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Table 1 Changes in EO contents and chemical fractions of various plant residues

From: Exploitation of sweet lemon residues in the production of essential oils

EO composition

Leaves

Flowers

Peels

F values

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Total EO (%)

0.2

± 0.1

0.1

± 0.0

0.3

± 0.1

4.5*

Total chemical fractions

 MH

24.9

± 0.0

24.7

± 0.3

79.6

± 0.4

34,650.8**

 OM

71.1

± 0.1

61.4

± 0.4

12.2

± 0.2

42,742.4**

 SH

1.6

± 0.3

1.8

± 0.2

4.3

± 0.3

70.2**

 OS

1.7

± 0.4

11.4

± 0.4

3.3

± 0.3

715.9**

 Total identified

99.3

 

99.3

 

99.4

  
  1. Note: *P < 0.05 = significant; **P < 0.01 = highly significant. Values are given as Mean ±SD