Table 3.
Antifungal activity of chitinase from Aspergillus niger LOCK 62 against various phytopathogens
Phytopathogens | Antifungal activitya | |
---|---|---|
Crude chitinase | Purified chitinase | |
Alternaria alternata | – | – |
Fusarium solani | +++ | + |
Fusarium oxysporum | – | – |
Fusarium culmorum | +++ | +++ |
Botrytis cinerea | – | – |
Rhizoctonia solani | + | + |
aAntifungal activity was classified as no inhibition (–; 0–20 %), moderate inhibition (+; 21–30 %), strong inhibition (++; 31–50 %), and very strong inhibition (+++; >50 %)