Emmanuel Peter ESSIEN, Joseph Peter ESSIEN, Basil Nse ITA

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

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.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

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

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

Keywords:

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

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