Efeito inibitório de extratos vegetais sobre Colletotrichum Gloeosporioides - agente causal da podridão de frutos de mamoeiro

Abstract

To evaluate the effect of plant extracts on the growth and the sporulation of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, aqueous extracts from garlic, pippermint, castor bean and pepper were obtained and incorporated into potato-dextrose-agar (PDA) at concentrations of 100, 200, 500, 1000, 5000 and 10000 mg/g. Micelial growth and the conidium production were evaluated in these media. All extracts exhibited inhibitory effect at the concentration of 200 mg/g and above. Garlic extracts inhibited micelial growth in the range of 5.3 to 67.6%, it had, however no effect on sporulation. Peppermint, castor bean and pepper extracts promoted micelium inhibition and reduced the conidium production in the range of 41 to 84%, according to the extract concentrations. It was demonstrated that the different extracts have antifungal activities and that they have a potential use as an alternative control in relation to physical or chemical methods.