Research Article

Production and Multiplication of Native Compost Fungal Activator by Using Different Substrates and Its Influence on Growth and Development of Capsicum chinensis Jacq. “Bhut Jolokia”

Table 1

Effect of substrate (type of saw dust) on Trichoderma harzianum mass production.

Substrate (3 : 1)
(saw dust : wheat bran)
Mycelium initiation
(in days)*
Initiation of sporulation (in days)*Completion of sporulation (in days)*Number of replicates completing sporulationPercentage of sporulation (%)Colony forming unit (cfu g−1 mL−1)*

A2/633.470 × 106 (±0.01)
B6/610086 × 106 (±0.02)
C1/616.445 × 106 (±0.00)
ControlNo sporulation
CV (%)0.01

A: Pinus kesiya: wheat bran, B: Shorea robusta: wheat bran, and C: Callicarpa arborea: wheat bran.
Average of six replicates; CV = coefficient of variance.