Antifungal properties of some medicinal plant against anthracnose disease of Capsicum annuum L.

The antifungal activity of ethanol extract of seven medicinal plants namely: Acasianilotica, Ageratum conyzoidas, Cissus qandragularis, Coccinia indica, Lowsonia inermis,Morinja oifera and Oxalis qutisella were evaluated against Colletotrichum capsici, the causalpathogen of anthracnose disease of chilli under laboratory condition. Various plant extractresulted inhibition on the growth of mycelium of tested pathogen in varied range from 12 to80 percent. The maximum percent of mycelial inhibition was recorded in case of L. inermis,whereas, minimum percent of inhibition of pathogen was documented in case of C. indicaextract.

کلیدواژه ها:

Antifungal properties ، Colletotrichum capsici ، Growth ، Medicinal plants ، Plant extract