First report of using Trichoderma longibrachiatum as a biocontrol agent against Macrophomina pseudophaseolina causing charcoal rot disease of lentil in Algeria

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 1 In vitro effect of Trichoderma isolates on Macrophomina pseudophaseolina growth

Treatments	Radial growth inhibition percentage (%)		Number of microsclerotia	Size of microsclerotia (μm)
Treatments	Dual culture	Volatile compounds	Number of microsclerotia	Size of microsclerotia (μm)
M₁ + T₁	61.07^ab	41.66^a	87.5 ± 0.7^ab	39.49 ± 8.52^a
M₁ + T₂	37.33^c	33.88^b	134 ± 2.82^b	46.66 ± 4.9^bcd
M₁ + T₃	48.62^bc	30.55^b	98 ± 24.04^ab	41.24 ± 4.95^abc
M₁ + T₅	63.7^ab	27.77^bc	105 ± 14.84^ab	47.91 ± 5.18^cd
M₁ + T₆	62.88^ab	11.11^d	126 ± 30.40^ab	49.5 ± 4.05^d
M₁ + T₈	57.14^abc	22.59^c	111.5 ± 21.92^ab	40.41 ± 8.8^ab
M₁ + T₁₀	72.53^a	30.37^b	59 ± 11.31^a	35.49 ± 5.27^a
Control	/	/	187.66 ± 7.5^c	64.41 ± 10.82^e

Data shown (mean ± SD) with different letters denote the statistical significance determined by ANOVA followed by Tukey test (p < 0.05)