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

Table 6

Percentage of growth inhibition of Aspergillus species on the basis of dry weight after treatments with different concentrations of Trachyspermum ammi essential oils.

Aspergillus  species	Percentage of growth inhibition
	0.25 𝜇L/mL	0.5 𝜇L/mL	0.75 𝜇L/mL	1 𝜇L/mL
AFST	11.93 ± 0.00^a	43.07 ± 0.34^b	71.18 ± 0.01^c	100.00 ± 0.00^d
AF001	24.23 ± 1.20^a	51.06 ± 1.34^b	73.05 ± 1.50^c	100.00 ± 0.00^d
AF006′	30.65 ± 0.10^a	42.69 ± 0.93^b	70.15 ± 0.01^c	100.00 ± 0.00^d
AF009	22.11 ± 0.34^a	64.09 ± 0.34^b	80.92 ± 1.34^c	100.00 ± 0.00^d
AF019	30.71 ± 0.01^a	65.26 ± 0.02^b	81.30 ± 0.01^c	100.00 ± 0.00^d
AF027	28.87 ± 0.01^a	65.89 ± 1.20^b	81.83 ± 0.02^c	100.00 ± 0.00^d
AF037	21.53 ± 0.03^a	58.20 ± 1.93^b	72.07 ± 1.20^c	100.00 ± 0.00^d
ANST	29.34 ± 1.02^a	72.62 ± 2.34^b	91.85 ± 0.01^c	100.00 ± 0.00^d
AN002	26.37 ± 0.02^a	75.66 ± 0.57^b	92.48 ± 0.34^c	100.00 ± 0.00^d

AFST: Aspergillus flavus (ATCC 13697); AF: Aspergillus flavus; ANST: Aspergillus niger (ATCC 10535); and AN: Aspergillus niger. Values are expressed as mean ± SD. Mean value with different letters in the same raw are significantly different (P < 0.05).