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 3

Hyperparasitism mechanism of Trichoderma strains via hydrolytic enzymes and their in vitro antagonistic activity via antibiotic production.

Strains code	Hydrolytic enzymes				Mean of triplicate dual culture inhibition (mm)	% of antagonistic efficiency of Trichoderma against F. oxysporum
	Amylase	Protease	Chitinase	Cellulase
TD1	−	+	+	+	63 ± 0.21^ab	90.12
TD5	−	+	+	+	61 ± 0.15^ef	89.45
TD7	+	+	+	+	66 ± 0.13^ba	93.57
TD11	−	+	−	+	34 ± 0.32^hg	48.68
TD15	−	−	+	+	32 ± 0.14^gh	45.72
TD21	−	+	+	−	43 ± 0.67^cb	65.84

+ = positive; − = negative.