Vol. 3, Issue 3, Part M (2017)

Abstract
In the present investigation an attempt has been made to evaluate the bio-efficacy of different Plant extract against pathogenic fungi of soybean causing root rot disease. The plant which are used in present study, Catharanthus roseus leaf extract, Ocimum tenuiflorum leaf extract, Azadirachta indica leaf extract, Withania somnifera leaf extract, Allium sativum bulb and Curcuma rhizome extract were used, all the plant extracts show significant activity against all root rot fungi at 15% concentration. Maximum inhibition of Macrophomina phaseolina was observed in Azadirachta indica leaf extract where as that of Sclerotium rolfsii was inhibited significantly by Curcuma rhizome extract.