Table 4 Fungal sporulation difference of cinnamon oil, cinnamon bark oil and trans-cinnamaldehyde by two method at 35 µg/mL and 0.5 µL/L air, respectively.

From: Fumigation and contact activities of 18 plant essential oils on Villosiclava virens, the pathogenic fungus of rice false smut

Treatment

Fungal sporulation (×105/mL)

Contact activity 35 µg/mL

Fumigation activity 0.5 µL/L air

Control

27.3 ± 4.33c

1033.3 ± 88.2d

Cinnamon oil

12.7 ± 1.19b

546.67 ± 24.0c

Cinnamon bark oil

3.49 ± 0.65a

280 ± 15.3b

Trans-cinnamaldehyde

5.73 ± 0.87ab

0.00 ± 0.00a

  1. (Values are expressed as the means ± SE of three replicates, P < 0.05).
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