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  • Research Article   
  • Adv Crop Sci Tech 2017, Vol 5(4): 291
  • DOI: 10.4172/2329-8863.1000291

Evaluation of Pongamia pinnata Products against the Sclerotium rolfsii Extracted from Chickpea

Iram Shaheen1, Sajida Parveen2* and Zahida Parveen1
1Department of Zoology and Biology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
2Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (SMME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
*Corresponding Author : Sajida Parveen, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (SMME), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan, Tel: +92-313-5405198, Email: sajidamalik7@gmail.com

Received Date: Apr 28, 2014 / Accepted Date: Jun 23, 2014 / Published Date: Jul 03, 2017

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate antifungal properties of Pongamia pinnata products. Pongamia pinnata seed oils and leaf diffusates contain products that show fungi-static effect against Scelotium rolfssi on Chickpea. This study shows comparison between antifungal effects of Pongame seed oils and Leaves, as both of these potentially inhibit Sclerotial production and germination of S. rolfsii. It was noticed that ingredients of leaves were changed when autoclaved. It also showed that there were some ingredients that were altered in terms of composition when heated. These agents were thought to be proteins and carbohydrates. Similarly, ingredients of seed oil also undergo change in composition when autoclaved. Extract showed insignificant difference about 20% (v/v) in inhibiting concentrations when used before autoclaving, while there was a significant difference among various concentrations after autoclaving. This significantly increased inhibition was present in Sclerotial production, germination and growth of mycelia. Overall, leaf extract was more effective than seed oil extract.

Keywords: Pongamia pinnata, Fungi static, Sclerotium rolfsii, Chick pea

Citation: Shaheen I, Parveen S, Parveen Z (2017) Evaluation of Pongamia pinnata Products against the Sclerotium rolfsii Extracted from Chickpea. Adv Crop Sci Tech 5: 291. Doi: 10.4172/2329-8863.1000291

Copyright: © 2017 Shaheen I, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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