국내산 머스크 멜론의 품종(Thankyou, Beauty, Picnic와 Sympony) 차이에 따른 저장 중 품질 변화를 조사하였다. Thankyou, Beauty, Sympony 품종은 28일, Picnic 품종은 21일까지 저장 실험이 가능하였다. Picnic 품종이 4.70%로 가장 큰 중량 감소율을 보였으며, Sympony 품종은 1.02%로 저장 중 중량이 가장 잘 유지되는 품종으로 나타났다. Thankyou와 Sympony 품종은
The chemical components of four muskmelons (Thankyou, Beauty, Picnic, and Symphony), according to the cultivars, were investigated during storage at for 28 days. After the storage period, the Picnic cultivar indicated a weight decrease of up to 4.70% whereas the Symphony cultivar showed the best weight maintenance during storage (1.02%). The Thankyou and Symphony cultivars had higher sugar content and acidity levels than the Beauty and Picnic cultivars during storage. While the Symphony and Beauty cultivars showed high hardness at the start of their storage, their hardness decreased much during storage while the Thankyou and Picnic cultivars showed little change in hardness during storage. Further, the Thankyou cultivar not only maintained its unique muskmelon yellow color but also showed lower microorganism growth than the other cultivars. The stem water loss seen in this cultivar, however, tends to be the first thing seen by the consumers and may thus determine its merchantable quality. In addition, as the Thankyou cultivar showed the least quality change during storage, it will be useful for the development of a technology for minimizing the moisture content of a muskmelon's stem.