Research Article

Plant Growth Promotion Activity of Keratinolytic Fungi Growing on a Recalcitrant Waste Known as “Hair Waste”

Table 3

Antagonistic effect of P. lilacinum supernatant on growth rate and percentage of mycelial growth inhibition of several phytopathogens.

PhytopathogenGrowth rate (cmday−1)Growth rate in presence of P. lilacinum supernatant (cmday−1)Inhibition rate (%)

A. alternata #250311.20 ± 0.080.50 ± 0.0157.0
A. niger1.16 ± 0.021.03 ± 0.0127.0
F. culmorum #291.80 ± 0.051.30 ± 0.0134.0
F. graminearum FUSKU #1170.80 ± 0.040.80 ± 0.04
F. graminearum #2061.30 ± 0.071.10 ± 0.0227.0