Antifungal Activity of Cinnamomum Verum on Soybean Seed-Borne Aspergillus Flavus

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of Cinnamomum verum J.
\nPresl bark aqueous extract for its antifungal potential against soybean seedborne
\nAspergillus flavus. A. flavus is dominant storage fungus colonizing
\nsoybean seeds due to its high nutrient composition. They produce aflatoxins
\nwhich are toxic, immunosuppressive carcinogenic in nature and also causes
\nseed rots, post-emergence damping off and reduces seed viability. At 500
\nmg/mL it showed complete inhibition of A. flavus. Thus the results obtained
\nin this study demonstrate that C. verum bark aqueous extract possess a
\nfungicidal activity which can be an alternative to synthetic fungicides for
\ncontrolling soybean seed borne A. flavus.