Antifungal Activity of Storage Fungi on Some Oil Seeds

Abstract: - Storage oilseeds come into contact with a variety of microorganisms in the field and during storage. Oil seeds are sensitive to fungi infection. The present study’s purpose was to examine the antifungal activity of extracts from three plant species that are utilized in phytopathogenic fungi. Survey and collection of stored oil seeds soybean, mustard, sesame, niger, castor, and flax seeds collected from several places in Maharashtra's western Vidarbha region. Ten dominant fungi were isolated Alternaria alternata, Alternaria dianthicola, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Curvularia lunata, Chaetomium globosum, Fusarium oxysporum, Macrophomina phaseolina, Penicillium spp, Rhizopus nigricans by Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA), Glucose Nitrate Agar (GNA) and Martin’s Rose Bengal Agar (RBA) method. Using agar well diffusion methods, the antifungal efficacy of ethanol and aqueous extracts of Azadirachta indica L and Calotropis Procera leaf latex against 10 seed-borne dominant fungi were studied. The results showed that all three types of plant extract have an effect on fungi but Azardirecta indica L is more effective than the other two plants, The results showed that for antifungal characteristics of Azardirecta indica L, Calotropis Procera latex, ethanol was the best extractive solvent followed by water