Antifungal and antibacterial potential of methanol and chloroform extracts of Marchantia polymorpha L.

Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 726-731

  Gahtori, Dheeraj ^a   Chaturvedi, Preeti ^a  

^a G B PANT UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antifungal activity; Liverwort; Marchantia polymorpha; Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC); Per cent inhibition (PI)

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ATHELIA ROLFSII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. LINI; HYPHOMYCETES; MARCHANTIA; MARCHANTIA POLYMORPHA; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TILLETIA INDICA; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE; XANTHOMONAS ORYZAE PV. ORYZAE;

EID: 79956223161     PISSN: 03235408     EISSN: 14772906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03235408.2010.516083     Document Type: Article

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