Antifungal activity of leaf extracts from South African trees against plant pathogens

Crop Protection

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1529-1533

  Mahlo, S M ^a   McGaw, L J ^a   Eloff, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Bioautography; Breonadia salicina; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Plant pathogens

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; FUNGAL DISEASE; INHIBITOR; METABOLISM; PLANT EXTRACT; TOXICITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; BREONADIA SALICINA; BUCIDA BUCERAS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HARPEPHYLLUM CAFFRUM; HYPOCREA LIXII; OLINIA VENTOSA; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PENICILLIUM JANTHINELLUM; VANGUERIA INFAUSTA; XYLOTHECA KRAUSSIANA;

EID: 77957895398     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2010.08.015     Document Type: Article

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