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. 2022 Jun 9;13:890534. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.890534

TABLE 2.

The antimicrobial activity of a mixture of five terpene compounds against Phytophthora capsici infection according to their concentrations in the rhizosphere soil of fennel.

Inhibition ratio (%)

Concentration Compound Chemotaxis Zoospore motility Cystospore germination Hyphal growth Ratio of zoospore rupture (%)
× 1
(1 time)
D-limonene 0.71 ± 0.12a 45.86 ± 1.23b 21.85 ± 9.22c 27.22 ± 4.12a 4.67 ± 1.62b
Estragole 0.85 ± 0.08a 36.79 ± 3.50c 28.51 ± 1.72b 30.32 ± 5.90a 4.89 ± 2.00b
Anethole 0.57 ± 0.14a 41.69 ± 1.63b 41.14 ± 8.49ab 49.18 ± 9.73a 7.92 ± 1.28b
gamma-Terpinene 0.95 ± 0.47a 44.42 ± 1.80b 28.01 ± 14.36ab 56.91 ± 5.14a 0.58 ± 0.66b
beta-Myrcene 1.01 ± 0.40a 34.1 ± 2.18b 18.85 ± 2.06c 34.97 ± 12.05a 3.97 ± 1.16b
1 × MTC 1.00 ± 0.35a 100 ± 0a 64.88 ± 9.41a 51.73 ± 1.11a 89.43 ± 1.32a
× 2 (2 times) D-limonene 1.41 ± 0.23a 44.175 ± 1.18b 30.31 ± 5.38c 51.18 ± 7.11a 6.79 ± 2.46b
Estragole 1.04 ± 0.36b 39.0 ± 1.91bcd 65.02 ± 8.00ab 64.59 ± 2.00a 1.84 ± 1.24b
Anethole 0.36 ± 0.06ab 34.82 ± 1.03cd 46.26 ± 3.61bc 72.95 ± 8.84a 7.23 ± 3.27b
gamma-Terpinene 0.86 ± 0.35ab 34.1 ± 2.38d 36.40 ± 2.99c 50.38 ± 6.82a 6.62 ± 2.65b
beta-Myrcene 0.81 ± 0.29ab 40.8 ± 2.81bc 25.55 ± 3.57d 38.71 ± 8.30a 7.84 ± 2.84b
2 × MTC 1.38 ± 0.17a 100 ± 0a 83.80 ± 11.46a 69.67 ± 14.11a 98.85 ± 0.94a

1 × MTC and 2 × MTC indicate that the concentrations of the mixture were 1 and 2 times the rhizosphere soil concentrations, respectively (mixture = 6.13 μg/mL beta-myrcene + 67.48 μg/mL D-limonene + 66.30 μg/mL gamma-terpinene + 13.54 μg/mL estragole + 18.30 μg/mL anethole).

Different letters in the same group indicate significant differences as determined by one-way ANOVA (p < 0.05).

The error bars indicate the standard errors of the means (n = 3).