Phatik Tamuli1* and Nikita Deka2
1Centre for Multidisciplinary Research in Ethnobotany and Traditional Knowledge, Lanka Mahavidyalaya, Lanka – 782446, Assam, India
2Department of Botany, Darrang College, Tezpur 784001, Assam, India
Email: tamuliphatik@gmail.com
Received-14.05.2024, Revised-08.06.2024, Accepted-24.06.2024
Abstract: Experiments were carried out to ascertain the potentiality of some plant extracts as pre-treatment of seeds in controlling fungal infection during storage. Based on the encouraging results of the in-vitro as well as pottrials conducted in author’s laboratory, ethanolic leaf extracts of Vitex negundo, Mimosa pudica, Piper beetle and Alamanda cathartica were tested on mustard seeds prior to control. Seedling emergence (germination %) was studied after one month as well as one year of storage of treated seeds. Results indicated that the leaf extracts of Piper beetle and Alamanda cathartica were quite effective in controlling fungal infection as the germination percentage were higher than the control. Further investigations on other seeds were also needed to exploit the potentiality of these plant extracts.
Keywords: Fungal infection, Mustard, Plant extracts, Seed germination
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