Effect of Cymbopogon martinii, Foeniculum vulgare, and Trachyspermum ammi Essential Oils on the Growth and Mycotoxins Production by Aspergillus Species

Table 1

TLC finger print of essential oils of aromatic plants.

Plant	Spot (bands) Rf value and corresponding colors
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
Thy	0.51 (violet re)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ta	0.52 (violet red)	0.45 (brown)	0.35 (gray)	0.23 (gray)	—	—	—	—
Cm	0.96 (t violet)	0.78 (blue)	0.73 (gray)	0.65 (blue)	0.54 (violet)	0.49 (blue)	0.39 (blue)	0.3 (blue)
Fv	0.95 (blue violet)	0.88 (violet)	0.69 (gray)	0.56 (violet)	—	—	—	—

Thy: thymol standard; Cm: Cymbopogon martinii; Fv: Foeniculum vulgare; and Ta: Trachyspermum ammi.