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Pak. J. Bot., 47(5): 2009-2013, 2015.

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ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITY OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS ON DIFFERENT PATHOGENIC FUNGI

FAISAL HUSSAIN^1*, MUHAMMAD ABID², S. SHAHID SHAUKAT³, FARZANA² AND MUHAMMAD AKBAR⁴

Abstract: The antifungal activity of different medicinal and locally available plants extracts (leaves, fruit, seeds) which are usually found in the surrounding of fields or in the fields on some fungi were tested in lab conditions. Six different plants were selected for testing these plants were Acacia nilotica (Lamk.) Willd., Azadirachta indica (A.) Juss., Crotalaria juncea L. Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh., Ocimum basilicum L., and Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) Dc. These plants showed antifungal activity against the Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, Fusarium solani, Macrophomina phaseolina and Rhizoctonia solani. These plants crude extracts of leaves showed inhibition activity against the fungi and suppressed the myclial growth. Over all selected plants exhibited moderate type of inhibition against these above mentioned pathogens. Among these plants, Azadirachta indica, Ocimum basilicum and Crotalaria juncea showed the most effective results against the Aspergillus, Fusarium and Rhizoctonia sp. of fungal pathogens. Whereas, Acacia nilotica, Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Prosopis juliflora showed least potential of inhibition against all above mentioned fungal pathogens. It is investigated in present studies that Azadirachta indica, Ocimum basilicum and Crotalaria juncea can be utilized against the management of fungal diseases particularly Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, Fusarium solani, Macrophomina phaseolina and Rhizoctonia solani.

Key words: Antifungal activity, Medicinal plants, Fungi, Inhibition %, Plants extract.

¹Department of Agriculture and Agribusiness Management, University of Karachi-75270, Pakistan

²Dr. A.G. Laboratory of Aerobiology and Plant Pathology, Department of Botany, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Campus, Karachi-Pakistan

³Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Karachi-75270, Pakistan

⁴Department of Environment Sciences, Karakorum International University, Gilgit-Pakistan

*Corresponding author e-mail: faisal.botanist2011@gmail.com