본 연구는 한약탕제찌꺼기를 친환경 퇴비자원으로서 재활용하기 위하여 발효과정을 거친 퇴비(MHWC: medicinal herb waste compost)와 계분퇴비(PMC: poultry manure compost) 및 이를 혼합한 퇴비(MHWC+PMC, 1:1)를 식재2년생 복분자 포장에 0(UC: untreated control), 20, 40 Mg/ha로 처리하여 꽃이 첫 개화한 시기를 기점으로 15, 20, 25 DAF(day after flowering)를 수확시기로 하여 수확한 복분자 과실의 이화학적 특성을 조사하였다. 조단백질이 UC에 비해 모든 처리구가 증가하였고, 조지방은 UC와 비교하여 모든 수확시기에서 부분적으로 증가되는 경향이었다. 총당 함량은 UC에 비해 MHWC 처리구가 크게 증가하였다. 유리당 중 fructose와 glucose 함량은 MHWC 처리구가 다른 처리구보다 0.08~0.31, 0.08~0.18% 증가되었다. 유기산은 MHWC 및 PMC 처리로 인한 증가 경향을 보였고, 가장 높은 유기산은 citric acid로서 전체 유기산의 92.67~93.59% 수준이었다. 이상의 결과에서 MHWC 처리가 복분자의 당함량, 유리당 및 유기산의 함량을 증가시켜 품질향상에 효과가 있는 퇴비자원으로 생각되었다.
Fermented compost made from medicinal herb waste (MHWC) as an environment-friendly manure was applied to determine the physicochemical characteristics of Rubus coreanus Miquel (Bokbunja). MHWC, poultry manure compost (PMC), and MHWC+PMC (1:1, w/w) were applied to 2 year-old Bokbunja plants at levels of 0 (UC: untreated control), 20, and 40 Mg/ha, respectively. The physicochemical characteristics of Bokbunja were investigated 15, 20, and 25 days after flowering (DAF). There were no differences between the chemical compositions of the group. However, the total sugar contents of the fruit harvested 15, 20, and 25 DAF from MHWC were increased 0.54~0.56, 0.46~0.53, and 1.80~2.52%, respectively, as compared with UC. The free sugar content in fruit from the MHWC group was higher compared to the other groups. The fructose and glucose contents were increased 0.08~0.31% and 0.08~0.18%, respectively. The organic acid content of the fruit was increased in the MHWC and PMC groups, and citric acid constituted 92.67~93.59% of the total organic acid content. In conclusion, MHWC treatment is a compost source for quality improvement of total sugar, free sugar, and organic acid contents of Bokbunja.
