ISSN 2736-1756
Advanced Journal of Microbiology Research Vol. 2016
Available online at http://internationalscholarsjournals.org/journal/ajmr
© 2016 International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Antifungal activities of neem (Azadirachta indica) seed kernel extracts on postharvest diseases in fruits
Jingfa Wang, Jian Li, Jiankang Cao and Weibo Jiang*
College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, P.O. Box 608, Qinghua Donglu No. 17, Beijing, 100083, China.
Accepted 17th May, 2016
Abstract
To learn the antifungal effects of neem seed kernel extract (NE) on the post harvest diseases, pathogens of Monilinia fructicola, Penicillium expansum, Trichothecium roseum and Alternaria alternate isolated from the infected fruit were treated with NE in vitro. Results showed that growth of the four pathogens could be significantly (P < 0.05) reduced by NE. The diseases in fruit of plum (Prunus salicina) or Yali pear (Pyrus bertschneideri) inoculated with the pathogens could be prevented remarkably by treated fruit with NE.
Key words: Neem seed kernel extracts, antifungal, fruits, post harvest, pathogens.