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Influences of Meteorological Conditions of Harvest Time on Water-Soluble Vitamin Contents and Quality Attributes of Oriental Melon  

Kim, Hye-Suk (Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National University)
Jung, Ji-Yun (Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National University)
Kim, Hye-Kyung (Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National University)
Ku, Kang-Mo (Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National University)
Suh, Jun-Kyu (Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National University)
Park, You-Mie (College of Pharmacy, Inje University)
Kang, Young-Hwa (Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of Bio-Environment Control / v.20, no.4, 2011 , pp. 290-296 More about this Journal
Abstract
In our study, oriental melon (Cucumis melo L. var makuwa Makino) was harvested in Seongju at major harvest time from June to August with the intervals of one month in 2009. In order to elucidate the effect of meteorological condition of harvest time on fruit quality and water-soluble vitamin contents of oriental melon, quality attributes including weight, hardness, and sugar were examined and water-soluble vitamin contents such as folic acid and vitamin C were analyzed. Fruit quality factors and water-soluble vitamin contents were the highest in June when rainfall was low and solar radiation was high. Meanwhile, both of them were the lowest in July when it was the worst weather condition for cultivation of oriental melon. After then, the contents of folic acid and vitamin C increased when the rainfall had decreased in Aug. The contents of both vitamins were much high in placenta than peel and flesh. In conclusion, the meteorological condition of the summer season by torrential rains and lack of solar radiation influence water-soluble vitamin contents, especially folic acid contents of oriental melon as well as quality attributes such as hardness and sugar.
Keywords
Cucumis melo L. var. makuwa Makino; HPLC; folic acid; hardness; sugar; vitamin C;
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