Centre : National Research Centre for Banana
Name of the technology :
Mass production of biocontrol agents
A cheaper, easier and farmer friendly method of mass production of Trichoderma spp. using rice chaffy grains has been developed and the required quantity of Trichoderma can be mass produced within 5-7 days under farming condition itself. The colony forming units of Trichoderma per gram of material was several folds higher than the normal formulation available in the market. The same technology was also used to mass produce entomopathogenic fungi such as Beauveria bassiana and Verticillium lecanii for the effective management of insect pests.
For mass multiplication of Trichoderma and entomopathogens using cheaply available wastes like rice chaffy grains in the farm itself
Requires less time and cost effective for the mass production of biocontrol agents such as Trichoderma, Penicillium pinophylum and other entomopathogens like Beauveria and Verticillium
Status of Commercialization : Not applicable