Table 2. Percent of spore germination inhibition of toxigenic A. flavus by EOs, using fungal spore germination assay.
Concentration | Palmarosa | Fennel | Ajowan |
0.25 µl/mL | 49.57±0.02c | 32.57±1.20d | 88.14±0.34c |
0.5 µl/mL | 75.14±0.01b | 45.71±1.93c | 94.86±0.34b |
1 µl/mL | 98.57±0.00a | 81.14±1.50b | 100.00±0.00a |
2 µl/mL | 100.00±0.00a | 99.80±0.00a | 100.00±0.00a |
4 µl/mL | 100.00±0.00a | 100.00±0.00a | 100.00±0.00a |
Values are expressed as mean±SD. Mean value with different letters in the same column are significantly different (P<0.05).