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Antifungal Potential of Plant Extracts against Alternaria solani, causing Early Blight of Tomato

Heminder Singh, Gurpreet Kaur, Gurvarinder Kaur, Harpreet Kaur, Harleen Kaur, Jasleen Kour, Kiritika ., Megha Rajput, Neha ., Neha Guleri, Pallavi ., Palwinder Kaur, Samriti Sharma

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Aqueous extracts of five plants with anti-microbial properties were evaluated for suppression of growth of Alternaria solani in laboratory conditions. At low concentration of 2%, four extracts including (Azadirachta indica) failed to suppress the growth. One extract (Putranjiva roxburghii) showed significant suppression of pathogen growth at low concentration, according to Analysis of variance, Tukey’s post-test. Some extracts (Melia azedarach and Tabernaemontana divaricata) on the contrary promoted the growth significantly more than the negative control. Discovery of a plant with better anti-fungal property than Azadirachta indica is a significant out-come of the investigation. Putranjiva roxburghii extract shows potential for management of an early blight of tomato in organic farming and for the isolation of bioactive molecule.

Keywords: Plant extracts, anti-fungal, Alternaria, early blight, organic, tomato

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Heminder Singh, Gurpreet Kaur, Gurvarinder Kaur et al. Antifungal Potential of Plant Extracts against Alternaria solani, causing Early Blight of Tomato. Research & Reviews: Journal of Crop Science and Technology. 2018; 7(1): 22–26p.



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Plant extracts, anti-fungal, Alternaria, early blight, organic, tomato

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37591/rrjocst.v7i1.898

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