Annals of Plant Protection Sciences
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 1

Fungitoxic Properties of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. pisi.

  • Author:
  • R.K. Sahani, A.R. Saxena
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 146 to 148

Department of Botany, D.A.V.P.G. College, Azamgarh, 276 001, India.

*E-mail: <rk_sahani@rediffmail.com>

Abstract

The antifungal activity of ethanolic extracts of medicinal plants were evaluated against Fusarium oxysporum f sp. pisi. by “modified disc technique”. Various plant extracts resulted inhibition on the growth of mycelium, however, bark of Euphorbia nerifolia exhibited absolute toxicity against the test fungus (98.0%).

Keywords

Antifungal activity, Botanicals, Fusarium oxysporum f sp. pisi