Screening of substrates for mass production of biocontrol agents

Eleven different substrates viz., rice grain, sorghum grain, millet grain, cottoncake, mustard cake, wheat straw, rice straw, saw dust, sugarcane bagasse,sugarcane ash and wheat bran were used for the mass production of biocontrolagents viz., Paecilomyces lilacinus, Trichoderma harzianum, Gliocladiu...

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Published inPakistan journal of botany Vol. 35; no. 3
Main Authors Dawar, S, Ghaffar, A.,Karachi Univ. (Pakistan). Dept. of Botany
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.2003
Subjects
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS
PAECILOMYCES
TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM
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Summary:Eleven different substrates viz., rice grain, sorghum grain, millet grain, cottoncake, mustard cake, wheat straw, rice straw, saw dust, sugarcane bagasse,sugarcane ash and wheat bran were used for the mass production of biocontrolagents viz., Paecilomyces lilacinus, Trichoderma harzianum, Gliocladium virens andRhizobium meliloti. Rice grain, sorghum grain, millet grain and wheat bran werefound suitable substrates for mass production of P. lilacinus and R. meliloti. Goodgrowth of T. harzianum and G. virens was observed on sorghum grain followed bymillet grain, rice grain, wheat bran, wheat straw, rice straw and sugar canebagasse. Oil cakes, sugar cane ash and saw dust were found not suitable substratesfor multiplication of biocontrol agents. The inoculums multiplied and stored in plasticbags remained viable for up to 360 days at 30 degree C.
Bibliography:2006000357
H20
ISSN:0556-3321