The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence, toxin gene profiles, and enterotoxin producing ability of Bacillus cereus isolated from environment-friendly vegetables and good agricultural practices (GAP) vegetables. A total of 49 vegetables including 40 environment-friendly vegetables and 9 GAP vegetables were tested. The Vitek 2 system was used to identify B. cereus and the PCR was used to detect 6 toxin genes, respectively. B. cereus was detected in 34 (69.3%) of 49 vegetables and the prevalence of B. cereus in GAP vegetables (44.4%) was lower than in the environment-friendly vegetables (75.0%). The detection rates of entFM, nheA, hblC, and cytK enterotoxin genes, respectively, among all isolates were 100%, 97.0%, 88.2%, and 73.5%, respectively. All of the isolates had at least one or more enterotoxin gene and 20 isolates (58.8%) had hemolysin BL enterotoxin producing ability. The risk of food poisoning from the environment-friendly vegetables and the GAP vegetables has been shown as constant. Thus, it is necessary to expand the supply of GAP vegetables showing lower B. cereus contamination than the environment-friendly vegetables. The characteristics of the environment-friendly vegetables and the GAP vegetables that must be consumed after cleaning should be disseminated to consumers regarding food poisoning prevention.

본 실험은 박과류(오이, 참외, 멜론)를 공시작물로 하여 친환경 육묘시 친환경 제제와 시용조건에 따른 흰가루병의 방제효과를 구명하고 기존 등록된 농약과 대조하여 그 효과를 검정하기 위해 수행되었다. 친환경제제는 유효 미생물로서 Ampelomyces quisqualis 94013(AQ94013)과 Bacillus subtilis Y1336(BS Y1336), 식물추출물로서 님오일(Neem oil)과 대황(Rheum undulatum)추출물, 미네랄 제제는 황수화제와 석회보르도액(Lime Bordeaux mixture)을 단용 또는 혼용처리하여 병 발생시기(발생전, 초기, 중기)에 따라 처리하였다. 모든 처리구에서 시설내 일 평균온도 30oC 이상, 하루 중 최고기온이 40oC 이상의 조건이 일주일 이상 지속되는 기간 동안 유묘의 흰가루 병의 발병도는 감소하였고, 대조구인 무처리구에서의 발병도도 크게 감소되어 10% 미만으로 나타났다. 발생 전 처리시 방제효과는 모든 작물에서 황수화제가 가장 높았고, BS Y1336는 방제가가 20~40%로서 가장 낮게 나타났다. 오이의 경우 발생전 처리시 님오일과 황수화제 처리는 살균제보다 높은 방제효과를 보였으며, 멜론에서는 농약과 비슷한 방제가를 보였다. 대황추출물은 전 생육 기간 동안 미생물제제보다 높은 방제가를 나타내었고, 오이와 멜론작물에서 발생초기 처리시 효과가 우수하였다. 물살포구는 무처리구와 비슷한 발병도를 보여 방제 효과가 없었고, 참외와 멜론에서 물살포 처리는 무처리보다 더 높은 발병도를 보였다. 병발생후 친환경제제 처리시 방제효과는 처리하는 시기가 늦어질수록 감소하였다. 친환경제제의 혼용처리에 의한 방제효과를 조사하였을 때, 대황추출물(1주차) + 황수화제(2주차) + 님오일(3 주차)의 조합으로 한 가지의 친환경제제를 주당 1회씩 총 3주 동안 혼용처리 했을 때, 전 육묘기간 동안 오이에서는 90% 이상, 모든 작물에서 평균 80% 이상의 방제가를 나타내어 다른 조합의 처리에 비해 높은 방제효과를 보였다. 본 실험결과를 통해 박과채소의 친환경 육묘시 흰가루병에 대한 친환경제제의 방제효과는 단용처리 했을 때, 병발생 전후 처리에 상관없이 모든 작물에서 황수화제 처리가 가장 높게 나타났으며, 혼용처리시에는 대황추출물(1주차) + 황수화제(2주차) + 님오일(3주 차)의 조합이 가장 효과가 높은 것으로 나타났다.

Even though Korean consumers have shown the strong preference for environmentfriendly agricultural products, the real market of environment-friendly agricultural products may reach a plateau. In order to overcome this problem, researchers should find the more specific consumers’ needs, including taste, flavor, shape, and others. and offer some implications to farmers and marketers. The object of this paper is to analyze the determinant factors of Korean consumers about environmentfriendly carrot and oriental melon, through survey and fuzzy multi-criteria decision making approach. The results of analyses present that Korean consumers have the unique determinant factors about environment-friendly carrot and oriental melon, which are different from conventional carrot and oriental melon. Korean consumers’ experience of the buying of environment-friendly vegetable is also influential in the determinant factors. Findings and implications from this research may be useful to Korean producers and other researchers.

The productivity decrease in environment-friendly farming is the biggest obstacle for the development of environment-friendly food market. This paper aimed to analyze the productivity change in environment-friendly farming of fruit vegetables (oriental melon, watermelon, and strawberry). Box-Cox transformation model was used to infer the functional form of productivity change. The results showed that the periods of productivity restoration to 90% level in oriental melon, strawberry, and watermelon were 14.1 years, 11.4 years, and 6.0 years, respectively. The forms of productivity restoration of fruit vegetables showed differences due to their growth characteristics, incidences of crop pests, preference for the environment- friendly agricultural products, cultivation period and so on. Because the form and period of productivity restoration were different depending on kinds of fruit vegetable, the government policy should be established considering this point of view.