Research Article

In Vitro Biocontrol Evaluation of Some Selected Trichoderma Strains against the Root Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum of Hot Pepper (Capsicum annum L.) in Bure Woreda, Ethiopia

Table 1

Detailed macro- and microcharacteristics of Trichoderma strains isolated from hot pepper rhizospheric soil.

StrainsColony colorReverse colorMycelia growthColony textureConidia shapeConidia size (μm)Tentative identification

TD1Dark greenBright greenRaisedFloccoseSubglobose3.1–3.7 × 4.1–4.5Trichoderma harzianum
TD5Dark greenDark greenRaisedFloccoseGlobose to obovoid4.1–4.4 × 3.0–3.5Trichoderma asperellum
TD7Dark greenPale greenRaisedArachnoidSubglobose2.6–3.1 × 2.0–2.9Trichoderma viride
TD11GreenWhiteRaisedFloccoseObovoid to ellipsoidal3.1–3.5 × 4.1–4.5Trichoderma hamatum
TD15YellowWhiteFlatArachnoidSubglobose to ellipsoid4.0–4.8 × 3.5–4.0Trichoderma virens
TD21Green whiteYellowRaisedFloccoseEllipsoidal4.2–5.9 × 2.9–4.5Trichoderma longibrachiatum