Improved basil scent by controlling nutrient solution concentration and harvest time

Improved basil scent by controlling nutrient solution concentration and harvest time

(Goyang = Yonhap News) Reporter Noh Seung-hyuk = Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 4th that it has confirmed the possibility of a cultivation technology that can improve the quality of basil fragrance by using the artificial light-type smart farm it built itself.

Goyang City Agricultural Technology Center analyzed changes in aroma components according to nutrient solution concentration and leaf development stage while growing basil in a smart farm.

As a result, it was confirmed that basil scent was improved not only by the cultivation environment but also by differences in nutrient solution management and harvest time.

The study was conducted as a research project of the Goyang City Agricultural Technology Center's Urban Agriculture Department. The research results will be presented at the Korean Horticultural Society and Asian Natural Products Society conferences next month.

This study shows the possibility that smart farms can be used as a space to precisely manage the quality perceived by consumers, such as growth amount, scent, and taste, beyond simply being a facility that stably produces crops.

In particular, he emphasized that at a time when smart farms are expanding into a new form of agriculture, it is significant in that smart farms go beyond production-centered management and take into account the quality of crops.

An official from Goyang City said, "We present a new agricultural model that can manage the quality of crops by precisely controlling the cultivation environment while growing crops in the smart farm we built ourselves. Based on this research, we will develop quality control technology for various crops and further connect it to building a Goyang-type smart farming model and disseminating field technology."