Abstract
In greenhouse farming, a variety of humic acids have been applied to improve soil conditions and plant growth. However, it is still unclear that how humic acids combined with chemical fertilizers affect growth and quality of fruit vegetable crops. This study was conducted to determine the combination effect of humic acids and chemical fertilizers on the growth and fruit quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum MILL.) grown under greenhouse conditions. Three different formulation types of humic acid were used: liquid type A, liquid type B and solid type C. The tomato plants were grown in three treatment combination plots and in conventional fertilizer (CF) plot with recommended levels of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium: HA combined with CF (HA+CF), HB combined with CF (HB+CF) and HC combined with CF (HC+CF). For most of growth characteristics (i.e. leaf number, internode length, maximum leaf length, leaf width and chlorophyll contents) determined in this experiment, no significant differences were observed between all combination treatments and CF. However, integrated fruit qualities (i.e. averaged weight, sugar contents and acidity) were slightly improved in the humic acid combined with CF treatments when compared with CF alone treatment. No phytotoxicity was observed with humic acid treatments. However, further studies will probably be needed to use widely and safely these humic acids, in order to ensure a maximizing growth, fruit yield and quality of tomato.
시설재배지의 작물생육 촉진에 대한 부식산 비료의 시용 효과를 구명하고자 본 실험을 수행하였으며, 열매채소류의 하나인 토마토(Lycopersicon esculentum MILL.)를 공시작물로 하여 질소(N), 인산(P), 칼리(K) 비료만을 적정 농도로 추비 공급한 대조구와 N, P, K 비료에 서로 다른 종류의 부식산(humic acid)을 함유한 액상 부식산비료A 처리구, 액상 부식산비료B 처리구 및 고상의 부식산비료C 처리구를 각각 설정하여 추비 공급하였다. 엽수, 절간장, 경경, 최대 엽장 및 엽폭, 엽록소함량 등 대부분의 작물 생장 특성은 부식산비료 처리구 모두에서 우수하거나 대조구와 유사하였다. 과실의 평균 중량, 당도, 산도 등 품질 특성도 전반적으로 대조구 대비 부식산비료 처리구 모두에서 우수하였으며, 공시 부식산 비료로 인한 비해는 발생하지 않았다. 그러나, 생육 촉진과 품질 향상을 위해서는 향후 보다 다양한 작목과 환경에서 광범위한 실증시험 데이터를 확보하여 그 안전성과 재현성을 면밀히 검토하는 것이 중요할 것으로 생각된다.
