1Division of Agricultural Chemicals, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India
2Division of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India. madhubangopal@hotmail.com
Two fungal antagonists Trichoderma vivide and Chaetomium globosum coulc degrade ad cyfluthrin, a synthetic pyrethroid up to 86% within 10 d of incubation with respective half-lives of 3.4 and 39.6 days. The efficacy of Aspergilus niger could not be established for want of suitable neutral growth medium.
Beta-cyfluthrin, detoxification, Trichoderma viride, soil fungig
