Extraction of Jatropha curcas fruits for antifungal activity against anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporioides) of papaya

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 48, 2011, Pages 9796-9799

  Rahman, Muklesur ^a   Ahmad, Siti Hajar ^a   Mohamed, Mahmud Tengku Muda ^a   Zaki, Mohamad ^a   Rahman, Ab ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Inhibition zone; Methanol extracts; Postharvest pathogen

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; JATROPHA CURCAS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM GLOEOSPORIOIDES; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PAPAYA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PLANT SEED;

CARICA PAPAYA; COLLETOTRICHUM MUSAE; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; JATROPHA CURCAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 80052501435     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb11.930     Document Type: Article

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