Research Article

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

Table 4

Effect of five essential oils at three different doses on % inhibition of dry weight of A. flavus and A. parasiticus isolated from cashews.

Isolates codeCinnamonGarlicMintRosemaryThyme
1%2%4%1%2%4%1%2%4%1%2%4%1%2%4%

RC430.051.271.015.921.440.624.148.556.618.645.753.629.553.970.1
RC524.044.550.48.533.541.519.641.859.214.133.545.922.450.158.4
RC1023.936.463.62.224.241.016.831.547.626.633.957.231.541.370.6
DC534.440.762.05.926.834.830.337.240.030.333.753.653.630.344.2
DC623.433.759.911.617.136.117.122.646.919.825.444.425.444.755.8
DC731.243.668.715.423.930.915.440.850.915.432.347.329.549.260.5
DC834.958.768.92.924.731.032.044.151.436.851.461.134.456.368.4
AC226.949.252.26.023.828.623.828.948.921.344.152.026.346.754.3
AC425.846.668.214.620.026.644.025.329.630.644.052.522.660.068.0
AC941.650.169.312.725.149.817.737.647.325.142.658.630.160.165.0
AC1034.753.772.77.524.548.124.534.356.624.546.454.239.153.768.3