This study was conducted, using 10 high-quality rice varieties, at 24 experimental sites in 2013 and 2014 to analyze the comparative relationship among head rice yield (HRY), its attributes and sub-attributes. In the data set pooled across sites, years and varieties, where regional and varietal variations were combined, HRY was associated with milled rice yield (MRY) more closely than percentage of head rice (PHR) although both MRY and HRY demonstrated significant relationship with HRY. In the PHR higher than 80%, compared to 80% or less, fitness of the regression between PHR and HRY decreased. MRY and PHR, the two attributes of HRY, were not significantly associated with each other. Regional variation of HRY was associated only with MRY while varietal variation of HRY was related to both MRY and PHR. HRY and MRY showed regional variation greater than varietal variation meanwhile PHR demonstrated regional and varietal variations in a similar range. In the data set pooled across sites, years and varieties, MRY demonstrated relationship with spikelets per square meter (SPIK) in a higher significance than percentage of grain filling (PGF) and 1000-brown rice weight (TBRW). Both regional and varietal variations of MRY showed significant relationship only with SPIK, neitherwith PGF nor TBRW. It is concluded that regional variation of HRY was affected by MRY, varietal variation by both MRY and PHR, and region-variety combined variation mainly by MRY.

지구온난화 등에 따른 세계적 환경변화에 대응하고 정부의 친환경 농업육성 정책에 부응하는 정밀농업기술 중 GPS를 이용한 이앙과 동시 변량시비가 벼 생육 및 품질에 미치는 영향을 구명한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 시험전 후 토양 질소검정량에 대한 공간변이 정도를 나타내는 Nugget값은 관행 대비 변량시비 후 낮아졌고, 공간구조 강도를 나타내는 Q값은 두 처리 모두 없어 공간의 존성이 존재하지 않았다. 2. 분얼기부터 성숙기까지 초장, 경수, 수수 등의 생육량은 관행 대비 변량시비에서 증가되었고 생육 요인별 변이계수가 낮아 상대적으로 균일한 경향을 보였다. 3. 완전미 수량은 관행 450 kg 대비 변량시비에서 492 kg으로 유의성 있게 증가 되었고 변이계수는 현저히 낮아졌다. 4. 아밀로스, 단백질 함량, 백도 등 품질은 처리간 큰 차이가 없었으나 변이계수는 변량시비에서 낮아졌다. 5. 비료살포작업에 대한 투입노동력은 관행 11.8시간/ha 대비 변량시비에서 61%(7.2시간)가 절감 되었다.