Academic Journal of Materials & Chemistry, 2025, 6(3); doi: 10.25236/AJMC.2025.060306.
Jiangning Peng, Zining Zhu, Yuer Zhou, Qiuguo Ma, Zuochen Chu
School of Tourism Management, Hubei Vocational College of Ecological Engineering, Wuhan, 430000, China
This study explores the antibacterial activity and preservation application of tea essential oil microemulsion. The results showed that on the fifth day of treatment, the 30% microemulsion achieved an inhibition rate of 77.9% against the mycelial growth of Colletotrichum musae, which was similar to the inhibition rate of 0.020 mg/L prochloraz. The 50% microemulsion inhibited the spore germination of Colletotrichum musae by 77.0%, comparable to the 0.5 mg/L prochloraz treatment. In vivo antibacterial activity experiments indicated that both tea essential oil microemulsion and prochloraz exhibited protective and therapeutic effects against Colletotrichum musae. The 100% microemulsion showed the highest disease control efficacy, similar to that of 250 mg/L prochloraz, achieving a disease control rate of over 88% against Colletotrichum musae.
Tea; Essential Oil; Microemulsion; Banana
Jiangning Peng, Zining Zhu, Yuer Zhou, Qiuguo Ma, Zuochen Chu. Antibacterial Activity and Preservation Application of Tea Essential Oil Microemulsion. Academic Journal of Materials & Chemistry (2025), Vol. 6, Issue 3: 52-55. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMC.2025.060306.
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