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Effect of essential oil of Cymbopogan caseius and Cymbopogan nardus against Aflatoxin producing Aspergillus flavus

Harish Chandra

High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre, H. N. B. Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttarakhand.

Abstract

Effect of individual and combined essential oils of Cymbopogan caesius and C. nardus on growth of aflatoxin producing fungus Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxin production was investigated in vitro. Different concentrations (50 ppm, 100 ppm, 200 ppm and 300 ppm) of essential oils significantly inhibited fungal growth and total aflatoxin content in Mycological broth as compared to that of control. Combinations of essential oils had synergistic inhibition of fungal growth and aflatoxin production as compared to their individual oil. Inhibition of fungal growth in combined essential oils ranged from 37.4% to 100% with an average of 75.7%, respectively. The results of the present study suggest that the synergistic effect of plant extracts can be used for control of fungal growth and aflatoxin production.

Antifungal, Antiaflatoxigenic, C. caesius, C. nardus

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Harish, C. (2016). Effect of essential oil of Cymbopogan caseius and Cymbopogan nardus against aflatoxin producing Aspergillus flavus. Environment Conservation Journal17(3), 109-114.

https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2016.17321

Received: 21.08.2016

Accepted: 19.11.2016

First Online: 18.12. 2016

https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2016.17321

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