• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.102-107
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• 2013

BACKGROUND: Pithy pear fruit are not distinguished externally from sound fruit and thus often cause unexpected economic losses. To find out the cause of pithiness, the pithiness incidence and characteristics of Japanese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia cv. Niitaka) fruit picked from a spot frequently produced pithy fruit in an orchard were compared with those of fruit picked from another spot produced sound fruit every year. And the soil chemical properties of the two spots and mineral contents in fruit, shoots, and leaves of Japanese pear trees cultivated in the two spots were also examined. METHODS AND RESULTS: The pithiness incidence was 0, 8.8, and 11.3% at 7 days before and 0 and 7 days after optimal harvest date, respectively, in the spot frequently produced pithy fruit. Flesh firmness was significantly lower in pithy fruit than in sound fruit, while soluble solids content was slightly higher in pithy fruit than in sound fruit. Unlike other mineral contents, Ca content was significantly lower in pithy fruit than in sound fruit. These results indicate that Ca deficiency in fruit is closely associated with decrease in flesh firmness and thus pithiness development. Ca content in soil of the spot frequently produced pithy fruit was also significantly lower than that in soil of the spot produced sound fruit. However, shoots or leaves did not exhibit significant difference in Ca and/or other mineral contents between the two spots, indicating that Ca deficiency in fruit is dependent on the translocation of Ca within a plant rather than soil Ca status. Although total-N, available $P_2O_5$, K, and Ca contents were significantly lower in soil of the spot frequently produced pithy fruit than in soil of the spot produced sound fruit, Mg and Na contents and pH were not different between the soil conditions. CONCLUSION(S): Fruit maturity and Ca level in fruit are closely related to the incidence of pithiness in 'Niitaka' Japanese pear.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.124-131
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• 2010

Chlorophyll fluorescence has been researched for assessing fruit post-harvest quality and condition. The objective of this preliminary research was to investigate the potential of fluorescence spectroscopy for measuring apple fruit quality. Ultraviolet (UV) and blue light was used as an excitation source for inducing fluorescence in apples. Fluorescence spectra were measured from 'Golden Delicious' (GD) and 'Red Delicious' (RD) apples using a visible/near-infrared spectrometer after one, three, and five minutes of continuous UV/blue light illumination. Standard destructive tests were performed to measure fruit firmness, skin and flesh color, soluble solids and acid content from the apples. Calibration models for each of the three illumination time periods were developed to predict fruit quality indexes. The results showed that fluorescence emission decreased steadily during the first three minutes of UV/blue light illumination and was stable within five minutes. The differences were minimal in the model prediction results based on fluorescence data at one, three or five minutes of illumination. Overall, better predictions were obtained for apple skin chroma and hue and flesh hue with values for the correlation coefficient of validation between 0.80 and 0.90 for both GD and RD. Relatively poor predictions were obtained for fruit firmness, soluble solids content, titrational acid, and flesh chroma. This research has demonstrated that fluorescence spectroscopy is potentially useful for assessing selected quality attributes of apple fruit and further research is needed to improve fluorescence measurements so that better predictions of fruit quality can be achieved.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.199-209
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• 2017

This study detailed the effects of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on ripening and fruit quality in red-fleshed kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) stored at 0 or $10^{\circ}C$ for 20 days, and $20^{\circ}C$ for 13 days. The quality of the fruit was assessed by measuring ethylene production, respiration rate, weight loss, firmness, flesh color, soluble solids content (SSC), and titratable acidity (TA), along with a sensory evaluation. Compared to untreated kiwifruit, fruit treated with $1{\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 1-MCP for 24h at $20^{\circ}C$ prior to storage showed a delay in ripening and maintained fruit quality during storage. Ethylene production and respiration rate were affected by 1-MCP treatment only in fruit stored at $20^{\circ}C$, where the values were markedly higher compared to kiwifruit stored at 0 and $10^{\circ}C$. 1-MCP treatment resulted in a clear reduction in weight loss due to a delay in fruit ripening. The firmness of kiwifruit stored at 10 and $20^{\circ}C$ decreased significantly compared to fruit stored at $0^{\circ}C$, but 1-MCP treatment led to a reduction in this loss. Upon storage, SSC increased while TA decreased across all treatments. Sensory evaluation scores increased with decreasing firmness and acidity and increasing SSC. The shelf life of kiwifruit stored at $0^{\circ}C$ was extended without any chilling injury or color changes. In summary, the results show that 1-MCP treatment can potentially maintain quality and delay ripening of red-fleshed kiwifruit stored at all storage temperatures.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.511-513
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• 1998

토마토를 녹숙과(mature green에서 breaker 단계)와 적숙과(pink에서 red단계)로 수확하여 200km와 400km의 거리를 수송한 후 과실의 품질을 비교하였다. 수송후 열과와 찰상을 더한 손실율은 녹숙과 200km는 11%로 가장 적었으며 녹숙과 400km는 13.5%, 적숙과 200km는 20.5%, 400km는 45.5%의 손실율을 보였다. 경도를 보면 녹숙과가 적숙과보다 1.55배가 높아 원거리 수송에 적합함을 알 수 있었다. 수송거리별로 보면 역시 수송거리가 먼 400km에서 경도 감소가 많았으며 상자내 위치로는 하부에서 감소가 컸다. 비타민 C 함량은 적숙과가 녹숙과의 1.25배 많았으며 경도와 마찬가지로 400km와 상자내 하부에서 감소가 컸다. 수송후 손실율로 볼 때 적숙과는 200km이하의 단거리 수송이 필요하며, 400km이상의 원거리 수송에서는 녹숙과가 적합하다고 생각된다. 따라서 토마토를 수송할 때는 과실의 성숙 정도와 수송거리를 반드시 고려해야 할 것으로 제시한다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.145-148
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• 2001

감귤의 품질에 미치는 CA 저장의 효과를 알아보기 위하여 본 실험을 수행하였다. 1998년 11월 제주도에서 수확된 온주밀감을 공시재료로 사용하였다. 무게감량과 경도는 저온저장구보다 CA 처리에서 저장기간 동안 높게 유지되었고 SSC 값은 저온저장 2개월까지 뚜렷이 증가하다가 그 이후 급격하게 감소한 반면 CA 처리에서는 저장 4개월까지 지속적으로 증가하는 양상을 나타내었다. 유기산은 CA 처리에서 저온저장에서 보다 약간 높게 유지되는 형태로 저장 중 모든 처리에서 크게 감소하였다. 시장성 판정을 위한 품질평가 결과에서도 CA 조건이 저온저장에 비하여 품질유지에 비교적 효과적이었다.

• 한국포장학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.59-63
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• 2014

단감을 저온피해 정도에 따라 저온저장하여 품질변화를 조사하였다. 중량감모율은 모든 처리구간에 큰 차이는 없었지만, 저온피해 정도와 저장기간이 길어질수록 모든 처리구에서 중량감소를 보였다. 경도의 경우는 단감의 품질을 좌우하는 중요한 요소로 저온피해가 길어질수록 경도가 낮아지면서 연화가 빨리 진행되었다. 정상과는 25.5 N에서 큰 변화는 없었다. 반면에 저온피해 1일과는 26.7 N에서 점점 낮아져 18.2 N까지 낮아졌으며, 저온피해 3일과는 16.1 N에서 12.22 N으로, 저온피해 5일과는 10.8 N에서 5.8 N까지 낮아졌다. 가용성 고형물 함량과 총산함량은 처리구간에 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 에틸렌은 정상과보다 2배의 에틸렌을 생성하였다. 저온피해가 심해질수록 에틸렌의 발생량은 증가하였고, 경도변화와도 관련됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.177-183
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• 2012

Purpose: In near infrared spectroscopy, interactance configuration of a light source and a spectrometer probe can provide more information regarding fruit internal attributes, compared to reflectance and transmittance configuration. However, there is no through study on the parameters of interactance measurement setup. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of the parameters on the estimation of soluble solids content (SSC) and firmness of muskmelons. Methods: Melon samples were taken from greenhouses at three different harvesting seasons. The prediction models were developed at three distances of 2, 5, and 8 cm between the light source and the spectrometer probe, three measurement points of 2, 3, and 6 evenly distributed on each sample, and different number of fruit samples for calibration models. The performance of the models was compared. Results: In the test at the three distances, the best results were found at a 5 cm distance. The coefficient of determination ($R_{cv}{^2}$) values of the cross-validation were 0.717 (standard error of prediction, SEP=$1.16^{\circ}Brix$) and 0.504 (SEP=4.31 N) for the estimation of SSC and firmness, respectively. The minimum measurement point required to fully represent the spectral characteristics of each fruit sample was 3. The highest $R_{cv}{^2}$ values were 0.736 (SEP=$0.87^{\circ}Brix$) and 0.644 (SEP=4.16 N) for the estimation of SSC and firmness, respectively. The performance of the models began to be saturated when 60 fruit samples were used for developing calibration models. The highest $R_{cv}{^2}$ of 0.713 (SEP=$0.88^{\circ}Brix$) and 0.750 (SEP=3.30 N) for the estimation of SSC and firmness, respectively, were achieved. Conclusions: The performance of the prediction models was quite different according to the condition of interactance measurement setup. In designing a fruit grading machine with interactance configuration, the parameters for interactance measurement setup should be chosen carefully.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.270-278
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• 2022

본 연구는 무대재배 복숭아 '미황'을 대상으로 성숙기간 중 RGB 영상을 취득한 후 다양한 품질 지표를 측정하고 이를 딥러닝 기술에 적용하여 복숭아 과실 숙도 분류의 가능성을 탐색하고자 실시하였다. 취득 영상 730개의 데이터를 training과 validation에 사용하였고, 170개는 최종테스트 이미지로 사용하였다. 본 연구에서는 딥러닝을 활용한 성숙도 자동 분류를 위하여 조사된 품질 지표 중 경도, Hue 값, a^*값을 최종 선발하여 이미지를 수동으로 미성숙(immature), 성숙(mature), 과숙(over mature)으로 분류하였다. 이미지 자동 분류는 CNN(Convolutional Neural Networks, 컨볼루션 신경망) 모델 중에서 이미지 분류 및 탐지에서 우수한 성능을 보이고 있는 VGG16, GoogLeNet의 InceptionV3 두종류의 모델을 사용하여 복숭아 품질 지표 값의 분류 이미지별 성능을 측정하였다. 딥러닝을 통한 성숙도 이미지 분석 결과, VGG16과 InceptionV3 모델에서 Hue_left 특성이 각각 87.1%, 83.6%의 성능(F1 기준)을 나타냈고, 그에 비해 Firmness 특성이 각각 72.2%, 76.9%를 나타냈고, Loss율이 각각 54.3%, 62.1%로 Firmness를 기준으로 한 성숙도 분류는 적용성이 낮음을 확인하였다. 추후에 더 많은 종류의 이미지와 다양한 품질 지표를 가지고 학습이 진행된다면 이전 연구보다 향상된 정확도와 세밀한 성숙도 판별이 가능할 것으로 판단되었다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.583-591
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• 2011

'Formosa' plums were picked at three maturity stages according to skin redness, treated with $1{\mu}L{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 1-MCP at $10^{\circ}C$ for 24 h and then stored for 21 days at $10^{\circ}C$. Ethylene production, respiration rate, firmness, color, TSS, TA, and ethanol concentration were determined. Total phenolic content, total flavonoid content, and antioxidant capacity were determined periodically by separating the flesh from the peel. Ethylene production and respiration rate were strongly inhibited in all stages of the 1-MCP-treated fruit, while ethylene production dramatically increased in all stages of non-treated fruit until 11 days after harvest, after which it decreased until the end of the experiment. The respiration rate of the stored fruit increased for 11 days in stages 1 and 2 and for 7 days in stage 3 and decreased after. 1-MCP-treated fruit in all stages showed delay in fruit quality changes such as firmness, TA, skin color, and ethanol concentration, but non-treated fruit did not. Total phenolic contents, total flavonoid contents and antioxidant capacity of 'Formosa' plums were not affected by 1-MCP treatment or maturity stage. However, those values were higher in the peel than in the flesh.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.191-196
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• 2013

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of temperature during transportation and continuing shelf-life on fruit quality and the occurrence of physiological disorder to set up the appropriate exportation temperature condition in Asian pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai) 'Hanareum'. In the experiment of simulated exportation headed for USA, the fruits transported at $1^{\circ}C$ showed less weight loss than those of $5^{\circ}C$. Market temperature appeared as a key factor for keeping freshness of exported pear fruits rather than transportation temperature. Quality factors such as high flesh firmness and low incidence of fruit rot and physiological disorders including core breakdown and pithiness were attained at the fruits maintained at $18^{\circ}C$. Approximately two times higher incidence of physiological disorders and of fruit decay rates were observed in the fruits distributed at $25^{\circ}C$ than the those of $18^{\circ}C$. Therefore, temperature management during marketing resulted as an important factor for maintaining fruits quality in the process of pear fruit exportation.