Inibição do crescimento micelial de Cercospora calendulae Sacc. por extratos de plantas medicinais

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of the extracts of Ruta graveolens L., Mentha x villosa, Calendula officinalis L., Momordica charantia L., Symphytum officinale L., Ageratum conyzoides L. and Ricinus comunis L., in the concentrations of 0, 250, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 and 10000 mg L-1, on the inhibition of the mycelial growth of in vitro Cercospora calendulae Sacc. The extracts were obtained by infusion. The experiment was performed at the Laboratório de Fitopatologia - FCA/UFGD, in the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso do Sul. The experimental design was totally randomized, with a factorial arrangement of 7 extracts x 7 concentrations, with six repetitions. We detected the effect of the extracts and their concentrations on the growth of the fungus, with a significant interaction between the factor extracts and the concentration. Calendula officinalis L., Ruta graveolens L., Mentha x villosa and Momordica charantia L. extracts in higher concentration resulted in higher inhibition percentages in the order of 100%, 30%, 35% and 40%, respectively.