Table 4.
Percent antifungal index and IC50 values of essential oil and methanolic extracts from leaves of Zanthoxylum alatum against three crop infecting fungi.
| Pathogens | % Antifungal index |
Antifungal activity [IC50 (μg/mL)] |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential oil | MeOH extract | Essential oil | MeOH extract | |
| Alternaria alternata | 35.6 ± 1.49 | 47.4 ± 1.18 | 1623 ± 41.5 | 1071 ± 26.2 |
| Alternaria brassicae | 14.5 ± 0.36 | — | 2868 ± 61.2 | — |
| Curvularia lunata | 42.0 ± 1.63 | 51.2 ± 1.47 | 1322 ± 24.9 | 948 ± 21.8 |
Values are given as mean ± SD (n = 3). —: not active at test concentration.