Table 1. Total aerobic bacterial counts (log CFU/g) of wheat under different packaging conditions in plasma storage

	Storage period (month)	Packaging conditions
	Storage period (month)	Gunny sack	Vacuum
Control	0	-^1)d	-^c
	1	1.55±0.13^2)c	-^c
	3	2.17±0.09^b	1.73±0.05^b
	5	2.26±0.08^b	1.88±0.03^a
	8	3.48±0.08^a	1.88±0.03^a
Plasma	0	-^b	-^c
	1	-^b	-^c
	3	-^b	1.66±0.22^b
	5	-^b	1.90±0.05^a
	8	1.63±0.13^a	1.92±0.03^a

Not detected (<10¹ CFU/g).
All values are mean±SD (n=3). Different superscript letters (^a-d) in each column indicate significant differences at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.