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Author(s) -
Sen A. B.,
Joshi K. C.
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740031106
Subject(s) - fungicide , fungus , aspergillus niger , agar , chemistry , constitution , biology , botany , food science , genetics , bacteria , political science , law
The synthesis of a number of compounds likely to possess fungicidal activity has been described by the authors in the earlier papers of this series (Sen & Joshi, 1948, 1949, 1951 a, b ). This paper incorporates the results of an investigation of the fungicidal action of 55 of those compounds on the fungus Aspergillus niger employing the agar‐growth technique. The results have been reviewed with the idea of correlating chemical constitution and fungicidal activity in the light of theories put forward by various authors from time to time. As expected, most of the compounds tested have been found to be considerably toxic to the fungus. Interesting results have been obtained with aryloxy‐fatty acids, which stimulate growth at lower concentrations.