<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <article key="pdf/6879" mdate="2011-10-20 00:00:00"> <author>Marjan Omranpour and Saeed Abbasi and Sohbat Bahraminejad</author> <title>Evaluation of the Inhibitory Effect of Some Plant Crude Extracts Against Albugo Candida, the Causal Agent of White Rust</title> <pages>591 - 593</pages> <year>2011</year> <volume>5</volume> <number>10</number> <journal>International Journal of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering</journal> <ee>https://publications.waset.org/pdf/6879</ee> <url>https://publications.waset.org/vol/58</url> <publisher>World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology</publisher> <abstract>White rust, caused by Albugo candida, is the most destructive foliar diseases of persian cress, Lepidium sativum in Iran. Application of fungicide is the most common method for the disease control. However, regarding the problems created by synthetic pesticides application, environmentally safe methods are needed to replace chemical pesticides. In this study, the antifungal activity of plant natural extracts was investigated for their ability to inhibit zoospore release from sporangia of A. candida. The crude extract of 46 plants was obtained using methanol. The inhibitory effect of the extracts was examined by mixing the plant extracts with a zoosporangial suspension of A. candida (1&amp;times;106 sporeml) at three concentrations, 250, 100 and 50 ppm. The experiments were conducted in a completely randomized design, with three replicates. The results of the experiment showed that three out of 46 plants species, including, Rhus coriaria, Anagallis arvensis and Mespilus germanica were completely inhibit zoospore release from zoosporangia of Albugo candida at concentration of 50 ppm.</abstract> <index>Open Science Index 58, 2011</index> </article>