Question

    Which microbe is commercially exploited as a biocontrol

    agent?
    A Bacillus subtilis Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Penicillium notatum Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Sclerotium rolfsii Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Trichoderma viride Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Aspergillus niger Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Trichoderma spp. are used to control soil-borne pathogens (e.g., Fusarium, Rhizoctonia) via competition, antibiosis, and mycoparasitism.

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