Table 2.
Effect of heat treatment on TPC and population of L. monocytogenes inoculated on red radish seeds

Soaking time (sec)	Treatment temp. (°C)	Microbial population (log CFU/g)
		TPC	L. monocytogenes
		Control		4.88±0.12	3.65±0.17
5	70	3.02±0.15***	1.93±0.14***
	80	2.89±0.12***	1.76±0.15***
	90	2.48±0.26***	1.02±0.68***
	100	2.14±0.14***	0.90±0.62***
F-value ( p )		159.356***	26.377***

significant at p<0.001.