Vaibhav R. Shinde, Namdeo G. Dhurve, Pankaj M. Jagtap, Shubham A. Pol and Sanket V. Vighe and Kimaya A. Nandre
Abstract
Fusarium wilt of banana also known as Panama wilt, is a deadly fungal disease caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) and is one of the most widespread and destructive disease of banana plantain. Present study was taken up to effectiveness of fungal and bacterial biocontrol agents in suppressing Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense in In vitro condition to include in integrate disease management strategy as it is eco-friendly technique. The causal organism of Panama wilt was tested along with various fungal and bacterial bioagents in dual culture method for testing the efficacy. Results revealed that Trichoderma viride reduced 84.74 % radial growth of the causal pathogen followed by Trichoderma harzianum (83.05%) and Trichoderma reesei (81.48%) while Bacillus subtillis inhibited lowest radial growth (62.23 %).