In Search of Antifungals from the Plant World: The Potential of Saponins and Brassica Species against Verticillium dahliae Kleb.

Control methods alternative to synthetic pesticides are among the priorities for both organic and conventional farming systems. Plants potential sources of compounds with antimicrobial properties. In this study, antifungal potentialities saponins derived from Medicago species oat grains brassica sprouts have been explored control Verticillium dahliae, a widely distributed fungal pathogen that causes vascular wilt disease on over 200 plant species. All tested extracts showed Such compounds, able reduce mycelium growth conidia formation, deserve deeper in vivo evaluation, even combination delivery system.