1Deptt. of Plant Pathology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad - 211 002, India.
2Deptt. of Entomology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad - 211 002, India.
3Deptt. of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad - 211 002, India.
Department of Biotechnology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad - 211 002, India.
In present investigation, antifungal property of oil of foliage parts of Mentha spicata var. MSS-5 was tested against Aspergillus flavus Gas liquid chromatography (G.L.C.) of the oil revealed mixture of 3 major and 4 minor components. The minimum effective concentration of the oil was found to be 900 ppm and at 1100 ppm, it exhibited cidal nature of toxicity and inhibited high inoculum density. The fungitoxic constituent was found stable up to 80°C and 12 months of storage but the fungitoxicity get drastically reduced on autoclaving. The oil also exhibited wide range of fungitoxic activity and was found to be more active than all the commercial fungicides tested.
Aspergillus flavus, Fungitoxicity, Mentha sp
