Mohd Hishamuddin Che Mat
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Mohd Hishamuddin Che Mat
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Mohd Hishamuddin , Che Mat
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Che Mat, M. H.
Mat, M. H.C.
Mat, M. H.
Che Mat, M. H.
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  • Publication
    Antifungal Activity of Essential Oil Extracted from Melaleuca alternifolia Against Pathogenic Fungi on Mango (Mangifera Indica L.) for Mango Postharvest Application
    ( 2022-01-01)
    Ahmad Anas Nagoor Gunny
    ;
    Seminai J.J.A.
    ;
    Mohd Hishamuddin Che Mat
    ;
    Ahmad A.A.
    ;
    Yusof R.
    ;
    Fadhilnor Abdullah
    An infection by pathogenic fungi is one of the major problems in post-harvest stage of mangoes. Therefore, the extraction of essential oil from Melaleuca alternifolia is being tested as a natural fungicide for controlling fungus infections of selected mangoes locally known as susu mango. The extraction was performed using Solvent-Free Microwave Assisted Extraction with a yield of 0.57% concentration. The inhibitory effect of this essential oil against isolated fungi from mango was investigated through in-vitro and in-vivo analyses. Distilled water was used as a negative control while chemical fungicide (Globus 5.5) was used as a positive control in the analyses. The mycelial growth inhibition of the extracted essential oil for poisoned food test and disc diffusion method showed 62.50 ± 0.49% and 59.70 ± 0.30%, respectively, for in-vivo experiment which used unwounded and artificially wounded mangoes. The result also demonstrated that the essential oil applied on the mangoes could decrease the disease incidence from 100% to 61.33% for up to 10 days incubation at room temperature compared to that of the control. Hence, the essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia can act as a green fungicide and is also a promising alternative to the synthetic chemical fungicide for controlling post-harvest disease on mangoes.