Effects of Botanical Extracts on Fungal Load of Sesame (SesamumindicumL.) Seeds
Abstract: This study assessed the mycoflora load on pesticidal botanical materials and on infected sesame (Sesamum indicum L. ) seeds treated with antifungal botanicals in the laboratory using Agar dilution method. Six botanical materials were screened and baobab (Adansonia digitata), hot pepper (Capsicum annum) and ordeal tree (Erythrophleum suaveolens) leaf extracts had no fungal load. The antifungal activity of the extract of these botanicals (10 % and 100 % conc. ) was evaluated against the isolated fungi from infected sesame seeds. The pathogenic fungi isolated from the sesame seeds were Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, Mucor spp. , Fusarium spp. , Alternaria spp. and Penicillium spp. Baobab and ordeal leaf extracts (10 % and 100 % conc. ) had maximal antifungal activity (p
Keywords: fungal load, sesame seeds, ginger extract, hot pepper extract, baobab leaf extract, ordeal tree extract
How to Cite?: Anjorin Samuel Toba, Salako Ezekiel Adebayo, Oluchi Nwogbo, "Effects of Botanical Extracts on Fungal Load of Sesame (SesamumindicumL.) Seeds", Volume 5 Issue 2, February 2016, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 804-809, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=NOV153220, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/NOV153220