Inhibition of Botrytis cinerea by alginate/cajuput essential oil and the composite’s surface properties as potential antifungal coating

Inhibition of B. cinerea by alginate (Alg) / cajuput essential oil (Caj) at different concentration (0%, 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75%) and the composite’s surface properties were investigated. Among samples, treated spore with Caj 0.75% showed lowest germination percentage germ tube length. The regarded antifungal action was confirmed observing changes membrane integrity stained propidium iodide under fluorescence microscope. Moreover, film composite roughness characterized which affected significantly (P < 0.05) on arithmetical mean high Alg based film. Hence, results present study suggest that - blended coating could be an alternative natural agents applied fruit or vegetable.