Q. The free-living fungus Trichoderma can be used for
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Solution:
Trichoderma is a biological control agent that is developed for treating some plant diseases. These Trichoderma species are soil borne, free-living fungi commonly found in the root ecosystems like rhizosphere, effective against several plant pathogens. It is used as biological control of soil-borne plant pathogens, it inhibits the growth of plant harming fungi by suppressing the growth of the fungi, for example, Pythium.
