@article{article_1055865, title={Inhibition Effect of Different Propolis Extracts against Fusarium solani in vitro}, journal={Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi}, pages={82–88}, year={2022}, DOI={10.31590/ejosat.1055865}, author={Çakar, Gözdenur and Saraç Sivrikaya, Işıl and Karakaya, Ersin and Güller, Abdullah}, keywords={F. solani, DMSO, ethanol, pure propolis, Turkey}, abstract={Propolis is a natural brownish by-product created by honey bees. Due to the antimicrobial components it contains, propolis has been widely tested against important fungal pathogens that cause agricultural damage. The diluent used in the extraction of propolis causes differences in the total phenolic compounds and antimicrobial properties of propolis. Fusarium solani, division Ascomycota, is infectious to many cultivated crops such as peas, beans, potatoes, cucurbits, and maize, resulting in significant crop losses. In most plants, it generally leads to rot, wilt and necrotic spots and eventual plant death. In this study, the antifungal effect of propolis collected from Bingöl province of Turkey was evaluated against, with a total of 9 groups of applications. In order to determine the differences between preparations and the critical dose levels, 3 different preparations (Ethanol, (Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and pure propolis purified by supercritical fluid extraction method) were applied in 3 different concentrations (100µl, 200µl, and 600µl) in PDA medium. The statistical results of the study showed that pure extracts of propolis are more effective at increasing doses (around 30% for 600 µl) against the mycelial growth of pathogen. Furthermore, ethanol extracts of propolis showed a moderate antifungal effect (around 33% for 600 µl), while the DMSO extracts were less effective (around 58% for 600 µl). This study is the first report showing the fungicidal activity of pure propolis purified by the SFE method using CO2 on F. solani. The results of this study may shed light on the development of drug-based strategies against fungal-borne phytopathogens in the future studies.}, number={35}, publisher={Osman SAĞDIÇ}, organization={bulunmamaktadır}