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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2017

In vivo and in vitro control activity of plant essential oils against three strains of Aspergillus niger.

Peeyush Kumar, Sapna Mishra, Atul Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Chandra Shekhar Prasad

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  1. The anti-coronaviral activity of singular and mixed formulation of dill essential oil (Anethum graveolens L.) and tannic acid (Quercus infectoria).Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2025
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  7. Nanoemulsion of Dill essential oil as a green and potent larvicide against Anopheles stephensi.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2018
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Peeyush KumarDivision of Seed Science & Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, Pusa, 110012, India. peeyush0275@yahoo.co.in.
Sapna MishraApplied Microbiology Laboratory, Centre for Rural Development & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India.
Atul KumarDivision of Seed Science & Technology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, Pusa, 110012, India.
Sanjeev KumarCentre for Polymer Science, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India.
Chandra Shekhar PrasadBiocontrol Laboratory, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Modipuram, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 250110, India.
Indian Agricultural Research Institute · INIndian Institute of Technology Delhi · INSardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology · IN

Funding

Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (IN) SB/YS/LS-392/2013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Contamination of environment and food from the prevalent spores and mycotoxins of Aspergillus niger has led to several diseases in humans and other animals. The present study investigated the control activity of plant essential oils against three strains of A. niger. In the elaborate assays done through microdilution plate assay and agar disk diffusion assay in the lab condition and in vivo assay on the stored wheat grains, the essential oil of Thymus vulgaris depicted overall superior efficacy. In microdilution plate assay, the oil of Anethum graveolens showed best fungistatic activity, while best fungicidal activity was depicted by Syzygium aromaticum oil. The oil of T. vulgaris showed moderate control efficacy against A. niger strains with its antifungal activity resulting mainly due to killing of microorganism rather than growth inhibition. In agar disk diffusion assay, T. vulgaris oil with a zone of inhibition (ZOI) of 23.3-61.1% was the most effective fungicide. The in vivo assay to evaluate the protection efficacy of oils for stored wheat grains against A. niger (AN1) revealed T. vulgaris (90.5-100%) to be the best control agent, followed by the oil of S. aromaticum (61.9-100%). The GC-MS analysis of T. vulgaris oil indicated the presence of thymol (39.11%), γ-terpinene (19.73%), o-cymene (17.21%), and β-pinene (5.38%) as major oil components. Phytotoxic effects of the oils on wheat seeds showed no significant phytotoxic effect of oils in terms of seed germination or seedling growth. The results of the study demonstrated control potentiality of essential oils for the protection of stored wheat against A. niger with prospect for development of eco-friendly antifungal products.

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AnimalsAspergillus nigerEdible GrainFungicides, IndustrialGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsOils, VolatilePlant OilsThymolTriticumFungicides, IndustrialOils, VolatilePlant OilsThymolAspergillus nigerChemical compositionEnvironmental toxicityEssential oilsFumigationIn vivo assay

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