복숭아의 보존기한 연장을 위한 품질 향상을 위한 방법으로 적숙기의 복숭아에 1 kGy의 감마선 조사를 실시한 다음, 와 의 저장조건에서 복숭아의 일반적인 품질 특성 및 관능학적 품질 특성을 평가하였다. 연구 결과, 과실류에 대한 Codex 권장선량인 1 kGy 선량의 감마선 조사에서 복숭아의 품질변화는 나타나지지 않았으며 초기 오염미생물의 균수를 약 2 log 단위() 정도 감소시키는 제어 효과가 확인되었다. 감마선 조사 복숭아의 보존 실험에서,
The gamma irradiation process was performed to prolong a shelf-life of peaches and the effects of a gamma irradiation on the nutritional, physiochemical and sensory characteristics of peaches were evaluated during a post-irradiation storage at and . Nutritional, physiochemical and sensory characteristics of peaches were stable at 1 kGy of an irradiation, a recommended dose for fruits and vegetables by CODEX, and the viable cell counts of contaminated microorganisms were reduced by 2 decimal reduction, at this dose. After a 1-week storage at ambient condition, the microbiological quality of the 1 kGy irradiated peach was stable, while all the non-irradiated peaches were deteriorated Furthermore, cold storage enhanced the shelf-life of the gamma irradiated peach and the nutritional and physiochemical characteristics of the peaches were comparatively stable up to 6 weeks. Right after gamma irradiation, the sensory evaluation results were not different in any of the samples, and the sensory quality of the irradiated peaches was adequate for a 4-week storage at . Our results suggested that gamma irradiation at 1 kGy can be used to enhance the shelf-life of peach without a significant loss in the quality attributes, especially upon cold storage after radiation treatment.