Article Id:JPRS-MSNS-000063 Title:Control of phytopathogenic fungi Colletotrichum graminicola using medicinal plant methanolic extracts Category:Microbiological Study (on Natural/ Synthetic drug) Section:Research Article
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The antifungal activity of forty nine medicinal plants belonging to different families was tested in vitro on phytopathogenic fungus Colletotrichum graminicola. In which methanolic extracts of forty two plants exhibited varying degrees of inhibition activity against C. graminicola. The results revealed that extract of Terminalia chebula was highly effective in inhibiting the mycelial growth of C. graminicola at 75μg/50μL. The following six plants Acalypha indica, Eichhornia crassipes, Gyanandropsis gyanandra, Suaeda maritime, Tephrosia pumila and Tinospora cordifolia did not exhibit antifungal activity.
1For U Biosciences, A/4A, Park lane Residency, East point colony, Visakhapatnam-17. 2A. U. College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-3. 4Vivimed labs Limited, 2nd, 4th Floor, Veeranag towers, Habsiguda, Hyderabad, A.P.
*Corresponding author. Dr. Varaprasad Bobbarala Scientist In-Charge, For U Biosciences/IMMA Labs, A/4A, Park lane Residency, East point colony, Visakhapatnam, A.P-530017, India. Tel.: + 91-9949129539 E-mail:varaprasadphd@rediffmail.com
Received on: 08-08-2009; Revised on: 18-09- 2009; Accepted on:14-10-2009