Table 3 Changes of mold number in dr ied persimmon treated with different concentration of chlorine dioxide gas and time during storage (unit: CFU/g)

ClO2 gas concentration (ppm	Time (min)	Drying period (day)
		1	2	3
		0	0	102.05±8.741)a2)z3)	548.26±35.27ay	800.85±68.54ax
15	15	-	80.33±8.51by	400.33±26.74bx
	30	-	12.33±1.04cy	230.67±15.68cx
	45	-	2.01±0.10cy	4.67±0.25dx
30	15	-	1.56±0.09cy	3.67±0.16dx
	30	-	1.07±0.02cy	2.05±0.04dx
	45	-	-	1.33±0.02dx
45	15	-	-	1.33±0.01dx
	30	-	-	1.33±0.01dx
	45	-	-	1.33±0.01dx

Values are means±SD (n=3).
^a-c The values with different letters in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05).
^x-z The values with different letters in the same low are significantly different (p<0.05).