title: Fungicidal property of active component derived from Acorus gramineus rhizome against phytopathogenic fungi.
abstract: The fungicidal property of Acorus gramineus rhizome-derived materials against Botrytis cineria, Erysiphe graminis, Phytophthora infestans, Puccinia recondita, Pyricularia grisea, and Rhizoctonia solani was tested using a whole plant method in vivo, and was compared with a synthetic fungicide and seven commercially available A. gramineus rhizome-derived components. The responses varied according to the plant pathogen tested. At 2000 mg/l, the hexane fraction of A. gramineus rhizomes showed strong fungicidal activities against R. solani and P. infestans. The results indicated at least one of the fungicidal actions of alpha-asarone and asaronaldehyde derived from A. gramineus rhizomes.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Applied Biotechnology and Center for Agricultural Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Chonbuk National University, Chonju 561-756, Republic of Korea. hoiseon@chonbuk.ac.kr
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D029023:Acorus / Q000737:chemistry*; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects*; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial / Q000737:chemistry*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
chemical_list: D005659:Fungicides, Industrial