title: Antifungal Activity of Securinine against Some Plant Pathogenic Fungi.
abstract: The alkaloid securinine was assessed against spore germination of some plant pathogenic and saprophytic fungi (Alternaria alternata, Alternaria brassicae, Alternaria brassicicola, Curvularia lunata, Curvularia maculans, Curvularia pallenscens, Colletotrichum musae, Colletotrichum sp., Erysiphe pisi, Helminthosporium echinoclova, Helminthosporium spiciferum, Heterosporium sp.). Spore germinations of all the tested fungi were inhibited. Alternaria brassicicola, C. lunata, C. pallenscens and H. spiciferum were highly sensitive as complete inhibition of spore germination was observed at very low concentrations (200 ppm).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005, India.
authors.forename: Ashok K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: Sarita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Anil K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: U P
authors.initials: UP
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Antifungal activity; Phyllanthus amarus; Securinine; Spore germination