PJB-2023-12
ASSESSMENT OF ANTIMYCOTIC POTENTIAL OF MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS AGAINST TWO SOIL BORN FUNGAL PATHOGENS IDENTIFIED FROM TEHSIL SAMAHNI DISTRICT BHIMBER AZA
TANVEER HUSSAIN
Abstract
The present research work explored antifungal potential of medicinal mushrooms against two notorious soil borne pathogens present in crop fields of Sub-division Samahni District Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). Four mushrooms were selected for antifungal activity to minimise the disease severity of two soil borne pathogens. Agar Well Diffusion Method (AWDM) was used for these in-vitro antifungal (IvA) activities. Our findings indicated that methanolic extract of Schizophyllum commune, Trametes hirsuta, Ganoderma lucidum and Ganoderma tsugae had better antifungal potential than that of diethyl ether, chloroform, and distilled water extracts against two crop damaging pathogens (Fusarium oxysporum and Rhizoctonia solani). It was also documented that methanolic extract of Schizophyllum commune against Fusarium oxysporum showed maximum zone of inhibition (ZI) which is 9.667±0.601 and Rhizoctonia solani also indicated highest ZI (5.667±0.882). Similarly, greater ZI (1.833±0.333) of Trametes hirsuta extract appeared in methanolic extract against Fusarium oxysporum. Ganoderma lucidum metabolic extract also indicated very effective results with ZI 7.833±0.441 and 8.833±0.601against Fusarium oxysporum and Rhizoctonia solani respectively. Fourth selected medicinal Ganoderma tsugae macrofungi also showed maximum ZI against Fusarium oxysporum (2.500±0.289) and Rhizoctonia solani (6.500±0.289). Finally, it was concluded that the extracts of Schizophyllum commune mushroom greatly reduced the growth rate of soil borne micro-pathogens as compared to other tested species.
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