X Rays Treated Leguminous Seeds in Combination with Wild Plant Powder for the Promotion of Growth and Control of Root Rot Fungi

Abstract

Prosopis juliflora is a shrub belonging to the Mimosaceae family. P. juliflora has astringent, antiseptic, antibacterial and antifungal properties [25,26]. The extracts of P. juliflora seeds and leaves were well studied for several in vitro pharmacological effects such as antibacterial [27], antifungal [28,29] and anti-inflammatory properties [28,30]. These properties have been attributed to piperidine alkaloids [31]. The main alkaloids including the juliflorine and julifloricine of P. juliflora were isolated by Ahmad et al. [32] and their antibacterial and antifungal activities have also been reported [33,34]. The flavonoid patulitrin isolated from its flowers and fruits showed significant activity