Antifungal Activity of some Plant Extracts against a Plant Pathogen Macrophomina Phaseolina (tassi) goid

Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid causes charcoal rot disease on a
wide spectrum range of plants such as legumes, vegetables, fruits and fiber
crops. In order to find a natural fungicide against this plant pathogen, a
screen platform of medicinal plants for evaluation of their antifungal
activity has been applied to find the individual active component with the
bioassay guided fractionation procedure. Several extracts of different plant
including, Moringa peregrina, Kelussia odoratissima, Artemisia herbaalba, Teucrium polium, crataegus pentagyna were applied in this bioassay.
The ethyl acetate fraction from the ethanol extract of Moringa peragrina
and Kelussia odoratissima also ware significantly suppressed mycelial
growth of the pathogen. Artemisia herba-alba and Teucrium polium crude
extract had a significant effect on the microsclerotia, while the crataegus
pentagyna showed low effect on the studied fungus.