Applied Biology in Saharan Areas
Volume 1, Numéro 1, Pages 33-36
2017-03-31

Antifungal Activity Of Juniperus Oxycedrus Tar; Growing Wild In North-west Of Algeria

Authors : Terfaya Bouziane . Makhloufi Ahmed .

Abstract

Biological activities of medicinal plants have been recognized for a long time. The present study focused on the antifungal activity (In vitro) of Juniperus oxycedrus tar. The physicochemical results of vegetable tar showed a density value of 1.15, a refraction index about 1.5115, an acid pH (3.25) and the dries matter ratio of 34, 78%. The antifungal activity of studied tar against six strains of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp albedinis (FOA). (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6), showed that Juniperus oxycedrus tar has a great antifungal activity against all the investigated strains. The antifungal activity results revealed that the fungi growths were completely inhibited by the tar. Whereas; (S3) was the most sensitive strain with minimal inhibition concentration value 0.003 mg/ml. Keywords: Tar, Juniperus oxycedrus, Antifungal activity, North-west Algeria.

Keywords

Keywords: Tar, Juniperus oxycedrus, Antifungal activity, North-west Algeria.