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

Table 4.

Effectof different drying methods and drying days on the chemical composition ofBasil 02 essential oil.

N0	Compound Name	Basil 02 0D		Basil 02, 5D, Open Sun		Basil 02, 10 D, Open Sun		Basil 02,15D, Open Sun		Basil 02,5D, Shade		Basil 02,10D, Shade		Basil 02,15D, Shade
N0	Compound Name	RT	PA	RT	PA	RT	PA	RT	PA	RT	PA	RT	PA	RT	PA
1	Butyl acrylate	4.32	2.76	4.31	2.79	ND	ND	4.32	5.31	ND	ND	ND	ND	4.31	2.71
2	Eucalyptol	7.94	7.39	7.92	6.40	4.69	2.10	7.92	1.54	4.70	2.41	4.69	2.10	7.92	2.16
3	Linalool	10.34	4.93	10.37	10.72	6.55	4.94	10.36	11.63	6.64	19.38	6.55	4.94	10.36	7.50
4	Epi-camphor. beta. -Camphor	12.04	4.22	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND
5	Estragole	14.24	5.96	14.25	9.81	9.72	8.72	14.24	6.90	9.70	2.86	9.72	8.72	14.25	10.34
5	Eugenol	20.95	15.16	20.94	14.22	15.76	9.33	20.88	8.09	15.73	1.37	15.76	9.33	20.90	10.22
6	phenylpropionate CINNAMIC ACID	21.95	10.16	22.02	20.78	16.74	15.83	22.00	25.42	16.87	34.02	16.74	15.83	21.99	19.45
7	Caryophyllene	23.36	2.99	ND	ND	17.90	1.61	ND	ND	17.92	0.68	17.90	1.61	ND	ND
8	Humulene	24.73	2.22	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND
9	beta cubebene	25.85	3.63	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND
10	. beta. –Bisabolene	27.07	14.26	27.09	15.90	21.68	17.23	27.08	17.31	21.68	17.45	21.68	17.23	27.11	23.69
11	alpha-Bergamotene	28.39	12.32	28.39	8.44	22.95	8.34	24.07	3.96	18.76	3.52	22.95	8.34	28.39	11.04

Where; - D = Day, RT = Retention time, PA = percent Percentage area and ND=Not detected