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Table 2 Growth inhibition (%) and MIC of essential oils

From: Screening the antifungal activity of essential oils against decay fungi from palmyrah leaf handicrafts

Essential oils (v/v) (ml/dl)

Fungus

Aspergillusniger

Aspergillusflavus

Penicilliumsp

GI (%)

MIC

GI (%)

MIC

GI (%)

MIC

Neem

      

10

0.00

 

11.52

 

2.74

 

15

2.41

 

22.00

 

2.99

 

20

1.77

 

34.02

 

3.24

 

25

5.58

 

36.31

 

2.74

 

Castor

      

10

1.14

 

38.22

 

0.71

 

15

6.21

 

42.41

 

0.46

 

20

8.75

 

46.99

 

0.71

 

25

10.01

 

45.08

 

0.71

 

Citronella

      

10

35.24

 

58.68

 

62.01

 

15

35.24

 

52.62

 

63.53

 

20

34.78

 

63.09

 

65.05

 

25

100.00

*

NA

 

100.00

*

Camphor

      

1

85.51

 

100.00

*

72.14

 

05

100.00

*

100.00

 

81.76

 

10

100.00

   

07

 

15

100.00

 

100.00

 

100.00

*

  1. GI: Growth inhibition (%), MIC: Minimum Inhibitory Concentra.