PENGHAMBATAN PERTUMBUHAN Aspergillus flavus DAN Fusarium moniliforme OLEH EKSTRAK SALAM (Eugenia polyantha) DAN KUNYIT (Curcuma domestica)

Ira Wulan Dani (Universitas Sumatera Utara)
Kiki Nurtjahja
Cut Fatimah Zuhra

Saintia Biologi
Vol 1, No 1 (2012)

Growth inhibition of Aspergillus flavus and Fusarium moniliforme by leaf extract of salam (Eugenia polyantha) and turmeric (Curcuma domestica) was studied. Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method was used in this experiment. The plant extracts used were 0, 5, 10, 15, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70% and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as a solvent. The result showed that the E. polyantha and C. domestica have a different activity in inhibiting the growth of A. flavus. The leaf extract of turmeric showed lower activity inhibiting A. flavus and F. moniliforme than that of E.polyantha. In 5% E. polyantha inhibits the growth both of the fungus. While C. domestica showed activity inhibiting A. flavus in 5 % and F. moniliforme in 40 %.   Keywords: A. flavus, F. moniliforme, extract salam, turmeric