Table 3.
Anti-fungal activity of different concentrations of saponins from tea seed pomace on potato dextrose agar plates incubated at 27 °C for 72 h (inhibitory zone diameter: mm).
| Fungi | Concentration of Purified Total Saponins (mg/mL) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Bipolaris maydis | 20.1 ± 1.50 c | 59.3 ± 2.31 b | 67.1 ± 2.55 a |
| Fusarium moniliforme sheld | 14.1 ± 1.19 c | 28.8 ± 1.79 b | 61.8 ± 4.86 a |
| Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici | - | 6.1 ± 0.35 b | 39.1 ± 1.95 a |
| FusaHum graminearum Sehw | - | 5.8 ± 1.05 b | 23.8 ± 1.78 a |
| Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. varsinfectum | - | 3.7 ± 0.96 b | 14.1± 1.73 a |
| Gloeosporium theae sinensis Miyake | - | - | 8.0 ± 1.50 |
Means (n = 3) ± SD followed by different letters (a, b and c) indicate significantly different scores in the same fungi, according to Duncan’s multiple range tests at p = 0.05 level. Key: “-” not detected.