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. 2014 May;4(5):386–392. doi: 10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1129

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.