IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy2073General SciencesANTI-MICROBIAL EFFECT OF AZADIRACHTA INDICA AND OCIMUM GRATISSIMUM AGAINST ASPERGILLUS NIGER CAUSING STORAGE ROT OF GARCINIA KOLA madiohaAC.A.ObiO.Uchenna)3337This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

Three fungi Aspergillus niger, Penicillium expansum and P. digitatum were isolated from seeds of bitter kola (Garcinia kola) obtained from market stalls in Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria but A. niger was found pathogenic during pathogenicity test. The pathogenic organism was subjected to cold water leaf extracts of A. indica (Neem) and O. gratissimum (Sweet Basil) which gave a growth inhibition of 85.35 % and 66.74 % respectively after five days of incubation. The inhibitory effects of the extracts against the pathogen were more with A. indica (Neem) than O. gratissimum and this increased with the incubation period. Cold water extracts of these plants could be exploited as pesticides of plant origin in the control of post-harvest microbial deterioration of seeds of G. kola incited by A. niger.