Research Article

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

Table 3

Analysis of variance of effects of different combinations of drying methods (sun and solar drying) and bed thickness on azadirachtin content and oil yield.

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

Model512.3737.97
Temperature (°C) (A)124.59153.26
Bed thickness (mm) (B)10.162816.69
AB10.0016
A 2114.46
B 217.87

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).