Nandi J, Kumar De B, Bose SK. Evaluation of mycobacillin and versicolin as agricultural fungicides. I. Antifungal spectrum and phytotoxicity.
J Antibiot (Tokyo) 1975;
28:988-92. [PMID:
1206010 DOI:
10.7164/antibiotics.28.988]
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Abstract
Two antifungal antibiotics, mycobacillin and versicolin, were studied as agricultural fungicides in the control of fungal infection of rice and jute. Mycobacillin is especially active against Piricularia oryzae at a concentration of 10 mug/ml, and versicolin against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides at a concentration of 2.5 mug/ml. Mycobacillin has no adverse effect on germination of seeds and growth of seedlings of rice and jute plants as a concentration of 500ppm, even for prolonged exposure. (24 or 48 hours); in fact, it is stimulatory. On the other hand, versicolin has showed detectable phytotoxicity at 500ppm for prolonged exposure
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