The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2018;7(1):56-59 DOI:10.31254/phyto.2018.7112

Research Article

Bioformulation of antifungal herbal extract from Curcuma caesia Roxb. and Ixora coccinea L. against Botrytis cinerea Pers.

Arghya Ghosh¹

Arghya Ghosh

1. Assistant Professor (W.B.E.S.), Post graduate department of Botany, Darjeeling Govt College, Darjeeling734101, West Bengal, India

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Received: 9th January, 2018 / Accepted: 5th February, 2018

Abstract

This paper represents the antifungal property of the crude rhizomatous extract of Curcuma caesia Roxb. and leaf extract of Ixora coccinea L. against Botrytis cinerea. First, the crude extract from two different plants were taken separately for antifungal screening and then both the extract used simultaneously to evaluate the better efficiency of the herbal formulation. The extract mixture shows higher efficiency in respect to antifungal potentiality than either of the plant when used solely. After that, I performed sequential solvent partitioning of the extract mixture to locate which fraction actually carries the antifungal one. Diethyl ether fraction was found to contain some bioactive phytochemical(s) that can be of ecofriendly use to control the spreading of this plant pathogen.