Antimycotic screening of 58 Malaysian plants against plant pathogens
Ethanolic extracts of 58 Malaysian plants belonging to 24 different families were screened for antifungal activity against seven plant pathogens using the filter paper disc diffusion technique. Two varieties of Piper betle, showed strong activity against all the pathogens tested (Colletotrichum caps...
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| description | Ethanolic extracts of 58 Malaysian plants belonging to 24 different families were screened for antifungal activity against seven plant pathogens using the filter paper disc diffusion technique. Two varieties of Piper betle, showed strong activity against all the pathogens tested (Colletotrichum capsici, Fusarium pallidoroseum, Botryodiplodia theobromae, Alternaria alternata, Penicillium citrinum, Phomopsis caricae-papayae and Aspergillus niger), with inhibition diameters significantly (P<0·01) bigger than 2·5 mg ml−1 prochloraz or 10 mg ml−1 clotrimazole. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of the ethanolic extracts of P. betle against these plant pathogens ranged between 0·01 mg ml−1 and 1 mg ml−1. Thirty-four other plants (Kucing gala, Limau batik, Bertholletia excelsa, Bixa orellana, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Cerbera odollam (fruits and leaves), Colocasia gigantea, Curcuma domestica, Curcuma manga, Derris eliptica, Elephantopus scaber, Eleusine indica, Eugenia polyantha, Euphorbia hirta, Euphorbia tirucalli, Gardenia florida, Hedyotis auricularia, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Juniperus chinensis (three varieties), Lawsonia inermis, Lecythis ollaria, Mentha arvensis, Mimusops elengi, Ocimum sanctum, Phyllanthus niruri, Piper nigrum, Piperomia pellucida, Pedilanthus tithymaloides, Polygonum minus, Spondias dulcis, Solanum nigrum, Tinospora tuberculata) showed selective antifungal activity, while 21 species were inactive. |
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| spelling | upm-423422024-07-26T09:25:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42342/ Antimycotic screening of 58 Malaysian plants against plant pathogens Mohamed, Suhaila Saka, Suzana El-Sharkawy, Saleh Hassan Ali, Abdul Manaf Muid, Sepiah Ethanolic extracts of 58 Malaysian plants belonging to 24 different families were screened for antifungal activity against seven plant pathogens using the filter paper disc diffusion technique. Two varieties of Piper betle, showed strong activity against all the pathogens tested (Colletotrichum capsici, Fusarium pallidoroseum, Botryodiplodia theobromae, Alternaria alternata, Penicillium citrinum, Phomopsis caricae-papayae and Aspergillus niger), with inhibition diameters significantly (P<0·01) bigger than 2·5 mg ml−1 prochloraz or 10 mg ml−1 clotrimazole. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of the ethanolic extracts of P. betle against these plant pathogens ranged between 0·01 mg ml−1 and 1 mg ml−1. Thirty-four other plants (Kucing gala, Limau batik, Bertholletia excelsa, Bixa orellana, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Cerbera odollam (fruits and leaves), Colocasia gigantea, Curcuma domestica, Curcuma manga, Derris eliptica, Elephantopus scaber, Eleusine indica, Eugenia polyantha, Euphorbia hirta, Euphorbia tirucalli, Gardenia florida, Hedyotis auricularia, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Juniperus chinensis (three varieties), Lawsonia inermis, Lecythis ollaria, Mentha arvensis, Mimusops elengi, Ocimum sanctum, Phyllanthus niruri, Piper nigrum, Piperomia pellucida, Pedilanthus tithymaloides, Polygonum minus, Spondias dulcis, Solanum nigrum, Tinospora tuberculata) showed selective antifungal activity, while 21 species were inactive. Society of Chemical Industry 1996-07 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42342/1/Antimycotic%20screening%20of%2058%20Malaysian%20plants%20against%20plant%20pathogens.pdf text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42342/7/Pesticide%20Science%20-%20July%201996%20-%20Mohamed%20-%20Antimycotic%20Screening%20of%2058%20Malaysian%20Plants%20against%20Plant%20Pathogens.pdf Mohamed, Suhaila and Saka, Suzana and El-Sharkawy, Saleh Hassan and Ali, Abdul Manaf and Muid, Sepiah (1996) Antimycotic screening of 58 Malaysian plants against plant pathogens. Pesticide Science, 47 (3). pp. 259-264. ISSN 0031-613X http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/%28SICI%291096-9063%28199607%2947:3%3C259::AID-PS413%3E3.0.CO;2-N/abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9063(199607)47:3<259::AID-PS413>3.0.CO;2-N |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed, Suhaila Saka, Suzana El-Sharkawy, Saleh Hassan Ali, Abdul Manaf Muid, Sepiah Antimycotic screening of 58 Malaysian plants against plant pathogens |
| title | Antimycotic screening of 58 Malaysian plants against plant pathogens |
| title_full | Antimycotic screening of 58 Malaysian plants against plant pathogens |
| title_fullStr | Antimycotic screening of 58 Malaysian plants against plant pathogens |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antimycotic screening of 58 Malaysian plants against plant pathogens |
| title_short | Antimycotic screening of 58 Malaysian plants against plant pathogens |
| title_sort | antimycotic screening of 58 malaysian plants against plant pathogens |
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