Physicochemical Properties and Fungitoxicity of the Essential Oil of Citrus medica L. against Groundnut Storage Fungi

Authors

EMMANUEL PETER ESSIEN
JOSEPH PETER ESSIEN
BASIL NSE ITA
GODWIN ASUKWO EBONG

DOI

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Abstract

The in vitro antifungal effect of the essential oil of Citrus medica L. on storage fungi of Arachis hypogea L. stored for 6 months was evaluated using the disc diffusion agar method. The oil exhibited a wide spectrum of fungitoxicity, inhibiting all 14 fungus species tested. Thus, the oil can be exploited as a fumigant against storage fungi for the preservation of stored legume seeds due to its wide range of activity, non-phytotoxicity, and long-term persistence of fungitoxicity.

Keywords

Citrus medica, essential oil, fungitoxicity, storage fungi, groundnut

First Page

161

Last Page

164

Recommended Citation

ESSIEN, EMMANUEL PETER; ESSIEN, JOSEPH PETER; ITA, BASIL NSE; and EBONG, GODWIN ASUKWO (2008) "Physicochemical Properties and Fungitoxicity of the Essential Oil of Citrus medica L. against Groundnut Storage Fungi," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 32: No. 2, Article 7. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol32/iss2/7