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2021  |  Vol: 7(4)  |  Issue: 4 (July- August)  |  https://doi.org/10.31024/ajpp.2021.7.4.3
In vitro antifungal activity of leaf extract of Butea monosperma against some phytopathogenic fungi

E. Shravya Puri,1  A. Sabitha Rani,2* G. Sulakshana1

1Department of Botany, Osmania University College for Women, Koti, Hyderabad-500095, TS, India

2Department of Botany, University College of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007, TS, India

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A.Sabitha Rani

Department of Botany, Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007, TS, India             

 

Abstract

Objective: The leaf extract of Butea monosperma (Lam.) was evaluated in vitro for antifungal activity against six different fungal genera. Material and methods: Different concentration of leaf extract ranging from 500 to 2000 µg was used. All the concentrations exhibited varying degree of inhibition against the test fungi. Higher activity was observed with 2000 µg concentration in all six fungal organisms. Results and conclusion: The zone of inhibition ranged from 0.8cm to 2.6 cm in various fungal species and increased with the increase in the concentration of test solution. Among the test organisms, high inhibition zones were observed in Fusarium oxysporum (2.6 cm) followed by Colletotrichum capsici (1.7cm), Fusarium monoliforme (1.6 cm), Rhizoctonia solani (1.5cm). Among all, Macrophomina phaseolina (0.8 cm) and Alternaria solani (0.9 cm) exhibited lesser activity.

Keywords: Antifungal, Butea monosperma, inhibition zone, Fusarium oxysporum, Colletotrichum capsici, Rhizoctonia solani


 

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