Studies on the Utilization of Persimmons -(Part 5) Investigation of the Optimum Thickness of Film Bag for Poly Ethylene Film Storage of Astringent Variety-

This experiment was made to select the optimum thickness of the polyethylene (P.E) film for Cheongdo Bansi and Sagoksi in the P.E film storage kept at . The experimental plots were divided into 4 plots by film thickness (0.04, 0.06, 0.08 and 0.10mm) and those were subdivided into 3 plots by fruits number (3, 10 and 50 persimmons) in each film bags. We investigated five experimental items; the change of loss of weight, firmness, titratable acidity, sugar contents and soluble tannin contents. 1. In the changes of loss of weight, the plot of packing in 0.04mm P.E. film bag with 50 persimmons were more retarded than other plots in Cheongdo Bansi, and packing in 0.08mm with 10 persimmons, 0.04 mm with 50 persimmons were more retarded than other plots in Sagoksi. 2. In the change of softening, the plot of packing in 0.04 mm with 50 persimmons were more retarded than other plots in Cheongdo Bansi and Sagkai. 3. In the changes of titratable acidity, the plot of packing in 0.04 mm with 50 persimmons were more slightly decreased than other plots in Cheongdo Bansu also in Sagoksi, packing in 0.06 mm with 10 persimmons were the same results. 4. In the changes of soluble tannin contents, the plots of packing in 0.06 mm with 10 persimmons, 0.04 mm with 50 perimmons were more ratarded in Chenongdo Bansi, also in Sagoksi, packing in 0.04 mm with 10 persimmons 50 persimmons were the same results. 5. In the changes of soluble tannin contents, the plots of packing in 0.04mm with 3 and 10 persimmons were more slowly decreased than other plots in Cheongdo Bansi and Sagoksi, on.