In vivo and in vitro assessment of Trichoderma species and Bacillus thuringiensis integration to mitigate insect pests of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 1 Treatments and their details for leaf dip bioassay in laboratory and potted plant bioassay in open field conditions

T. no.	Treatments	Composition of the inoculum		Concentration
T. no.	Treatments	Laboratory	Field	Concentration
T1	Trichoderma spp.	60 ml	600 ml	10⁸ cfu ml⁻¹
T2	Bacillus thuringiensis	60 ml	600 ml	10⁸ cfu ml⁻¹
T3	Trichoderma + Bacillus thuringiensis	30 ml + 30 ml	300 ml + 300 ml	10⁸ cfu ml⁻¹
T4	Trichoderma spp.	10 ml + 90 ml water	60 ml + 540 ml water	10⁷ cfu ml⁻¹
T5	Bacillus thuringiensis	10 ml + 90 ml water	60 ml + 540 ml water	10⁷ cfu ml⁻¹
T6	Trichoderma + Bacillus thuringiensis	(10 ml + 10 ml) + 80 ml water	(60 ml + 60 ml) + 480 ml water	10⁷ cfu ml⁻¹
T7	Trichoderma spp.	5 ml + 95 ml water	30 ml + 570 ml water	10⁶ cfu ml⁻¹
T8	Bacillus thuringiensis	5 ml + 95 ml water	30 ml + 570 ml water	10⁶ cfu ml⁻¹
T9	Trichoderma + Bacillus thuringiensis	(5 ml + 5 ml) + 90 ml water	(30 ml + 30 ml) + 540 ml water	10⁶ cfu ml⁻¹
T10	Control	Water application	Water application