Antifungal efficacy evaluation of leaf extract of Azadirachta indica Juss. against Taphrina maculans causing leaf blotch of Turmeric.

Manisha K. Gurme

Volume : X, Issue : III, March - 2020

Antifungal efficacy evaluation of leaf extract of Azadirachta indica Juss. against Taphrina maculans causing leaf blotch of Turmeric.

Manisha K. Gurme

Abstract :

An attempt has to be made to know the antifungal efficacy evaluation of leaf extract of Azadirachta indica against T.maculans in Vitro using different concentrations by poisoned food technique.Plant extracts are having potential to control pathogens due to presence of certain alkaloids,tannins,quinines,phenolic compounds and phytoalexins (Datar,1999).Variable concentrations of Azadirachta indica leaf extract show variable effect on the linear growth of Taphrina maculans.As the concentration of leaf extract of Azadirachta indica increases,the linear growth of T.maculans gets decreased.