International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences
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10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12
Volume 4 Issue 3
2013 (July - September)
ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF SELECTED PLANT EXTRACTS AGAINST IMPORTANT SEED BORNE FUNGI OF MAIZE
Fifteen different plants used in traditional Indian medicine were examined against eight fungal species viz. lessThan i greaterThan Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus terreus lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus fumigatus lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Fusarium verticillioides lessThan /i greaterThan (Synonym lessThan i greaterThan F. moniliforme lessThan /i greaterThan ) lessThan i greaterThan , Fusarium solani lessThan /i greaterThan and lessThan i greaterThan Penicillium sp. lessThan /i greaterThan using the agar disc diffusion method. The alcoholic extracts of 15 plants exhibited varying degrees of inhibition activity against the above seed borne fungi. Seven of the 15 plants studied had antifungal activity against above listed fungi while the remaining had no antifungal activity. Extent of activity also differed with the part of the plant used.
WAHEGAONKAR NILIMA K. AND SHIRURKAR DEEPAVALI D.
Antifungal activity, Maize, Medicinal plants, Seed borne fungi
163-170