PJB-2019-921
DETERMINATION OF ANTI FUNGAL ACTIVITY AND TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS AGAINST POST HARVESTED FUNGAL PATHOGENS
UZMA SITARA
Abstract
Aqueous, chloroform , methanol, and petroleum ether leaves extracts of five plants, Cassia fistula, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Fagonia indica, Ocimum Basilicum and Senna alata were investigated In Vitro for antifungal activities and total phenolic contents against seven post harvested fungi, Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, Alternaria alternata Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Monilia fructicola, Penicillium digitatum and Rhizopus stolonifer, by food poisoning method. The aqueous and methanolic plant extract was found highly effective against all pathogens whereas methanol extract of C. fistula, O. basilicum and F. indica completely inhibited the growth of plant pathogenic fungi. Among all plants, F. indica showed the highest antifungal activity whereas the least was recorded for E. camaldulensis. The phytochemical analysis of the leaves of these plants indicated that all plants exhibited total phenolic content ranged from 0.5mg/ml to 0.15 mg/ml on fresh weight. F. indica showed the highest total phenolic content which might be a responsible active principle for antifungal properties. In the present study, it is investigated that three plant species F. indica, O. basilicum and C. fistula can be utilized against the management of plant pathogenic fungi.
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