1- Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Plant Protection, Khouzestan Agriculture and Natural Resource Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Ahvaz, Iran. , mr_eslahi@yahoo.com
3- Department of Botany, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran.
Abstract: (1693 Views)
Mosses have proved to have antifungal properties due to their specific chemical compounds. In this study, the different extracts of some mosses collected from Khuzestan province were tested on a phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium solani, an important pathogen of crops, especially wheat, and compared to the commercial fungicide Benomyl. For this purpose, the dried mosses samples of ethanol, methanol, and acetone were extracted. The antifungal activity was tested by the disc diffusion method, and the growth inhibition zone was measured. Wheat seeds of the “Chamran” cultivar were implanted into moss extract and then transferred into pots containing 1: 10 mixture of soil and soil contaminated with F. solani. After 35 days, the root and crown of wheat plants were examined based on the Wallwork scale. Ethanolic and methanolic extracts caused an inhibitory of 90% and 81% relative to Benomyl, while acetonic extract had fewer effects (76%) in the in vitro tests. In vivo observations had also indicated that ethanolic extracts can significantly control root and crown rot 63.8%.
Article Type:
Original Research |
Subject:
Plant Disease Management Received: 2021/05/1 | Accepted: 2021/10/6 | Published: 2021/11/29