This study was conducted to develop a precision automatic irrigation system in a nursery by considering the problems and improvements of manual and the conventional automatic irrigation system. The amount of irrigated water between the conventional automatic irrigation system and manual irrigation was 28.7 ± 4.4 g and 14.2 ± 4.3 g, respectively, and the coefficient of variation was less than 30%. However, the coefficient of variation of the conventional automatic irrigation system of 15%, was higher than that of manual irrigation of 30%. The irrigation test using the developed uniform irrigation system attached with the nozzle of a spray angle 80° and most highest uniformity was at height 600 mm. And coefficient of variation of the irrigation uniformity at the center part was within 20%, but irrigation amount of the edge part was lower 50% and over compared to the center part. As a result of a tomato grafting seedling cultivation test using the developed uniform irrigation system, the average plant height of seedling at the edge part was 28 mm but plant height at the center part was higher as 72 mm. Therefore, it was necessary to apply additional irrigation device at the edge part. The irrigation uniformity of the edge concentrated irrigation system was investigated that the irrigation amount of the edge part was irrigated by more than 50% compared with the center part, and coefficient of variation of the irrigation amount at the center part was less than 30%. As a result of a cucumber grafting seedling cultivation test using the edge concentrated irrigation system, the plant height of seedlings in the edge and central part of cultivation bed were 24% and 26%, respectively, so irrigation uniformity was higher then the uniform irrigation system. In order to improve the uniformity of seedlings, it is necessary to adjust the height of boom according to the growth of the seedling by installing a distance sensor in the overhead watering and boom irrigation system.

분화용 아잘레아 ‘Mission Bell’ 두상관수 방법에 알맞은 배지를 구명하고자 6가지 배지원료를 혼합한 5 가지 배합비율(용적비)을 달리하여 두상관수로 재배한 결과 다음과 같았다. 초장, 초폭은 T1(펄라이트 3+ 질 석 3+버미큘라이트 3)로 혼합한 배지에서 가장 생장이 좋았다. 생체중, 건물중에서는 T1에서 가장 좋았으며 T3과 T4구에서 가장 낮았다. 뿌리 발달은 T2와 T5에서 가장 좋았으며 T/R 율은 T2와 T4에서 낮게 나타 났다. T3 배지는 모든 생장에서 낮아 분화용 아잘레아 의 배지로 부적당 하였다. 광합성량은 처리 간 유의차 가 인정되지 않았다. 배지의 이화학적 특성에서 정식 전의 배지에서 pH는 T1과 T2에서 5.13, 5.31로 산성 을 띠었으며, 낮았고 T3, T4, T5에서 다소 높게 나타 났다. 기타 이화학적 성질에서는 전체적으로 원예용토 로서 대체로 알맞은 수준이었다. 정식 후 배지의 물리 화학적인 변화가 가장 적었던 구는 T1과 T2배지였으 며, 식물체 분석에서도 전질소의 경우 T1, T2에서 가 장 높게 나타났다. 아잘레아 ‘Mission Bell’ 분화용 아잘레아의 두상살수관수 재배 시 피트모스+펄라이트 +버미큘라이트 또는 피트모스+버미큘라이트+훈탄을 동 일 비율로 혼합한 배지를 이용하는 것이 좋을 것으로 생각된다.