Antifungal Evaluation and Phytochemical  Analysis of Plant Leaf Extracts Against Plant  Pathogenic Fungi.

Shaikh Farah .T; Sahera Nasreen

Volume : II, Issue : IV, April - 2013

Antifungal Evaluation and Phytochemical Analysis of Plant Leaf Extracts Against Plant Pathogenic Fungi.

Shaikh Farah . T, Sahera Nasreen

Abstract :

The antifungal activity of three different medicinal plants namely., Lawsonia inermis L., Eucalyptus globulus L., Vitex negundo L., were tested against plant pathogenic fungi Fusarium oxysporum (F.o), Fusarium solani (F.s), Alternaria solani (A.s), Rhizoctonia solani (R.s) and Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (C.l). The plant leaves were extracted with cold water and methanol. Among the different plant tested, the methanol extracts of L. inermis showed maximum antifungal activity against all pathogens, where as Aqueous extract of V. negundo showed least inhibition activity against all pathogens. Phytochemical analysis of both plant extracts were carried out.