Antifungal effect of some plant extracts on Alternaria alternata and Fusarium oxysporum

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2590-2597

  Fawzi, E M ^a   Khalil, A A ^a   Afifi, A F ^a  

^a Roxy   (Egypt)

Author keywords

glucosidase; Alternaria alternate; Antifungal agents; Fusarium oxysporum; Pectin lyase; Plant extracts; Protease

Indexed keywords

AVOCADO EXTRACT; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; CINNAMON EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON PROXIMUS EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; LAURUS NOBILIS EXTRACT; PECTIN LYASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYMBOPOGON; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GINGER; LAURUS; NONHUMAN;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; CYMBOPOGON; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; LAURUS NOBILIS; PERSEA AMERICANA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 67649649571     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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