Each crude extract or fraction was dried on a roto-evaporator and/or under a stream of nitrogen and dissolved in 1 mL sterile distilled water. Spore suspensions of A. solani and B. cinerea were prepared separately in sterile distilled water and serial diluted to 5 × 103 spores/mL. In a sterile 2-mL microcentrifuge tube, 80 μL of 2× concentrated potato dextrose broth (Becton Dickinson) and 20 μL of spore suspension were combined with 100 μL crude extract, MOLP fraction or sterile distilled water (control). The tubes were incubated at 20 °C in the dark for 3 days. Germination was appraised by visual assessment of macroscopic growth in the tube on a 0–4 scale were 0 = no germination/growth and 4 = complete germination/growth. The experiments consisted of randomized complete block designs with three replicates.