Evaluation of selected plant extracts as antifungal agents against Fusarium moniliforme Sheldon

摘要

The experiments were carried out to test the aqueous extracts of twenty plants for their antifungal activity against Fusarium moniliforme caused rice foot rot. Results showed a differential activity of the plant extracts against the mycelium growth. The combined leaf extracts of Lawsonia alba (L.) and Acacia arabicae (Willd.) in general showed a strong enhancement in activities over the individual leaf extracts of Lawsonia alba and Acacia arabicae against the mycelium growth. The seed extracts of Dedonia viscosa (L.) also showed strong inhibitory effect against the testedfungi. The leaf extracts of Ocimum sanctum, Lantana macrophylae, Ocimum basilicum and Jacranda mimosaefolia (D. Don) petal extracts of Mimosa hamata (Willd) showed appreciable goodinhibitory effect against the tested fungi.