Mohit Kumar*

Dept. of Plant Pathology, Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar (848 125), India

Sushila Choudhary

Dept. of Plant Pathology, SKN Agricultural University, Jobner, Durgapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan (303 329), India

Dalip Kumar Chaurasiya

Dept. of Plant Pathology, Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar (848 125), India

DOI: NIL

Keywords: Diseases, Eco-friendly, Management, Trichoderma

Abstract

Trichoderma is a fungal micro-organism that has been used as a bio-agent against various soil and seed-borne plant diseases worldwide. Trichoderma has various antifungal properties such as mycoparasitism, antibiotics production, competition for food and space as a direct mechanism against phytopathogens that help to reduce the pathogenic activities or populations. Indirect mechanisms of Trichoderma such as plant root colonization, bio-fertilization, Induce systemic resistance in the host plant, resistance to pesticides, and growth promoter help to make harder of the host against the pathogen. Therefore both direct and indirect mechanisms of Trichoderma are effective to overcome many plant diseases. Trichoderma is generally available in the market as a powder-based formulation, it used as a seed or soil treatment and also seedling dip. The foliar spray used in the case of foliar disease management.

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