Antifungal effect of Algerian essential oil nanoemulsions to control <i>Penicillium digitatum</i> and <i>Penicillium expansum</i> in Thomson Navel oranges (<i>Citrus sinensis</i> L. Osbeck).

ABSTRACT: Fungal infection is a potential issue in citrus fruits, while essential oils from Cymbopogon citratus and Citrus limon could be better alternatives to synthetic fungicides in orange preservation. The nanoparticles produced during ultrasonication exhibited a monomodal distribution of particle sizes with a mean zeta potential and a polydispersity index mean value of 74.12 nm, -38.4 mV, and 0.19 for C. citratus and 103 nm, -28.4 mV, and 0.22 for C. limon. The micrographs of the nanoemulsions exhibited spherical morphology with diverse nanometer-scale sizes. Nanoemulsification enhances the levels of neral and geranial in both oils while reducing the levels of limonene, γ-terpinene, and β-myrcene. The essential oils and their nanoemulsions exhibited good MIC values a

SUBMITTER: Gharzouli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11617202 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature