This experiment was carried out to determine the effect of organic fertilizer and seed mixture on productivity, botanical composition and forage quality in middle areas(Geumsan, 250m sea level) pasture. Total six experimental pastures (orchardgrass, timothy and tall fescue based seed mixture and with or without organic fertilizer) were established in autumn, 2014 and evaluated productivity and agronomic characteristics from 2015 to 2016. Plant heigh was higher in orchardgrass based mixture and orchardgrass and tall fescue based mixture were higher in 2nd harvest. There was not found the significant difference among treatment(P<0.05) in dry matter (DM) content. Botanical composition in 1st harvest was higher weed portion in orchardgrass based mixture and legumes was disappeared at 3rd harvest in all treatments. Fresh and dry matter yield was higher in 2nd year than 1st year. In 1st year, orchardgrass based mixture with organic fertilizer plot was the highest(P<0.05) DM yield, but tall fescue based mixture with organic fertilizer was the highest in 2nd year. Content of crude protein (CP) was the highest in tall fescue based mixture and Timothy based mixture showed low in ADF (acid detergent fiber) and NDF (neutral detergent fiber) content. But the content if in virto dry matter digestibility was higher than others. In 2nd year, the nutritive value of 2nd and 4th harvested grasses were higher and average RFV (relative feed value) value was the highest at 4th harvest. According to this result, orchardgrass and tall fescue based mixture would be recommendable for farm who considering productivity and timothy based mixture would be recommendable for considering forage quality in middle areas of Korea.

The questionnaire survey was conducted on 225 farmers in Gyeonggi-do, Jeollanam-do and Jeollabuk-do. A total of 189 (84%) farmers responded. 72% of the respondents were males, 50.3% were aged 60 or older, and 51.3% had less than 5 years of farming experience. 78.8% of the respondents are pesticide-free, and 44.4% of respondents have less than 0.5 ha of farming scale. 61.4% of the cultivated crops were vegetable crops. The order of seeds and seedlings to buy was tomato (23.3%), cucumber (12.2%) and pepper (10.6%). The cost of purchasing seeds ranged from a minimum of 100,000 won to a maximum of 5 million won. 78.3% of respondents answered that they well-knew or knew about organic seeds. 78.3% of respondents answered that they knew or knew about organic seeds. Of the positive effects of mandatory use of organic seeds, 41.3% of respondents said they would increase confidence in organic certification. However, 41% of respondents who opposed the mandatory use of organic seeds said that “The strengthening of regulations will make organic agriculture more difficult.” When the use of organic seeds is mandatory, 43.4% of the respondents favor direct support for the purchase of organic seeds, which should be supported politically by the state. When organic seeds were supplied, the disease resistant seeds (53.4%) was the preferred characteristic of organic seeds. For the optimal price of organic seeds, 38.6% of respondents wanted the same price as the commercialized conventional seed. In this study, the questionnaire was conducted for three major organic farming regions, but many of the respondents were judged to have a legal position on the mandatory use of organic seeds. Therefore, the results of this study can be used as a basic data for reviewing the legislation on the organic seed production and distribution suitable for the situation of Korean organic farming.

In order to produce the organic foods in accord with international standard, organic seeds should be used in organic farming. This study was conducted to establish the stable production of organic seed of waxy corn by examining the growing characteristics, seed yield, and the economy for seed production by organic farming. The optimal sowing timing for organic seed production of waxy corn hybrid was within 10 days of the 1st of May with yield of 88~90% of conventional seed production. The optimal planting density was 41,600 plants/ha (80×30 cm) for organic seed production of waxy corn. The weight of 100 seeds and seed productivity increased at the planting ratio of 2:1 mother plant:male plant. Growth and seed production were improved by removing male plant at 7~10 days after silking. Organic fertilizer (mixed oil cake) was applied at a rate of 4~6 Mg/ha before sowing. Black plastic mulching was used for weed control. In addition, sex pheromone trap and bio-control agents were used for safe pest control and low labour cost.

잡곡유기종자 안정적인 생산을 위해 병해충 관리의 기본이 되는 잡곡의 중요 병해충발생 소장 및 발생시기와 밀도를 조사하고자 본 연구를 실시하였다. 1. 2008년 조, 기장, 수수의 유기잡곡종자 생산 포장에서 조사기간 동안 조명나방의 발생 밀도는 수수자원의 밀도가 가장 높았으며 조자원에서 가장 낮은 발생 밀도를 보였으며, 2009년도 조명나방의 발생 밀도는 수수재배 포장의 밀도가 가장 높았으며 조재배 포장에서 가장 낮은 발생 밀도를 보였다. 2. 2008년 조명나방에 의한 잡곡의 피해주율을 조사하였더니, 지속적으로 증가하여 10월 16일에는 조 (60%), 수수 (47.5%), 기장 (43.8%) 순으로 높게 조사되었다. 2009년에는 6월 8일부터 9월 4일까지 지속적으로 증가하여 9월 4일에는 조 (51.3%), 수수 (42.5%), 기장(32.5%) 순으로 높게 나타났으며 기장자원은 6월 8일부터 6월 26일 사이에 그 피해가 발생하지 않았다. 3. 멸강나방 성충의 발생 시기나 밀도를 조사하였으나, 2008년, 2009년 모두 전혀 유인되지 않았으나 멸강나방 유충에 의한 피해는 지속적으로 관찰되었으며, 각자원별로 피해주율을 살펴보면, 조, 수수, 기장 순으로나타났다. 4. 2008년, 2009년 모두 멸강나방 유충에 의한 피해주율은 조, 수수, 기장 순으로 높게 나타났으며, 2008년 조자원에 대한 피해주율은 11.25~35.0%로 지속적으로 증가하였고, 수수와 기장의 피해주율은 각각 3.8~26.3%, 7.5~22.5%의 변이를 보였다. 2009년 각 자원별로 평균 피해주율은 조 자원이 가장 높게 나타났으며, 조는 2.5~36.3%, 수수는 0~25.0%, 기장은 0~21.3% 순으로 나타났다 5. 잡곡포장에서의 노린재 발생은2008년 풀색노린재, 알락수염노린재, 썩덩나무노린재, 3종류가 발생하였으며, 조와 기장 자원에서 풀색노린재의 발생 밀도가 가장 높았고, 2009년은 4종 (풀색노린재, 알락수염노린재, 썩덩나무노린재, 톱다리노린재)의 노린재가 발생하였고 조와 기장 자원은 풀색노린재와 톱다리노린재가 우점종 이었으며 알락수염노린재의 발생밀도는 낮게 나타났다. 수수 자원은 썩덩나무노린재와 톱다리노린재가 우점종 이었으며 알락수염노린재와 풀색 노린재는 낮은 밀도를 나타내었다.

The study was conducted to find the critical concentrations of zinc toxicity and to determine the changes of the contents of free proline and organic acids with treatment of different zinc chloride concentrations during rice germination and seedlings grown for seven days. The concentration of zinc chloride, 140 ppm, inhibited root elongation as much as 46 times compared with the control, and the germination rate was also decreased in all treatments of zinc chloride, showing that the germination rate decreased more with increasing concentrations of zinc chloride. Its rate was only 13% with treatment of 140 ppm zinc chloride. The content of free proline with treatment of zinc chloride, 140 ppm, was highest about 4,873 ~mu M at 3 days compared with the control. Malic acid concentration with treatment of zinc chloride, 140 ppm, increased to approximately 4 times compared to the control. Citric and succinic acid content were also slightly increased in all treatments of zinc chloride