Table 7.

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

Slice length, (mm)	Nerolidol 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	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4
10	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4
15	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4
20	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4
30	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
40	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5
50	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5
Whole (control)	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5
			SED		CD at 5 %
Slice length			0.006		0.01
Drying methods			0.005		0.01
Slice length × Drying method			0.015		0.03

N = 3