Prabakaran, M., Merinal, S. and Panneerselvam, A
Survey on the occurrence of phylloplane fungi on leaves surface of three important medicinal plants such as Ocimum sanctum, Phyllanthus amarus and Azadirachta indica. A total number of 10 fungal species belonging to five genera were isolated from surface sterilized leaf segments of by dilution plating technique. Among them Aspergillus flavus, Penicillium expansum, Fusarium semitectum, Fusarium oxysporum were isolated from the phylloplane of Ocimum sanctum. Scopulariopsis sp. was isolated from the phylloplane of Phyllanthus amarus. Penicillium janthinellum, Aspergillus fumiculosis, Aspergillus sp., Curvularia lunata and Fusarium moniliforme were isolated from the phylloplane of Azadirachta indica. The phytochemical screening of the medicinal plant revealed that the flavonoids, cardiac glycosides, terpenoids were found in Ocimum sanctum and Azadirachta indica and not found in Phyllanthus amarus.
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