Research Article

Impact of Different Drying Techniques on Neem Seeds Drying Kinetics and Oil Quality

Table 2

Analysis of variance of effects of different combinations of tray drying and bed thickness on azadirachtin content and oil yield.

SourceDegrees of freedomAzadirachtin content (%)Oil yield (%)
F valueF value

Model5118.1572.36
Temperature (°C) (A)1407.48273.89
Bed thickness (mm) (B)10.051669.64
AB10.60184.37
A 21182.375.10
B 215.0710.47

Fvalue-ANOVA coefficient (it is the ratio between the mean sum of squares between the groups to the mean sum of squares within the groups).