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26/09/2020 10:32 am
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The free-living fungus Trichoderma can be used for
(a) killing insects
(b) biological control of plant diseases
(c) controlling butterfly caterpillars
(d) producing antibiotics
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26/09/2020 10:33 am
(b) biological control of plant diseases
Explanation:
Trichoderma is a free-living saprophytic fungi that most commonly lives on dead organic matter in the soil and rhizosphere (root ecosystem). It inhibits pathogens through release of gliotoxin, viridin, gliovirin and trichodermin like substances.