Potential Benefits of Trichoderma Based Products and It’s Disease Management

Abstract

Trichoderma have long been recognized as the agents for the control of plant diseases and for their ability to promote plant growth and development. There are several general methods for both bio-control and plant growth. Among them Mycoparasitism, Antibiosis and Competition are the main features that Trichoderma perform. During these mechanisms there will be secretion of Secondary metabolites and antibiotics. For formulation of Trichoderma; it should possess many important characteristic features for easy application, storage, commercialization and field use. There are many organic substrates that we use for the mass multiplication of Trichoderma. Vermiculite- wheat bran-based formulation, oil-based formulation and banana waste-based formulation are some examples that we need to perform for field application.