, 쌀 수량은 약 37% 정도 감수되었다. 6. 벼 깨씨무늬병 발병에 따른 미질 특성은 피해가 심할 수록 쇄미 및 심복백미의 증가로 완전미율이 11.5% 정도 더 떨어졌으며, 단백질 함량은 현저히 높아져 식미치는 피해가 높을수록 현저히 저하되었다. 7. 따라서 깨씨무늬병 발생은 양분보유력이 낮고 양분의 용탈이 심하며 유효규산 함량이 낮은 사질토양에서 주로 발생되며 생육후기 양분결핍에 의해 주로 발생되는 것으로 사료되었다.

A survey of 31 organic farmers were conducted to investigate the actual conditions of organic matter application. The amounts of organic matter application in the fields were higher in order of fruit, vegetable and rice farm. The average was 50 ton/㏊ in vegetable farms. In the green vegetable farms saw dust and animal manure were mainly utilized to make compost. Rice straw, wood chip, and forest bushes were also used for composting. In the fruit vegetable farms materials relatively lower in nitrogen content such as rice straw and cattle manure were used in vegetative period and materials higher in nitrogen content such as oil cake and wild grass were used in reproductive phase. Nutrient balance investigated in the farm in Icheon region who produce lettuce, angelica, and kale continuously in one cropping year indicated surplus in three major nutrients. Nitrogen and phosphorous were in excess by 29 and 10 ㎏ respectively in the organic rice farm in yangpyoung region. While soil chemical properties in the organic farms are within the adequate range in open field, it is much higher than the limits in the greenhouse soils. Overall application of organic matter is in an oversupply state. This results suggested that the organic matter management should be based on the soil conditions for sustainable cultivation. Chemical composition of organic matters and soil test reports should be considered prior to the application of organic matter.

It was investigated the possibility to use charcoal powder as beneficial soil conditioner, which used frequently in environmentally friendly agricultural farming system. For this purpose, the effects of charcoal powder on the growth of red pepper and chemical and microbiological properties of soil were also determined. The application of charcoal powder resulted in no significant differences of pH and EC in the soil compared to those of control. However, small particle size of charcoal powder increased yield of red pepper while large charcoal powder resulted in decrease of root growth of red pepper. Furthermore, the application of charcoal powder resulted in changes of soil microflora relating to plant growth stage. The number of the nitrogen fixing bacteria and fungi increased at the early growth stage, while phosphate releasing fungi in the soil increased at the late stage of growth by charcoal powder application. These beneficial effect of charcoal powder on the soil microbial properties was larger by the use of smaller particle size of charcoal powder. Therefore, it indicated that the small size of charcoal powder might be more influential on the red pepper yield and soil microbial properties may be due to large capacity of nutrients uptake for the plant and microorganisms. Additionally the optimal application amount of charcoal powder for the red pepper could be suggested as much as 300㎏ 10a⁻¹ for the both purposes of improvement of crop yield and retardation of the nutrients accumulation by excess charcoal application.

The chemical properties of oak tree wood vinegar and the effect of wood vinegar on the tomato seedling were investigated to apply wood vinegar efficiently to the organic 󰠏 and natural farming system. On the basis of the results from chemical properties of the oak tree wood vinegar, mineral nutrient contents of wood vinegar was low. Therefore, wood vinegar could not be a suitable nutrient source for the plant growth at 500~1000 times dilution level, which commonly used in the farming, if only wood vinegar is supplied for the nutrient source for the plant growth. The application of wood vinegar increased root growth up the 500 times dilution level while decreased shoot growth. Furthermore, the anion concentrations such as nitrate and phosphate of the plant were decreased by the application of wood vinegar while cation concentrations such as K, Ca, and Mg were increased. Phenolic compounds of wood vinegar such as chlorogenic acid and ferulic acid enhanced the root growth. Interestingly the application of ferulic acid increased both root and shoot growth at the level of 10⁻⁴M concentration. It indicated that the effect of wood vinegar on the production of healthy plant seedling may be due to the beneficial root growth by phenolic compounds such as chlorogenic acid and/or ferulic acid of the wood vinegar. However, the effect of the wood vinegar on the plant growth could be influenced by synergism or antagonism of different phenolic compounds in wood vinegar used. In addition, drench in the soil of wood vinegar may be more beneficial compared to foliar application for the improvement of root activity and plant growth.

This study was tried to examine the efficacy of apples that had grown with agro󰠏chemical alternatives in an apple orchard. The chlorophyll content of apple leaves was a little higher in the plot of Charcoal powder, Chitosan, and Peat moss treatment among the other agro󰠏chemical alternatives. On the contrary, the sugar content of apple fruits was higher in the plot of Amino acids, and Green ion calcium treatment, but there was quite a difference among them. Vitamin C content of apple fruits was high at the cell division period. It became lower at the hypertrophic period and then got higher again at the harvest. Vitamin C content was the highest in the chemical fertilizer plot as well. In an apple orchard where agro󰠏chemical alternatives were used only, the commercial grade of ripened apples had declined by 25%, compared to those in customary cultivation. The commercial grade of ripened apples with agricultural chemicals using fertilizers and pesticides was over 90% with over 250g of its weight in the plot of Charcoal powder, Amino acids, and Vitamin C treatment. Therefore, we guessed the environment󰠏friendly method of cultivation in an apple orchard shall be established by reducing the usage of agricultural chemicals gradually and increasing the agro󰠏chemical alternatives at the same time.

This study was conducted to investigate an effects on ago󰠏chemical alternative materials such as the wood vinegar, a lactic acid bacteria serum, the fermented plant juice, the brown rice vinegar and a Chitosan used for amount and qualities of fruits and to examine the pest protection efficiency for their uses in the apple and pear orchard farms. An apple yields in the orchard cultivated with using the ago󰠏chemical alternative materials without appling the fertilizer and pesticides were decreased at 56% relative to the conventional farming practice method. Also, it was indicated that there was difficult to produce the fruits with marketability because the small sizes of fruits were produced. For the quality of fruits, the brix of apple produced in the orchard cultivated with using the ago󰠏chemical alternative materials was similar, but Vitamin C content was greater than that of the conventional farming practice method. As a results of treating with the wood vinegar, a lactic acid bacteria serum, the fermented plant juice, the brown rice vinegar and a Chitosan instead of applying pesticides, the fruit disease in the Chitosan treatment was a little decreased, but was great occurred in the other treatments compared with the conventional farming practice method. However, it observed that brix and Vitamin C content of apple produced in the Chitosan, brown rice vinegar, fermented plan juice and fish amino acid treatments and in the Chitosan, brown rice vinegar, charcoal power and peat moss treatments were greater than those of the conventional farming practice method, respectively. Over all, it considered that there was very difficult to manage the orchard depended on the ago󰠏chemical alternative materials without appling the chemical fertilizer and pesticides in the apple orchard, but it might be proper to use the ago󰠏chemical alternative materials as an auxiliary means to decrease the appling amount of chemical fertilizer and pesticides. Furthermore, the general effects on the ago󰠏chemical alternative materials to the perennial fruits should be investigated with considering the changes of soil fertility, soil microbial status and natural enemy creatures after treating them for a long time.