Effect of substrates on growth and shelf life of Trichoderma harzianum and its use in biocontrol of diseases

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 470-473

  Singh, Anand ^a   Srivastava, Shishir ^a   Singh, H B ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Agrowastes; Colony forming units (cfu); Shelf life; Trichoderma harzianum

Indexed keywords

AGROWASTES; COLONY FORMING UNITS (CFU); TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; DISEASE CONTROL; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUBSTRATES;

FUNGI;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGI; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUBSTRATES;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGUS; LEGUME; POPULATION DENSITY; WASTE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; CHICKPEA; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISEASE CONTROL; GROUND NUT COLLAR ROT DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUT; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAWDUST; SHELF LIFE; TEA; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM; WHEAT BRAN;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CICER; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRICHODERMA;

DISEASES; FUNGI; PLANT RESIDUES; PLANTS; SUBSTRATES;

CICER ARIETINUM; HYPOCREA LIXII; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33748311965     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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