31Dec 2016

PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES OF AZADIRACTA INDICA AGAINST DIFFERENT FUNGI ISOLATED FROM INFECTED SOLANACEOUS VEGETABLE FRUITS.

  • Mycological research lab RDVV Jabalpur M.P. India 482001.
  • Emeritus scientist at UGC. Mycological research lab RDVV jabalpur M. P. India 482001.
  • Research scholar, Mycological research lab RDVV Jabalpur M. P. India.
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Aqueous extracts of Azadiracta indica was subjected to invitro antifungal assay against different fungi, Fusarium oxysporum, Penicillium digitatum, Aspergillus niger, and Alternaria alternata. Plant leaves were effective against all the tested organisms. Leaf extract of Azadiracta indica contains pharmacologically active constituents that may be responsible for its activity against different fungi.The chemical constituents present in the neem plant makes it a doctor tree due to its wide scope in biological activities associated with it and has become a global context today. A qualitative phytochemical analysis was performed for the detection of seccondry plant metabolites viz, Alkaloids, Glycosides, Terpinoids, Steroids, Flavinoids, Tannins and reduing sugars.

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[Abid H.Q, SajadA.M, Jamaluddin and Shoket A. (2016); PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES OF AZADIRACTA INDICA AGAINST DIFFERENT FUNGI ISOLATED FROM INFECTED SOLANACEOUS VEGETABLE FRUITS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Dec). 1626-1630] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Abid Hussain Qureshi
mycological research lab RDVV Jabalpur MP India

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2564      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2564

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