The aim of this study was to prepare rice straw silage using cabbage by-product and persimmon peel which are agricultural by-products produced during the same season in Korea. The treatments comprised a commercial corn silage as the control and four rice straw silages (P15-1, P15-2, P30-1, and P30-2) with different levels of persimmon peel supplementation (15%, 30%) and ensiled periods (1 or 2 months). The cabbage by-products were used to adjust silage moisture (approximately 65%). The quality of the experimental silages was evaluated based on organic acid content, palatability to three Holstein dairy cows, and manufacturing cost. In the corn silage, all chemical compositions, except total digestible nutrients and levels of lactic and butyric acids, were significantly (p<0.05) higher than those of the rice straw silages. However, considering the quality analysis using Flieg's score, the rice straw silage supplemented with 30% persimmon peel ensiled for 2 months (P30-2) was estimated as second grade to corn silage, and was relatively better in palatability to dairy cows than the other rice straw silages, which were considered third grade. The manufacturing cost of rice straw silages using cabbage by-product and persimmon peel compared to that of corn silage was reduced by 28%. Consequently, to prepare rice straw silage adjusted to 65% moisture using only cabbage by-products without inoculant, 30% of persimmon peel, 10% of ground corn, and 2% of molasses as a sugar source should be ensiled for at least 2 months.

The effects of exogenous sodium nitroprusside (SNP, nitric oxide donor) on the growth, yield, photosynthetic characteristics, and antioxidant enzyme activity of kimchi cabbage (Brassica rapa L. subsp. pekinensis (Lour.) Hanelt) was studied under the low temperature conditions. Kimchi cabbages were treated with SNP of three concentrations (7.5, 15, 30 mg·L-1) for three times at four-day intervals and exposed to low temperature (16/7°C) stress for seven days. SNP treatment induced increases of net photosynthetic rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs), intracellular CO2 concentration (Ci) and transpiration rate (Tr) under the stress condition with the highest level after the third treatment. The contents of malondialdehyde (MDA) and H2O2 were significantly lower in the treatment of SNP compared to the non-treated control. The activity of ascorbate peroxidase (APX), catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), increased in treated plants by up to 38, 187, 24 and 175%, respectively compared to the non-treated control. SNP-treated and untreated plants had similar growth characteristics. Compared to the control group, SNP-treatment increased fresh weight and leaf area by 5%. Overall, our findings suggest that the application of sodium nitroprusside to the leaves contributes to reducing physiological damage and enhancing the activities of antioxidant enzymes, thereby improving low temperature stress tolerance in kimchi cabbage.

This study was conducted to develop a model for predicting the growth of kimchi cabbage using image data and environmental data. Kimchi cabbages of the ‘Cheongmyeong Gaual’ variety were planted three times on July 11th, July 19th, and July 27th at a test field located at Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do (37°37′ N 128°32′ E, 510 elevation), and data on growth, images, and environmental conditions were collected until September 12th. To select key factors for the kimchi cabbage growth prediction model, a correlation analysis was conducted using the collected growth data and meteorological data. The correlation coefficient between fresh weight and growth degree days (GDD) and between fresh weight and integrated solar radiation showed a high correlation coefficient of 0.88. Additionally, fresh weight had significant correlations with height and leaf area of kimchi cabbages, with correlation coefficients of 0.78 and 0.79, respectively. Canopy coverage was selected from the image data and GDD was selected from the environmental data based on references from previous researches. A prediction model for kimchi cabbage of biomass, leaf count, and leaf area was developed by combining GDD, canopy coverage and growth data. Single-factor models, including quadratic, sigmoid, and logistic models, were created and the sigmoid prediction model showed the best explanatory power according to the evaluation results. Developing a multi-factor growth prediction model by combining GDD and canopy coverage resulted in improved determination coefficients of 0.9, 0.95, and 0.89 for biomass, leaf count, and leaf area, respectively, compared to single-factor prediction models. To validate the developed model, validation was conducted and the determination coefficient between measured and predicted fresh weight was 0.91, with an RMSE of 134.2 g, indicating high prediction accuracy. In the past, kimchi cabbage growth prediction was often based on meteorological or image data, which resulted in low predictive accuracy due to the inability to reflect on-site conditions or the heading up of kimchi cabbage. Combining these two prediction methods is expected to enhance the accuracy of crop yield predictions by compensating for the weaknesses of each observation method.

본 연구는 바이오매스 전소 화력발전소에서 배출되는 저회에 유기 물질을 혼합하여 펠렛화한 후 배추 재배 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위해 수행되었 다. 배추 재배는 노지(UC, upland cultivation)와 시설재배지(GC, greenhouse cultivation)에서 진행되었으며, 처리조건은 대조구(Cont, control)와 저회(BA, bottom ash), 유기질 비료(OF, organic fertilizer), 저회 펠렛(BP, pelleted bottom ash) 처리구로 나누었고, 배추 이식 7일 전에 저회, 유기질 비료 및 저회 펠렛을 각각 1 ton 10a-1 수준으로 시용하였다. 배추의 생체중은 재배지역에 상관없이 OF와 BP 처리구에서 가장 높았으며, Cont 처리구에 비해 각각 15.7-41.6 및 9.7-51.5% 범위로 생체중이 증가하였다. BP 처리구에서 배추 수확 후 토양의 화학적 특성은 전반적으로 OM, TN, Avail. P2O5 등의 함량이 개선되는 효과를 보여주었으며, 이는 OF 처리구와 유사하였다. 노지와 시설재배지에서 배출된 N2O 배출량은 BP 처리가 OF 처리에 비해 29.7 및 11.0%로 각각 감소되는 결과를 보였다. 따라서, 저회 펠렛의 시용은 관행처리구와 비교해 볼 때, 배추 생육, 토양 특성 및 N2O 배출적인 측면에서 효과가 있는 것으로 판단된다.

뷰티미용 기능성 화장품 소재로서 적양배추 잎의 열수와 80% EtOH 추출물의 유리아미노산과 단백질 비 구성 아미노산 유도체의 조성 및 함량을 분석하였다. 열수 추출물의 유리아미노산은 총 14종이 분리되었고, 총 38.37 mg/g 이었으며, 이중 proline이 24.6 mg/g으로 가장 많았다. 또한 필수 아미노산은 6종이 분리되 었고, 총 함량은 3.66 mg/g 이었으며, 이중 valine이 1.59 mg/g으로 가장 많았다. 80% EtOH추출물의 유리아미노산은 총 13종이 분리되었고, 총 17.92 mg/g 이었 으며, 이중 proline이 10.96 mg/g으로 가장 많았다. 필수 아미노산은 5종이 분리 되었고, 총 함량은 1.50 mg/g 이었으며, 이중 valine이 0.56 mg/g으로 가장 많았 다. 또한 열수 추출물의 비 구성 단백질 아미노산 유도체는 총 4종이 분리되었고, 총 1.59 mg/g 이었으며, 이중 ɤ-Aminobutyric acid가 0.99 mg/g으로 가장 많았 다. 80% EtOH 추출물의 경우, 총 2종이 분리되었고, 총 1.66 mg/g 이었으며, 이 중 ammonia가 0.96 mg/g으로 가장 많았다. 따라서 이와 같은 결과로 볼 때, 적 양배추 잎의 열수와 80% EtOH 추출물은 피부와 헤어관리 등의 미용 기능성화장 품 소재로도 활용 가능성이 있을 것으로 사료되며, 또한 이의 결과는 이 분야 연 구에 따른 기초자료로 활용 될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

Bacterial phytopathogen Pectobacterium causes soft rot disease in several vegetable crops globally, resulting in heavy agricultural losses at both the pre and postharvest stages. The present work was carried out to screen Kimchi cabbage genetic resources conserved at the National Agrobiodiversity Center, Rural Development Administration, Korea, for resistance against the soft rot pathogen Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum KACC 21701 over a period of three years (from 2020 to 2022). Infection of the phytopathogen was carried out at four-leaf stage and for each accession, twenty-five plants per germplasm were infected with KACC 21701. Kimchi cabbage cultivars Wangmatbaechu, Seoulbaechu, and CR Kiyoshi were used as control. Seven-days post-infection, the Disease Index (DI) values were manually recorded from zero to four, zero matched perfectly heathy plants and four completely dead plants. The 682 accessions of Kimchi cabbage exhibited varying degrees of disease resistance to KACC 21701 and thirty accessions, exhibiting a DI≤2, were considered for replication studies. During the replication studies, four landrace germplasms (IT102883, IT120036, IT120044, and IT120048) and one cultivar (IT187919) were confirmed to be moderately susceptible to KACC 21701. Results of the preliminary screening as well as replication studies were documented for the all the 682 germplasms. Addition of such information to the passport data of stored germplasms might serve as potential bio-resource for future breeders and researchers to develop resistant varieties or study the mechanisms involved in resistance of plants to such phytopathogen.

This study was conducted to provide basic data on the amount of sodium and the setting of permissible error range of actual measurement, which is a problem for cabbage kimchi nutrients subject to labeling. The sample targeted was baechu (Kimchi cabbage) kimchi, which might have a large variation in sodium content by part of kimchi. Kimchi samples were collected twice from eight companies by season (spring, summer, fall, and winter). The average sodium content in kimchi samples was 619±87 mg/100 g (range, 534±63 mg/100 g to 783±40 mg/100 g). The error in average annual sodium content of abandonment kimchi (maximum value difference compared to the minimum value) was 26.8 to 64.3%. Sodium contents in kimchi produced in spring and summer were relatively low. However, deviation between individuals was large. It was found that cases exceeding the permissible error (120%) standard varied depending on the criteria for setting the amount of sodium. In addition, due to seasonal differences, sodium content in kimchi exceeded 120% of the labeling value. Thus, it is necessary to set standards suitable for characteristics of kimchi to prevent unintentional violations of labeling standards by raw materials and manufacturing processes.

A field experiment was conducted at Chishaka, Wedza district in the province of Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe during the 2020/2021 cropping season to determine effect of integrated nutrient management (INM) on cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) yields, net returns, and residual soil fertility. A total of six treatments were evaluated in a randomised complete block design (RCBD) with five replications. Treatments comprised T1 (control, 100% recommended chemical fertilizer), T2 (25% Cattle manure + 25% Chicken manure + 50% Ammonium nitrate), T3 (50% Compound S + 50% Chicken manure), T4 (50% Compound S + 25% Goat manure + 25% Chicken manure), T5 (farmer practice, 75% Compost + 25% Chicken manure), and T6 (50% Compost + 50% Chicken manure). All rates of organic manures were applied based on N equivalence. The soil was sandy loam with low soil organic carbon (1.28%), nitrogen (0.175%), and phosphorus (6.59 mg/kg) for all experimental plots. Results indicated that INM significantly improved soil and crop productivity. INM treatments T4, T3, and T2 recorded significantly maximum yield and yield components which were statistically at par. These treatments also gave the best strategy to improve major soil nutrients and maintain soil fertility. Similarly, the maximum net profit was obtained from combined application of treatments T4, T3, and T2. Treatment with 100% chemical fertiliser gave relatively lower yields and net benefit value than T4, T3, and T2. These results indicate that INM has the great potential to reduce the use of chemical fertilisers without decreasing soil fertility or crop yields. Therefore smallholder resource constrained farmers can adopt INM as a strategy, to enhance resource use efficiency and sustain soil health and crop productivity for improved livelihoods.

This study aims to investigate the effect of drying temperatures on the quality characteristics and physicochemical properties of vegetables. Lettuce and napa cabbage were dried at 40, 50, and 60oC and analyzed for various quality indexes. Higher drying temperature induced the lower L* and higher a* and b* values of samples. Also, it resulted in lowering the rehydration ratio, pH, and total free amino acid content of dried vegetables. The outcome might be due to the damage to the internal structure of vegetables and the decomposition of free amino acids during thermal treatment. Higher drying temperatures led to higher soluble solid and total polyphenol contents due to the conversion of phenolic compounds from combined to free form during the drying process, which changed phenolic compounds from combined to free form. Consequently, samples dried at higher temperatures had higher DPPH radical scavenging ability. The final moisture content and drying time decreased as the drying temperature increased; moreover, the antioxidant activity increased. A lower drying temperature is beneficial to maintaining the chemical characteristics of crops.

본 연구에서는 비닐멀칭된 외두둑에서의 배추 수확을 위한 시작기(A, B-1, B-2)를 설계 및 제작하였고, 시험을 통해 배추 수확을 위한 인발 장치부, 절단 장치부, 이송 장치부 등의 작업공정별 성능과 전체 작업성능을 분석하였다. 이론 분석을 통해 작업속도 0.2 m/s, 이송 벨트 각도 20∼35°, 이론적 이송 벨트의 적정 이송 속도를 작업속도보다 1.5배 빠르게 설정하여 청풍 및 춘광 품종을 대상으로 현장시험을 실시하였다. A형 시험 결과, 인발⋅이송성능은 성공률이 50% 수준으로 낮았으며, 절단성능의 경우 배추의 상품성이 양호한 경우가 35%, 과절단된 경우가 10% 및 미절단된 경우가 55%로 전반적으로 배추의 절단상태가 불량하였다. B형 시험 결과, 스핀들 인발장치는 비닐멀칭된 두둑에서는 감김현상으로 작업이 불가하였으며, 비닐멀칭없는 두둑에서의 인발⋅이송성능은 성공률이 78% 수준으로 A형보다 높아졌으나, 절단성능의 경우 배추의 상품성이 양호한 경우가 7.7%, 과절단된 경우가 15.4% 및 미절단된 경우가 76.9% 로 오히려 배추 절단상태는 더욱 불량해진 것으로 나타났다. 본 시작기의 비닐멀칭된 두둑에서의 현장시험 결과, 배추 인발, 절단 및 이송성능이 불량하게 나타나 인발, 절단, 이송작업에서의 전반적인 구조개선이 필요한 것으로 판단되었다.