Fungitoxicity of aqueous and organic solvent extracts of Datura metel against Ascochyta rabiei

In vitro efficacy of aqueous and methanolic extracts of Datura metel was evaluated against Ascochyta rabiei, (the causal agent of chickpea blight) and the sensitivity of colony growth was studied in terms of inhibition zone. The inhibitory potential of all the extracts was greatest at lower concentration. The aqueous and methanol extracts of shoot of Datura metel caused 21-34% and 20-40% reduction in growth of Ascochyta rabiei whereas the root extracts proved less effective as they caused 15-25% and 11-29% reduction in growth of A. rabiei, respectively.