Feedlot waste contains essentially all the necessary nutrients for batch fermentation with the fungus Trichoderma viride. The organism utilizes two-thirds of the carbohydrate in feedlot waste while elaborating cellulase in quantities comparable to commercial preparations. Essentially odor-free, the fermented waste contains all of the original nitrogen but has 24% less organic matter.

We isolated two major zwitterionic glycosphingolipids (ZGLs) from the phytopathogenic filamentous fungus Trichoderma viride. Structural analyses showed that the ZGLs (designated Tv-ZGL2 and Tv-ZGL3) were the same as the glycosphingolipids ZGL2 and ZGL4 from Acremonium sp., which are described in our previous paper. ZGLs have the following structure: Man(alpha1-6)GlcN(alpha1-2)Ins-P-Cer (Tv-ZGL2...

Anthracnose disease can be successfully controlled by chemical pesticides in conventional fruit growing. However, organic farming, order to maintain environmental safety and fulfill consumer demand for pesticide-free food, the control of this is a major problem. The use biocontrol agents with antagonistic mechanism many phytopathogens an innovative alternative cost-effective eco-friendly produc...

Chemical fungicides viz. propiconazole, thiram, bayleton, copper-oxy-chloride, benomyl and mancozeb in three different concentrations were screened for their fungicidal efficacy against P. pinnata seed mycoflora viz., Penicillium sp., A. oryzae, A. ustus, A. sydowii, A. fumigatus, A. flavus, A. niger, Rhizopus sp., Fusarium sp., C. gloeosporioides and Absidia sp. in in-vitro conditions by poiso...

A new mycotoxin, trichotoxin A, was found in a solvent extract of the mycelium of Trichoderma viride isolated from corn infected with southern leaf blight. Trichotoxin A is a cyclic peptide with the following amino acid composition: (gluN)(2), (glu)(1), (pro)(2), (gly)(1), (ala)(3), (leu)(3), (2-methyl alanine)(1).

Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR) is one of the most destructive disease mustard which affects quality and quantity crop resulting in severe yield losses. The present study was conducted to evaluate bio-efficacy different Trichoderma spp. plant extracts against sclerotiorum under laboratory conditions. All tested showed a significant effect on growth inhibition test fungus over control. Among spp., ma...