Journal of Biological Control

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Biological Control of Onion Basal Rot Disease by Antagonistic Trichoderma spp


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1 Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai - 625009, India
 

The antagonistic activity of Trichoderma spp. against Fusarium oxysporum is well known (Sivan and Chet, 1989). In the present study, an attempt was made to use Trichoderma spp. against Fusarium oxysporum, the soil borne pathogen causing basal rot disease in onion.

Keywords

Trichoderma harzianum, T. viride, Fusarium oxysporum, Onion Basal Rot.
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G. Muthuraman
Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai - 625009, India
R. Sekar
Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai - 625009, India

Abstract


The antagonistic activity of Trichoderma spp. against Fusarium oxysporum is well known (Sivan and Chet, 1989). In the present study, an attempt was made to use Trichoderma spp. against Fusarium oxysporum, the soil borne pathogen causing basal rot disease in onion.

Keywords


Trichoderma harzianum, T. viride, Fusarium oxysporum, Onion Basal Rot.