International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 5 6 2016 06 10 Studies on Antimicrobial activity of Medicinal plants against Seed-borne Pathogenic Fungi 54 56 EN AI-Jawhari Ihsan Flayyih Hasan 1 Department of Environment and Pollution, Marshes Research Centre, Thi-Qar University, Iraq M. Gutierrez Jr. Pedro 1 Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Cebu Normal University, Cebu City, Philippines R.B. Borse 1 Nagnath Art, Commerce and Science College Aundha (Nagnath) Dist. Hingoli, MS, India Dilla Jose* 1 PG and Research Department of Zoology, Sir Theagaraya College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India P. Senthilkumaar 2 PG and Research Department of Zoology, Sir Theagaraya College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India R* Kujur 1 School of Life Sciences, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492010, India A Ekka 2 School of Life Sciences, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492010, India J.* Dhanalakshmi 1 Department of Biochemistry, Bharathidasan College of Arts and Science, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India Selvi V. Senthamarai 2 Department of Biochemistry, Bharathidasan College of Arts and Science, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India S. Selvi 3 Department of Biochemistry, Bharathidasan College of Arts and Science, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India K. Chandra Prabha* 1 Department of Biochemistry, Navarasam Arts & Science College, Arachalur, Erode (DT)-638101, TN, India S. Selvi 2 Department of Biochemistry, Bharathidasan College of Arts & Science, Ellispettai, Erode (DT)-638116, TN, India Sharif Khan 1 Mewar University, Chittorgadh Rajasthan, India V.S.* Nagpurne 1 Department of Botany Maharashtra Udayagiri Mahavidyalaya, Udgir, Dist. Latur MS, India J.M. Patwari 2 Department of Environmental Science, Maharashtra Udayagiri Mahavidyalaya, Udgir, Dist. Latur MS, India > Short Communication 2015 11 16 2016 06 10 Many medicinal plants used for several years to control the plant diseases. Various medicinal plants are found promising against several seed borne fungi. In vitro studies were done by agar well method to evaluate antifungal activity of plant extracts. Six different plants were used to study antifungal activity against five different seed borne pathogenic fungi like Rhizopus stolonifer, Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger and Fusarium oxysporium among these six medicinal plants four plants showed antifungal activity. Azadirachta indica showed highest activity and Capsium annum showed least activity against seed borne pathogenic fungi in vitro. From above result it is clear that these medicinal plants were used as antifungal agent for management of seed borne diseases. Copyright@ International Science Community Association