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eductions over 50% <strong>and</strong> significant reductions between 50% <strong>and</strong> 75%. “Poor control” includes<br />

results with less than 50% control. The number of trials (Y-axis) refers to studies conducted<br />

between 2000-2010.<br />

Soil <strong>and</strong> seed treatments with T. harzianum have been tested against a number of soil-borne<br />

pathogens, <strong>and</strong> foliar applications have been tested against late blight on potato <strong>and</strong> bacterial<br />

speck <strong>and</strong> gray mold on tomato with fair to poor results (Figure 1). <strong>Disease</strong>s <strong>for</strong> which fair<br />

control was observed include Rhizoctonia canker on potato with in-furrow application,<br />

Number of Trials <br />

Good control Fair control Poor control <br />

4 <br />

3 <br />

2 <br />

1 <br />

0 <br />

Le)uce -­‐ downy mildew <br />

Le)uce -­‐ powdery mildew <br />

Le)uce -­‐ drop -­‐ S. minor <br />

Trichoderma virens Efficacy <br />

Le)uce -­‐drop -­‐ S. sclero:orum <br />

Potato -­‐ black scurf <br />

Potato -­‐ scab <br />

Potato -­‐ Rhizoctonia canker <br />

Crop -­‐ Pest <br />

Figure 2. Efficacy of T. virens.<br />

Spinach -­‐ damping-­‐off <br />

Snap bean -­‐ Fusarium root rot <br />

Strawberry -­‐ charcoal rot <br />

T. asperellum <strong>and</strong> T. gamsii Efficacy <br />

3 <br />

Good Control Fair Control Poor Control <br />

Number of Trials <br />

2 <br />

1 <br />

0 <br />

Le(uce drop -­‐ S. minor <br />

Le(uce drop -­‐ S. sclero7orum <br />

Pepper -­‐ Phytophthora blight <br />

Summer squash -­‐ Phytophthora <br />

blight <br />

Tomato -­‐ Fusarium wilt <br />

Crop -­‐ Pest <br />

Figure 3. Efficacy of T. asperellum <strong>and</strong> T. gamsii mixtures.<br />

Tomato -­‐ southern blight <br />

Tomato -­‐ gray mold <br />

<strong>Organic</strong> <strong>Resource</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> 183

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