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.