Effect of Mechanical Stress on Postharvest Quality of Baby Leaf Vegetables

재배조건에 따른 어린잎 채소 '다채'의 수확 후 품질변화

  • Lee, Hye-Eun (National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Soo (National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science) ;
  • Choi, Ji-Weon (National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science) ;
  • Pae, Do-Ham (National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science) ;
  • Do, Kyung-Ran (National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science)
  • 이혜은 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원) ;
  • 이정수 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원) ;
  • 최지원 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원) ;
  • 배도함 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원) ;
  • 도경란 (농촌진흥청 국립원예특작과학원)
  • Published : 2009.10.30

Abstract

Commercially produced 'baby leaves' of Brassica campestris var. narinosa (Chinese cabbage) were used in the present study. Baby leaf vegetables were sown on 128 cell plug trays and harvested 30 days after sowing. For mechanical stress experiments, seedlings were thinned to three per cell, selected for uniformity, and watered at the base. Trays were treated with mechanical stress by stroking back and forth 50 times, using a sheet of A4 paper folded to double thickness. Plants were treated between 12:00 and 14:00 daily for 15-20 days. Harvested baby leaf vegetables were packed in MAP salad bags made of P-plus film, $50{\mu}m$ polypropylene (PP) film, and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) boxes. Fresh weight was well-maintained under P-plus and PP film on storage at $8^{\circ}C$. However, loss of fresh weight occurred quickly in PET boxes, and vegetable quality deteriorated rapidly. Stressed leaves were smaller but thicker, with an increased dry weight ratio. We thus suggest that P-plus or PP film is most appropriate packing for marketing of baby leaf vegetables, which should be stored at $8^{\circ}C$. Our data on baby leaf vegetables also make a significant new contribution in that we demonstrate a positive effect of stress touching on baby leaf processability.

어린잎 채소는 조직이 연하고 부드러워 가공, 포장, 유통시에 물리적인 상해를 받기 쉬우며 수확 후 수분증발 및 성분 변화 등으로 품질이 급격히 저하된다. 본 연구는 어린잎 채소 중에서 다채의 수확 후 생리특성을 구명하고 적정 포장방법을 개발하고자 수행하였다. 공시재료는 연구소 온실에서 2007년 1월 29일에 다채 종자를 플러그 트레이에 파종하여 30일 정도 키운 다채를 사용하였으며, 수확 후 $2^{\circ}C$에서 12시간 예냉 처리한 후 P-plus 필름, $50\;{\mu}m$ PP필름, PET용기에 각각 30 g씩 소포장하여 유통온도를 $8^{\circ}C$로 저장하면서 품질특성 변화를 주기적으로 조사하였다. 수확당시 어린잎 채소 다채의 생육은 무처리구에 비해 물리적 스트레스 처리구에서 초장과 초폭 모두 낮은 값을 나타내었다. 중량감소의 경우 물리적 스트레스 처리한 시료를 P-plus 필름으로 포장한 경우가 가장 적은 생체중 감소를 보였고 그 다음으로는 $50\;{\mu}m$ PP필름, PET용기 순이었다. 어린잎 채소 다채의 색도변화는 P-plus 필름과 $50\;{\mu}m$ PP필름에서 다소 완만하게 변화량을 나타내었으며 처리간 큰 유의차를 보이지 않았고 PET용기에서 가장 급격한 변화가 나타나서 황화 현상이 관찰되었다. 결론적으로 어린잎 채소 다채는 물리적 스트레스를 처리한 경우가 무처리구에 비해 생육은 적었지만 중량감소나 색도변화에서 비교적 원만한 값을 나타내었고 세포조직학적으로 관찰해보면 세포의 치밀도가 증대되어 수확후 가공적성에 영향을 미치리라 기대하며, 다채에서는 P-plus 필름과 $50\;{\mu}m$ PP필름 포장이 선도유지에 적합하였음을 알 수 있었다.

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