본 연구는 경삽묘의 생리적 서령과 분무재배시 수확시기가 감자 '대지' 품종의 생육과 수량에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 실시되었다. 경삽묘는 조직배양묘를 삽목하여 생산하였고 삽목 후 20, 30, 40, 50일된 경삽묘를 분무재배에 이용하였다. 분무재배시 정식 후 60, 70, 80, 90일에 각각 괴경을 수확하였고 수확한 괴경은 1~5, 5~10, 10~20, 20~30, 30~40, 40g 이상의 크기로 분류하였다. 삽목한 후 40일이 경과된 경삽묘의 평균 초장이 전생육기간에 걸쳐 가장 길었지만 정식 후 75일에는 모든 연령의 경삽묘 간의 초장에 대한 유의차는 없었다. 주당 괴경중은 정식 후 90일까지 꾸준히 증가하였으며 삽목 후 20일과 40일된 경삽묘를 정식할 때 가장 무거웠고 주당 괴경수도 가장 많았다. 그러나 50일된 경삽묘를 제외하고 20, 30, 40일된 경삽묘 간에 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 정식 후 80일과 90일에 수확하는 것이 5g 이상의 괴경 수확을 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다.

This study was conducted to dentify the optimum plantlet type of ‘Solara’ potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) for growth in an aeroponics system. Plantlets of ‘Solara’ were transplanted on March 16, 2015 in a greenhouse, and growth and yield characteristics were investigated at 70 and 78 days after transplanting, respectively. Stem length was shorter in plantlet of 15-day-old stem cuttings and acclimatization of culture, and the stem length of plantlets of stem cuttings tended to increase with increasing stem cutting age. The fresh weight of plants was the highest in the plantlets of 40-day-old stem cuttings and the lowest in non-rooted stem cuttings and acclimatization of culture. The highest number of first stolons was obtained in 35-day-old stem cuttings. The number of second stolons was the highest in plantlets of 35-day-old stem cuttings, acclimatization of culture, and 30- day-old stem cuttings. The total number of tubers was higher in plantlets of 35-day-old stem cuttings and acclimatization of culture, and the number of tubers above 3 g was the highest in plantlets of 35-day-old stem cuttings. The weight of tubers above 3 g was the heaviest in plantlets of 35-day-old stem cuttings(1,947 g per 10 plants), followed by plantlets of 30-day-old stem cuttings. These results indicate that plantlets of 30 to 35-day-old stem cuttings could be the best for production of ‘Solara’ potato tubers in an aeroponics system.