Evaluation for Anti-Fungal Activity of Neolamarckla Cdamba Leaf Extract

Abstract

This project focused on antifungal activity of Neolamarckia cadamba leaf extract in order to evaluate the effect of aqueous and ethanol extracts from white kelampayan leaf against the most important phytopathogenic fungi, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger and Fusarium solani by poisoned food technique. Different concentrations (5, 15, 25, 50 and 100 mglml) prepared from these extracts was inhibited the growth of the experimental fungi and the effect inconsistent with concentration. In the solvent extracts tested, aqueous and ethanol leaf extract gave the highest percentage of inhibition against Aspergillus niger followed by Fusarium solani and Aspergillus flavus. However, aqueous leaf extract have higher percentage of growth inhibition with 31-45% compared to ethanol leaf extract for all experimental fungi. The different concentration of aqueous and ethanol leaf extract have showed inconsistent percentage of growth of inhibition for all experimental fungi which it was slightly not effective in antifungal activity of N. cadamba.