Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of Potential Isolates of Trichoderma Species Effective against Soil-Borne Pathogens

Trichoderma spp. Is one of the widespread saprophytic fungi in rhizosphere, which have received considerable attention as potential bio-control agents against most of plant pathogens as well as high utility towards medical and industrial sciences. The advent of molecular era could be judiciously utilized for investigations in fungal taxonomy prompted research in the mid-nineties to re-assess the morphology based taxonomy in Trichoderma (Druzhinina et al., 2005). Only morphological attributes are not enough to define the species of Trichoderma used against plant pathogens. The authentic identification of Trichoderma facilitates the researchers for definitive taxonomy.