Inhibitory effect of Ocimum sanctum extract on fruit rot fungi.
Patil R. K., Patel K. D., Sharma A., Pathak V. N.
Author Affiliation: Department of Plant Pathology, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur 313 001, India.
Indian Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology 22 : 199-200
Abstract : Water extracts of O. sanctum inhibited spore germination of Rhizopus arrhizus and Botryodiplodia theobromae by 69.5 and 56.6%, respectively, in vitro, checked mycelial growth and reduced the protein content and production of pectinolytic and cellulolytic enzymes. When mango fruits were dipped in the extract the severity of rot caused by these fungi, respectively, was only 20 and 15% compared with 70 and 40% in untreated fruits.