Next to Zimmu, the effect of A. calamus, Z. scabra and P. zeylanica in reducing the rot severity in cold storage were on par with the effect of benomyl (with the rot score of 0.7) at 35 days after treatment. This was followed by T. chebula, E. littorale and T. asiatica with the crown rot score of 1.3 against the crown rot severity score of 4.7 in pathogen inoculated control. In cold storage, the color of crown in Zimmu, A. calamus and P. zeylanica treated banana hands were similar to that of benomyl treated hands (score of 4.5), followed by Z. scabra with the score of 5.0. However, banana fruits treated with Zimmu and chemical benomyl alone exhibited normal texture of crown followed by A. calamus and Z. scabra compared to all other plant extracts. In cold storage, considering rot score, color and texture of crown of banana fruit, Zimmu performed best of all the plant extracts. In pathogen alone inoculated banana hands, on 12th and 35th day of observation (room and cold storage respectively) there was complete rotting and blackening of crown region and rotting was extended up to pedicel of the fruit.