Table 1. The population dynamics of total viable cells, fungi, Enterobacteriaceae and coliform in cherry tomatoes treated at 10, 20 and 30℃ after harvest during storage

Treatment group  Storage Period (day)
0 6 13 19 26 34
Total viable cell
T-10 1.8±0.34aA1);2) 2.1±0.58aA 1.8±0.39aA 3.2±0.81bB 3.8±0.82bB 5.9±0.82cB
T-20 2.8±0.61aB 3.4±0.59abB 3.2±0.29abB 2.9±0.41aA 3.7±0.76bB 5.6±0.77cB
T-30 3.4±0.84aC 3.4±0.42aB 3.3±0.38aB 3.4±0.71aB 3.1±0.63aA 5.1±1.00bA
Fungi
T-10 2.7±0.03bA 2.2±0.26abA 1.9±0.40aA 2.1±0.37abA 2.0±0.57abB 2.4±0.65abB
T-20 3.7±0.05cB 2.2±0.38bA 1.9±0.34abA 1.6±0.82aA 1.9±0.57abB 2.2±0.41bB
T-30 3.7±0.06cB 2.3±0.18bA 2.1±0.37bA 1.7±0.40abA 1.0±0.73aA 0.9±1.01aA
Enterobacteriaceae
T-10 <1aA <1aA <1aA 2.0±0.40bA 2.9±0.85cA 4.1±0.89dB
T-20 1.4±0.10aAB 1.2±0.71aAB 1.9±0.46abB 2.0±0.59abA 3.0±0.92bB 4.2±0.82cB
T-30 2.0±0.28aB 2.0±0.63aB 2.1±0.38aB 2.6±0.69bB 2.6±0.55bA 3.5±0.66cA
Coliform
T-10 <1aA <1aA <1aA 1.4±0.79bA 2.9±0.83bcA 3.5±0.92cA
T-20 <1aAB <1aAB 1.9±0.49bB 2.0±0.44bAB 2.9±0.87cA 3.9±0.79dA
T-30 1.5±0.05aB 1.2±0.87aB 2.0±0.44abB 2.4±0.48bB 2.5±0.58bA 3.5±0.59cA
1)Mean with different small letters within a row are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.
2)Mean with different capital letters within a column are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.