Fig. 4 shows the sensory evaluation results of the sprouts from
irradiated seeds and those of irradiated sprouts after 3 weeks of
storage. The seeds irradiated at doses of 1.0 kGy and above were
much shorter than those from non-irradiated control, leading to
lower score in appearance. No significant change in the odor was
observed in the sprouts from irradiated seeds among the treatments.
The sprouts from the 1.0 and 3.0 kGy-irradiated seeds were
significantly lower than the control because of the shorter shoot.
Sensory analysis showed that irradiated sprouts from nonirradiated
seeds remained organoleptically acceptable at doses up
to 3.0 kGy. The appearance and odor were similar for all samples
during 3 week storage period at 4 1C. These results are in
agreement with results reported in the literature on the effect
of irradiation on sensory characteristics of other similar products
(Machaiah et al., 1999; Rao and Vakil, 1983)