Abstract

Yacon(Polymina sonchifolia POEPP), an indigenous Andean natural resource food plant, was imported as a new root crop from New Zealand in 1986. However the chemical composition and planting system of it have not been research in Korea. The experimental results for the optimum planting densities and mulching effect are as follows. Height of the main stem of yacon was grown linear from July to October, is showed more fast growth as density increased, and showed highest in 70 ${\times}$ 55cm density. The tiller was bubed 3 month after planting but there was no significant difference among mulching, non-mulching condition and planting density. The fresh weight of root of mulching condition was heavier than that in non-mulching condition and 70 ${\times}$ 40cm mulching condition. In mulching treatment, number of roots in dense planting were more than that in sparse planting. The effect of mulching was not shown significantly in root diameter and root length.

야콘의 재배기술의 확립을 위하여 멀칭효과 및 재식밀도 실험을 한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 지상부 생육은 7월 중순부터 직선적으로 증가하였으며, 밀칭구나 비멀칭구에서 재식밀도가 높을수록 초장의 생육이 양호하였고, 특히 70 ${\times}$ 55cm에서 가장 좋았다. 2. 측지수는 정식 후 3개월부터 발생하였으며, 멀칭 및 재식밀도에 따라 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 3. 야콘괴경의 생체수량은 멀칭구가 비멀칭구 보다 높았으며, 멀칭구에서는 70${\times}$40cm구가 3561.7kg으로 가장 높았다. 4. 괴근수는 멀칭구에서 밀식할수록 많았으며, 근경과 근장에서는 유의적인 차이가 없었다.

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