? Interaction Between Saprophytic and Pathogenic Fungi

Abstract

intermingling
growth with Alternaria solani and Aureobasidum
pullulans with Cladosporium cladosporioides. Therefore, these
arc least inhibitory. Highest inhibition zone was observed with
A. terre us for both the pathogens. The maximum inhibition in.
growth of these two test fungi was observed when grown with
Aspergillus terreus and Trichoderma viridae. This may be in
part due to production of some antifungal substances or may
be due to spatial problem. A. terreus has been reported to
produce antibiotics such as gcodin, terricin and terric acid [6].
These antibiotics might be providing inhibitions in the growth
of the pathogenic fungi.