Table 1.

Variation in essential oil content of dry ginger for various slice lengths and drying methods

Slice length, (mm)	Essential oil content (mg/g of dry ginger)
	Drying methods,
	Open sun drying	Solar tunnel drier	Tray drier 50 °C	Tray drier 55 °C	Tray drier 60 °C	Tray drier 65 °C
5	10.4	7.0	9.6	8.7	10.4	8.7
10	10.4	7.0	10.4	8.7	10.4	8.7
15	10.4	8.7	10.4	8.7	10.4	10.4
20	12.2	10.4	10.4	8.7	10.4	10.4
30	12.2	10.4	10.4	8.7	10.4	10.4
40	12.2	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4
50	12.2	13.9	10.4	10.4	10.4	12.2
Whole (control)	13.9	13.9	12.2	12.4	12.2	12.2
			SED		CD at 5 %
Slice length			0.14		0.28
Drying methods			0.12		0.24
Slice length × Drying method			0.34		0.69

N = 3