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2078046 
Technical Report 
Occurrence and prevention of the spotty symptoms on garlic cloves after harvest 
Park, Y 
1997 
BIOSIS/98/12362 
38 
6 
704-708 
eng 
BIOSIS COPYRIGHT: BIOL ABS. Garlics of two cultivars, 'Euisung' and 'Namdo' were collected from three major growing areas to observe the occurrence of spotty symptoms and to find out the cause and prevention methods of the symptoms. Spotty symptoms on the garlic cloves could be classified into three types in terms of size, shape, and colors. Discoloration appeared as red, brown and purple spots. Red-colored spots were small, hardly detected by naked eyes comparing to larger brown and purple spots. Red spots were usually observed at harvest, whereas brown spots appeared during curing period and storage. Purple spots were mostly observed after storage. The incidence of the symptom differed by cultivars and growing areas showing broad range of 9 to 27% at harvest and 38 to 41% after 8 month storage. 'Euisung' garlics grown in Euisung area showed more purple spots after storage than the other cultivar and those from other areas. Spotty symptoms reduced by shortening curing period and rapid refrigerati