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Table 5 Percentage mean zones of inhibition of plant extracts on fungal rot of cocoyam

From: Antifungal effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of neem leaves, stem bark and seeds on fungal rot diseases of yam and cocoyam

Extract

A. niger (%)

A. oryzae (%)

R. stolonifer (%)

Ethanolic seed extract (ESE)

88.37 ± 1.17a

91.47 ± 2.93a

84.88 ± 3.07a

Aqueous seed extract (ASE)

81.78 ± 2.92ab

85.66 ± 2.92ac

79.07 ± 2.33ab

Ethanolic leave extract (ELE)

77.52 ± 1.35b

90.70 ± 2.33ac

76.74 ± 2.33ab

Aqueous leave extract (ALE)

72.87 ± 3.55b

85.66 ± 2.92ac

75.97 ± 3.55b

Ethanolic stem bark extract (EBE)

39.53 ± 8.39c

84.51 ± 1.76c

91.47 ± 5.85 cd

Aqueous stem bark extract (ABE)

87.21 ± 1.16ab

96.79 ± 1.60d

94.96 ± 1.34d

Ketoconazole

89.92 ± 1.35a

100.00 ± 0.00d

88.76 ± 0.68c

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation (n = 3)
  2. Means in the same column with the same superscript letter are not significantly different at P < 0.05