Vegetos- An International Journal of Plant Research
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue: 2

Antagonistic Activity of Trichoderma viride against Rhizoctonia solani Isolated from An Orchid

  • Author:
  • Pallavi Pal, Purshotam Kaushik
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 76 to 77

Department of Botany and Microbiology, Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Hardwar-249404, (Uttarakhand) India

*Corresponding author Email: pallavi_pal4@yahoo.com

Online published on 4 March, 2013.

Abstract

In the present investigation the antagonistic activity of Trichoderma viride has been tested against Rhizoctonia solani. Trichoderma viride was isolated from Rhynchostylis retusa and Rhizoctonia solani from Aerides multiflora an orchid. Dual culture method was followed and result revealed that Trichoderma viride inhibited the mycelial growth of Rhizoctonia solani by 79.08%.

Keywords

Antagonistic, Rhizoctonia solani, Trichoderma viride