Department of Plant Pathology, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri - 413722, India.
*Part of Ph. D. Thesis, Submitted to the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, (India).
The seed-borne pathogen Fusarium moniliformae was isolated from cotton seed. The bioagents viz., Trichoderma viride, T. hamaium, T. harzianum, T. longiforum and T. koningii were tested for their antagonistic property against F. monliformae by direct bit placement method. All the biological agents were significantly superior over control in checking the growth of F. monliformae. Among all the biological agents T. viride was significantly superior than the rest of the biological agents.
