This study was conducted to investigate the effects of post-harvest drying method and subsquent storage condition on the quality of garlic bulbs for 10 months from July. 1980 to April, 1981. The 27% weight loss of garlic bulbs by HPHD (hot air post-ha...
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of post-harvest drying method and subsquent storage condition on the quality of garlic bulbs for 10 months from July. 1980 to April, 1981. The 27% weight loss of garlic bulbs by HPHD (hot air post-harvest drying) for 12 days at 40℃ (8hrs/day) was equal to that by NPHD (conventional natural post-harvest drying) for 35 days. But the decay occurred 5.5% only in NPHD. During the storage period of garlic bulbs by HPHD. their decay and weight less were less 25.4% and 13.5% in ambient storage, and less 14.2% and 7.5% in low temperature storage than those of NPHD. When garlic bulbs were stored in low temperature, the weight loss and decay sere less 20.0% and 22.4% in NPHD, and less 14.0% and 9.9% in HPHD than those in ambient temperature storage. The quality of garlic bulbs packed with 0.08㎜ polyethylene film stored at ambient temperature for 2 months was so poor as to inedible because of the adverse effect of CO₂ and the growth of molds, but in low temperature storage for 10 months it was in good shape showing the weight loss, the decay and the sprouting 2.6%, 3.4% and 26.8% respectively.