우리나라 조선왕조시대의 고농서 「임원경제지(林園經濟志)」, 「산림경제(山林經濟)」, 「과농소초(課農小抄)」, 「농가집성(農家集成)」, 「위빈명농기(渭濱明農記)」등에 단편적으로 기술된 잡초방제 관련 기술을 고찰하였다. 그 결과 농사의 성패요인 잡초, 풀매기[草자]와 다섯 벌레도적[蟲五賊], 김매기, 제초적기, 제초횟수, 화누법(火누法) 등 6종류로 대별되는 기술의 시사점을 분석하고, 현대농업적 타당성 등을 평가ㆍ검토하였다. 고농서에 소개된 전통적 잡초방제기술에서 가장 중요시 한 것은 제 때 즉, 적기이며, 각각의 기술은 현대의 자연생태적ㆍ친환경 농업에 가까우므로 합리적 해석으로 재조명하여 실용화와 응용이 가능하다.

The purpose of this study is to suggest the value of the weeds prevention technology involved in old references of Chosun dynasty, and to develop application plans. The wisdom of weeds prevention involved in 12 kinds of old references, 「Imwongyeongjeji(林園經濟志)」, 「Sallimgyeongje(山林經濟)」, 「Gwanongsocho(課農小抄)」, 「Nonggajipseong(農家集成)」, 「Wibinmyeongnonggi(渭濱明農記)」and so on. And we suggested 8 application plans of the traditional technologies after analyzing. These were weeding time, 5 insects of weeding, weeding, making a break of agriculture, 5 injurious of agriculture, Hwanubeop(火누法), weeding number of times. We analyzed these by aspects of the historical value and agricultural wisdom. It is important that traditional weeds prevention technology complete at a proper time in old references. The technologies of weeds prevention that included in old references was very reasonable and surprising. And the development of traditional knowledge technologies can be done through the scientific verification process of modern science.