Antifungal activity of Cinnamomum verum on Soybean seed-borne Aspergillus flavus.

The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of Cinnamomum verum J. Presl bark aqueous extract for its antifungal potential against soybean seed-borne Aspergillus flavus. A. flavus is dominant storage fungus colonizing soybean seeds due to its high nutrient composition. They produce aflatoxins which are toxic, immunosuppressive carcinogenic in nature and also causes seed rots, post-emergence damping off and reduces seed viability. At 500 mg/mL it showed complete inhibition of A. flavus. Thus the results obtained in this study demonstrate that C. verum bark aqueous extract possess a fungicidal activity which can be an alternative to synthetic fungicides for controlling soybean seed borne A. flavus.