MUKESH KUMAR, RAJEEV KUMAR, VAJINDER KUMAR, TAPAN KUMAR MUKHERJEE, POOJA SHARMA AND RAJ SINGH*
Department of Bio-Sciences and Technology, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala-133 207 (Haryana), India
*(e-mail: dr.rajsingh09@gmail.com; Mobile: 98979 90346)
(Received: July 1, 2023; Accepted: August 7, 2023)
ABSTRACT
Many ethnic groups use medicinal plants as a source of medicine to address a wide range of conditions in both domestic animals and people. The effect of solvent extracts was evaluated from whole/aerial plant parts of Boerhavia diffusa, Chenopodium album and Ziziphus maurtiana on growth of Alternaria solani and Mucor fungi. Pure culture of the fungus was established and their microscopic characteristics and colony morphology were observed. Furthermore, well diffusion method was used for identification of the extracted fraction showing bioactive potential. Among the four extracts Methanol and Hexane exhibited better activity than other solvents. Furthermore, this study revealed that extracts of B. diffusa, C. album and Z. maurtiana in hexane and methanol were particularly effective against A. solani and Mucor. Hexane solvent B. diffusa showed 1 cm zone of inhibition against both fungi. As a result, in a hexane extract experiment, C album demonstrated a 0.9 cm zone of inhibition against A. solani and a 0.4 cm zone of inhibition against Mucor.
Key words : Antifungal activity, bioactive compounds, Boerhavia diffusa, Chenopodium album, Ziziphus maurtiana