Table 6.

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

Slice length, (mm)	Geraniol content (mg/g of ginger essential oil)
	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	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
10	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
15	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2
20	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2
30	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.2
40	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2
50	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2
Whole (control)	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2
			SED		CD at 5 %
Slice length			0.004		0.008
Drying methods			0.003		0.007
Slice length × Drying method			0.01		0.02

N = 3