STUDIES ON ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF TEPHROSIACALOPHYLLA AGAINST XANTHOMONAS CITRI AND SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM

Tephrosia calophylla is an undershrub having very rich medicinal value. Preliminary photochemical screening revealed that the plant contains the secondary metabolites like flavonoids, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides in high amounts. Tephrosia calophylla plant showed very good anti microbial activity against the Xanthomonas citri and Salmonella typhimurium in different solvents ; ethanol ,methanol, chloroform, water and hexane.