Pesticide Research Journal
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2002
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue: 2

Antifungal Effect of Vitex negundo, Calotropis spp. and Other Plant Extracts against Seed-borne Fungi

  • Author:
  • Usha Dev1, C. Devakumar2, P.C. Agarwal1, Jitendra Mohan3, K.D. Joshi1, Indra Rani1
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 229 to 233

aPlant Quarantine Division, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi-110012

bDivision of Agricultural Chemicals, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012

cBotany Department, Janta Vedic College, Baraut (Meerut)

Abstract

Methanolic extracts of sixteen plant species belonging to 12 families were screened in vitro for the antifungal property against five seed-borne fungi, viz,. Colletotrichum graminicola (Ces.) Wils, Drechslera sorokiniana (Sacc.) Subram. &]ain, Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc, Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid. and Phomopsis sojae Leh. The extracts of Vitex negundo (leaf), Calotropis gigantea and C. procero (roots) were found to be most fungitoxic and promising for plant disease management.

Keywords

Plant extracts, seed-borne fungi, anti-fungal