Abstract
Coating cotton seeds with Trichoderma spp. reduced the incidence of disease caused by R. solani by up to 83% in the greenhouse. T. hamatum was more efficient in disease control at 20°C, while T. harzianum was superior at 27°C. Disease severity was reduced by 47-60% in two field experiments, showing no statistical difference from treatment with pentachloronitrobenzene.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 279-281 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Plant and Soil |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1982 |
Keywords
- Biocontrol agent
- Biological control
- Coating of seed
- Cotton
- Fungi
- Pathogenic fungi
- Rhizoctonia solani
- Seed coating
- Soil-borne plant pathogen
- Trichoderma spp