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Characterization of Blooming on Cucumber Fruits

오이 과실 표면의 과분 발생 특성

  • Choi, Eung Kyu (Jangchun Seed Co. Ltd.) ;
  • Kim, Byung-Soo (Department of Horticulture, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Hwang, Un Sun (Jangchun Seed Co. Ltd.) ;
  • Do, Han Woo (Seongju Fruit Vegetable Experimental Station, Gyeongsangbuk-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services) ;
  • Suh, Dong Hwan (Seongju Fruit Vegetable Experimental Station, Gyeongsangbuk-do Agricultural Research & Extension Services)
  • Received : 2012.08.17
  • Accepted : 2012.12.18
  • Published : 2013.04.30
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Abstract

A white powder-like substance, so called 'bloom', is formed on the surface of fruits of many varieties of cucumber. Although it is a natural phenomenon, bloomed fruits are accepted lower in quality compared to bloomless fruits by consumers. The experiments were conducted to obtain basic informations for breeding rootstocks, and to develop promising bloomless rootstocks from basic source materials collected and selected by seed company. The surfaces of bloomless fruits were appeared on the bladder cell of glandular trichome and the epicuticular waxes. Those of bloom fruits appeared with an injured bladder cell and many particles, which were not seen on those of bloomless fruits. The chromaticity was investigated on the surface of the bloom and the bloomless fruits. The 'a' and 'b' value of the bloom and the bloomless fruits did not show any significant difference. The 'L' value was significantly different and that of bloom fruits was higher than that of bloomless fruits. Fruit Si content was conspicuously lower in the fruits of cucumber plants grafted on the bloomless rootstock than in the fruits of those grafted on general bloom rootstocks.

오이는 품종에 따라 과실표면에 과분(果紛) 소위 'bloom'이 발생하는데 이는 외관상 과실의 품질을 저하시키는 요인이 된다. 본 시험은 주관 종자회사에서 수집하여 육성하여 오던 bloomless 대목용 호박재료를 이용하여 'bloomless 대목'을 개발하고 앞으로 새로운 대목육성에 필요한 기초자료를 얻고자 하였다. Bloomless 오이의 표면은 분비모(glandular trichome, 分泌毛)의 낭상세포(bladder cell)가 형성되어 존재하고 있음을 관찰할 수 있었으며, 낭상세포 외의 과실표면은 상각피[epicuticular waxes(EW)] 층이 형성되어 있는 것을 관찰할 수 있었다. 또한 오이의 EW 형태는 둥근 모양의 결정체가 겹쳐진 형태이었으며, 그물 모양의 능선과 능선 안쪽에 고르게 분포하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 이와 다르게 bloom 현상이 나타나는 오이의 과실표면은 낭상세포의 형태가 크게 부풀어 있거나 터져 있었으며, 또한 손상된 낭상세포 주변으로 bloomless 오이에서 관찰되지 않았던 많은 입자들을 볼 수 있었다. Bloom과 bloomless 과실표면의 색도를 조사한 결과 bloom이 발생한 과실과 발생하지 않은 과실의 색도 'a'와 'b' 값의 유의성은 없었고, 'L' 값은 bloom이 발생한 과실에서 높았다. 오이 과실의 규소 함량은 bloomless 대목에 접목한 오이 과실이 일반대목에 접목한 것에 비하여 현저히 낮았다.

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