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The Prospectss and Utilization of Biotechnology for the Improvement of Fruit Breeding (과수육종에 있어 생명공학의 이용 전망)

  • 이돈균;김휘천;신용억;강상조;예병우
    • Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1995.07a
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    • pp.133-170
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    • 1995
  • The major objectives of fruit breeding lie in improvement of cultivar, easy to be cultivated and of high quality, in order to produce unexpensive, delicious fruit both for fresh fruit market and processing. Recently, fruit breeding in Korea has contributed to breeding of several superior cultivars in major fruit crops, resulting in appreciable improvement in qualities such as skin color, taste and fruit-bearing habit concerned with productivity. In spite of accomplishments mentioned above, the need for both highly disease-resistant cultivars and long-keeping, physiological disorder-resistant cultivars to meet long distance transsportation in the temperate fruit crops of apples, oriental pears, stone fruits such as peaches, and grapes grown in Korea is rapidly pressing more than ever, as cultivars of today susceptible to pests and diseases and vulnerable to physiological disorders are very expensive and time-consuming in post-harvest handling and management. Thus, imporvements made in the above problems through breeding level will lead to the really enhanced productivity in fruit industry. The major impediments of tree size, the long length of juvenile period and the highly heterogeneous genetic composition to the improvement of fruit crops are responsible for the lower amount and rate of improvements of fruit crops as compared to annuals. Considering the expected limitations of the above problems to be solved through conventional breeding methods and strategy, a turning point of breeding a near perfect cultivar would be laid down if innovative breakthroughs in biological technology will be realized in applying some of the techniques of genetic manipulation at the molecular level to the cultivar improvement of fruit crops, such as the selective insertion of DNA carrying genes that govern desirable characteristics. More than anything else, those traits such as fruiting habit deciding productivity, elements of fruit qualities conditioned by monogene, and disease-and pest-resistance of vital importance for successful fruit growing are urgently desired to be improved by advancement of biotechnology for they are more than difficult and need long period to be attained through conventional breeding method.

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Effect of Slurry Composting Biofiltration (SCB) Liquid Manure on Shoot Growth and Fruit Qualities of Peach (Prunus persica L.) and Soil Chemical Properties in Orchard

  • Park, Jin Myeon;Lee, Seong Eun;Lim, Tae Jun;Noh, Jae Seung
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.46 no.6
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    • pp.530-535
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    • 2013
  • This study was carried out to investigate the effect of slurry composting and biofiltration (SCB) liquid manure application on shoot growth, fruit qualities and soil chemical properties in peach orchard. SCB liquid manure was fertigated ten times from April to October in SCB plot, whereas chemical fertilizer was treated two times as basal and additional fertilizers in control plot. The shoot growth, leaf nitrogen and potassium content, soil exchangeable K, fruit weight and yield were higher in SCB plot than in control. Soluble solid content and acidity, soil organic matter, soil available phosphate and soil exchangeable Mg showed no significant difference between treatments, and the leaf calcium and magnesium content were lower in SCB plot than in control. In conclusion, fertigating SCB liquid manure in peach orchard has positive effects on fruit weight and yield, and it is suggested that periodical soil testing is needed because of the possibility of K accumulation in SCB liquid manure treated soil when the orchard is fertigated based on the soil nitrogen content.

Color Changes in Fresh-cut Fruit and Vegetables and Its Pretreatment Processing (신선편이 (fresh-cut) 식품의 변색 및 포장 전 처리방법)

  • Kim, Ki-Myong
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF PACKAGING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.23-29
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    • 2008
  • The market sales of fresh-cut fruit and vegetables have grown rapidly in recent decades as a result of changes in consumer trend. Choosing the proper pretreatment of fruit and vegetables before minimally processing is very important because appearance is the most fundamental factors affecting the quality of fresh-cut products. This review describes the biochemical bases for color changes of fruit and vegetables including browning, discoloration, and color changes of carrots and alliums. Understanding pathway of pigments in minimally processed fruit and vegetable and preventing the way of color change should be emphasized for successive packaging system. This review also describes pretreatment of fresh-cut fruit and vegetables to improve the prolonging the shelf-life and maintenance of its qualities.

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THE NONDESTRUCTIVE MEASUREMENT OF THE SOLUBLE SOLID AND ACID CONTENTS OF INTACT PEACH USING VIS/NIR TRANSMITTANCE SPECTRA

  • Hwang, I.G.;Noh, S.H.;Lee, H.Y.;Yang, S.B.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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    • 2000.11b
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    • pp.210-218
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    • 2000
  • Since the SSC(soluble solid contents) and titratable acidity of fruit are highly concerned to the taste, the need for measuring them by non-destructive technology such as NIR(Visual and Near-infrared) spectroscopy is increasing. Specially, in order to grade the quality of each fruit with a sorter at sorting and packing facilities, technologies for online measurement satisfying the tolerance in terms of accuracy and speed should be developed. Many researches have been done to develop devices to measure the internal qualities of fruit such as SSC, titratable acidity, firmness, etc. with the VIS(Visual)/NIR(Near Infrared) reflectance spectra. The distributions of the SSC, titratable acidity, firmness, etc. are different with respect to the position and depth of fruit, and generally the VIS/NIR light can interact with fruit in a few millimeters of pathlength, and it is very difficult to measure the qualities of inner flesh of fruit. Therefore, to measure the average concentrations of each quality factor such as SSC and titratable acidity with the reflectance-type NIR devices, the spectra of fruit at several positions should be measured. Recently, the interest about the transmittance-type VIS/NIR devices is increasing. NIR light can penetrate through the fruit about 1/10-1/1,000,000 %. Therefore, very intensive light source and very sensitive sensor should be adopted to measure the transmitted light spectra of intact fruit. The ultimate purpose of this study was to develop a device to measure the transmitted light spectra of intact fruit such as apple, pear, peach, etc. With the transmittance-type VIS/NIR device, the feasibility of measurement of the SSC and titratable acidity in intact fruit cultivated in Korea was tested. The results are summarized as follows; A simple measurement device which can measure the transmitted light spectra of intact fruit was constructed with sample holder, two 500W-tungsten halogen lamps, a real-time spectrometer having a very sensitive CCD array sensor and optical fiber probe. With the device, it was possible to measure the transmitted light spectra of intact fruit such as apple, pear and peach. Main factors affecting the intensity of transmitted light spectra were the size of sample, the radiation intensity of light source and the integration time of the detector. Sample holder should be designed so that direct light leakage to the probe could be protected. Preprocessing method to the raw spectrum data significantly influenced the performance of the nondestructive measurement of SSC and titratable acidity of intact fruit. Representative results of PLS models in predicting the SSC of peach were SEP of 0.558 Brix% and R2 of 0.819, and those in predicting titratable acidity were SEP of 0.056% and R2 of 0.655.

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Quality Characteristics of Jeolpyon with Added Mulberry Fruit Powder (오디가루를 첨가한 절편의 품질특성)

  • Kang, Yang-Sun;Cho, Tae-Ock;Hong, Jin-Sook
    • Korean journal of food and cookery science
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.513-519
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    • 2009
  • The principal objective of this study was to assess the effects of various concentrations of added mulberry fruit powder on the quality characteristics of Jeolpyon. The chemical composition as a whole was 10.23% moisture, 8.03% crude protein, 5.40% crude fat, 2.51% crude ash, and 6.98% crude fiber. The mulberry fruit powder was added to rice powder at ratios of 2, 4, 6 and 8%. The moisture contents of the mulberry fruit Jeolpyon samples ranged between $50.75{\sim}52.66%$. With regard to the color values the L-value decreased and the a-value and b-value increased with increasing amounts of added mulberry fruit powder. In the mechanical evaluation of the mulberry fruit Jeolpyon, the hardness, adhesiveness, cohesiveness, springiness and chewiness values were lower in the Jeolpyon samples with added mulberry fruit powder than in the samples with more than 0% mulberry fruit powder, respectively. In the sensory evaluation, the overall acceptability was deemed highest at a 4% level of added mulberry fruit powder. In conclusion, the Jeolpyon prepared with 4% mulberry fruit powder added to rice flour was assessed to as optimal formulation, in terms of its overall acceptability and textural qualities.

Non-Destructive Estimation of External Quality of Cherry Tomato Fruits by Hydroponics (방울토마토의 수경재배시 외형형질의 비파괴적 추정)

  • 김영식
    • Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.52-57
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    • 1994
  • The external qualities of cherry tomato fruits(Lycopersicon esculentum) grown in circulating deep flow hydroponic culture were non - destructively estimated in 1992 under warm climate conditions and evaluated in 1993-1994 under cool season. The fruit size of ‘Minicarol’ was by far the smallest compared to ‘Chelseamini’ and ‘Popo’. There were high correlations between external qualities of fruits-lengthwise growth harmonized with widthwise growth. The volume and/or weight of fruit could be non -destructively estimated by length and width of fruit. Volume=0.071$\times$ (length+width)$^3$+0.451, Fresh weight=0.072$\times$ (length+width)$^3$+0.542. These models were accurately evaluated by fruits harvested in 1994.

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The Quality Characteristics of Mulberry Fruit Wine by Two Different Manufacturing Methods (제조법을 달리하여 제조한 오디주의 품질 특성)

  • Kim, Mi-Won;Kim, Ae-Jung
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.276-281
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    • 2007
  • Oddi is a mulberry fruit that has anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects. This study was carried out to investigate the quality characteristics of mulberry fruit wines manufactured by two different methods. Where they were processed according to the traditional Korean fruit wine methodology(A) or a modified(B). Sensory qualities, physiochemical characteristics, and biochemical activities of the Oddi wines were analyzed. From the results of the sensory evaluation, manufacturing method A showed higher acceptability. However, the two different methods was not significantly different overall. The method A wine had higher brightness(L)(77.65) redness(a), and yellowness(b). As for the antioxidant activities and ACE(angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitory abilities of the wines manufacturing method A had greater values.

Comparative Analysis of the Fruit Characteristics of Four Strawberry Cultivars Commonly Grown in South Korea

  • Jeong, Ho Jeong;Choi, Hyo Gil;Moon, Byoung Yong;Cheong, Jae Woan;Kang, Nam Jun
    • Horticultural Science & Technology
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.396-404
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    • 2016
  • In this study, four cultivars of strawberry commonly grown in South Korea, 'Daewang', 'Seolhyang', 'Maehyang', and 'Ssanta', were evaluated for several qualities, including the presence of phytochemicals, sugar content, organic acids, and fruit hardness. The plants were cultivated on a high-bench bed system in a plastic greenhouse and drip irrigated. Fruit samples were collected three times in February 2013 to analyze the fruit characteristics. We found that the fruit hardness of the 'Daewang', 'Maehyang', and 'Ssanta' cultivars was greater than that of 'Seolhyang', however 'Seolhyang' showed the highest moisture content of all the cultivars, indicating that fruit hardness was negatively associated with moisture content. Furthermore, 'Seolhyang' was found to have the highest levels of phenolic compounds and anthocyanins compared to the other cultivars. 'Maehyang' had the highest amount of total sugars. 'Seolhyang' and 'Maehyang' accumulated higher amounts of total organic acids. As a result, 'Daewang' and 'Maehyang' were expected to be preferred by consumers because they had the highest ratio of sugar to total acid in their fruit.

Development of Fruit and Vegetable Peels Extracts for Memory Improvement of Prevention and Treatment of Cognitive Impairment

  • Kim, Hyun-Kyoung
    • International journal of advanced smart convergence
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2018
  • This study relates to a composition for improvement of memory or prevention and treatment of cognitive impairment using waste resources rich in beneficial substances. This study makes good effects to inhibit the activity of acetylcholinesterase in brain tissue and to improve the cognitive functions in a simulation model of cognitive impairment induced by scopolamine, so it can be available in the promotion of memory and the prevention and treatment of cognitive impairment. The composition uses the extract of fruit peels, which have long been used without causing toxicity in a wide range of food applications; therefore, it can be used safely without a risk of side effects, even in the case of a long-term administration for the preventive purpose. Furthermore, this research is a very beneficial invention in the environment-friendly aspect in association with the recycling of resources, as it is based on the novel efficacies of fruit peels, which have been conventionally disposed as a refuse of fruits due to their poor sensory qualities despite the content of beneficial substances.

Fruit Classification System with a Color Image Boundary Tracking

  • Choi, Youn-Ho;Choi, Byeong-Tae;Lee, Moo-Young;Im, Sung-Woon;Kwon, Woo-Hyen
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.10a
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    • pp.77.4-77
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    • 2001
  • The quality of agricultural products is classified with various factors which are measured and determined by destructive and/or nondestructive method. NIR spectrum analysis method is used to determine internal qualities such as a brix and an acidity. CCD color camera is used to measure external quality like color and a size of fruit. today, nondestructive methods are widely researched. The quality and the garde of fruit loaded into a cup automatically and measured in real time by camera and NIR system is determined by internal and external factors. This paper proposes modified boundary tracking algorithm which detects the contour of fruit´s color image and make chain code faster than conventional method ...

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