(b)
| Mycelial zone inhibitiona at different doses of sample (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samples | Doses (ppm) | AN | AF | FM | FG | PV |
| Black cumin oil | 5 | 65.9 ± 0.9 | 60.3 ± 0.1 | 42.2 ± 1.8 | 93.2 ± 1.2 | 50.8 ± 1.5 |
| 10 | 81.2 ± 1.3 | 77.8 ± 0.2 | 61.7 ± 0.7 | 100 ± 0.8 | 55.4 ± 0.3 | |
| Ethanol oleoresin | 5 | 25.2 ± 2.1 | 22.4 ± 1.7 | − | 31 ± 1.9 | − |
| 10 | 30.3 ± 2.1 | 29.8 ± 1.4 | 10.7 ± 0.8 | 33.7 ± 1.4 | − | |
| n-Hexane oleoresin | 5 | 16.7 ± 0.7 | 14.4 ± 0.6 | − | 17.9 ± 1.5 | − |
| 10 | 21.4 ± 2.1 | 17.4 ± 0.1 | − | 19.9 ± 2.3 | − | |
| Ethyl acetate oleoresin | 5 | 28.4 ± 1.4 | 23.7 ± 0.4 | − | 21.4 ± 1.4 | − |
| 10 | 35.2 ± 1.1 | 28.4 ± 0.5 | 15.3 ± 1.2 | 25.9 ± 0.7 | − | |
aAverage of three replicates.
AN: Aspergillus niger, AF: Aspergillus flavus, FM: Fusarium moniliforme, FG: Fusarium graminearum, and PV: Penicillium viridicatum.
(−): no inhibition.