Vol. 12, Issue 2 (2023)

Author(s):
Archana AM, Lokesha MS, Manjunath Hubballi, Sarvamangala S Cholin, DR Patil, SL Jagadeesh and Anita Rajkumar Ghandhe

Abstract:
Pomegranate anthracnose disease is the major constraint to pomegranate production worldwide. Due to synthetic fungicides' hazardous effects on both humans and the environment, alternative environmentally friendly fungicides are now required to control the disease. The efficacy of aqueous and ethanol extracts of twelve plant extracts were evaluated at the concentrations of 1.25, 2.5, 5 and 10 percent against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Sacc. the causal agent of pomegranate anthracnose. Out of the twelve aqueous plant extracts, Datura metel followed by Allium sativum, Moringa oleifera and Prosopis julifera showed the maximum percent inhibition at 10 percent concentration. Ethanol extracts of all tested plant extracts at 5 and 10 percent concentrations showed complete arrestment of the test pathogen. The potential antifungal activity exhibited by these plant extracts makes them suitable candidates for the control of anthracnose disease of pomegranate.