摘要：The present study was conducted to determine the inhibitory effects of fivephytoextracts, viz. Artemisia absinthium, Malva sylvestris, Plantago lanceolata, Rumexobtusifolius and Taraxicum officinale on the mycelial growth and spore germination ofDrechslera sp., Penicillium expansum, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus. Theresults revealed that all the concentrations of plant extracts caused significant inhibitionin the mycelial growth and spore germination of the tested fungi as compared to control.However, the maximum inhibition in mycelial growth and spore germination was foundat the highest concentration ‘S’ followed by lower concentrations of the plant extracts.Maximum inhibition in mycelial growth and spore germination was caused by A.absinthium plant extract followed by R. obtusifolius, M. sylvertris, P. lanceolata andleast inhibition was found by T. officinale. The highest inhibitory activity of A.absinthium extract was shown against P. expansum (75.42%) at standard concentration‘S’ followed by A. flavus (74.74%), A. niger (61.83%) and Drechslera sp. (61.64%) atsame concentration.
