Potential of ethyl acetate and methanol extract from Eupatorium odoratum and Morinda citrifolia plants as Fusarium Oxysporum fungicide

Biology Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: etika.puspitasari@pbio.uad.ac.id

Abstract

Fusarium oxysporum is a significat plant pathogen that affects various crops. Fusarium causing diseases and substantial agricultural losses. This research aims to determine the effect of methanol extract and ethyl acetate of Eupatorium odoratum (roots, leaves and stem) and Morinda citrifolia (fruits, leaves and twig) plants on the growth of fusarium fungi. To determine the optimal extract concentration to inhibit fungal growth. This research is a factorial study with independent variables in the form of extract type, ingredients of plant (root, leaves, stem and twig) and differences in concentration. The activity of the extract as a biofungicide was analyzed based on the fungal growth inhibition zone. The results were analyzed using Anava and continued with the Duncan test. The results of the research show that methanol extract and ethyl acetate extract of Morinda citrifolia have potential as biofungicides for the fungus Fusarium oxysporum. The root of Eupatorium odoratum and the fruit of Morinda citrifolia ethyl acetate extract at a concentration of 80% is optimum inhibiting the growth of Fusarium oxysporum.