Plant extracts can effectively control fungal rot of Persea american according to in vitro essays

Phytopathogenic fungi associated with postharvest rot of avocado pear were isolated and identified. The identification was based on their morphological and microscopic characteristics. The effects of ethanolic plant extracts of Ocimum gratissimum L. and Carica papaya L. on in vitro inhibition of the mycelia growth of the isolates were determined. The isolates were identified as Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Galactomyces candidum, Trichoderma viride, Rhizopus delemar and Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae and were confirmed by pathogenicity test as the causal agents of fungal rot of avocado pear. The extracts inhibited the mycelia growth of the pathogens except R. delemar, to a significant level (P?