Antifungal properties of the volatile fraction of Melaleuca leucadendron

Authors

  • N.K. Dubey Department of Botany, University of Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur-273001, India
  • N. Kishore Department of Botany, University of Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur-273001, India
  • S.K. Singh Department of Botany, University of Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur-273001, India
  • A. Dikshit Plant Pathology, Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, India

Keywords:

Fungi, Melaleuca leucadendron, Leaves

Abstract

Recently some higher plants and their constituents have proved successful in providing harmless fungicides because of their lesser phytotoxicity, more systemicity and easily biodegradable nature (Fawcett & Spencer 1970; Beye 1978) in contrast to some synthetic fungicides which often impose several bad side-effects. In the present project, the volatile fraction of leaves of Melaleuca leucadendron which has been reported to contain antifungal activity (Chaurasia & Vyas 1977), was evaluated for its activity against Rhizoctonia solani which causes severe damping-off of seedlings of some agricultural crops.

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Issue

Volume 60 Number 3

Section

Research Notes