밤(Castanea crenata, 은기)의 저장특성에 대하여 수침처리와 감마선 조사의 영향을 검토하기 위하여, 수확된 밤을 48시간 동안 수침 처리한 후 0, 0.15, 0.25 및 0.35 kGy의 감마선을 조사하고 와 952%의 상대습도에서 9개월 동안 저장하면서 품질변화를 측정하였다. 발아현상은 수침 처리된 밤에서만 저장말기에 나타났으며, 감마선을 0.35 kGy 조사한 밤에서는 발아되지 않았다. 수침처리 밤에서는 조사 선량에 무관하게 저
The effects of water soaking and gamma irradiation on the storage quality of chestnuts (Castanea crenata) were investigated. Chestnuts weirs soaked in water for 48 hrs at room temperature, irradiated at 0, 0.15, 0.25 and 0.35 kGy of 60/Co gamma ray, and then stored at 0 and 952% RH for 9 months. Spouting was observed at the end of storage only in chestnuts that were soaked and irradiated at below 0.25 kGy. Rotting was found from the early stage of storage in all pre-treatment conditions, but the rotting rate of soaked chestnuts was higher twice than unsoaked ones after 9 months of storage. Weight loss was lower in soaked than unseated samples regardless of irradiation dose. Loss of flesh firmness was appreciably retarded as irradiation dose increased. Total sugar content decreased slowly in irradiated samples at the later periods of storage. Gamma irradiation resulted in the decrease of vitamin C content immediately after treatment, but retarded its loss rate during storage. Soluble tannin content was not affected by gamma irradiation at scout inhibition doses.