Table 7. Antifungal activity of L. elliptica and L. resinosa towards F. oxysporum.
Species | Plant part | Crude extract | Percentage of mycelial radical growth (%) |
F. oxysporum | |||
L. elliptica | Stem | n-Hexane (MPSH) | 49.17±1.91 |
Dichloromethane (MPSD) | 24.31±2.53 | ||
Chloroform (MPSC) | 18.23±0.96 | ||
Ethyl acetate (MPSE) | 12.71±1.91 | ||
Methanol (MPSM) | 0 | ||
Root | n-Hexane (MPRH) | 43.65±0.00 | |
Dichloromethane (MPRD) | 27.07±0.00 | ||
Chloroform (MPRC) | 17.13±0.00 | ||
Ethyl acetate (MPRE) | 25.97±1.91 | ||
Methanol (MPRM) | 0 | ||
Inner bark | n-Hexane (MPIH) | 14.36±0.96 | |
Dichloromethane (MPID) | 3.31±0.96 | ||
Chloroform (MPIC) | 8.84±0.00 | ||
Ethyl acetate (MPIE) | 17.13±0.00 | ||
Methanol (MPIM) | 0 | ||
L. resinosa | Stem | n-Hexane (MESH) | 43.09±0.96 |
Dichloromethane (MESD) | 19.34±0.96 | ||
Chloroform (MESC) | 21.55±0.96 | ||
Ethyl acetate (MESE) | 27.07±0.00 | ||
Methanol (MESM) | 0 | ||
Root | n-Hexane (MERH) | 38.12±3.45 | |
Dichloromethane (MERD) | 12.15±0.00 | ||
Chloroform (MERC) | 18.78±2.87 | ||
Ethyl acetate (MERE) | 9.94±0.96 | ||
Methanol (MERM) | 0 | ||
Inner bark | n-Hexane (MEIH) | 3.87±1.66 | |
Dichloromethane (MEID) | 20.44±0.00 | ||
Chloroform (MEIC) | 24.31±2.53 | ||
Ethyl acetate (MEIE) | 23.20±1.91 | ||
Methanol (MEIM) | 0 | ||
L. elliptica | Twig | Essential oil (MPTO) | 55.25±1.66 |
Stem | Essential oil (MPSO) | 59.67±0.96 | |
Small root | Essential oil (MPSRO) | 58.01±1.91 | |
Leaf | Essential oil (MPLO) | 59.67±0.96 | |
Root | Essential oil (MPRO) | 66.85±0.00 | |
Inner root | Essential oil (MPIRO) | NA | |
Inner stem | Essential oil (MPISO) | NA | |
L. resinosa | Twig | Essential oil (METO) | 72.93±1.91 |
Stem | Essential oil (MESO) | 70.17±1.66 | |
Small root | Essential oil (MESRO) | NA | |
Leaf | Essential oil (MELO) | 53.04±0.96 | |
Root | Essential oil (MERO) | 80.11±0.00 | |
Inner root | Essential oil (MEIRO) | 60.77±1.91 | |
Inner stem | Essential oil (MEISO) | NA | |
Controls | Negative with MeOH | 0±0.00 | |
Standards | Thymol | 100±0.00 | |
Cycloheximide (10 mg/L) | 45.86±0.96 | ||
Cycloheximide (1 000 mg/L) | 100±0.00 |
NA: Not available due to limited amount of sample.