Description
Trichoderma viride : It controls soil borne diseases like collar, stem and root rots and wilts effectively. It is also efficient in the control of damping off and foot rot. The mechanisms of bio control of plant diseases by antagonists involve competition for food, production of antibiotic substances, direct penetration and parasitism. It is also useful in the control of diseases like Downey mildew and other related diseases. It possesses natural resistance to certain fungicides such as carbendazine, metalaxyl etc and can be applied together to control more than one disease
