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PRODUCTION OF TRICHODERMA CULTURE

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PRODUCTION OF TRICHODERMA CULTURE The soil of our factory command areas are having abundant source of fungal diseases & deficient of several nutrients therefore, need of application of Trichoderma spp in our soil to improve soil health. Trichoderma is a very effective biological mean for plant disease management especially the soil born. It is a free-living fungus which is common in soil and root ecosystems. It is highly interactive in different mechanisms like competition, antibiosis, mycoparasitism, hyphal interactions, and enzyme secretion. Working mechanism of Trichoderma: Disease Control:  Trichoderma is a potent biocontrol agent and used extensively for soil born diseases. It has been used successfully against pathogenic fungi belonging to various genera, viz. Fusarium, Phytopthara, Scelerotia etc. Plant Growth Promoter:  Trichoderma strains solubilize phosphates and micronutrients. The application of Trichoderma strains with plants increases t...

PRODUCTION OF TRICHOGRAMMA CARDS

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PRODUCTION OF TRICHOGRAMMA CARDS S. NO. DESCRIPTION 01 Inoculation 02 Moth and Egg collection 03 Sterilization 04 Tricho card preparation 05 Packing INOCULATION This method determines the detailed procedure for the inoculation of raw materials for the rearing of Corcyra moth. PRINCIPLE  : Rearing the host insect by providing appropriate food and hygienic condition and the moths thus reared are collected. APPARATUS  : Materials required:   Culture of corcyra eggs , Maize grains, ground nut kernels, Yeast powder, wettable sulphur, Trays, mugs, and spoons PROCEDURE: Procure the raw materials like Maize grains, and groundnut kernels free of stored grain pests through visual check up and also by maintaining samples of infested and quality grains. Crush the grains and groundnut kernels to 2-3 broken pieces. Add approximately 2.5 Kgs of Maize grain, 100 ...

Production of Azotobacter chroococcum (Biofertilizer)

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A.    Purpose: The soil  having poor organic carbon and microbes therefore, need of application of Azotobacter chroococcum is needed to enhance soil fertility. B.    Scope:       Biofertilizer has been identified as an alternative to chemical fertilizer to increase soil fertility and crop production in sustainable farming. The use of biofertilizer is steadily increased in agriculture and offers an attractive way to replace chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and supplements. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of Azotobacter chroococcum as nitrogen-biofertilizer on growth and yield of Cucumis sativus (cucumber) under greenhouse conditions. The study was done by planting 210 cucumber seeds distributed into seven treatments which were used in our study as follows: control (without treatment), biofertilizer only, organic fertilizer only, chemical fertilizer only, organic fertilizer + biofertilizer, 20% chemical fe...