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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 25, Issue 30, Pages 29889-29900Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9991-4
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Mentha rotundifolia; Mentha spicata; Mentha pulegium; Mentha piperita; Essential oils; Chemical composition; Bio-control; Fumigant antifungal activity
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Chemical composition and antifungal activity of essential oils of Algerian Mentha species were studied. Chemical compositions of different Mentha species oils (Mentha rotundifolia, M. spicata, M. pulegium, and M. piperita) were investigated by capillary GC and GC/MS, and their antifungal activities were evaluated by means of paper disc diffusion method and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) assays. In total, 98 components from all Mentha species were identified. All oils were rich in monoterpene-oxygenated components. In addition, we reported fumigant antifungal activity of Algerian Mentha essential oils against four fungi: Botrytis cinerea, Penicillium expansum, Monilinia laxa, and M. fructigena. All oils demonstrated very good inhibition especially against B. cinerea, M. laxa, and M. fructigena. Both Monilinia fungi were extremely sensitive to all Algerian Mentha oils, which suggests that Mentha essential oils have the potential to be used as bio-pesticides to protect fruit trees, such as apple and pear trees, and provides an alternative to chemical pesticides.
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