TY - JOUR N2 - Ability of five strains of Trichoderma pseudokoningii (antagonists) to suppress radial growth of Fusarium verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg (= Fusarium moniliforme Sheldon) was examined in vitro These were T. pseudokoningii strai n1 (IMI 380933), strain 2 (IMI 380937), strain 3 (IMI 3809 39), strain 4 (IMI 380940) a nd strain 5 (IMI 380941). Each strain was paired with pathogen by inoculating at opposite ends of 9 cm petri plates using three pairing methods. Gradings were assigned to varied growth inhibition of pathogen by antagonists and analysed using GLM procedure (SAS). Growth suppression of F. verticillioides by all strains of T. pseudokoningii was significantly different (R2 = 0.98, p = 0.05) from control in all pairing methods. It differed significantly (p > 0.0003) among the strains in all pairing methods. Growth suppression also differed significantly among (p>0.0001) and within (p > 0.018) pairing methods. Growth suppression was best when antagonists were inoculated before pathogen. Suppression mechanisms include mycoparasitism and competition for space and nutrients. T. pseudokoningii strains 3 and 4 had the best (p = 0.05) growth suppression of F. verticillioides and could be used as biocontrol agents for endophytic F. verticillioides in maize plant. This experiment was conducted in the search for resedent microorganisms that might be capable of checking F. verticillioides within maize plant by competitive exclusion in subsequent experiment. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/118626/PDF/249-265_Growth%20inhibition%20of.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/118626 PY - 2005 IS - No 4 EP - 265 KW - Trichoderma pseudokoningii KW - Fusarium verticillioides KW - antagonist KW - pathogen KW - persistence KW - internodes A1 - Sobowale, Ayodele Adegboyega A1 - Cardwell, Kitty Francies A1 - Odebode, Adegboyega Christopher A1 - Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit A1 - Jonathan, Segun Gbolagade PB - Committee of Plant Protection PAS PB - Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute VL - vol. 45 DA - 28.11.2005 T1 - Growth inhibition of Fusarium verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg by isolates of Trichoderma pseudokoningii strains from maize plant parts and its rhizosphere SP - 249 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/118626 T2 - Journal of Plant Protection Research ER -