Antifungal activity of Satureja hortensis L. essential oil against Alternaria citri     1393/01/01

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Satureja hortensis is belonging to Lamiaceae family. Satureja essential oil could be obtained from steam distillation of leaves and leafy branches, is used in medicine and food industry. This study was aimed to evaluate interactions of drug and antifungal activity of savory essential oil on Alternaria citri. Leaves and flowers of S. hortensis were subjected to hydro-distillation. The analyses of the volatile compounds were carried out on gas chromatograph. Then, Alternaria citri strains were isolated an