Table 2 Estimated values and performance of the secondary models for the maximum growth rate of Escherichia coli strain RC-4-D during red kohlrabi seed sprouting

Model	Parameter	Estimate	Standard-error	t-value	P-value	RMSE1)	A f 2)	B f 3)
Suboptimal Ratkowsky square-root model	a	0.04	0.006	6.27	8.206×10-3	0.100	1.255	0.999
	Tmin(°C)	9.90	1.968	5.03	1.514×10-2
Suboptimal Huang square-root model	A	0.08	0.009	8.58	3.334×10-3	0.123	1.223	1.075
	Tmin(°C)	9.99	0.487	20.52	2.532×10-4
Suboptimal Arrhenius-type model	A	0.05	0.496	0.11	9.255×10-1	0.102	1.760	1.454
	alpha	8.32	22.550	0.37	7.476×10-1
	Ea	2865.61	2111.448	1.36	3.076×10-1

Root mean square error.
Accuracy factor.
Bias factor.