Table 2.

Effect of volatile compounds produced by different strains of W. subpelliculosus on the growth and spore production by P. citrinum strain P10 and P. chrysogenum strain C17 after 7 days of incubation on potato dextrose agar (PDA).

W. subpelliculosus strains	Penicillium citrinum strain P10				Penicillium chrysogenum strain C17
	Growth		Spore production		Growth		Spore production
	Growth rate (mm/day)	Percentage of inhibition (%)	Spore count (105 spores/cm2)	Percentage of inhibition (%)	Growth rate (mm/day)	Percentage of inhibition (%)	Spore count (105 spores/cm2)	Percentage of inhibition (%)
Control	5.8 ± 0.1a	0a	32.3 ± 1.4a	0a	5.4 ± 0.2a	0a	45.5 ± 3.9a	0a
Y2	2.9 ± 0.1b	50.9 ± 1.8b	5.7 ± 0.4b	82.4 ± 1.3b	1.9 ± 0bd	63.8 ± 0.1bd	1.6 ± 0.4b	96.5 ± 0.82b
Y4	2.8 ± 0.1bc	52.7 ± 1.8bc	6.3 ± 0.5b	81.4 ± 0.53b	1.3 ± 0.1c	76.5 ± 2.7c	0.3 ± 0.2b	99.5 ± 0.3b
Y6	2.7 ± 0.1bc	53.9 ± 1.6bc	4.4 ± 0.5bc	86.3 ± 1.6bc	2.2 ± 0.1b	59.9 ± 2.7b	1.2 ± 0.2b	97.4 ± 0.34b
Y7	2.3 ± 0.5cd	60.8 ± 8.9cd	2.8 ± 0.6c	91.5 ± 1.9c	1.8 ± 0.1de	66.6 ± 1.0de	1.4 ± 0.3b	97.0 ± 0.7b
Y9	2.8 ± 0.1bc	51.9 ± 1.8bc	5.2 ± 0.7b	84.0 ± 2.2b	1.5 ± 0.2ce	71.9 ± 3.0ce	0.2 ± 0.1b	99.3 ± 0.48b
Y15	2.7 ± 0.2bc	53.9 ± 3bc	5.8 ± 0.6b	82.0 ± 1.9b	2.5 ± 0.4f	53.2 ± 6.9f	2.1 ± 0.2b	95.3 ± 0.5b
Y24	2.1 ± 0.5d	63.5 ± 8.9d	0.0 ± 0.0d	100 ± 0.0d	2.3 ± 0bf	57.6 ± 0.1bf	1.2 ± 0.3b	97.3 ± 0.6b

^a,b,c,d Values with the same superscript in the same column are not significantly different (p < 0.05) according to Tukey test for each fungus. Each value is represented in terms of mean of three replicates ± Standard deviation.