Identification of Potential Tembelakan Leaf (Lantana camara L.) Extract To Control Stem Wilt And Root Rot Of Banana Kepok (Musa paradisiacaforma typica)

Abstract

Banana plants have been used as parts of ritualism by Hindu’S people in Bali nevertheles these plants are often infected by fungal pathogens. Fusarium sp is one of the most common fungal pathogen infecting these plants. Commonly to release this pathogen the usage synthetic fungicides. To reduce the use of these synthetic fungicides, alternative method such as using natural compound of fungicides has been researched. The main objective of this research was to investigate the compounds of tembelekan leaf extract to control the growth of F. solani (Mart.) Sacc, the causative agent of stem wilt and root rot in kapok banana by using GC-MS. The result of identification using GC-MS identified that there are four compounds is 2,2,4-Trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate, Hexadecanoic acid, Terephthali acid, and Squalene.