Effect of Drying Methods and Drying Days on Essential Oil Content and Physicochemical Properties of Basil (Ocimumbasilicum) Varieties in Ethiopia

Table 2.

Meanvalue of the interaction effect of drying method and drying days on thephysical properties of basil varieties.

Variables

MC (%)

VW EOC (%)

WW EOC (%)

SPG

RI

Variety by drying conditions

Basil 02, Shade

28.17b

0.59b

0.52b

0.925a

1.4970b

Basil 02, Open Sun

26.19c

0.58b

0.51b

0.924a

1.5002b

Basil 05, Shade

31.78a

1.02a

0.91a

0.933a

1.5127a

Basil 05, Open Sun

28.09b

1.03a

0.90a

0.928a

1.5106a

SE

0.0870

0.0042

0.0084

0.0037

0.0012

Variety by drying days

Basil 02, D0

83.77a

0.63e

0.56e

0.92a

1.4992b

Basil 02, D5

9.88e

0.60f

0.53ef

0.93a

1.4997b

Basil 02, D10

8.08f

0.57g

0.51f

0.93a

1.4965b

Basil 02, D15

7.00g

0.54h

0.48f

0.92a

1.4991b

Basil 05, D0

82.97b

1.17a

1.04a

0.93a

1.5116a

Basil 05, D5

14.64c

1.09b

0.98b

0.94a

1.5119a

Basil 05, D10

12.11d

0.97c

0.87c

0.94a

1.5125a

Basil 05, D15

10.02e

0.85d

0.75d

0.93a

1.5107a

SE

0.1231

0.0059

0.0119

0.0052

0.0016

Drying conditions by days

Shade, D0

83.37a

0.90a

0.80a

0.92a

1.5054a

Shade, D5

13.53b

0.843b

0.76ab

0.94a

1.5046a

Shade, D10

12.39c

0.76c

0.68de

0.93a

1.5055a

Shade, D15

10.60d

0.71d

0.63ef

0.93a

1.5041a

Open Sun, D0

83.37a

0.90a

0.80a

0.92a

1.5054a

Open Sun, D5

10.98d

0.840b

0.74bc

0.93a

1.5070a

Open Sun, D10

7.80e

0.78c

0.69cd

0.93a

1.5036a

Open Sun, D15

6.40f

0.68d

0.59f

0.92a

1.5057a

SE

0.1231

0.0059

0.0119

0.0052

0.0016

Variety by drying conditions and days

Basil 02, Shade, D0

83.77a

0.63f

0.56f

0.920a

1.4992bcd

 

Basil 02, Shade, D5

10.86e

0.60fg

0.53g

0.933a

1.4969cd

Basil 02, Shade, D10

9.82f

0.57gh

0.51fg

0.937a

1.4962d

Basil 02, Shade, D15

8.22h

0.55hi

0.49fg

0.927a

1.4958d

Basil 02, Open Sun, D0

83.77a

0.63f

0.56f

0.920a

1.4992bcd

Basil 02, Open Sun, D5

8.89gh

0.59fgh

0.52fg

0.923a

1.5026abcd

Basil 02, Open Sun, D10

6.33ij

0.56ghi

0.50fg

0.937a

1.4969cd

Basil 02, Open Sun, D15

5.77j

0.52i

0.46g

0.917a

1.5023abcd

Basil 05, Shade, D0

82.97a

1.17a

1.04a

0.927a

1.5116ab

Basil 05, Shade, D5

16.20b

1.086b

0.96a

0.937a

1.5122a

Basil 05, Shade, D10

14.96c

0.994d

0.85cd

0.943a

1.5148a

Basil 05, Shade, D15

12.99d

0.86e

0.77de

0.927a

1.5123a

Basil 05, Open Sun, D0

82.97a

1.17a

1.04a

0.927a

1.5116ab

Basil 05, Open Sun, D5

13.08d

1.090b

0.99ab

0.933a

1.5115ab

Basil 05, Open Sun, D10

9.27fg

0.996c

0.88bc

0.927a

1.5102ab

Basil 05, Open Sun, D15

5.77j

0.84e

0.72e

0.927a

1.5091abc

Means with a different letter in the column of superscripts are significantly different at p<0.05. Where; - %MC = Percent of moisture content, %VW = Percent of Volume by weight, %WW = percent of weight by weight, Spg= Specific gravity, RI=Refractive Index, D0=Day zero, D5= Day=5, D10=Day 10, and D15=day 15.

Means with a different letter in the column of superscripts are significantly different at p<0.05. Where; - %MC = Percent of moisture content, %VW = Percent of Volume by weight, %WW = percent of weight by weight, Spg= Specific gravity, RI=Refractive Index, D0=Day zero, D5= Day=5, D10=Day 10, and D15=day 15.