Table 1 Variance analysis of the effect of gamma rays × storing time × storing condition on the compounds of essential oil of S. mutica.

From: Effect of gamma rays on the essential oil and biochemical characteristics of the Satureja mutica Fisch & C. A. Mey

SOV

DF

EO (%)

Alpha-thujene

Alpha-pinene

p-Cymene

cis-Sabinene hydrate

Borneol

Terpinene-4-ol

Carvacrol methyl ether

Thmoquinone

Thymol

Carvacrol

E-caryophyllene

B-bisabolene

Thymo hydroquinene

Spathulenol

Catyophyllene oxide

γ (treatment)

4

*

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

Storing condition (SC)

1

ns

**

*

**

*

*

*

**

*

**

*

*

*

**

*

**

Storing time (ST)

2

ns

**

**

**

**

ns

ns

**

**

**

**

ns

ns

**

**

**

γ × SC

4

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

**

*

γ × SC

8

**

**

**

**

*

**

ns

**

**

**

*

**

ns

**

**

**

SC × ST

2

ns

ns

*

**

**

ns

**

ns

*

**

**

ns

**

**

*

**

γ × SC × ST

8

ns

**

**

**

**

**

*

**

**

**

**

**

*

**

*

*

cv

11.75

10.51

14.81

14.81

2.78

17.09

10.61

10.51

14.81

14.81

2.78

17.09

10.61

10.51

14.81

14.81

  1. ns, * and ** indicates non-significant, significant at P ≤ 0.05 and P ≤ 0.01, respectively.