Variation in antifungal activity in extracts from Momordica plants

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Burger, Yosef ^a   Jonas Levi, Adi ^a   Gurski, Ekaterina ^a   Horev, Carmela ^a   Saar, Uzi ^a   Cohen, Roni ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alternaria; Fusarium; Maccrophomina; plant extract; soilborne pathogens

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COLD WATER; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE CONTROL; ETHANOL; FUNGUS; INHIBITION; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA SOLANI; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. MELONIS; MACROPHOMINA PHASEOLINA; MOMORDICA; MOMORDICA BALSAMINA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA;

EID: 77956978424     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJPS.58.1.1     Document Type: Article

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