Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology (한국미생물·생명공학회)
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Fumigant Activity of Essential Oils and Components of Illicium verum and Schizonepeta tenuifolia Against Botrytis cinerea and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

  • Lee, Sun-Og (Bio-control Research Team, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Park, Il-Kwon (Division of Forest Diseases and Insect Pests, Korea Forest Research Institute) ;
  • Choi, Gyung-Ja (Bio-control Research Team, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Lim, He-Kyoung (Bio-control Research Team, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Jang, Kyong-Soo (Bio-control Research Team, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Cho, Kwang-Yun (Bio-control Research Team, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology) ;
  • Shin, Sang-Cheol (Division of Forest Diseases and Insect Pests, Korea Forest Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Cheol (Bio-control Research Team, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
  • Published : 2007.09.30
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Abstract

To develop a natural fungicide against Botrytis cinerea and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, a total of 25 essential oils were tested for their fumigant activity against post-harvest pathogens. The vaporous phases of oils were treated to each fungus on potato dextrose agar medium in half-plate separated Petri plates at $10\;{\mu}g$ per plate. The essential oil of Illicium verum strongly inhibited the mycelial growth of both B. cinerea and C. gloeosporioides by over 90%. On the other hand, the essential oil of Schizonepeta tenuifolia showed inhibitory activity against mycelial growth of only B. cinerea by over 90%. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and bioassay indicated trans-anethole in I. verum and menthone in S. tenuifolia as a major antifungal constituent. The essential oils of I. verum and S. tenuifolia and their major constituents could be used to manage post-harvest diseases caused by B. cinerea and C. gloeosporioides.

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