Evaluation of antimicrobial properties of some medicinal plants for fresh cassava roots preservation

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 679-681

  Ubalua, A O ^a   Oti, E ^a  

^a National Root Crops Research Institute Umudike   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cassava root rot; Medicinal plants; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ALCOHOL; GARCINIA KOLA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; LANDOLPHIA OWERRIENCE EXTRACT; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; WATER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; CASSAVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERWINIA; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GARCINIA KOLA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MUCOR; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; POSTHARVEST DECAY; PRESERVATION; RHIZOPUS;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BOTRYODIPLODIA THEOBROMAE; ERWINIA; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GARCINIA KOLA; LANDOLPHIA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MUCOR; RHIZOPUS; SATIVUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 47649088780     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2008.679.681     Document Type: Article

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