The Scientific World Journal

Research Article

Use of Selected Essential Oils to Control Aflatoxin Contaminated Stored Cashew and Detection of Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Gene

Table 3

Effect of five essential oils at three different doses on dry weight of mycelia (g) of A. flavus and A. parasiticus isolated from cashews.

Isolates code

Control

Cinnamon

Garlic

Mint

Rosemary

Thyme

RC4

3.69^a ± 0.15

2.58^ab ± 0.11

1.87^e ± 0.10

1.07^b ± 0.06

3.11^b ± 0.11

2.91^b ± 0.21

2.19^a ± 0.10

2.85^b ± 0.08

1.91^d ± 0.21

1.60^cd ± 0.05

3.0^ab ± 0.11

2.01^b ± 0.25

1.71^d ± 0.11

2.68^b ± 0.15

1.71^bc ± 0.07

1.13^e ± 0.08

RC5

3.61^a ± 0.13

2.74^b ± 0.08

2.01^e ± 0.05

1.79^bc ± 0.15

3.33^b ± 0.14

2.45^d ± 0.22

2.11^a ± 0.15

2.91^b ± 0.05

2.17^b ± 0.19

1.47^cd ± 0.08

3.15^ab ± 0.12

2.49^b ± 0.21

1.95^d ± 0.13

2.84^b ± 0.13

1.85^bc ± 0.08

1.57^f ± 0.05

RC10

4.09^b ± 0.05

3.11^c ± 0.11

2.67^cd ± 0.10

1.51^bc ± 0.15

4.0^ab ± 0.15

3.19^ab ± 0.16

2.41^d ± 0.10

3.45^ab ± 0.06

2.81^bc ± 0.16

2.14^a ± 0.09

3.02^ab ± 0.15

2.76^a ± 0.23

1.75^d ± 0.10

2.87^b ± 0.12

2.45^d ± 0.05

1.22^e ± 0.11

DC5

2.87^d ± 0.08

1.88^a ± 0.15

1.78^bc ± 0.12

1.09^b ± 0.08

2.71^d ± 0.10

2.18^a ± 0.08

1.87^ab ± 0.15

2.06^d ± 0.07

1.87^e ± 0.17

1.72^cd ± 0.11

2.01^b ± 0.05

1.91^d ± 0.12

1.33^a ± 0.13

2.0^bc ± 0.17

1.63^bc ± 0.11

1.17^e ± 0.10

DC6

3.62^a ± 0.11

2.77^b ± 0.05

2.41^cd ± 0.10

1.45^bc ± 0.05

3.23^b ± 0.11

3.0^b ± 0.10

2.31^a ± 0.10

3.02^ab ± 0.13

2.80^bc ± 0.15

1.92^cd ± 0.18

2.93^ab ± 0.04

2.78^a ± 0.16

2.01^b ± 0.14

2.75^b ± 0.13

2.0^d ± 0.10

1.62^f ± 0.19

DC7

3.55^a ± 0.16

2.44^b ± 0.06

2.08^ab ± 0.22

1.11^b ± 0.15

3.0^b ± 0.13

2.79^b ± 0.17

2.45^a ± 0.12

3.0^ab ± 0.15

2.18^b ± 0.16

1.74^cd ± 0.15

3.05^ab ± 0.10

2.47^b ± 0.15

1.87^d ± 0.15

2.57^b ± 0.14

1.80^bc ± 0.08

1.42^f ± 0.11

DC8

4.12^b ± 0.06

2.68^ab ± 0.06

1.77^bc ± 0.12

1.28^abc ± 0.15

4.0^ab ± 0.15

3.10^ab ± 0.13

2.84^abc ± 0.10

2.85^bc ± 0.11

2.35^b ± 0.18

2.0^a ± 0.10

2.65^b ± 0.08

2.08^b ± 0.07

1.60^d ± 0.08

2.74^b ± 0.16

1.80^bc ± 0.10

1.36^f ± 0.13

AC2

3.94^b ± 0.12

2.88^ab ± 0.10

2.03^cd ± 0.17

1.88^bc ± 0.15

3.78^ab ± 0.09

3.0^b ± 0.17

2.81^abc ± 0.10

3.0^bc ± 0.12

2.80^bc ± 0.15

2.01^a ± 0.10

3.12^ab ± 0.11

2.29^b ± 0.09

1.89^d ± 0.11

2.91^bc ± 0.16

2.13^d ± 0.15

1.85^a ± 0.08

AC4

3.75^a ± 0.10

2.78^b ± 0.15

2.05^cd ± 0.10

1.19^b ± 0.05

3.22^b ± 0.08

3.0^b ± 0.16

2.75^abc ± 0.12

2.10^d ± 0.13

2.85^bc ± 0.20

2.64^ab ± 0.11

2.68 ± 0.06

2.10^b ± 0.08

1.78^d ± 0.12

2.98^bc ± 0.10

1.56^a ± 0.11

1.23^e ± 0.11

AC9

4.01^b ± 0.15

2.34^ab ± 0.10

2.01^cd ± 0.09

1.23 ± 0.05

3.54^ab ± 0.06

3.0^b ± 0.15

2.01^a ± 0.11

3.34^ab ± 0.10

2.55^bc ± 0.19

2.11^abc ± 0.12

3.07^ab ± 0.11

2.33^b ± 0.06

1.66^d ± 0.08

2.87^bc ± 0.09

1.68^bc ± 0.11

1.44^f ± 0.21

AC10

4.11^b ± 0.11

2.68^abc ± 0.09

1.98^e ± 0.16

1.12 ± 0.06

3.87^ab ± 0.05

3.12^ab ± 0.12

2.13^a ± 0.13

3.11^ab ± 0.15

2.75^bc ± 0.25

1.78^cd ± 0.13

3.18^ab ± 0.13

2.22^b ± 0.10

1.88^d ± 0.10

2.55^cd ± 0.14

1.93^bc ± 0.13

1.32^e ± 0.13

LSD0.05

0.332

0.412

0.314

0.256

0.516

0.423

0.263

0.412

0.365

0.511

0.612

0.432

0.279

0.416

0.307

0.214

Values in the same column followed by ± are significantly different ( = 0.05). The data shown are the means ( = 3) ± standard error of three replicates; data followed by the same letter are not significant at , but data followed by different letters are significant at .