Table 1.
Cinnamon oil, black sapote extract, and neem oil treatments applied to fungi isolated from chayote fruit and their effect on inhibition of mycelial growth after 7 days of incubation at 27 °C.
| Treatment | Concentration (ppm) | Fusarium oxysporum | Fusarium solani | Geotrichum sp. | Phytophthora capsici |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (% Inhibition) | |||||
| Cinnamon oil | 300 | 100.00 a | 100.00 a | 100.00 a | 100.00 a |
| 350 | 100.00 a | 100.00 a | 100.00 a | 100.00 a | |
| 400 | 100.00 a | 100.00 a | 100.00 a | 100.00 a | |
| Sapote extract | 300 | 4.70 hi | 2.71 i | 3.94 hi | 7.88 ghi |
| 350 | 7.75 ghi | 8.17 ghi | 7.67 ghi | 10.19 gh | |
| 400 | 26.07 def | 21.95 ef | 28.61 e | 24.28 def | |
| Neem oil |
300 | 24.69 def | 39.50 c | 13.34 g | 51.87 b |
| 350 | 22.56 def | 40.70 c | 22.33 def | 56.09 b | |
| 400 | 27.82 de | 42.29 c | 20.96 f | 53.31 b | |
Source: author—made. Different letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).