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Table 2. Essential oil components of Cymbopogon citratus as affected by different drying methods of leaves

RT

No.

Compound

Fresh (%)

Sun-drying (%)

Shade drying (%)

Oven-drying (%)

(min.)

1

Myrcene

11.87

12.39±0.16

14.21±0.22

10.23±0.15

12.68±0.41

2

Limonene

11.91

0.38±0.12

0.31±0.08

0.39±0.32

0.38±0.01

3

Citronellal

12.66

1.56±0.16

3.21±0.19

2.89±0.12

3.94±0.21

4

Cis-Carveol

13.12

0.61±0.05

0.91±0.05

0.68±0.02

1.23±0.05

5

Nerol

14.61

0.12±0.09

0.24±0.07

0.20±0.02

1.02±0.08

6

Neral

15.12

42.15±0.35

34.23±0.28

39.35±0.26

35.81±0.24

7

Geraniol

15.64

0.75±0.02

1.21±0.04

1.54±0.11

1.81±0.12

8

Geranial

16.44

35.12±0.21

28.54±0.41

33.26±0.19

31.00±0.31

9

Carveol

20.98

0.23±0.04

0.59±0.04

0.42±0.07

0.35±0.01

10

Geranyl acetate

22.19

0.26±0.08

0.86±0.16

0.54±0.09

1.25±0.21

11

Caryophellene

26.00

0.35±0.01

0.32±0.08

0.31±0.04

0.34±0.02

Figure 1. Effect of drying treatments on Lemongrass Oil extraction

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