C.K. PADMAIA AND SANGEETH D. ADLENE
Abstract
An invitro investigation was L-ondu,:teci to .111,11yse the antagonistic effect of Pseudomonasfluorescens on the selected plant pathogens like Bacillus sub! Aspergillus !lams, Verticillium albo-atrum and Rhizopus sp. The results of the study revealed that the bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens inhibited the growth of plant pathogens like Bacillus subtilis. Aspergillus flavus, Verlicillium albo-atrum and Rhizopus sp by 25,37.5,32.5 and 41.5 per cent respectively.