Effect of Anise and Cumin Plant Extracts in Inhibiting Growth of Rot Causing Fungi

Mohamed, H.A. 2024. Effect of Anise and Cumin Plant Extracts in Inhibiting Growth of Rot Causing Fungi. Arab Journal of Plant Protection, 42(4): 541-544. https://doi.org/10.22268/AJPP-001267 This study aimed to investigate the ability to use essential oils extracted from anise and cumin as safe alternatives to inhibit the growth of fungi that cause fruit rots. An experiment was conducted in the Plant Protection Laboratory of Tishreen University, Syria, to study the effect of the essential oil extracted from cumin and anise in inhibiting the growth of fruit rots caused by Aspergillus niger and Penicillium digitatum. Several concentrations of the two types of essential oils (0, 25, 50. 75, 100 and 125 µl/100 ml) were used. The experiment was carried out in a randomized block design with three replications for each treatment. The results obtained showed that there were significant differences between the concentrations used and the control, and the two concentrations 100 and 125 µl/ml caused 100% inhibition and were significantly higher than the other concentrations tested of the two essential oils. Keywords: Cumin, anise, biological activity, bioinhibitors, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium digitatum.