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Evaluation of Mentha arvensis essential oil and its major constituents for fungitoxicity

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Essential oil and major constituents of menthe were evaluated for fungicidal activities. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) of essential oil from leaves of Mentha arvensis cv. CIM-Saryu revealed that menthol was found in highest amount (77.94%) followed by isomenthone (5.24%), neomenthyl acetate (5.18%) and menthone (5.00%). Menthol and menthone were extracted from the essential oil by column chromatography. Essential oil, menthol and menthone were screened for their fungicidal activity against Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium moniliforme. Menthol was highly effective as compared to essential oil as well as menthone. All of them exhibited less activity than standard bavistin at all the tested concentrations.

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The authors are thankful to Dr. Amandeep Singh Brar, Department of Agronomy, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana for providing the plant material. We are also thankful to Panjab University, Chandigarh for providing IR and 1H NMR spectral data of isolated compounds and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi for providing GC–MS data.

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  1. Deparment of Chemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, India

    Manpreet Kaur Makkar

  2. Deparment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, India

    Sunita Sharma & Harleen Kaur

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Makkar, M.K., Sharma, S. & Kaur, H. Evaluation of Mentha arvensis essential oil and its major constituents for fungitoxicity. J Food Sci Technol 55, 3840–3844 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-018-3291-y

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