ACHARYA N.G RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
Contents of 40(1) 2012 - acharya ng ranga agricultural university
Contents of 40(1) 2012 - acharya ng ranga agricultural university
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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT MEDIA AND MICROWAVE OVEN<br />
Table 1. Effect of different media and duration of microwave oven drying on flower weight (g) of<br />
Carnation dry flower cv. Master<br />
Media<br />
Duration (Seconds)<br />
120 (T1) 150(T2) 180(T3)<br />
Mean<br />
Quartz sand (M1) 6.58 3.44 2.72 4.24 a<br />
Silica gel (M2) 6.42 3.30 2.91 4.21 a<br />
Borax (M3) 6.20 3.30 2.60 4.03b<br />
Mean 6.40 a 3.34 b 2.73 c<br />
F-Test SEM+/- CD 5%<br />
Media (M) ** 0.05 0.12<br />
Duration (D) ** 0.05 0.12<br />
M x D ** 0.10 0.21<br />
Table 2. Effect of different media and Duration of microwave oven drying on flower diameter (cm)<br />
of Carnation dry flower cv. Master<br />
Media<br />
Duration (Seconds)<br />
120 (T1) 150(T2) 180(T3)<br />
Mean<br />
Quartz sand (M1) 3.76 3.48 3.09 3.44 a<br />
Silica gel (M2) 3.68 3.54 3.06 3.43 a<br />
Borax (M3) 3.49 3.46 3.18 3.28 b<br />
Mean 3.64 a 3.40 b 3.11 c<br />
F-Test SEM+/- CD 5%<br />
Media (M) ** 0.05 0.11<br />
Duration(D) ** 0.05 0.11<br />
M X D ** 0.09 0.19<br />
Table 3. Effect of different media and duration of microwave oven drying on anthocyanin content<br />
(mg/g) of dry Carnation cv. Master<br />
Media<br />
Duration (Seconds)<br />
120 (T1) 150(T2) 180(T3)<br />
Mean<br />
Quartz sand (M1) 11.53 12.49 14.29 12.77 a<br />
Silica gel (M2) 13.04 13.64 15.32 14.00 a<br />
Borax (M3) 11.29 12.55 13.71 12.52 b<br />
Mean 11.95 a 12.89 c 14.44 b<br />
F-Test SEM+/- CD 5%<br />
Media (M) ** 0.11 0.23<br />
Duration(D) ** 011 0.23<br />
M X D NS 0.19 0.41<br />
** Significance at (P