BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 1and2

Characterization of ethanolic extracts of Ficus benghalensis (Banyan) and assessment of antifungal activity against fusarium wilt of lentil

  • Author:
  • Pawan Deshmukh, Umesh P. Mogle
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 68 to 71

Department of Botany, J.E.S, R.G. Bagdia Arts, S.B. Lakhotia Commerce, and R. Benzonji Science College, Jalna, Maharashtra

Online published on 27 August, 2019.

Abstract

Alcoholic extracts of of Ficus benghalensis Linn leaves were tested against Fusarium oxysporum, causing Fusarium wilt of Lentil. The leaves were found to have antifungal activity. During present investigation alcoholic extracts of Ficus benghalensis was characterised with the help of Gas chromatography and High resolution Mass Spectroscopy (GC-HRMS). It was observed that various chemical compounds were benghalensis.