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VOL. 9, ISSUE 4 (2024)
A study on mycoflora associated with selected seeds and the effect of three medicinal plant extract on seed viability and seedling growth in various concentration
Authors
Gawande Pranjal, Nikita Jadhav, Yogesh Gidge
Abstract
The present investigation determines seed
mycoflora associated with Arachis hypogea L. and Brassica nigra L. and
their biocontrol by aqueous medicinal plant extract. The experiment was done in
the seeds collected from Shakthan market. The main aim of this study is to isolate
fungi associated with Arachis hypogaea L. and Brassica nigra L. by agar
plate method and blotter plate method. The fungi were isolated from sterilized
seeds and control seeds and identified based on their morphological structure
and characters. Three fungal species isolated from the seeds were Aspergillus
niger, A. flavus and A. fumigatus. Percentage of fungal incidents on seeds
and their impact on germination rate and growth is also studied using agar and
blotter plate method. The seed-borne fungi are capable of reducing the
germination rate and further development of the plant. In the view of this, the
present study has been undertaken to screen some medicinal plant extracts
against these seed- borne fungi. The medicinal plants screened for their antifungal
activity were Azadirachta indica, Allium sativum and Piper betle. All
seeds were treated with aqueous extract of fresh samples. Of these Allium
sativum and Acadiachata indica exhibited the highest antifungal activity in
both plants tested. This study suggest that medicinal plant extracts can be
used as an antifungal agent.
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Pages:28-37
How to cite this article:
Gawande Pranjal, Nikita Jadhav, Yogesh Gidge "A study on mycoflora associated with selected seeds and the effect of three medicinal plant extract on seed viability and seedling growth in various concentration". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 9, Issue 4, 2024, Pages 28-37
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