Botanicals to Control Soft Rot Bacteria of Potato

Table 3

In vitro evaluation of antibacterial activity of nineplant extracts against soft rot bacteria of potato.

Treatments with plant extracts (low-to-high concentration)	Antibacterial activity against soft rot bacteria at different time of intervals
	E. carotovora subsp. carotovora (P-138)
Aegle marmelos L.	−
Alstonia scholaris L.	−
Erythrina variegata	−
Tagetes erecta	−
Allium cepa	−
Allium sativum L.	−
Azadirachta indica	−
Citrus aurantifolia	−
Curcuma longa L.	−
Control*	− −

−/− −: no antibacterial activity showed; − −: good growth of soft rot bacteria; *: no treatment with plant extracts.