In Vitro Evaluation Of Five Essential Oils As Botanical Fungitoxicants Against Aspergillus Section Flavi For The Stored Peanut Protection

PASSONE, M.A.; GIRARDI, N.S.; FERRAND, C.A.; ETCHEVERRY, M.

Mendoza

Congreso; ISM Conference 2011; 2011

The antifungal potential of five plant-derived essential oils (EOs) (boldus [Pëumus boldus Mol.], poleo [Lippia turbinata var. integrifolia (Griseb.)], clove [Syzygium aromaticum L.], anise [Pimpinella anisum] and thymus [Thymus vulgaris]) was evaluated against aflatoxigenic Aspergillus strains on peanut based medium conditioned at different water activity (aW) levels.