Effect Of Using Jackfruit Leaf (Artocarpus Heterophyllus) As Disinfectant On Decreasing Number And Genus Of Fungi In Poultry Incubator

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of jackfruit leaf juice as a disinfectant to decrease the number and type of fungus in poultry incubator. The method used in this study was laboratory experiments using a complete randomized design with three treatments and six replications. Three treatments used were: P1 = juice jackfruit leaf with concentration 25%; P2 = juice jackfruit leaf with concentration 50%; P3 = juice jackfruit leaf with concentration 75%. Data were analyzed by variance analysis and Duncan test was used to know the difference of treatment. The results showed that the jackfruit leaf juice contains flavonoid compounds, saponins and tannins which are antimicrobial substrates. The use of jackfruit leaf juice extract with 25-75% concentration reduces the number of fungi by 68.27 - 74.77% and the identified fungi genus are Aspergillus terreus, Aspergillus glaucus, Aspergillus. versicolor and Mucor sp.