In vitro kinetics and antifungal activity of various extracts of Terminalia chebula seeds against plant pathogenic fungi |
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Authors: | Vivek K. Bajpai Atiqur Rahman Shruti Shukla Savita Shukla S.M. Yassir Arafat M. Amzad Hossain |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biotechnology , Daegu University , Kyoungsan, Kyoungpook, Republic of Korea vbajpai04@yahoo.com;3. Department of Biotechnology , Daegu University , Kyoungsan, Kyoungpook, Republic of Korea;4. Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology , Islamic University , Kushtia, Bangladesh;5. Department of Botany , Dr. Hari Singh Gour University , Sagar, MP, India;6. P.M.B. Gujrati Science College, Devi Ahilya University , Indore, India;7. Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology , Islamic University , Kushtia, Bangladesh;8. Chemistry Division, Atomic Energy Centre , GPO Box 164, Ramna, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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Abstract: | The aim of the present study was to examine the efficacy of various seed extracts of Terminalia chebula as an antifungal potential against certain important plant pathogenic fungi. The organic extracts of methanol, ethyl acetate and chloroform at the used concentration of 1500 ppm/disc revealed remarkable antifungal effect as a fungal mycelial growth inhibitor against Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium solani, Phytophthora capsici and Botrytis cinerea, in the range of 41.6–61.3%, along with MIC values ranging from 62.5 to 500 μg/ml. Also, the extracts had a strong detrimental effect on spore germination of all the tested plant pathogens along with concentration as well as time-dependent kinetic inhibition of B. cinerea. The results obtained from this study suggest that the natural products derived from Terminalia chebula could become an alternative to synthetic fungicides for controlling such important plant pathogenic fungi. |
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Keywords: | antifungal activity organic seed extracts plant pathogenic fungi Terminalia chebula |
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