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The objectives of the present study was to highlight the use of medicinal plants treating numerous diseases of plants with different etiologies throughout the history. The main aim of this research paper is to determine the in vitro antifungal activity of zingiber rhizome extract against some isolated fungi viz., F. oxysporum, F. solani, F. moniliforme, H. sativum, C. lindemuthianum, C. lunata, R. solani, A. solani from different vegetables. Both the aqueous and alcoholic extracts of zingiber were screened for the phytochemical constituents and were tested against fungal pathogens. Result of phytochemical screening, revealed the presence of tannins, alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids, steroids and cardiac glycosides. The aqueous extract exhibited less fungitoxic activity as compared to methanolic extracts. The methanol extract of Z. offinale was also effective against all the pathogens with highest inhibition of mycelial was recorded in A. solani with 86.41% and lowest by C. lunata with 73.99% inhibition of mycelial growth.