TY - GEN A1 - Alam, Afroz A1 - Tripathi, Abhishek A1 - Vats, Sharad A1 - Kumar Behera, Kambaska A1 - Sharma, Vinay T1 - In vitro antifungal efficacies of aqueous extract of Dumortiera hirsuta (Swaegr.) Nees against sporulation and growth of postharvest phytopathogenic fungi T2 - 103 N2 - The aqueous extract of Dumortiera hirsuta (Swaegr.) Nees, a bryophyte, was found to be effective against seven postharvest phytopathogens tested. The fungitoxicity of the extract was measured by percent spore germination inhibition and percent radial growth inhibition using poisoned food technique. The inhibition of spore germination by the Dumortiera extract was within the range of 400 to 550 ppm. In poisoned food technique, out of seven postharvest phytopathogenic fungi tested six were completely inhibited by the Dumortiera extract with concentration range of 550 to 600 ppm. The mode of action of extract (350 ppm) was examined in the case of Aspergillus niger van Tieghem. Distinct morphological changes were observed in treated hyphae in comparison to control . The treatment clearly showed anomalies in the hyphae; cell wall of became flaccid, cytoplasm started leaving the cell wall and became granulated. T3 - Archive for Bryology - 103 KW - Dumortiera hirsuta KW - Antifungal KW - Extract KW - Postharvest Phytopathogens Y1 - 2011 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/35143 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-351433 PB - Universität Bonn, Arbeitsgruppe Bryologie CY - Bonn ER -