Table 7.

Best-fit equations relative to the effects of the different CCD independent variables on the Pseudomonas and Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell loads on peaches packed in plastic and corrugated cardboard boxes.

Parameters**
Packaging	Equation*	R	F	df	p
Plastic	S. cerevisiae cell load = 3.96+0.001294T2 + 0.001043T × t	0.91	43.91	2.18	0.000000
Corrugated	S. cerevisiae cell load = 2.976+0.00939T × nl	0.61	10.98	1.18	0.003866
Plastic	Pseudomonas spp. cell load = 3.37+0.035965t	0.53	7.27	1.18	0.014765
Corrugated	Pseudomonas spp. cell load = 3.09+0.000693T2	0.66	13.91	1.18	0.0015

^*Cell load expressed as log cfu/fruit; T = temperature in °C; t = commercialization time in hours; nl = number of lesion/fruit.

^**R = regression coefficient; F = F-value; df = degree freedom; p = only terms with p < 0.05 were included.