Control Apple Fruit Fungi Using a Green Biocide Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) | ||||
| Journal of Basic and Environmental Sciences | ||||
| Volume 4, Issue 3, July 2017, Page 253-261 PDF (484.07 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jbes.2017.369693 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| El-Sayed M. Embaby1; M.M. Hazaa2; Kh. A. El-Dougdoug3; M. O. Abdel Monem4; Enas E. Elwan5 | ||||
| 1Plant Pathology Dept., National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Microbiology Dept., Faculty of Science, Benha, University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Microbiology Dept., Fac. Agric. Ain Shams University, Egypt | ||||
| 4Microbiology Dept., Faculty of Science, Benha, University, Egypt. | ||||
| 5Central laboratories, Ministry of Health, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Apple (Malus Domestica Borkh.) is an important fruit which is widely cultivated in the world and also in Egypt. Rotting and decay of the apples were observed regularly. Isolation of associated fungi from apple fruits was carried out on potato dextrose agar medium (PDA).A total of seven fungal pathogens including, Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus niger, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Fusarium sp., Penicillium expansum, Botryodiplodia theobromae and Rhizopus stolonifer were isolated from decayed fruits. Apple fruit spoilage was most severe under humid environment and was enhanced by wounds on fruit surfaces. Pathogenicity test revealed that all isolates proved pathogenic when artificially inoculated into healthy apple fruits. Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) extract is an effective a green biocide (biofungicide) against the growth of fungi and spore viability. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Apple fruits; Fungi; Azadirachta indica A. Juss | ||||
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