Table 3.
Longest sprout length (mm) of potato tubers treated with different essential oils at different time points.
| Duration of Storage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Days | 45 Days | 60 Days | 75 Days | 90 Days | |
| Control | 4.46 ± 1.07 a | 20.83 ± 2.32 a | 29.09 ± 2.74 a | 34.55 ± 2.99 a | 45.63 ± 3.43 a |
| Myrtus communis | 1.42 ± 0.60 ac | 3.11 ± 0.89 c | 10.77 ± 1.67 c | 18.55 ± 2.19 b | 24.99 ± 2.54 b |
| Melaleuca quinquenervia | 1.20 ± 0.55 ac | 5.29 ± 1.17 c | 15.28 ± 1.98 bc | 21.66 ± 2.36 bc | 33.07 ± 2.92 ab |
| Myristica fragrans | 2.75 ± 0.84 a | 13.11 ± 1.84 ab | 22.84 ± 2.43 ab | 29.32 ± 2.75 ab | 38.99 ± 3.17 a |
| Commiphora erythraea | 5.70 ± 1.21 a | 17.97 ± 2.15 ab | 29.15 ± 2.74 a | 32.87 ± 2.91 ac | 41.09 ± 3.26 a |
| Citrus aurantium | 3.70 ± 0.97 a | 17.63 ± 2.13 ab | 27.77 ± 2.68 a | 32.64 ± 2.90 ac | 41.00 ± 3.25 a |
| Citrus sinensis | 6.19 ± 1.26 ab | 21.32 ± 2.35 ab | 31.50 ± 2.85 a | 37.87 ± 3.13 a | 42.32 ± 3.31 a |
| Bursera graveolens | 4.92 ± 1.12 a | 18.79 ± 2.20 ab | 28.55 ± 2.71 a | 32.53 ± 2.90 ac | 40.19 ± 3.22 a |
| Petroselinum sativum | 4.17 ± 1.04 a | 15.63 ± 2.01 ab | 22.42 ± 2.41 ab | 25.53 ± 2.57 ab | 30.13 ± 2.79 a |
| Pogostemon cablin | 3.50 ± 0.95 a | 14.29 ± 1.92 ab | 22.70 ± 2.42 ab | 29.03 ± 2.74 ab | 35.58 ± 3.03 a |
| Cymbopogon citratus | 0 c | 0 d | 0 d | 0 d | 0 c |
Values are the back-transformed means ± SE (emmeans method). Different letters (a–d) within columns indicate statistically significant differences between treatments (Tukey’s test p < 0.05).