ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF THE CRUDE EXTRACTS OF COLOCASIA ESCULENTA LEAVES IN VITRO ON PLANT PATHOGENIC FUNGI
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2015, Vol 6, Issue 10
Abstract
Colocasia esculenta belonging to family Araceae popularly known as “taro” is very useful medicinal plant described by Charaka as an anti-inflammatory plant. An experiment was carried out to study the antifungal activity of alcoholicand aqueous extract of Colocasia esculenta by food poisoning technique against Alternariablight of chili caused by Alternaria solaniand Alternariablight of castor caused by Alternaria ricini. In anti-fungal study alcoholic extract showed good anti fungal activity than aqueous extract.
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S. K. Mengane
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