Table 2.

Effect of α-terpineol, phenyl ethyl alcohol (PEA) and their EO-based combination on mycelia biomass and aflatoxin B₁ production by A. flavus (NKDW-7) in SMKY medium

Conc. (μL mL-1)	α-terpineol	% inhibition		% inhibition	PEA	% inhibition		% inhibition	EO-based combination	% inhibition		% inhibition
	MDW		AFB1		MDW		AFB1		MDW		AFB1
CNT	449.5 ± 32.5a	0.0	509.5 ± 40.1a	0.0	449.5 ± 32.5a	0.0	509.5 ± 40.1a	0.0	449.5 ± 32.5a	0.0	509.5 ± 40.1a	0.0
0.25	253.5 ± 11.5b	43.6	377.8 ± 22.9b	25.8	198.5 ± 13.5b	55.8	323.6 ± 11.4bc	36.5	205.5 ± 4.5b	54.3	332.1 ± 22.9b	34.8
0.50	153.5 ± 09.5c	65.8	320.6 ± 11.4b	37.1	150.0 ± 2.0bc	66.6	326.3 ± 5.72bc	35.9	104.0 ± 3.0c	76.8	223.3 ± 17.2c	56.2
0.75	89.0 ± 02.0d	80.2	188.9 ± 28.6c	62.9	134.5 ± 8.5c	70.1	257.6 ± 51.5c	49.4	86.5 ± 5.5cd	80.7	183.2 ± 11.5cd	64.1
1.00	30.6 ± 01.5e	93.2	211.7 ± 40.1c	58.4	106.0 ± 10.0c	76.4	114.5 ± 11.4d	77.5	77.0 ± 3.0cd	82.8	131.6 ± 17.2de	74.2
1.25	20.2 ± 0.8e	95.5	28.6 ± 5.7d	94.4	36.5 ± 1.5d	91.9	62.9 ± 17.2d	87.7	39.1 ± 2.0de	91.3	108.8 ± 5.7de	78.6
1.50	9.5 ± 1.5e	97.9	00.00d	100	19.0 ± 2.1d	95.8	40.1 ± 11.23d	92.1	22.5 ± 5.5e	94.9	74.4 ±7.13ef	85.4
1.75	00.00e	100	00.00d	100	12.1 ± 1.2d	97.3	00.00d	100	20.8 ± 2.1e	95.4	69.89 ± 3.78ef	86.5
2.00	00.00e	100	00.00d	100	00.00d	100	00.00d	100	10.0 ± 1.0e	97.8	00.00f	100
2.25	00.00e	100	00.00d	100	00.00d	100	00.00d	100	00.00e	100	00.00f	100

Value are mean (n = 3) ± SE. The means followed by same letter in the same column are not significantly different according to ANOVA and Tukey’s multiple-comparison tests

Conc. Concentration; MDW Mycelial dry weight (mg); AFB1 Aflatoxin B1 content (μg L-1)