Trichoderma harzianum production in different organic substrates

Authors

  • Cinthya Margarita Benites Bellino Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. Centro Universitario Regional del Litoral Pacífico. Departamento de Agroindustria. Carrera de Ingeniería Agroindustrial
  • Liliam Carina Marroquín Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. Centro Universitario Regional del Litoral Pacífico. Departamento de Agroindustria. Carrera de Ingeniería Agroindustrial

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/pc.v4i0.1864

Keywords:

Trichoderma harzianum, mass production, sorghum, biological control agent

Abstract

Tricoderma harzianum is a fungus that acts as a biological control agent. The production of this agent is made by traditional methods for liquid, static, solid and biphasic cultures. One of the most commonly used substrates for mass production of Tricoderma harzianum is the mixture between rice chasuble and corn dough, which is quite expensive and hard to acquire. The purpose of this research was to find an affordable organic substrate to enhance a high production of Tricoderma harzianum spores. In this study the following substrates were evaluated: sorghum, corn, and sugarcane bagasse. Sorghum resulted as the best substrate, both in production and spore germination.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/pc.v4i0.1864

Revista Portal de la Ciencia, No. 4, julio 2013: 68-74

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Published

2015-02-25

How to Cite

Benites Bellino, C. M., & Marroquín, L. C. (2015). Trichoderma harzianum production in different organic substrates. Portal De La Ciencia, 4, 68–74. https://doi.org/10.5377/pc.v4i0.1864

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