Physicochemical Characteristics and Microbiological Quality of Honey Produced in Benin

Table 3

Analysis of variance (file value) of the physicochemical parameters in the different phytogeographical zones and according to the seasons. The values in parentheses represent the probabilities.

Sources of variation	DF	Values
		Water content	pH	Free acidity	Ash content	Electrical conductivity	Total sugars	Reducing sugars
Seasons	1	9.22; (0.003)	5.08; (0.026)	0.23 ns; (0.634)	0.74 ns; (0.391)	0.47 ns; (0.493)	11.62; (0.001)	100.70; (<0.0001)
Areas	2	3.10; (0.048)	1.68 ns; (0.191)	1.18 ns; (0.309)	2.26 ns; (0.109)	1.96 ns; (0.145)	3.37; (0.038)	42.61; (<0.0001)
Rep	2	12.07; (<0.0001)	0.03 ns; (0.866)	1.58 ns; (0.208)	0.11 ns; (0.746)	1.62 ns; (0.205)	0.46 ns; (0.497)	6.00; (0.016)
Season × area	2	1.48 ns; (0.230)	9.49; (0.0002)	6.42 ns; (0.002)	0.33 ns; (0.721)	0.81 ns; (0.447)	29.38 ns; (<0.001)	19.34; (<0.0010)

DF: degree of freedom; ns = (not significant); (significant); (highly significant); (very highly significant).