Antifungal potential of some essential oils as a fumigant against a stored grain fungus, Aspergillus flavus
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In the present investigation, 20 essential oils extracted from different angiospermic plant parts were screened against Aspergillus flavus. Among them, maximum percent mycelial inhibition was recorded with Chenopodium and Trachyspermum oil. Further physico-chemical properties of these two essential oils were also identified by using GLC. When MIC of these essential oil were tested, it was noted that at 100ppm act as fungistat and above 200- 400 ppm act as fungicide
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