Abstract
In this paper, we assessed the growth of rice seedlings(Chucheong variety) in commercial organic growth medium that was substituted with different ratios of vermicast of oyster mushroom waste grown under potting alone, and potting and floor layering treatment. The commercial organic growth medium was substituted with vermicast at ratios of control, 2%, 4% and 6%, respectively. The control consisted of commercial organic growth medium alone without vermicast. Incorporation of $4%{\sim}6%$ vermicast of oyster mushroom waste into a commercial organic growth medium enhanced the growth of rice seedlings significantly as compared to commercial organic growth medium alone(control), and 2% amended with vermicast in potting treatment. This results demonstrate that substitution with low ratios of vermicast($4%{\sim}6%$) will promote growth of rice seedlings. The growth of rice seedlings in commercial organic growth medium alone without vermicast was enhanced significantly as compared to the substituted with vermicast in floor layering treatment, it may due to nutrient uptake by elongated root from the vermicast when applied to on the floor layering. Floor layering treatment is an effective method for potting processing of vermicast. The vermicast of oyster mushroom waste should have a high safety and great potential as materials of growth media for increasing plant growth, either as soil conditioner, or as substitution or amendments to commercial organic growth medium. For the enhanced growth of rice seedlings, demand to increase with total nitrogen, and decrease with the carbon and nitrogen ratio(C/N) of commercial organic growth medium supplied by such as vermicast.
저면도포 무처리구에서 유기상토에 느타리버섯 폐배지로 생산한 분립 4-6%의 첨가비율에서 벼의 유식물체의 생육이 가장 좋았다. 저면도포 처리구에서는 대조구(유기상토 100%)에서 벼의 유식물체의 생육이 가장 좋았는데, 이는 신장된 뿌리가 토양표면에 시용된 분립으로부터 생육에 필요한 양분을 흡수하였기 때문으로 추정된다 따라서 장기간 육묘할 경우에는 유기상토에 분립을 혼합하지 않고 토양표면에 분립 100%를 시용하는 저면도포 방법이 효율적이라고 생각된다. 느타리버섯 폐배지로 생산한 분립은 중금속 함량이 낮아서 안전성이 높고. 양분공급능력이 높은 유기상토재로서 이웅 가능성이 높다고 판단된다. 유기상토의 양분공급능력을 높여 유식물체의 생육을 촉진하기 위해서는 분립과 같은 상토재의 첨가를 통하여 질소함량은 높이고, 탄질율은 낮추는 것이 필요하다고 판단된다.
