Research Article
Use of Selected Essential Oils to Control Aflatoxin Contaminated Stored Cashew and Detection of Aflatoxin Biosynthesis Gene
Table 8
Effect of five essential oils at 4% on aflatoxin G (μg/mL) produced by A. parasiticus isolated from cashews.
| Isolates code | Control | Cinnamon | % inhibition | Garlic | % inhibition | Mint | % inhibition | Rosemary | % inhibition | Thyme | % inhibition | G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 | G1 | G2 |
| RC10 | 19.3 | 10.2 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 70.8 | 10.4 | 5.1 | 47.4 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 58.3 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 58.9 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 61.2 | DC5 | 61.5 | 0 | 23.2 | 0 | 62.3 | 34.2 | 0 | 44.3 | 28.3 | 0 | 53.9 | 30.6 | 0 | 50.2 | 26.3 | 0 | 57.2 | AC10 | 14.7 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 57.1 | 8.6 | 0 | 27.9 | 7.2 | 0 | 51.0 | 5.1 | 0 | 65.3 | 7.0 | 0 | 52.4 |
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