Fitoterapia. 2003 Apr; 74(3): 312-6.

In vitro activities of Maesa lanceolata extracts against fungal plant pathogens.

Okemo PO, Bais HP, Vivanco JM.

Botany Department, Kenyatta University, PO Box 43844, Nairobi, Kenya.

In vitro tests were carried out using extracts of Maesa lanceolata var. goulungensis weir against a broad range of fungal plant pathogens such as Phytophthora cryptogea, Trichoderma virens, Aspergillus niger, Phoma sp., Fusarium oxysporium, Pythium ultimum, Cochliobolus heterostrophus, Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotium rolfsii and Pyrenophora teres. M. lanceolata extracts were very active against all the pathogens tested except P. ultimum and R. solani.