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INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE AND PACKING MATERIALS ON SHELF-LIFE OF MASS CULTURED Trichoderma AT STORAGE CONDITION (Pages : 1 - 3)

An investigation was undertaken to determine the effect of temperature (room and freezing temp/40 C) and different colored polyethylene bags on shelf life of mass cultured antagonistic fungi, Trichoderma inocula at storage condition. Three Trichoderma strains were multiplied using cowdung, decomposed poultry refuge, sand and maize meal. The Strains-2((A03F2005) performed highest number of colony forming unit (cfu) (1.3X105 ) at freeing temperature(40 C) up to 210 days after inoculation while the same strain gave 1.3X104 number of cfu at room temperature. The strain-3((B07D2005) was fully unable to produce any colony at 180 days after inoculation. Transparent, Semitransparent Blue and Dark colored polyethylene bags were used to pack the Trichoderma inocula and kept at room temperature. Highest number of cfu (1.0x106 ) recorded from inocula of the strain-2 packed with Blue colored polyethylene bag stored up-to 180 days after inoculation at room temperature while the Transparent and Semitransparent polyethylene bags showed moderately effective to have viable spores among all of the tested Trichoderma strains. Download