Abstract:
Being an important medicinal plant, Aloe vera is important in industrial perspective as
well as traditional usage. The antifungal activity of A. vera leaf powder extracts were assessed
against banana pseudostem rot fungi, Marasmiellus spp. Leaf powder with acetone and ethanol
extracts of 20, 200, 400, 1000 and 2000 µL were administered to assess the inhibition of colony
growth of Marasmiellus spp. The experiment was conducted in a CSompletely Randomized Design.
In A. vera acetone extract, first day after inoculation, inhibition percentage of the Marasmiellus spp
was higher (74.53 %) in 2000 µL and the lowest percentage (23.53 %) of inhibition was obtained
in 20 µL of A. vera acetone extract. The similar highest and lowest percentage of inhibition were
observed in second, third and fourth day after inoculation. In A. vera ethanol extract, complete (100
%) inhibition was observed in 1000 µL and 2000 µL extracts. The lowest inhibition (2.26 %) was
recorded in 20 µL of A. vera ethanol extract. Among the 1000 µl and 2000 µL leaf extracts, ethanol
extract had the highest inhibition percentage compared to A. vera acetone extract. These findings
are useful to prepare the extracts of A. vera leaf powder for the management of Marasmiellus spp.
