Determination of Antifungal Effect of Wood Vinegar Obtained from Hazelnut Shells Against Mold Factors in In-Vitro Conditions

This study was carried out at in vitro conditions to determine the antifungal effect of the wood vinegar obtained from hazelnut shells, on Aspergillus niger and Penicillium digitatum microfungi. Potato dextrose agar (PDA) containing concentrations of 1%, 3%, 5%, 7% and 10% of the wood vinegar was allowed to incubation for 7 days at 24 ± 1 °C after inoculation of 5 mm diameter mycelium discs of microfungi. At the end of incubation, the colony diameters of the microfungi were measured and the % inhibition rates of the wood vinegar, were calculated according to the controls. Results of One-way ANOVA showed that there were statistically significant differences among the doses (P=0.000). Based on the Dunnett’s test results, it was determined that the differences between the control group and the other doses of wood vinegar were statistically significant except for the 1% mL wood vinegar dose. As a result; it is possible to concluded that wood vinegar may be used for the prevention of mold fungi