In vitro study of the antifungal activity of saponin-rich extracts against prevalent phytopathogenic fungi

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-115

  Chapagain, Bishnu P ^a   Wiesman, Zeev ^a  

^a the Institutes for Applied Research   (Israel)

^b Lahkim), Leah   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alternaria solani; Balanites aegyptiaca; Colletotrichum coccodes; Fusarium oxysporum; Pythium ultimum; Quillaja saponaria; Saponin rich extract; Verticillium dahliae; Yucca schidigera

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXTRACTION; GROWTH KINETICS; PATHOGENS;

ALTERNARIA SOLANI; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; COLLETOTRICHUM COCCODES; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; QUILLAJA SAPONARIA; SAPONIN-RICH EXTRACT; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE; YUCCA SCHIDIGERA;

FUNGI;

ANTIBIOTICS; DICOTYLEDON; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FUNGICIDE; FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; INHIBITOR; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MONOCOTYLEDON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA SOLANI; BALANITES; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM COCCODES; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; PYTHIUM; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; QUILLAJA; QUILLAJA SAPONARIA; SAPONARIA; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE; YUCCA SCHIDIGERA;

ANTIFUNGAL PROPERTY; CONCENTRATION; FUNGICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

EID: 34250001694     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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