Table 2.
Growth inhibition (%) and MIC of essential oils
| Essential oils (v/v) (ml/dl) | Fungus | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspergillusniger | Aspergillusflavus | Penicilliumsp | ||||
| GI (%) | MIC | GI (%) | MIC | GI (%) | MIC | |
| Neem | ||||||
| 10 | 0.00 | 11.52 | 2.74 | |||
| 15 | 2.41 | 22.00 | 2.99 | |||
| 20 | 1.77 | 34.02 | 3.24 | |||
| 25 | 5.58 | 36.31 | 2.74 | |||
| Castor | ||||||
| 10 | 1.14 | 38.22 | 0.71 | |||
| 15 | 6.21 | 42.41 | 0.46 | |||
| 20 | 8.75 | 46.99 | 0.71 | |||
| 25 | 10.01 | 45.08 | 0.71 | |||
| Citronella | ||||||
| 10 | 35.24 | 58.68 | 62.01 | |||
| 15 | 35.24 | 52.62 | 63.53 | |||
| 20 | 34.78 | 63.09 | 65.05 | |||
| 25 | 100.00 | * | NA | 100.00 | * | |
| Camphor | ||||||
| 1 | 85.51 | 100.00 | * | 72.14 | ||
| 05 | 100.00 | * | 100.00 | 81.76 | ||
| 10 | 100.00 | 07 | ||||
| 15 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | * | ||
GI: Growth inhibition (%), MIC: Minimum Inhibitory Concentra.