International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Antifungal Activity of Leafy Liverworts Against Selected Plant Pathogenic Fungi
Abstract
Bioactivity of bryophytes is one of the most required area of research nowadays due to their rich phytochemical potential. Antifungal activity of selected leafy liverworts was tested against the phytopathogenic fungi viz, Fusarium oxysporum, F. solani and Rhizoctonia solani by using the Agar Well Diffusion method. The extract of Plagiochila asplenioides and Heteroscyphys hyalinus were prepared in different solvents (ethanol, methanol, acetone and chloroform). Interestingly, the ethanol and acetone extracts were found most effective followed by methanol and chloroform. The ethanolic extract of H. hyalinus possessed the highest antifungal activity against R. solani with percent inhibition (85±1.5%) and acetone extract of P. asplenioides showed the highest inhibitory activity against F. oxysporum (51±2.5%). The percent inhibition activity was also compared by using carbendazim. In future, these bryophytes may be utilised as potent bryo-fungicide against the plant pathogenic fungi. The antifungal activity of P. asplenioides and H. hyalinus against selected pathogenic fungi is being presented for the first time.
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