Conyza canadensis: Green extraction method of bioactive compounds and evaluation of their antifungal activity

CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOFUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULOSynthetic fungicides are a common treatment for post-harvest diseases in fruits, although demand is increasing for alternatives such as biopesticides. The aim of this work was to investigate the presence of naturally occurring antifungal compounds in Braz285913919CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOFUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULOCONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOFUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO482675/2012-82012/0176702013/09543-7We thank Prof Daniel Terao for his assistance with the selection of the postharvest disease fungi species, Prof Marta Camargo de Assis for her help with plant collection and voucher deposition, and Rodrigo Castanha and Dr Suikinai Nobre dos Santos for te