IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY AND GENETIC RESEARCH (JBGR )

E-ISSN 2545-5710
P-ISSN 2695-222X
VOL. 9 NO. 2 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/jbgr.v9.no2.2023.pg9.17

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Antifungal Potential of Tetrapleura tetraptera, Xylopia aethiopica, Citrus aurantifolia and Cymbopogon citratus on Different Fungal Isolates

Nneji W. E. J., Chuku E. C., Nwauzoma A. B. and Nmom F. W

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Abstract

study on the antifungal potentials of various plants extracts on mycoflora of groundnut pod was carried out in the Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Rivers State. Cultural laboratory methods was used to evaluate the mycoflora. Powdered plants extracts used were extracted by air drying and blending the leaves of the plants. The antifungal activity on the various fungal isolates was done at different concentrations (100, 50, 25, and 12.5mg/ml). For antifungal activity of C. citratus at 100, 50 and 25mg/ml revealed higher inhibition of Scopulariopsis sp compared to other isolates, although at 12.5mg/ml there was complete inhibition across all fungal isolates. X. aethiopica showed more inhibition for all isolates at the different concentrations while T. tetraptera and C. aurantifolia revealed total inhibition of these isolates at 12.5mg/ml with variations across other concentrations respectively. Generally all plants extract showed complete inhibition at 12.5mg/ml.

keywords:

Antifungal, Tetrapleura tetraptera, Xylopia aethiopica, Citrus aurantifolia and Cymbopogon citratus

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