A slight decline in aerobic mesophilic bacterial populations was seen during the first 3 days of storage for buckwheat microgreens held at 1, 5, and 10 C, while a slight growth of bacteria was found on samples stored at 15 and 20 C during the same period. Since mesophilic bacteria generally grow the best at 20 e 45 C while psychrotrophic bacteria can grow at 7 C or less, future studies may need to include both mesophilic and psychrotrophic bacteria in
order to capture the full spectrum of bacterial growth in various storage temperature regimes. No literature is available regarding the best storage temperature for buckwheat microgreens. However, the temperature-dependant microbial growth pattern of buck-wheat microgreens observed in this study agrees with that of themost perishable leafy greens, e.g. baby spinach, cilantro