Figure 3.
Total bacteria (a) and total mold (b) of fenugreek sprouts in response to microwave and hot water seed disinfection treatments. M5s, microwave for 5 s; M10, microwave for 10 s; M20s, microwave for 20 s; W30s, hot water for 30 s; W45s, hot water for 45 s; and W60s, hot water for 60 s. All data denote mean ± S.E. Means with different letters significantly differed, using Tukey test at p ≤ 0.05.