Phytochemicals, Antioxidants and Antifungal Activities of Some Medicinal Plants Against Post-Harvested Fungal Phytopathogens

Authors

  • Uzma Sitara Food Quality and Safety Research Institute, Southern Zone Agricultural Research Center, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • Paras Shah Dr. A.G. Aerobiology and Plant Pathology Lab, Department of Botany, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Abbas Bhutto Food Quality and Safety Research Institute, Southern Zone Agricultural Research Center, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • Najmus Sahar Food Quality and Safety Research Institute, Southern Zone Agricultural Research Center, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • Qazi Mehmood Ali Food Quality and Safety Research Institute, Southern Zone Agricultural Research Center, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • Faiza Anwar Food Quality and Safety Research Institute, Southern Zone Agricultural Research Center, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • Noureen Basheer Dr. A.G. Aerobiology and Plant Pathology Lab, Department of Botany, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

Keywords:

Medicinal Plants, Antifungal, Antioxidant, Phytochemicals

Abstract

A wide variety of medicinal plants have natural compounds that are toxic to pathogenic fungi and cause significant agricultural
losses over decades. In the present study, aqueous, chloroform, petroleum ether and methanol leave extracts of five plants, Cassia
fistula, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Fagonia indica, Ocimum basilicum and Senna alata were investigated In Vitro for antifungal,
antioxidant and phytochemical analyses against seven post harvested fungi viz., Aspergillus niger, A. flavus, Alternaria alternata,
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Monilia fructicola, Penicillium digitatum and Rhizopus stolonifer, by food poisoning method. Among
all plants, F. indica showed the highest antifungal, antioxidant and phytochemical activity of phenols and flavonoids whereas the
least activities were recorded for E. camaldulensis. Further, it is recommended in the light of results obtained that plant species i.e.,
F. indica followed by O. basilicum and C. fistula can be utilized against the management of plant pathogenic fungi.

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Published

2023-02-03

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Uzma Sitara, Paras Shah, Muhammad Abbas Bhutto, Najmus Sahar, Qazi Mehmood Ali, Faiza Anwar, & Noureen Basheer. (2023). Phytochemicals, Antioxidants and Antifungal Activities of Some Medicinal Plants Against Post-Harvested Fungal Phytopathogens. GU Journal of Phytosciences, 3(1), 30–37. Retrieved from http://jphytosci.com/index.php/GUJP/article/view/81

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2023): GU Journal of Phytosciences [January, 2023]

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