Biological control of helminthosporium mays responsible of maize (Zea mays L.) helminthosporiosis through the application of essential oils of eucalyptus citriodora and ocimum gratissimum in Côte d'Ivoire

The specifics aims were (i) to inventory and characterize the pathogenicity of some strains of the Helminthosporium mays species in the region of Abidjan and (ii) to evaluate in vitro the fungicidal effect of the essential oils of Eucalyptus citriodora and Ocimum gratissimum against Helminthosporium mays.