In vitro antifungal screening of some medicinal plants against Macrophomina phaseolina

Authors

  • S Balamurugan Botany wing (DDE), Division of plant pathology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608002, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • S Selvamani Botany wing (DDE), Division of plant pathology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608002, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • G Savitha Botany wing (DDE), Division of plant pathology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608002, Tamil Nadu, India

Keywords:

Antifungal activity, medicinal plants, pathogen

Abstract

The medicinal plants present enormous reservoir of potential microbial compounds that could be useful alternative to synthetic microbicides and are being used to develop drugs. In the present study of five selected medicinal plants the leaf powder extracts were tested against Macrophomina phaseolina by disc diffusion method. It was found that ethanol extract strongly effective against Macrophomina phaseolina, is a causal agent for charcoal rot of sunflower fungal pathogen.  

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Author Biographies

S Balamurugan, Botany wing (DDE), Division of plant pathology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608002, Tamil Nadu, India.

Botany wing (DDE), Division of plant pathology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608002, Tamil Nadu, India.   

S Selvamani, Botany wing (DDE), Division of plant pathology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608002, Tamil Nadu, India.

Botany wing (DDE), Division of plant pathology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608002, Tamil Nadu, India.   

G Savitha, Botany wing (DDE), Division of plant pathology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608002, Tamil Nadu, India

Botany wing (DDE), Division of plant pathology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608002, Tamil Nadu, India

Published

21-10-2012

How to Cite

Balamurugan, S., Selvamani, S., & Savitha, G. (2012). In vitro antifungal screening of some medicinal plants against Macrophomina phaseolina. Current Botany, 3(4). Retrieved from https://updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/cb/article/view/1415

Issue

Volume 3, Issue 4, 2012

Section

Regular Articles