Plant Soil Environ., 2015, 61(7):297-302 | DOI: 10.17221/177/2015-PSE

Study on chemical composition and antifungal activity of essential oils obtained from representative species belonging to the Lamiaceae familyOriginal Paper

C. Rus1, R.M. Sumalan1, E. Alexa1, D.M. Copolovici2, G. Pop1, D. Botau1
1 Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, King Michael I of Romania from Timisoara, Timișoara, Romania
2 Institute of Technical and Natural Sciences Research-Development-Innovation of Aurel Vlaicu University, Arad, Romania

The main objective of the present study is establishing the chemical composition and minimum concentration of essential oil (EO) extracted from Thymus vulgaris L., T. serpyllum L., and Satureja montana L., which induce the mycelial growth inhibition of Verticillium dahliae and Penicillium aurantiogriseum fungi. In vitro testing on CYGA (chloramphenicol-yeast-glucose-agar) medium, with additional oil at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 5, 10 and 15 mg/L concentrations and inoculated with harvested plugs from a young mycelium, pointed out a different reaction of the fungus depending on the oil types and concetrations used. The minimum concentration that ensure inhibiting of mycelial growth for V. dahliae with significant differences compared to control is 0.25 mg/L for all types of EO. P. aurantiogriseum proved sensitivity at 0.25 mg/L for T. vulgaris, and S. montana EOs and 0.5 mg/L for T. serpyllum EO.

Keywords: natural product; antifungal capacity; herbs; carvacrol; ecological fungicide; GC, MS analysis

Published: July 31, 2015  Show citation

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Rus C, Sumalan RM, Alexa E, Copolovici DM, Pop G, Botau D. Study on chemical composition and antifungal activity of essential oils obtained from representative species belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Plant Soil Environ. 2015;61(7):297-302. doi: 10.17221/177/2015-PSE.
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