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Table 3 Mean comparison among locust beans samples using the DMRT

From: Synthesis, characterization, and suitability of cocoyam starch-banana peels nanocomposite film for locust beans packaging

Sample

Fungi (× 103 cfu/g)

Bacteria (× 103 cfu/g)

Control (LDPE)

2.30 ± 0.007a

4.39 ± 0.009a

A

1.19 ± 0.007d

3.21 ± 0.009b

B

1.14 ± 0.007e

2.88 ± 0.009c

C

1.11 ± 0.007f

2.56 ± 0.009d

D

1.21 ± 0.007c

2.52 ± 0.009e

E

0.09 ± 0.007g

2.11 ± 0.009f

F

0.08 ± 0.007g

1.96 ± 0.009g

G

1.32 ± 0.007b

1.67 ± 0.009h

H

1.14 ± 0.007e

1.13 ± 0.009i

I

0.86 ± 0.007g

1.19 ± 0.009j

  1. Sample A to I retain their usual properties
  2. Samples with the same letter number (a–j) are not significant at p < 0.05