1Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan, India
Botany Research Laboratory PG Department of Botany, Agrawal P.G. College, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Online published on 27 April, 2021.
The aqueous extracts of 10 medicinal plants were tested to check their antibacterial activity against Xanthomonas campestris pv. cucurbitae causing leaf spot disease of sponge gourd. All of them were found to be effective in inhibiting the activity of pathogen. Maximum antimicrobial activity was shown by the leaves of Trachispermum ammi, with improvement in seed germination.
Antibacterial activities, Xanthomonas campestris pv. cucurbitae, Sponge gourd, Biological control
