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Amla possesses antifungal potential against Bipolaris specifera, Alternaria
alternata and Curvuleria lunata

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Vikas Sharma , Arti Heer , Navneet Kour , Sweeta Manhas , , Shilpa Raina , and Shivangi Sharma 6
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Division of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Sher-e-Kashmir University of
Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Main Campus Chatha, Jammu-180009
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Department of Chemistry, University of Jammu, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Road, Jammu-180006

The present study was carried out to evaluate antifungal activity of methanolic extract from Emblica officinalis leaves

against three phytopathogens viz., Bipolaris specifera, Alternaria alternata and Curvuleria lunata. Inhibitory potential
of methanolic extract was analyzed by poisoned food technique in which different concentrations of test material were
prepared in sterilized potato dextrose agar. Results of the present study revealed that Embilica officinalis has potential

activity against the three test pathogens with IC50 value of 0.91±0.01 mg/mL, 1±0.015 mg/mL and 1.1±0.0152 mg/mL
against Bipolaris specifera, Alternaria alternata and Curvuleria lunata respectively. To conclude, amla has some
potential antifungal activity for the prevention and treatment of fungal infections.

Key words: Emblica officinalis, Methanolic extract, A. alternata, B. specifera, C. lunata

Corresponding Author
Dr. Vikas Sharma
Division of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Sher-e-Kashmir University of
Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Main Campus Chatha, Jammu-180009

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