Table 3.
Zones of inhibitions of plant extracts against fungal strains at different concentrations
| Fungal Strains | Sample | Concentration | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampicillin | 5 mg/mL | 4 mg/mL | 2 mg/mL | 1 mg/mL | 0.5 mg/mL | ||
| Zone of inhibition in (mm) | |||||||
| Aspergillus niger | APDW | 18.1 ± 0.73 | 14.3 ± 0.32* | 10.2 ± 0.42* | 7.4 ± 0.25** | 5.3 ± 0.21*** | 4.1 ± 0.19*** |
| APM | 17.6 ± 0.74 | 13.2 ± 0.41* | 11.3 ± 0.31* | 8.1 ± 0.28* | 6.4 ± 0.19** | 5.2 ± 0.31*** | |
| APE | 17.7 ± 0.61 | 13.7 ± 0.39* | 9.6 ± 0.51* | 6.8 ± 0.37** | 4.8 ± 0.27*** | 4.0 ± 0.31*** | |
| APEA | 19.4 ± 0.43 | 15.4 ± 0.43* | 11.3 ± 0.52* | 7.7 ± 0.31** | 6.9 ± 0.22** | 5.7 ± 0.21*** | |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | APDW | 17.4 ± 0.59 | 13.5 ± 0.45* | 12.2 ± 0.44* | 9.3 ± 0.33* | 7.1 ± 0.28** | 6.3 ± 0.19** |
| APM | 17.9 ± 0.57 | 12.7 ± 0.32* | 9.4 ± 0.23** | 6.4 ± 0.26** | 5.1 ± 0.21*** | 4.7 ± 0.21*** | |
| APE | 17.4 ± 0.40 | 13.0 ± 0.66* | 10.7 ± 0.57* | 8.5 ± 0.34** | 6.4 ± 0.24*** | 6.0 ± 0.21*** | |
| APEA | 19.8 ± 0.38 | 14.2 ± 0.61* | 11.9 ± 0.51* | 8.7 ± 0.39** | 6.3 ± 0.21** | 4.9 ± 0.21*** | |
| Fusarium solani | APDW | 17.9 ± 0.33 | 13.8 ± 0.71* | 12.1 ± 0.34* | 7.4 ± 0.22** | 6.1 ± 0.17** | 5.3 ± 0.28*** |
| APM | 18.1 ± 0.61 | 12.9 ± 0.61* | 9.6 ± 0.32* | 6.3 ± 0.21** | 4.8 ± 0.27*** | 4.3 ± 0.19*** | |
| APE | 16.2 ± 0.52 | 13.2 ± 0.52* | 11.4 ± 0.51* | 7.7 ± 0.29** | 6.3 ± 0.22** | 3.8 ± 0.16*** | |
| APEA | 18.8 ± 0.40 | 14.8 ± 0.40* | 12.1 ± 0.47* | 9.1 ± 0.41* | 6.6 ± 0.28*** | 5.1 ± 0.21*** | |
| Mucor racemosus | APDW | 18.7 ± 0.41 | 14.1 ± 0.32* | 12.3 ± 0.29* | 6.9 ± 0.38** | 4.6 ± 0.21*** | 3.7 ± 0.18*** |
| APM | 17.7 ± 0.66 | 12.6 ± 0.49* | 11.1 ± 0.39* | 8.3 ± 0.31** | 6.8 ± 0.28*** | 5.2 ± 0.19*** | |
| APE | 17.9 ± 0.54 | 13.2 ± 0.54* | 9.9 ± 0.49* | 7.2 ± 0.32* | 5.8 ± 0.27** | 4.4 ± 0.21*** | |
| APEA | 18.5 ± 0.48 | 13.9 ± 0.39* | 11.2 ± 0.51* | 9.1 ± 0.30* | 6.6 ± 0.27** | 4.1 ± 0.19*** | |
| Aspergillus flavus | APDW | 18.2 ± 0.64 | 13.2 ± 0.52* | 10.8 ± 0.49* | 8.2 ± 0.33** | 6.9 ± 0.31*** | 5.1 ± 0.28*** |
| APM | 18.4 ± 0.72 | 12.0 ± 0.59* | 8.9 ± 0.37** | 6.7 ± 0.22** | 6.2 ± 0.18** | 3.8 ± 0.16*** | |
| APE | 18.1 ± 0.40 | 12.4 ± 0.51* | 9.1 ± 0.34* | 7.4 ± 0.29** | 5.4 ± 0.23*** | 5.4 ± 0.17*** | |
| APEA | 19.2 ± 0.74 | 13.0 ± 0.37* | 10.3 ± 0.29* | 7.1 ± 0.22** | 5.6 ± 0.26*** | 4.1 ± 0.18*** | |
Star *–*** represent; *** highly significant, ** slightly significant and * non-significant difference from control at P < 0.05 by one-way ANOVA in the column. Values are mean ± SD of triplicate. Where APDW, APM, APE and APEA stands for Distilled water, Methanol, Ethanol and Ethyl acetate extracts, respectively