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5.7 The use of seaweed extract of Padina pav<strong>on</strong>ica, Sargassum vulgare<br />

and Ulva linza as biocide against Penicillium digitatum in the treatment<br />

of post-Harvest citrus<br />

Asma Chbani, Hiba Mawlawi, and Rosette Mansour<br />

Doctoral school for sciences and technology. Azm centre for research in biotechnology and its<br />

applicati<strong>on</strong>. Lebanese University. El Miten street, Tripoli, Leban<strong>on</strong>.<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Abstract</str<strong>on</strong>g>: Penicillium digitatum is a plant pathogen. It is a comm<strong>on</strong> postharvest fungus disease<br />

of citrus called green mold. Aqueous extracts obtained from Padina pav<strong>on</strong>ica, Sargassum vulgare<br />

and Ulva linza have no effect <strong>on</strong> the growth of P.digitatum <strong>on</strong> Sabouraud. The z<strong>on</strong>es of inhibiti<strong>on</strong><br />

shown by the Dichloromethanolic extract from Padina pav<strong>on</strong>ica (12mm) and Sargassum vulgare<br />

(13mm) are lower than the z<strong>on</strong>e of the antifungal (14 to 15mm) while the extract from Ulva linza<br />

(14.2mm) is practically equivalent. The results of adhesi<strong>on</strong> test showed that aqueous and organic<br />

extracts of Sargassum vulgare showed a high index of adherence (17 and 25), while the aqueous<br />

extracts and organic of Ulva linza and Padina pav<strong>on</strong>ica presented a low index of adhesi<strong>on</strong>

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