International Journal of Microbiology

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 2

Physiological stress tolerance testing of six potent Trichoderma strains under various conditions.
Strains/characteristicsGrowth at different temperatures in °CGrowth at different pHGrowth at different NaCl concentrationsTolerance to heavy metals
51015354045502468101212345678CrHgNiZnPb
TD1−++++−−+++++−+++++−+−−+−++
TD5−++++−−++++−−+++++−+−+++++
TD7−++++−−+++++−+++++++−+++++
TD11−+++−−−+++++−++++++−−−−+++
TD15−++++−−++++−−+++++−−−−++++
TD21−+++−−−++++−−++++++−−−−+++
+ = positive, − = negative, Cr= chromium, Hg = mercury, Ni= nickel, Zn = zinc, and Pb = lead.