Table 6. Changes in the total aerobes (log CFU/g) of oriental melon according to drying method

Sample		Storage period (day)				F-value
Sample		1	5	10	15	F-value
	HAD¹⁾	^a4.89±0.01^B	^b4.90±0.04^B	^b4.90±0.5^B	^a5.34±0.03^A	110.08^***
	CAD²⁾	^c5.26±0.01^A	^cTNTC^B	^cTNTC^B	^cTNTC^B	624100.00^***
	FD³⁾	^b5.02±0.06^B	^a5.17±0.05^A	^a5.14±0.06^A	^b5.15±0.03^A	5.17^*
F-value		98.83^***	17576.15^***	12355.02^***	42704.35^***

Mean±SD.
¹⁾HAD : Hot air-drying.
²⁾CAD : Cold air-drying.
³⁾FD : Freeze-drying.
⁴⁾^a^-^dMeans with different superscript in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.
⁵⁾^A^-^DMeans with different superscript in the same row are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.
⁶⁾^*p<0.05, ^***p<0.001