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Aralia elata which is called “Dureup” in Korea, is one of the indigenous species in Korea having 1-6 m height, 8-10
cm root collar diameter with brown-gray bark and canary yellow fresh branches and sparse fine thorns. The edible
young shoot of A. elata is well-known for its high nutrients and medicinal effects which is helpful to human health.
In despite of the nutritional advantages, it is hard to store more than one week in cold storage due to its vigorous
metabolic activities after harvest. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of branch-cut harvest
method on shoot quality characteristics and storability compared with the shoot harvested with conventional
method.