Botany Research Laboratory and Plant Disease Clinic, N.E.S. Science College, Nanded
Online published on 24 August, 2012.
The aqueous plant extracts of Semicarpus anacardium L. f., Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb., Buchanania lanzan Spreng. and Sapindus emarginatus Vahl were screened for their antifungal properties against pigeonpea wilt pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. udum Butler, isolated from 7 different varietiesof pigeonpea viz. PUSA-992, BDN-2, BDN-708, ICPL-87119, ICP-8863, ICP-2376andAKT-9913. Among the four plants tested the bark extract of S. anacardium and leaf extract of S. emarginatus record significant antifungal activity against isolates of F. oxysporum f.sp. udum.
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. udum, pigeonpea varieties, plant extracts
