Title of article
Evaluation of antifungal activity of Meliaceae family against Macrophomina phaseolina
Author/Authors
Ashraf، Hina نويسنده , , Javaid، Arshad نويسنده ,
Issue Information
سالنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
Pages
4
From page
81
To page
84
Abstract
Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid is a soil-borne fungal pathogen that causes root rot disease in more than 500 plant species but no registered fungicide is available for its control. The present study was carried out to investigate the antifungal activity of aqueous leaf extracts of Azadirachta indica A. Juss., Melia azedarach L. and Toona ciliata Roxb. (Meliaceae) against M. phaseolina. Aqueous extracts of 5-20% concentrations of both A. indica and M. azedarach significantly reduced biomass of M. phaseolina by 34 – 85% and 43 – 78%, respectively. By contrast, aqueous extracts of T. ciliata stimulated the growth of the fungus at all the tested concentrations.
Keywords
Antifungal , AZadirachta indica , Melia azedarach , Meliaceae , Toona ciliata , MACROPHOMINA PHASEOLINA
Journal title
Mycopath
Serial Year
2007
Journal title
Mycopath
Record number
180781
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