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The percent incidence of the seed borne fungi, seed germination and seedling vigor of sorghum seeds treated with 25, 50 and 100 % concentration of aqueous extract of Lawsonia inermis L. was evaluated at 1, 2, 4, 6, 12 and 24 h treatment duration. Untreated seeds were served as control. Significant decrease in seed mycoflora with significant increase in seed germination and seedling vigour was observed in treated seeds compared to control. Antifungal activity varied in different concentration at the different time interval tested. The complete inhibition of Aspergillus flavus, A. ochraceous, F. moniliforme, Penicillium spp. Phoma spp. was observed in seeds treated with 100% concentration at 24 h treatment. The incidence of Fusarium solani, F. oxysporum, Drechslera halodes, Curvularia lunata, A. alternata, Trichothecium spp. and Rhizopus spp. was significantly inhibited in treated seeds. The result of the present study is successful in identifying a candidate plant with significant antifungal activity which could be exploited as herbal remedy of the plant diseases.
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