Application of plant essential oils in prevention of fungal growth on Para rubber wood |
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| Authors: | Kittiya Ma-in Aran H-Kittikun Souwalak Phongpaichit |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, 90112, Thailand
2. Department of Microbiology and Natural Products Research Center of Excellence, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, 90112, Thailand
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| Abstract: | Antifungal activities of essential oils (cinnamon, clove, eucalyptus, peppermint and lemongrass oils) against moulds (Penicillium sp., Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus versicolor) isolated from rubber wood surfaces were examined. Clove oil possessed consistent antifungal activity with the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 5 μl ml?1 against all these fungi, while cinnamon oil had MICs from 2.5 to 10 μl ml?1. However, only dip treatment with cinnamon oil inhibited the growth of A. niger on rubber wood for at least 25 weeks. |
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