Table 1. Salmonella Typhimurium population density (mean ± standard deviation) on/in tomato leaves 1 day after inoculation through guttation droplets (1 droplet per leaf).
Inoculation concentration | Position | Tomato cultivars | Salmonella population (log (CFU/g)) |
Florida Lanai | 2.236±1.099a | ||
Surface | Crown Jewel | 3.168±0.513a | |
109 CFU/ml | Ailsa Craig | 3.337±0.644a | |
Florida Lanai | 1.735±1.502b | ||
Internal | Crown Jewel | 3.602±0.301a | |
Ailsa Craig | 3.751±0.298a | ||
Florida Lanai | 1.735±1.502a | ||
Surface | Crown Jewel | 1.735±1.502a | |
107 CFU/ml | Ailsa Craig | 0.926±0.807a | |
Florida Lanai | 0.000±0.000a | ||
Internal | Crown Jewel | 1.369±1.195a | |
Ailsa Craig | 0.634±0.605a |
and bindicate significant differences among cultivars using the least significant difference test of ANOVA (P = 0.05).