Research Article

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

Table 4

Antifungal activity of essential oils against the toxigenic strain of Aspergillus flavus using agar dilution technique.

Concentration ( L/mL)C. martinii F. vulgare T. ammi

0.2523.05 ± 0.47a23.09 ± 0.42a22.71 ± 0.45a
0.521.19 ± 0.66a21.62 ± 0.46a17.28 ± 0.34b
118.52 ± 0.49b19.10 ± 0.38b0.00 ± 0.00c
216.76 ± 0.57b17.14 ± 0.66b0.00 ± 0.00c
40.00 ± 0.00c0.00 ± 0.00b0.00 ± 0.00c
8 0.00 ± 0.00c0.00 ± 0.00c0.00 ± 0.00c

Values are expressed as mean ± SD. Mean value with different letters in the same column are significantly different (P < 0.05).