Table 2 Effect of plant essential oil nanoemulsions (PEO-NEs) at concentrations of 1, 2, and 3 g/l on the conidia germination of Podosphaera fusca in vitro.

From: Antifungal efficacy of plant essential oil nanoemulsions against cucumber powdery mildew

Treatments

Percentage of germinated conidia

6 h

12 h

24 h

36 h

48 h

Savory 1 g/l

12.00 ± 2.00 lm

18.33 ± 1.52 h

23.33 ± 3.05 i

33.66 ± 1.52 ji

44.33 ± 2.51 fghi

Savory 2 g/l

09.33 ± 0.57 m

14.66 ± 0.57 i

16.66 ± 1.52 j

19.00 ± 1.00 l

21.33 ± 2.08 l

Savory 3 g/l

05.66 ± 0.57 n

06.00 ± 0.001 k

07.66 ± 0.57 k

08.66 ± 1.52 m

09.33 ± 1.52 m

Clove tree 1 g/l

16.00 ± 1.00 k

18.00 ± 1.00 h

23.66 ± 1.52 hi

33.66 ± 3.50 ji

41.00 ± 2.00 i

Clove tree 2 g/l

11.00 ± 1.00 m

12.33 ± 1.52 j

14.66 ± 1.52 j

16.66 ± 1.15 l

18.00 ± 1.00 l

Clove tree 3 g/l

05.00 ± 1.00 n

07.66 ± 0.57 k

07.66 ± 1.52 k

08.66 ± 1.52 m

10.00 ± 1.00 m

Lemongrass 1 g/l

17.00 ± 2.00 jk

26.66 ± 2.50 bcd

35.00 ± 2.00 cd

41.66 ± 2.08 def

56.66 ± 4.04 b

Lemongrass 2 g/l

13.33 ± 1.15 l

20.00 ± 1.00 hg

23.66 ± 1.52 hi

25.00 ± 1.00 k

29.00 ± 1.00 k

Lemongrass 3 g/l

09.66 ± 0.57 m

14.66 ± 1.52 i

16.00 ± 1.73 j

17.33 ± 2.08 l

19.00 ± 2.00 l

Garden thyme 1 g/l

25.00 ± 1.00 b

27.66 ± 1.52 bc

34.00 ± 1.00 de

39.00 ± 1.00 fg

49.66 ± 2.08 de

Garden thyme 2 g/l

22.66 ± 1.52 cde

25.33 ± 1.52 cde

31.00 ± 1.00 f

36.00 ± 1.00 hi

46.33 ± 1.52 efgh

Garden thyme 3 g/l

20.33 ± 1.52 fgh

22.33 ± 1.15 f

26.00 ± 1.00 hg

31.00 ± 2.00 j

42.33 ± 3.50 hi

Eucalyptus 1 g/l

22.00 ± 1.00 def

25.00 ± 1.00 de

34.33 ± 0.57 de

40.66 ± 1.52 ef

47.66 ± 1.52 ef

Eucalyptus 2 g/l

18.00 ± 1.00 ijk

22.66 ± 1.52 f

32.00 ± 1.00 ef

37.00 ± 1.00 gh

43.00 ± 1.73 hgi

Eucalyptus 3 g/l

18.66 ± 0.57 hij

22.00 ± 1.00 fg

27.66 ± 1.52 g

31.66 ± 1.52 j

37.33 ± 1.52 j

Peppermint 1 g/l

24.00 ± 1.00 bcd

27.66 ± 1.52 bc

38.00 ± 1.00 b

43.00 ± 1.00 bcd

55.00 ± 3.60 bc

Peppermint 2 g/l

22.66 ± 1.52 cde

26.00 ± 1.73 cde

34.66 ± 0.57 cd

41.33 ± 1.52 def

46.66 ± 3.21 efg

Peppermint 3 g/l

24.33 ± 1.52 bc

28.66 ± 0.57 b

32.00 ± 1.00 ef

39.00 ± 1.00 fg

42.66 ± 2.08 hgi

Pine 1 g/l

21.00 ± 2.00 efg

26.33 ± 1.52 bcd

35.00 ± 1.00 cd

47.33 ± 1.15 b

56.00 ± 2.00 b

Pine 2 g/l

19.00 ± 1.00 hgij

25.66 ± 1.52 cde

37.00 ± 1.00 bc

44.00 ± 1.00 cd

54.00 ± 1.00 bc

Pine 3 g/l

19.66 ± 0.57 hgi

23.66 ± 0.57 ef

32.00 ± 2.00 ef

45.33 ± 3.78 bc

52.00 ± 3.60 cd

Stroby 0.4 g/l

16.00 ± 1.00 k

19.66 ± 0.57 h

23.00 ± 1.00 i

25.00 ± 1.00 k

27.33 ± 1.52 k

Topas 0.5 g/l

11.00 ± 1.00 m

13.66 ± 1.52 ij

15.66 ± 1.52 j

16.66 ± 1.52 l

17.66 ± 2.08 l

Control

30.00 ± 1.00 a

46.00 ± 2.00 a

59.00 ± 0.00 a

72.00 ± 3.00 a

93.00 ± 0.00 a

  1. Results are mean ± SD (n = 3); Means with different letters in each column are significantly different according to Duncan’s multiple range test (P ≤ 0.01).