감자 괴경에 타박상을 입혔거나 세균현탁액을 주입했을 때 낮은 water potential(-6.46 bar) 보다 높은 water potential (-6.06 bar)에서 더 쉽게 부패를 초래하였으며, 높은 water potential을 가진 괴경과 낮은 water potential을 가진 괴경 사이에 있어서의 부패의 진전에는 큰 차이를 발견할 수 있었으며, 현탁액의 농도의 종류에 따른 괴경의 연부병의 이병정도는 높은 water potential에서 높았으며, 세균 현탁액 농도의 $ED_{50}$은 높은 water potential에서 $10^{8.5};cells/ml$이며 낮은 water potential에 서는 $100^{9.8};cells/ml$이었으며, 높은 water potential과 낮은 water potential $ED_{50}$에서는 작은 차이를 인정할 수 있었다. 이 시험에서 감자는 상처나 타박상이 나지 않도록 다루어야 하며 수확후 충분히 건조하여야 오랜 운반과 저장중에 연부병 발생을 크게 줄일 수 있다는 것을 나타낸다.
Results obtained from the experiment conducted to find out e relationships between tuber decay, and water potential and bruising in or on the tubers, are summerized as follows ; 1) When potato tubers were bruised or injected with bacterial inoculum, the tubers with high water potential rotted more easily than the tubers with low potential. A big difference in the development of decay between high and low water potential tubers was found. 2) In tubers injected with different levels of inoculum. high water potential tubers were more susceptible to soft rot than low water potential tubers. 3) $ED_{50}$ of inoculum concentration was 8.5(log) at high water potential tubers and 9.8(log) at low water potential. A small difference between low and high water potential was detected. The results of this experiment show that potatoes should be handled carefully and must be dried after harvest to reduce decay development in shipment and storage.
