Shyam Singh¹*, Hitendra Kumar Singh2 Mohd Ajaz¹, Shagun Prakash Maglik¹, Puja Pal¹ and Sanju Lata¹
1Department of Botany, Meerut College, Meerut 250003 (U.P.) India
2Department of Botany, Raza P.G.College Rampur 244901 (U.P.) India
Received-03.09.2023, Revised-14.09.2023, Accepted-26.09.2023
Abstract: The latex yielding plant shows inhibition on the growth of fungal pathogen.In the present investigation,In vitro antifungal efficacy of latex from selected latex yielding plants viz., Calotopisprocera, Jatropa curcus, Argemonemaxicana, Opuntia dillenii, Ficus bengalensis and Ficus glomerata against fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum.f.sp.lycopersisci is carried out here.The inhibition effects of the medicinal plants latex on test fungi (Fusarium oxysporum), Jatropacurcus latex showed maximum reduction in growth which is followed by Ficus glomerata, Argemonemaxicana, Opuntia dillenii, Calotropis procera and Ficus bengalensis respectively. The percent inhibition growth calculated here.
Keywords: Plant latex, Fungal pathogens, Growth inhibition, Fusarium oxysporum.f.sp. lycopersici
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