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. 2018 Apr 25;55(6):2220–2229. doi: 10.1007/s13197-018-3139-5

Table 1.

Effect of drying methods on mean drying time to decrease the C. dactylon leaf and rhizome’s moisture content from its initial moisture to the final moisture of 10%

Drying treatment Mean time to each 10% moisture content (h)
Rhizome Leaf
SHD 168 ± 14.8g 120 ± 12.3f
SOD 120 ± 11.6f 75 ± 9.5e
OD30 32 ± 4.4d 24 ± 3.1c
OD40 26 ± 5.5bcd 20 ± 3.2bc
OD50 18 ± 3.1abc 12 ± 3.6a

Means with the same letter for each parameter are not significantly different at the 5% level according to DMRT