다수요 새싹채소 중 무순과 적양배추의 종자를 선택하여 전자선과 감마선(0, 1, 3, 5 kGy)을 처리한 다음 생리적 특성과 발아과정 중 미생물 제어효과를 비교하였다. 무순과 적양배추 종자의 총세균 농도는 각각 5.02와 2.86 log CFU/g 이었으나 3 kGy 이상의 방사선 조사에 의해 log cycle 정도 감소하였다. 새싹의 재배과정 중 총세균의 농도는 점차 증가하는 경향이었으나, 재배 3일까지는 조사구와 비조사구의 차이가 크게 나

An electron beam or gamma-rays(0-5 kGy) were applied to two popular commercial sprout seeds, those of radish and red cabbage, and both physiological and microbiological qualities during germination were examined. Total bacterial counts of radish and red cabbage seeds were 5.02 and 2.86 log CFU/g, respectively, and were reduced by 2-3 logs after irradiation, but nonirradiated and irradiated samples showed similar microbial populations on day 5 after germination, although day 3 levels of irradiated samples were lower. Coliforms were absent in both seed types. However, they were detected from the first day of germination, and rose to 4-5 log CFU/g on the fifth day. Coliforms were reduced by about 1-2 log CFU/g in 1 kGy-irradiated samples and were absent in the samples irradiated at 3 kGy. Irradiation at 1 and 3 kGy decreased germination by about 7% and 18%, respectively. Sprout yield and length were also significantly affected by irradiation, with no apparent difference between samples treated with the electron beam and gamma-rays.

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